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Contractor Special Security Officer

El Segundo, CA, US • Posted 1 hour ago • Updated 1 hour ago

Full Time

On-site

USD $120,001.00 - 160,000.00 per year

SAIC

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Skills

Cyber Security
Security Clearance
Presentations
Information Security
Management
Communication
Communications Security
Security Management
SAP
Accountability
Media
Inventory
Documentation
Security Awareness
Training
Industrial Security
NISP
ICD
DoD
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft PowerPoint
Database
SIMS
Evaluation
Information Technology
Systems Engineering
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Summary

Job ID: 2616305

Location: El Segundo, CA, US

Date Posted: 2026-08-31

Category: Cyber

Subcategory: Cybersecurity Spec

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes - 10% of the time

Minimum Clearance Required: Top_Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: TS/SCI with Poly

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE

Description

Are you an experienced Contractor Special Security Officer (CSSO) who is ready to make your mark on an exciting space contract? Join our team here in sunny El Segundo, CA where you'll craft and enforce comprehensive security plans across security domains, maintain a secure environment for classified programs, and drive day-to-day Personnel Security actions for SCI and SAP activities. Your expertise will be crucial in managing controlled documents, presenting Security Awareness Training, and investigating security incidents, all while contributing to the advancement of our projects.

What you will do on the job:

Assist with the preparation of security plans, reviewing applicable guidelines, and established procedures for all areas of security including Personnel Security, Information Security, Physical/Technical Security, Classification Management, Communication Security (COMSEC), and Program Security.
Security management and operations: maintain a secure environment to facilitate the successful development and execution of classified programs at the assigned organization where classified information is stored, accessed, or where accessed personnel are assigned. Enforce strict adherence to applicable laws as well as national DoD, and other security policies and requirements.
Support "day-to-day" Personnel Security (PERSEC) actions for the facility and organization for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and Special Access Program (SAP) activities.
Maintain accountability of controlled documents and media to include active inventory lists, destruction receipts and transfer of documentation.
Present Security Awareness Training and Education (SATE) briefings.
Investigate security incidents and violations; prepare reports of investigations for the corporation and customers, making specific recommendations for corrective and preventive actions.

Qualifications

This is you:

Bachelor's degree with 5+ years related experience. 4 additional years of experience will be accepted in lieu of degree.
Demonstrated knowledge of National Industrial Security Operating Manual (NISPOM) / Intelligence Community Directives (ICDs) with a focus on ICD 705 series, DoD 5205.07 series, Executive Orders, etc.
Expertise in Microsoft Office suite (MSWord, Excel, Power Point).
Experience utilizing customer databases such as DISS/JADE/SIMs.
Must have an in-scope security background investigation (T5 or SSBI), adjudicated for SCI eligibility and enrolled in the Continuous Evaluation program (if applicable).
Must be willing to be nominated for access to Sensitive Compartment Information and Special Access Programs and willing to consent to a Polygraph examination

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.

Dice Id: 10111346
Position Id: 2616305
Posted 1 hour ago

Company Info

About SAIC

SAIC® is a premier mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, intelligence, and civilian markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services, and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.

We are approximately 23,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.3 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.

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