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Physical Security Specialist

Orange, Virginia

Job ID 37753
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Job Title: Lead, Industrial Security (Physical Security Specialist)

Job ID: 37753

Job Location: Orange, VA

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

The On-site lead technical physical security specialist will perform duties associated with physical security operations, emergency management, and technical security support

Essential Functions:

  • Maintain physical security hardware architecture and ensure integration with information technology department.
  • provide expertise in electronic physical security systems for the purpose of supervising and project planning, installing, integrating and maintaining these systems.
  • Troubleshoot to resolution a range of issues with surveillance cameras, video management, and low voltage security systems.
  • provide administrative support (standard operating procedures, work instructions, etc) to end users for video management, access control, intrusion detection and visitor management systems
  • coordinates functions, tasks and planning factors across the facility: to include building managers, commercial vendors, and various government agencies and sponsors.
  • Support the Key and Lock Control Program, performs maintenance, key creation, destruction and documentation on high security mechanical and electronic locks.
  • Ensure compliance with physical security requirements for UL 2050 areas.
  • Supports shared responsibility for 24x7 availability for response to repair alarm system failures and malfunctions to UL, DCSA, company and USG sponsor standards
  • train employees, contractors and vendors on aspects of access control, alarm monitoring, and other associated duties.
  • Work with site leaders to develop security instructions and procedures and conduct security training programs as dictated by site security requirements.
  • Support emergency management systems and teams and participate in workplace disruption meetings. 
  • Perform security assessment to ensure compliance with various US Government regulatory physical security requirements; 32 CFR 117, ICD 705, DoD 5100.76, etc
  • Communicate effectively in written and verbal communications

Qualifications:

  • Active DoD Secret clearance.
  • Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

  • Experience with physical security operations and administration of security applications
  • Ocularis System Administrator Certificate
  • CDSE Physical Security Training
  • Experience working with intercom systems, wireless technologies, and fire alarm systems.
  • Facility Security Officer Program Management Certificate

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Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

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