Security Analyst

Security Analyst Classified Security Analyst

Clearance Level: Must have a Top Secret Clearance to be considered for this opportunity and eligible for SCI.

Aquila Technology is seeking a Security Analyst to join our team in supporting one of the country’s premier defense research organizations. The Security Analyst will work in a team dedicated to identifying and countering security threats and developing game‑changing technology in support of national security, including guarding against compromise by foreign intelligence agencies and insider threats.

• U.S. Citizen; authorized to work in the US.
• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance; eligible for SCI (Green Cards/Visas do not qualify).
• Willingness to undergo a comprehensive background investigation and maintain a personal security clearance.
• Must reside within 100 miles of Lexington, Massachusetts.

• Current Top Secret/SCI clearance.
• 3+ years ensuring compliance with operational security and emergency action plans.
• 3+ years experience as a Security Officer or Control Officer.
• 3+ years facilitating indoctrinations and debriefings, maintaining personnel files.
• 3+ years familiarity with security management software such as SIMS and government databases such as DISS.
• 3+ years investigating and documenting security incidents, developing and managing corrective actions.
• 3+ years experience with NISPOM 32 CFR Part 117.
• 3+ years overseeing facility access control and assisting with drafting construction security plans.

• Bachelor’s degree.

• Physical Security:
  Oversee facility access control, construction and renovation activities, and develop Construction Security Plans (CSPs).
• Classified Material Control:
  Manage the creation, transfer, and destruction of classified materials and digital media in accordance with policy.
• Personnel Security:
  Conduct indoctrinations and debriefings, maintain personnel security files, manage reporting, and coordinate visit authorizations.
• Security Education & Awareness:
  Deliver annual training, access briefings, and OPSEC awareness programs.
• Risk Management:
  
  Investigate, document, and resolve security incidents; implement corrective actions.
• Emergency Planning:
  Maintain compliance with operational security and emergency action plans.

• Experience:
  
  Minimum 3 years as a CPSO, CSSO, TSCO, or PSO supporting DoD or Intelligence Community programs.
• Regulatory Knowledge:
  Proficient in applying DoD and IC security directives, including NISPOM (32 CFR Part 117) and ICD requirements.
• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience (minimum 3 years).
• Technical
  
  Skills:
  
  Proficient with SIMS, DISS, and standard business software (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

Aquila team members experience the opportunity to be part of a fast‑paced, customer‑focused, and technically innovative work environment. Aquila strives to deliver the best of the best in technical services to our customers. Candidates that possess a love for technical challenges, a desire to constantly learn, and the desire to establish themselves as critical players within a team will enjoy calling Aquila Technology home.

• PTO – 15 days (vacation/sick) + 10 paid holidays + 6 standard holidays (New Year’s, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas) + 4 floating holidays prorated based on hire date.
• 1.5 paid days, or 12 hours, for approved volunteer work.
• 1 week of paid maternity/paternity LOA after 1 year of full‑time employment.
• Tuition & Training Reimbursement – $5K annually for pre‑approved, job‑related tuition, certification, or professional conferences.
• 401(k) with Fidelity, 100 % immediate vesting; plan eligibility begins 90 days following hire;
  Aquila matches 50 cents on the dollar, up to 6 %.
• Cell phone & internet reimbursed up to $150 monthly.
• Buy‑Your‑Own‑Device (BYOD) allowance reimbursed up to $1500 for purchase of a qualified technology device; eligible after 90 days, renews every three years.

Clearance Level: Active Top Secret with SCI eligibility.

Location:

Onsite 100%, 5 days/week; position hours 11 a.m.–7 p.m.; occasional after‑hours response or local travel as required.

Interview Process:
Initial Zoom screening, followed by a second‑round virtual panel interview with the hiring team.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.