Senior Industrial Security Manager, Level 3

Northrop Grumman; Tysons (VA); On-site; USD 138,000 - 239,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Sector seeks an Industrial Security Manager – Level 3 to lead sector-wide security policy development, training, and compliance across multiple locations. The role emphasizes DoD, ICD, and SAP/SCI requirements and will coordinate with internal teams, customers, and government agencies.

This position requires a TS clearance, strong leadership, and the ability to manage audits, destruction, and incident reporting, with a 9/80 schedule and occasional travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of professional experience including people management experience OR Master’s degree with 6 years including people management experience.
• Requires an active U.S. Government Top-Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with the ability to obtain and maintain SCI and/or SAP approval/access.
• Minimum of two years of management, supervisor, or other demonstrated leadership experience.
• Excellent communication, time management, and organizational skills, enabling effective communication with team members, fellow employees, and government officials.
• Must have in‑depth knowledge of CFR 32 Part 117 (NISPOM); DoD Manual 5205.07 Special Access Program Security Manual, Intelligence Community Directives (ICD); DoD Manuals, and other related security requirements.
• Preferred Qualifications: Active SCI & SAP access and experience in managing Industrial Security programs and teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop, harmonize, and enforce sector-wide security policies, controls, and standard work across applicable programs and locations.
• Ensure processes, expectations, and compliance requirements are clearly documented, communicated, understood, and consistently applied.
• Study and implement federal security regulations that apply to company operations, and translate these into standardized procedures and tools.
• Obtain rulings, interpretations, and acceptable deviations for compliance with regulations from government agencies, and integrate them into standard work and training.
• Standardize security manuals and standard work instructions, establishing procedures for handling, storing, and maintaining records.
• Oversee Space Sector Internal Review Team (IRT) tracking and work with the Enterprise IRT lead to ensure site readiness for inspections.
• Standardize destruction processes across all customer agencies, ensuring compliant, timely destruction of classified and sensitive materials.
• Standardize security incident reporting with SIMS tracking, incident documentation, and trend analysis.
• Develop, maintain, and promote standardized templates and resources (checklists, forms, briefings, job aids) to support consistent execution across programs.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, external partners, and customers to align security priorities with organizational goals and customer needs.
• Collaborate across teams to integrate security requirements into program planning, execution, and new program stand-ups.
• Provide leadership and mentoring to security professionals at all levels in standardization and compliance.
• Identify, champion, and implement automation opportunities within security workflows to improve efficiency and visibility.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Time management

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Northrop Grumman Space Sector seeks an Industrial Security Manager – Level 3 to lead sector-wide security policy development, training, and compliance across multiple locations. The role emphasizes DoD, ICD, and SAP/SCI requirements and will coordinate with internal teams, customers, and government agencies.

This position requires a TS clearance, strong leadership, and the ability to manage audits, destruction, and incident reporting, with a 9/80 schedule and occasional travel.