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Impulse seeks a Senior Security Operations Manager to lead day-to-day industrial security operations at a defense contractor supporting national security programs. You will serve as the primary Facility Security Officer (FSO) and Insider Threat Program Senior Official (ITPSO), ensuring full compliance with 32 CFR Part 117 (NISPOM), DoD directives, and customer security requirements.
Key responsibilities include leading and developing the security operations team with strategic oversight of personnel, physical, information, and insider threat security programs. As FSO, you will implement and maintain the company's industrial security program, managing personnel clearance processing (DISS/NBIS), classified document control, self-inspections, training and awareness programs, incident investigations, and liaison with the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA).
In the ITPSO role, you will establish and manage the Insider Threat Program per NISPOM requirements, including program planning, self-certification to DCSA, training delivery, behavioral monitoring, risk analysis, and integration with counterintelligence and security operations. You will oversee physical security measures, access control, SCIF management where applicable, visitor control, and protection of classified materials and IT assets.
Additional duties include supporting contract security requirements (DD Form 254 reviews), proposal activities, audits, and cross-functional collaboration with Program Management, Engineering, IT, Legal, and HR teams.
Required qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Security Management, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or related field; 8+ years of progressive security experience in industrial/information security within USG and/or cleared defense contractor environments, with 5+ years in leadership roles; demonstrated FSO experience under NISPOM with strong knowledge of DCSA processes, personnel security, and classified handling; experience as or supporting an ISSM/ISSO including RMF and SSP development; familiarity with Insider Threat Programs and ITPSO responsibilities; relevant certifications (FSO training, CISSP, CISM, or IAM Level III equivalent); strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills; U.S. Citizenship with active Top Secret clearance and SCI eligibility (polygraph may be required).
