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Security Specialist III/IV

El Segundo, CA

ABOUT NOOKS

Are you seeking an exciting and unique opportunity to grow and support our national security? As a startup, we are offering a limited-time opportunity to be an equity owner in a pioneering new industry. Nooks is pioneering Classified Infrastructure-as-a-Service (CIaaS) to provide government and industry partners with the fastest, most efficient access to classified infrastructure. We are building a nationwide network of accredited classified spaces and systems, ensuring that the best technologies equip our nation’s warfighters. At Nooks, we value innovation, collaboration, and a service-first mindset.

ABOUT THE ROLE 

Nooks Security Specialists are the daily point of contact in our classified facilities for our industry leading clients. Our Specialists deliver a consistently superior facility and user experience in classified environments. This role requires recent, first-person program security experience in DOD Collateral areas, SCIFs, and SAPFs. Recent experience as a Construction Site Security Manager or Assistant Site Security Manager is preferred. Nooks Security Specialists deliver consistent competent support to our site operations teams and to our clients based on their technical knowledge and practical experience. 

This is a high-impact, on-site role for a candidate with a deep understanding of security compliance and operational execution in classified environments.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

  • Oversee and perform onsite industrial security operations, ensuring compliance with NISPOM, SCI, and SAP control systems
  • Serve as a primary security liaison to Nooks’ clients, contractors & subcontractors, and US Government entities.
  • Provide technical sales support and business development support to the Nooks Growth and Product Teams. Advise, accompany, and assist the growth and product teams as directed by the Operations Leadership Team.
  • Prepare, review, and manage infrastructure security and program security requirement; specifically, derive security requirements from DD Form 254s, MOUs, CUAs, and Prime and subcontractor agreements.
  • Maintain consistently high physical security readiness and compliance with Industrial Security requirements to meet client requirements, annual and short-notice assessments and facility certifications and accreditations.
  • Implement Nooks and Client SOPs, Emergency Action Plans, and site-specific security measures.
  • Create and maintain documentation for SCIF/Open Storage Area accreditations and operations; CSPs, pre-construction checklists, Fixed Facility Checklists, TEMPEST packages, compartmented area checklists, DCSA Form 147, program carve outs, SAP overlays and SAP-F certifications.
  • Coordinate Visit Authorization Requests (VARs), personnel/facility clearances, and classified conference support. 
  • Respond to, report, and resolve security incidents. Conduct fact finding and investigation actions for incidents ranging from warning to infractions and violations. 

THE SKILLSET:

  • 5–15 years of industrial security experience within the U.S. Defense Industrial Base.
  • In-depth knowledge of NISPOM, ICD/ ICS, CFRs, DoD Manuals, and related policies.
  • (for sites under construction) Construction Security: Relevant first-person experience with CSPs, FFCs, TEMPEST, and accreditation documentation. First-person experience as a site security manager or assistant site security manager conducting on site construction security activities. 
  • TEMPEST: Competence regarding the CNSSI 7000-series and emanations security principles.
  • Physical Security (PHYSEC): Relevant first-person experience with ACS, IDS, and CD-X10/X-10 locks.
  • Contract & Customer Management: Proven ability to manage DD-254s and classified contract requirements.
  • Personnel Security Systems: Proficiency with DISS, NISS, and other access databases across DoD Collateral, SCI, and SAP programs.

ELIGIBILITY + ACCESS 

Eligibility:  This position requires that the employee to be able to obtain and maintain eligibility for access to classified information. The inability to obtain the necessary eligibility or the loss of eligibility may result in dismissal. 

Access: This position requires that the employee to be approved for access to classified information. The inability to obtain the necessary approval for access to classified information or the loss of access may result in dismissal.

  1. Active TS/SCI eligibility is required for this position

Salary Range for all departments

Salary Range

$110,000 - $140,000 USD

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