Security Programs Manager

Responsible for leading and administering the Security Program across industrial, personnel, and physical security, classified information system security, CUI protection, cybersecurity compliance coordination, and security awareness.

This position serves as the appointed Facility Security Officer for the Chesapeake facility and Information System Security Manager for the Chesapeake classified information system.

This position provides functional security leadership and coordination to collateral security personnel by establishing corporate security expectations, coordinating required activities, supporting consistent execution, tracking compliance, and escalating unresolved security risks or gaps as appropriate.

The role partners closely with IT, HR, Contracts, Supply Chain, Operations, Quality, Program Management, external Security and Cyber partners and company leadership to ensure company protects classified information, controlled unclassified information, facilities, and systems in accordance with applicable regulatory, contractual, and company requirements.

• Lead the development, administration, and continuous improvement of the Company Security Program across industrial security, personnel security, physical security, classified information system security, CUI protection, security awareness, and related compliance activities.
• Establish security program priorities, procedures, compliance calendars, inspection readiness activities, corrective action tracking, and recurring security reporting.
• Serve as a primary security advisor to the Director, OD & Compliance, Senior Management Official, and Government Security Committee (GSC) on matters involving facility clearance, NISPOM compliance, FOCI mitigation, DCSA engagement, classified contract requirements, security risk, and overall security program health.
• Lead physical security program requirements including access control, badges, visitor procedures, end-of-day checks, secure storage, alarm/​access logs, and facility security posture.
• Coordinate security responsibilities across company locations and functions, ensuring consistency, appropriate ownership, documentation, and follow-through.
• Support CUI protection and CMMC readiness from a security program governance perspective by helping coordinate requirements, evidence, corrective actions, POA&M visibility, risk reporting, and assessment readiness with IT, the MSP, the CMMC consultants, and other responsible stakeholders.
• Provide functional guidance, templates, procedures, and training to collateral security personnel supporting the company security program.
• Review security-related compliance evidence and readiness materials for completeness, consistency, and alignment with applicable contractual, regulatory, and company requirements.
• Escalate unresolved security or cybersecurity compliance risks to the Director, Compliance, IT leadership, the Senior Management Official, or other leadership as appropriate.
• Lead through influence, coordination, subject matter expertise, compliance authority, and executive escalation when needed.
• Develop, coordinate, and deliver security education and awareness activities, including new hire briefings, annual refresher training, CUI training support, insider threat awareness, reporting requirement reminders, and role-based security guidance.
• Promote a practical security culture that supports compliance without unnecessarily impeding business operations.

• Serve as the company’s point of contact for DCSA correspondence, self‑inspections, security vulnerability assessments, and security program matters related to the Chesapeake facility.
• In accordance with the Special Security Agreement, act as the security advisor to the GSC.
• Manage personnel security clearance processes, including initial clearance submissions, reinvestigations, access updates, visit certifications, debriefings, and related personnel security records.
• Maintain required facility, system, and personnel information in applicable government systems, including DISS, NISS, eMASS, SPRS, or other systems as required.
• Advise employees…