Gold-Standard Physical Security Specialist

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc.; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Job summary

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) seeks a Physical Security Specialist to support day-to-day operations of classified open storage areas within a Multiple Facility Office (MFO).

The role ensures NISPOM compliance under senior security personnel and emphasizes proactive, gold-standard security practices. The ideal candidate holds a DoD Top Secret clearance with 5+ years in security and COMSEC, and is proficient with relevant security systems.

Qualifications

• Active U.S. citizenship with a DoD Top Secret clearance required.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in security and secure facilities.
• Experience supporting a COMSEC program and NISPOM familiarity.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow procedures.
• Familiar with security systems including SIMS, CCURE, and DISS.

Responsibilities

• Support OSAs, safes, access control, PALs, VARs, COMSEC, and document control.
• Enforce security procedures per NISPOM, DCSA, STIGs, and internal policies.
• Conduct regular security checks, inspections, and audits of OSAs and storage.
• Ensure proper receipt, storage, transmission, and destruction of classified material.
• Maintain readiness for DCSA inspections and CORAs; address corrective actions.
• Develop and maintain SOPs for physical security and document control.
• Track, manage, and report incidents and deficiencies to security leadership.
• Support access control, badge systems, visitor management, and IDS inspections.
• Assist with onboarding, clearance processing, and visit requests.
• Maintain security records per NISPOM; support reporting (foreign travel/contacts).

Skills

U.S. Citizenship

DoD Top Secret clearance

Security management

Detail-oriented

Procedural discipline

SIMS familiarity

CCURE familiarity

DISS familiarity

Tools

SIMS

CCURE

DISS

Job description

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) seeks a Physical Security Specialist to support day-to-day operations of classified open storage areas within a Multiple Facility Office (MFO).

The role ensures NISPOM compliance under senior security personnel and emphasizes proactive, gold-standard security practices. The ideal candidate holds a DoD Top Secret clearance with 5+ years in security and COMSEC, and is proficient with relevant security systems.