Security Specialist (Generalist)

Credence; Maryland; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental &amp

Job summary

Credence in Maryland seeks a Security Specialist (Generalist) to administer PERSEC, PHYSEC and INDSEC programs for the PM PNT Directorate. You will process security actions, manage access controls, and ensure compliance with DoD standards.

The role requires an active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility (or Secret with TS/SCI potential), DoD security experience, and a bachelor’s degree with 3+ years in physical security.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in any field with 3+ years as a physical security specialist.
• Active DoD security experience required; DoD environment preferred.
• Experience with PERSEC, PHYSEC, INDSEC, SCI, and SETA programs.
• Ability to administer facility security operations for SCIFs IAW DoD regs.

Responsibilities

• Initiates, reviews, and processes security clearance actions using DISS.
• Manages facility access controls, alarm response, and gov’t security standards.
• Administers initial, annual, and specialized security training and indoctrinations.
• Drafts, reviews, updates, and certifies DD Form 254s; tracks compliance in NISS.
• Assists with OPSEC, AT, and security policies for safeguarding classified information.
• Maintains PERSEC records and coordinates visits; prepares security reports.

Skills

Security clearance management

DoD security operations

Facility security coordination

Security training delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree (any field)

Job description

Overview

Join a team where innovation meets mission. Our AI, cloud, cyber, and modernization solutions save agencies thousands of hours, safeguard national security, and strengthen health and humanitarian missions worldwide. With more than 1,700+ team members, 1,500+ AI & data experts, and 100+ prime contracts, we deliver on a scale and with purpose.

We’ve been recognized as a Top Workplace by The Washington Post for six consecutive years and named to the Inc. 5000 list of Fastest-Growing Private Companies in 13 of the past 14 years. Credence is a welcoming environment for those looking to grow and make a meaningful impact. We encourage employees to push boundaries and help solve critical, world-changing federal challenges.

Credence has an immediate need for a Security Specialist (Generalist) is a mission-essential position required to provide competing operational demands alongside increased day-to-day administrative and regulatory security requirements. This position is responsible for administering the core Personnel Security (PERSEC), Physical Security (PHYSEC), and Industrial Security (INDSEC) programs within the Security & Program Protection Directorate on behalf of the PM. This will enable the security team to be more responsive to PM Staff and Product Management Office requests for support, as well as allow the government personnel assigned to the Security & Program Protection Directorate to focus on the more substantive aspects of managing the PM PNT multidisciplinary security program.

Responsible but not limited to:

• Initiates, reviews, and processes security clearance actions using DISS. Process and manage incoming and outgoing visit requests through DISS, ensuring seamless clearance verification and physical access control.
• Serves as the primary coordinator for day-to-day on-site physical security matters, managing facility access controls, alarm response coordination, and compliance with government physical security standards.
• Conducts in- and out-processing for all arriving and departing personnel; administers initial, annual, and specialized security training, security-related indoctrinations, and official debriefings for all assigned program personnel.
• Provides security input and guidance into all phases of the contracting lifecycle (Pre-solicitation, Source Selection, Award, Execution, and Closeout).
• Drafts, reviews, updates, and certifies DD Form 254s (DoD Contract Security Classification Specification), tracking contractor compliance through the National Industrial Security System (NISS).
• Assist in the implementation of various plans to include OPSEC, Emergency Action, Antiterrorism (AT), and Security Policies and Procedures for safeguarding Classified information.

• Bachelor’s degree in any field with a minimum of 3 years' experience as a physical security specialist. Requires security experience in a DoD environment. Additional experience may be substituted for degree.
• Must be able to assist with the administration and implementation of policy-compliant information security (INFOSEC), physical security (PHYSEC), personnel security (PERSEC), industrial security (INDSEC), Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), and security education, training, and awareness (SETA) programs
• Must be able to administer and manage the day-to-day facility security operations of unclassified, collateral, and SCI Facility (SCIF) IAW all applicable DoD security policies, Army regulations, local security SOPs
• Must be able to maintain PERSEC records within the Government provided database; process documentation to initiate PERSEC background investigation requests; process visit certifications through the Defense Information System for Security (DISS) prior to visits occurring; provide verification of PERSEC clearance information to PM PNT at least one business day prior to visit; track, gather, analyze, and compile data into reports for PM PNT security programs; coordinate the issuance and maintenance of local security credentials or badges IAW the Command, Control, Computers, Communications, Cyber, and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) campus security SOP; process visitor requests and escort visitors IAW local site visitor/access control SOPs; conduct annual security self-inspections IAW security SOP and assist with the development and implementation of corrective action plans as a result of the security inspections.
• Must be experienced with conducting initial security briefings, debriefings, pre-/post-foreign travel briefings, refresher briefings, and other briefings as needed
• Must be able to conduct initial security briefings, debriefings, pre-/post-foreign travel briefings, refresher briefings, and other briefings as needed.
• Must be able to assist the Government in drafting, investigating, and processing of inquiries into reports of security incidents.
• Shall be responsible to conduct annual inventories of classified information IAW all applicable DoD security policies, Army regulations, and local security SOPs.
• Must have an Active Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility or possess an active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret/SCI access.

Salary Range:$110,000- $150,000 annually. Actual compensation will be determined based on the selected candidate's experience, education, skills, and overall qualifications.

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development