Security Specialist - General (Mid)

Serco; Hampton (VA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Vacation and sick leave

401(k) plan with employer matching

Tuition reimbursement

Life and disability insurance

Parental leave benefits

Employee Assistance Plan

Job summary

Serco is seeking a Security Specialist - General (Mid) to support the DoD and F-35 JPO, handling documentation management, compliance, and security-related administration. The role requires organization, attention to detail, and collaboration across government and contractor teams.

You will coordinate security actions, review documentation for accuracy, and help improve security workflows in a fast-paced environment. On-site in Arlington, VA with standard business hours.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Active Secret security clearance required.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with DoD security functions (program, facility, personnel, or administrative security).

Responsibilities

• Support general security activities, including documentation, records management, compliance tracking, and coordination.
• Assist with maintaining security files, rosters, trackers, correspondence, and related program documentation.
• Coordinate with government, Serco, and contractor personnel to support timely completion of security actions.
• Support meetings, briefings, data calls, reports, and action items tracking associated with security program activities.
• Review security-related documentation for accuracy, completeness, and consistency.
• Help identify process gaps and support improvements to security workflows and customer support processes.

Skills

Organizational skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

Position Description & Qualifications

Looking for an opportunity at a place where you can have an influence every day? Serco has an exciting opportunity for a Security Specialist - General (Mid) supporting a Department of Defense (DoD) customer and the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) mission. In this role, you will provide general security program support by assisting with documentation management, compliance activities, records maintenance, coordination efforts, and security-related administrative functions. Your ability to work across government, contractor, and Serco stakeholders will help ensure timely execution of security actions and support mission success. This position is ideal for a security professional who is organized, detail-oriented, and experienced supporting DoD security operations in a fast-paced environment.

In This Role, You Will:

• Support general security activities, including documentation, records management, compliance tracking, and coordination.

• Assist with maintaining security files, rosters, trackers, correspondence, and related program documentation.

• Coordinate with government, Serco, and contractor personnel to support timely completion of security actions.

• Support meetings, briefings, data calls, reports, and action items tracking associated with security program activities.

• Review security-related documentation for accuracy, completeness, and consistency.

• Help identify process gaps and support improvements to security workflows and customer support processes.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• U.S. Citizenship.

• Active Secret security clearance.

• Bachelor’s Degree.

• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.

• Experience supporting program security, facility security, personnel security, administrative security, or related Department of Defense (DoD) security functions.

• Strong organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.

• This position is on-site.

• Must be able to work in the Arlington, Virginia office Monday through Friday during normal business hours.

Desired Skills

• Ability to coordinate across multiple stakeholders and organizations.

• Strong attention to detail and document management skills.

• Experience supporting security compliance activities and audits.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.

• Experience tracking action items, reports, and security program deliverables.

• Process improvement and workflow enhancement experience.

Additional Information

• Work location: Arlington, Virginia.

• Security clearance required: Active Secret clearance.

F-35 JPO Security Support Services

Company Overview

Serco Inc. (Serco) is the Americas division of Serco Group, plc. In North America, Serco’s 9,000+ employees strive to make an impact every day across 100+ sites in the areas of Defense, Citizen Services, and Transportation. We help our clients deliver vital services more efficiently while increasing the satisfaction of their end customers. Serco serves every branch of the U.S. military, numerous U.S. Federal civilian agencies, the Intelligence Community, the Canadian government, state, provincial and local governments, and commercial clients. While your place may look a little different depending on your role, we know you will find yours here. Wherever you work and whatever you do, we invite you to discover your place in our world. Serco is a place you can count on and where you can make an impact because every contribution matters.

Serco is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

Pay Transparency

Our Total Rewards package includes competitive pay, performance-based incentives, and benefits that promote well-being and work-life balance—so you can thrive both professionally and personally. Eligible employees also gain access to a wide range of benefits from comprehensive health coverage and health savings accounts to retirement plans, life and disability insurance, and time-off programs that support work-life balance. Program availability may vary based on factors such as contract type, location, hire date, and applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Salary range: The range for this position can be found at the top of this posting. This range is provided as a general guideline and represents a good faith estimate across all experience levels. Actual base salary will be determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to, the scope of the role, relevant experience, job-related knowledge, education and training, key skills, and geographic market considerations. For roles available in multiple states, the range may vary to reflect differences in local labor markets. In addition to base salary, eligible positions may include other forms of compensation such as annual bonuses or long-term incentive opportunities.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• Robust vacation and sick leave benefits, and flexible work arrangements where permitted by role or contract

• 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds

• Tuition reimbursement program

• Life insurance and disability coverage

• Optional coverages that can be purchased, including pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection

• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits

• Employee Assistance Plan

To review all Serco benefits please visit: https://careers.serco-na.com/us/en/about-us .

Serco complies with all applicable state and local leave laws, including providing time off under the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act for eligible Colorado residents, in alignment with our policies and benefit plans. The application window for this position is for no more than 60 days. We encourage candidates to apply promptly after the posting date, as the position may close earlier if filled or if the application volume exceeds expectations.