Security Systems Engineering Manager

Y-12 National Security Complex; Oak Ridge (TN); On-site; USD 130,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan

Prescription drug plan

Vision plan

Dental plan

Employer matched 401(k)

Disability coverage

Education reimbursement

Onsite gym facilities

Onsite cafeterias

Job summary

Y-12 National Security Complex seeks a Security Systems Engineering Manager in Oak Ridge, TN. The role leads the Security Systems Department, overseeing lifecycle management, installation, integration, and maintenance of physical security assets to protect classified matter and special nuclear material.

The manager will supervise engineers, coordinate with NNSA Field Office, enable incident response, and drive performance improvements while ensuring compliance with government directives and CNS

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and minimum 7 years of relevant experience
• Associate’s degree and minimum 11 years of relevant experience
• 15 years relevant education and experience may be considered in lieu of degree
• Requires understanding of physical/alarm security systems
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills

Responsibilities

• Manage, plan, and schedule Physical Security Systems personnel for installation, integration, and maintenance of physical security assets.
• Oversee lifecycle management and replacements for key systems and site outages.
• Ensure operational readiness, testing, maintenance, and upgrade recommendations.
• Interface with multiple organizations including NNSA Field Office and Cyber Security to coordinate activities.

Skills

Project management

Electrical engineering

Security systems domain

Configuration management

Assessments

Verbal communication

Written communication

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Associate’s degree

15 years relevant experience in lieu of degree

Job description

Location: Oak Ridge, TN

Job Title: Security Systems Engineering Manager

Career Level From: Manager

Career Level To:

What You’ll Do

The Y-12 Security Systems Department provides life-cycle management of all physical security systems for classified matter and special nuclear material. The goal of the department is to ensure continued operability of the Y-12 security systems and continuously seek innovative solutions to improve the reliability and efficiency of the systems. This role involves managing, planning, and scheduling Physical Security Systems personnel to ensure the efficient installation, integration, and maintenance of physical security assets, and supporting the successful and timely completion of assigned missions, projects, and lifecycle management in accordance with government and company directives.

Security Systems researches, develops, designs, and specifies tests of electrical components, equipment, systems, and networks. The successful candidate will manage the Y-12 Security Systems Department using engineering principles for the design, configuration, management, performance assurance, and compliance of each assigned security system. The new manager will track and schedule lifecycle replacements for key systems and site outages that impact Security related systems.

The Security Systems Manager will ensure operational readiness; performance testing; preventive and corrective maintenance execution; self-assessment programs; and upgrade or system replacement recommendations. The department ensures the protective systems meet the performance requirements defined in the Y-12 Site Safeguards and Security Plan, while ensuring the systems are compliant with applicable government directives.

The incumbent will monitor metrics to track and trend performance indicators and will execute appropriate assessments to demonstrate system readiness. The successful bidder will be responsible to ensure that around-the-clock technical support is provided for assigned systems, off normal events are reviewed/resolved, and corrective actions to maintain optimum operability are initiated. This position must interface with multiple organizations to include the NNSA Field Office, Vulnerability Assessment, Infrastructure & Services, Engineering, Cyber Security, Project Management, and Production.

What You Can Expect

• Meaningful work and unique opportunities to support missions vital to national and global security
• Top‑notch, dedicated colleagues
• Generous pay and benefits with a stable organization
• Career advancement and professional development programs
• Work-life balance fostered through flexible work options and wellness initiatives

Minimum Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degre and minimum 7 years of relevant experience
• OR Associate's degree and minimum 11 years of relevant experience
• OR 15 years relevant education and experience may be considered in lieu of degree

Preferred Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree preferably in Electrical Engineering
• Requires an understanding of physical/alarm security systems
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills are required
• Experience and training in management, electrical engineering, security systems domain experience, configuration management, and assessments is preferred
• Knowledge of the Y-12 facility and the process associated with the plant, as well as knowledge of the CNS Y-12 and NNSA/DOE security procedures/regulations is desired
• Experience with technical standards, the design, development, and implementation of hardware and software solutions is a plus

Why Y-12?

You get #morethanajob. We encourage employees to achieve a healthy personal balance among home, work and the community. One of the ways we embrace work-life balance is by offering flexible work arrangements that provide alternatives to the traditional workweek, while still meeting business needs. Top talent and personal commitment mean more to our success than any other factors, so we reward our people with the kinds of benefits that make a positive difference in the quality of their lives. Benefits such as: medical plan, prescription drug plan, vision plan, dental plan, employer matched 401(k) savings plan, disability coverage, education reimbursement and many more. Want to stay healthy and fit but hate the cost of a gym membership? Take advantage of one of our onsite workout facilities and eat healthy in our onsite cafeterias. Much more than a workplace, at Y-12, you can build a career that lasts a lifetime.

Notes

The minimum education and experience for the lowest career level in the job posting range are listed under Minimum Job Requirements. Successful candidates hired into a higher career level than the minimum in the range must meet the requirements listed in the job leveling charts for the career level into which they are being hired.

If a range of Career Levels is posted, i.e., Senior Associate to Senior Specialist, internal applicants already in one of the Career Levels would come across at their current Career Level. Internal applicants currently in a lower level Career Level would move to the lowest posted Career Level.

Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status. The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.

This position may require entry into the Material Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (10 C.F.R. Part 712), which requires successful competition of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation and may include a counterintelligence‑scope polygraph examination.

This position may be categorized as a “designated position” identified by 10 C.F.R. Part 709, requiring successful completion of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation that may include a counterintelligence‑scope polygraph examination.

CNS is a drug‑free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre‑placement physical, drug screening and background investigation. As an employee, you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter. U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants. All employees are subject to being randomly selected for drug testing without advance notification.

CNS is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.