Sr Director of Security

POSITION SUMMARY

The Senior Director of Security provides day-to-day oversight and direction of Constellis’ enterprise security function under the guidance of the Chief Administrative and Security Officer. The role leads industrial security, personnel security, physical security, classified information safeguarding, visitor management, security education, insider threat support, and related compliance programs. The Senior Director translates enterprise risk priorities into operating plans, allocates resources, establishes performance standards, advises senior leaders, and ensures security enables business execution while meeting NISPOM, DCSA, Intelligence Community, DoD, and customer requirements.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Direct day-to-day operations of the enterprise Security Department, including Facility Security Officer, Personnel Security, classified document control, visitor management, physical security, security education, and site-security activities across Constellis locations and programs.
• Develop and execute the enterprise security operating plan under the Chief Administrative and Security Officer’s guidance, including governance, annual priorities, staffing, succession, budget, technology, service levels, and performance expectations aligned with business objectives and contractual obligations.
• Lead, develop, and hold accountable FSOs, Personnel Security Specialists, and other security personnel; establish clear decision rights, workload priorities, service standards, professional development plans, and escalation protocols.
• Own enterprise compliance with 32 CFR Part 117 (NISPOM), DCSA requirements, applicable Intelligence Community Directives, DoD requirements, Executive Orders, and customer-specific security obligations across facility clearances, personnel security, classified contracts, and classified information safeguarding.
• Oversee personnel security operations, including clearance lifecycle management, investigations, reinvestigations, onboarding, offboarding, DISS/NBIS recordkeeping, clearance rosters, visit requests, briefings, debriefings, and training records.
• Oversee classified program support, classified document accountability, classified storage, receipt and transmission, marking reviews, destruction records, inventories, courier program requirements, security containers, and safeguarding of classified information.
• Establish a repeatable security-risk assessment process for facilities, programs, and business changes; prioritize mitigations based on threat, vulnerability, mission impact, contractual exposure, and cost.
• Direct physical security standards for corporate and program locations, including access control, alarms, video surveillance, visitor procedures, guard-force interfaces, emergency coordination, and protection of critical assets.
• Partner with business development, contracts, legal, and integration teams on new pursuits, contract transitions, acquisitions, divestitures, facility openings or closures, and other business changes requiring security due diligence or implementation.
• Lead DCSA security reviews, self-inspections, audit readiness, corrective-action plans, security incident and violation response, adverse information reporting, insider threat program support, and risk-based mitigation; ensure root causes, owners, deadlines, and closure evidence are documented.
• Serve as the principal day-to-day security advisor and liaison to executive leadership, business-unit leaders, government representatives, customer security offices, regulatory agencies, HR, Legal, IT, Export Compliance, Facilities, and other internal stakeholders.
• Establish and maintain enterprise security policies, procedures, standard operating procedures, training, records, metrics, dashboards, and continuous-improvement plans; provide regular reporting on risk, compliance, workload, service levels, incidents, and corrective actions.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Must possess or be able to obtain and maintain the required security clearance and access to classified information.
• Bachelor’s degree in security management, criminal justice, business administration, public administration, or a related field; equivalent education, training, and experience may be considered.
• Twelve or more years of progressive industrial, personnel, physical, or national-security experience, including substantial experience supporting cleared government contractor operations.
  • Seven or more years of progressively responsible leadership experience managing multi-disciplinary security teams, including FSOs, Personnel Security Specialists, clearance administration, classified document control, physical security, or security program personnel.
  • Advanced knowledge of NISPOM, DCSA requirements, DoD security regulations, Intelligence Community requirements, Executive Orders, customer-specific security requirements, and cleared contractor security program administration.
  • Experience overseeing personnel security, clearance lifecycle administration, DISS/NBIS or successor systems, visitor control, security briefings and debriefings, classified document accountability, and facility security support required.
  • Experience leading DCSA assessments, inspections, self-inspections, audit readiness, corrective actions, compliance documentation, security incident response coordination, and enterprise security risk management initiatives required.
  • Experience building and managing budgets, workforce plans, performance metrics, executive dashboards, and multi-site security programs.
  • Experience leading organizational change, process standardization, technology implementation, or integration of security functions following a contract transition, acquisition, divestiture, or restructuring preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to advise senior executives, translate regulatory requirements into business decisions, communicate material risk clearly, and influence stakeholders across functions and business units.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and decision-making skills, with the ability to manage complex priorities and assess risk.
  • Prior service as a senior corporate security leader and FSO strongly preferred. Experience with SCI, SAP, collateral programs, accredited SCIF operations, COMSEC, and security certifications such as ISP, CPP, SFPC, or SAPPC is preferred.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Work is typically based in a busy office environment and subject to frequent interruptions. Business work hours are Monday-Friday standard core hours, however some extended or weekend hours may be required.