Security Specialist

# Security Specialist ID:
REF
1439A:
Dartmouth, CA Category:
Legal

Employment Type:

Full-time Hiring Company:
General Dynamics Mission Systems–Canada Apply Now### Company Description
* Build bold. Deliver impact. Win together.
* At General Dynamics Mission Systems–Canada, we’re not just engineering technology — we’re shaping the future of defence and security. Our teams design and deliver advanced, mission-critical solutions that enhance national security, strengthen communities, and protect the people we serve.

If you’re looking for meaningful work that contributes to a safer, more secure world, you’ll find purpose here. Every day, your skills will directly impact programs that matter.###

Job Description We are currently hiring a
** Security Specialist
** to join our Corporate Security Team in
** Halifax**. Our Corporate Security Team members play a critical role in providing a safe and secure work environment. They actively monitor, assess and evolve security processes and protocols in real time to ensure compliance with government regulations and work with our internal teams on existing day-to-day activities. The
** Security Specialist
** is responsible for a number of key deliverables:
Alternate Company Security Officer (ACSO)
* Hand carriage of classified information and proper record keeping in systems
* Escort visitors in secure areas
* Ensure training has been provided for lab staff for security protocols/compliance & work with the project manager to develop & maintain training material by auditing the managers records as required
* Provide and maintain the required Security Awareness & Training
* Administrative support to Security personnel - includes filing, printing, creating files, assisting with terminations
* Assist with, or lead, internal security projects such as classified documents records system
* Support internal investigations, as required
* Assist security team with updating security management systems on an as-required basis
* Review incident reports, analyzing the impact and producing clear summaries for decision makers and handling initial investigations on security and safety breaches and liaising with departments to address security exposures
* Implementing security procedures and policies, taking into consideration high-risk areas of exposure and ensuring proper security is maintained
* Provide support to security team to include resetting security panels and troubleshooting issues
* On-call support for both Corporate Security functions, on a rotational basis.
* Support to the primary BCP Coordinator to maintain program processes and practices which effectively ensure that the enterprise program remains current, and incorporates/aligns with industry standards and practices as appropriate, and adequately covers general regulatory requirements
* Assists with processes that support BCP requirements as part of the enterprise operational risk framework
* Provide 24/7 event management on-call support on a rotational basis
* Assist Calgary and Ottawa as required

Operational and Physical Security
* Oversee the Commissionaire guard services contract and direct day-to-day operations through the Site Sergeant in Halifax
* Review training requirements and forecast additional staffing requirements for guard staff
* Update and maintain Post Orders with Corps of Commissionaires Site Sergeant in Halifax Milestone
* Support to the Application Administrator for Halifax
* Surveillance Camera planning, installation (assist technicians), programming and upkeep
* Provide ongoing support with investigations by way of photo retrieval for incidents and clear information dissemination; overseeing the daily operations of the access control system, which include Network Digital Video, other surveillance systems,…