Security Specialist (Generalist)

Salary: $110,000 - 150,000 per year Requirements: Bachelors degree in any field and at least three years of physical security specialist experience; additional experience may substitute for the degree. Security experience in a Department of Defense environment. Ability to support policy-compliant INFOSEC, PHYSEC, PERSEC, INDSEC, SCI, and security education, training, and awareness programs. Ability to manage day-to-day security operations for unclassified, collateral, and SCI facilities in accordance with applicable DoD policies, Army regulations, and local security procedures. Experience maintaining personnel security records, initiating background investigation requests, processing visit certifications, verifying clearance information, coordinating security credentials, and managing visitor access. Ability to conduct annual security self-inspections and help develop and implement corrective action plans. Experience delivering initial and refresher security briefings, debriefings, and pre- and post-foreign-travel briefings. Ability to assist the Government with drafting, investigating, and processing inquiries into reported security incidents. Ability to conduct annual inventories of classified information in accordance with applicable DoD policies, Army regulations, and local security procedures. Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility, or an active Secret clearance and the ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret/SCI access. Responsibilities: Initiate, review, and process security clearance actions in DISS, and manage incoming and outgoing visit requests to verify clearances and support physical access control. Coordinate daily on-site physical security, including facility access controls, alarm response, and compliance with government physical security standards. Process personnel arrivals and departures, and deliver required security training, indoctrinations, briefings, and debriefings. Provide security guidance throughout the contracting lifecycle, from pre-solicitation through closeout. Draft, review, update, and certify DD Form 254s, and track contractor compliance through NISS. Help implement OPSEC, Emergency Action, Antiterrorism, and other security plans and procedures for protecting classified information. Compile and analyze security program data, prepare reports, and coordinate local security credentials and badges. Process visitor requests and arrange escorts in accordance with local access-control procedures. Support security incident inquiries and conduct annual classified-information inventories and security self-inspections. Technologies: AI Cloud Support Security More: We are Credence, a team of more than 1,700 people, including over 1,500 AI and data experts, delivering AI, cloud, cyber, and modernization solutions for government agencies and national security, health, and humanitarian missions. We have more than 100 prime contracts and have been recognized as a Washington Post Top Workplace for six consecutive years and included on the Inc. 5000 list of Fastest-Growing Private Companies in 13 of the past 14 years. We offer a welcoming environment for professional growth and meaningful contributions to federal challenges. This mission-essential Security Specialist (Generalist) role supports the Security & Program Protection Directorate and the PM PNT multidisciplinary security program. The annual salary range is $110,000–$150,000, with compensation based on the selected candidates experience, education, skills, and qualifications. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage; retirement plans; life insurance; paid time off and holidays; family leave; short- and long-term disability; and training and development. last updated 41 week of 2026