Deployed Security Professional; Security Specialist

What You Will Do

This position will be filled at the Security Specialist 2 level, depending on the skills of the selected candidate. The Security Specialist – 2 will support the Associate Laboratory Directorate Weapons Production (ALDWP), specifically Technical Area-55, with security policy and advice, maintaining safety and security of the laboratory’s Category‑1 nuclear facility. You will work in a fast‑paced, high‑visibility environment, ensuring all LANL and federal security requirements are met while optimizing efficiency and success for the important work being accomplished.

The successful candidate will:

• Develop a complete understanding of security requirements and procedures.
• Assist in the development, and implementation of security plans.
• Work closely with their assigned organization to support mission success while ensuring adherence to all applicable security policies and procedures.
• Work closely with the Security Incident Team to perform incident response and mitigation.
• Conduct on‑site security walk‑downs and implement corrective actions when needed.
• Conduct security reviews and recommend corrective actions.
• Create and deliver presentations and awareness pieces to provide information and instruction on a variety of security job‑related functions.
• Influence the safeguard and security culture at LANL enabling a successful mission in support of our nation.
• Contribute to presentation and awareness of security themes and topics.
• Develop networks within and outside the organization.
• Assist in setting security‑related priorities.
• Brief organizations and their management team on the security posture within their organizations.
• Be willing to work swing‑shift and back‑shift periods in support of important programmatic work.

• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in one or more of the major security areas—classified matter protection and control, information security, physical security, computer security, and personnel security.
• Demonstrated experience and skill in conducting research, investigating alternatives, and recommending solutions on problems affecting security and safeguards.
• Experience and skill in the preparation and presentation of security and safeguards reports to internal organizations.
• Demonstrated knowledge of security and safeguards policies, practices, and procedures.
• Ability to write and implement procedures, policies, guides, or other formal documents, demonstrating compliance with security requirements.
• Demonstrated intangible character traits of initiative, teamwork, independent judgment, professionalism, and tact.

Position requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Management, or Security related field, and two years of related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.

• Demonstrated knowledge and experience, working at a Category‑1 nuclear or similar facility.
• Experience in sensitive facility security operations.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience with security assessments and risk management processes.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Department of Energy security and safeguards policies, practices and procedures.
• Experience in formal causal analysis practices.
• Experience with the mission and organization of the Laboratory and ALDDP.
• Planning and policy implementation experience.
• Active DOE Q‑clearance.
• Actively enrolled in the Human Reliability Program (HRP).

The work location for this position is onsite in Los Alamos, NM. All work locations are at the discretion of management.

Regular appointment employees are required to serve a period of continuous service in their current position in order to be eligible to apply for posted jobs throughout the Laboratory. The position commitment for this position is one year.

Located in beautiful northern New Mexico, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is a multidisciplinary research institution engaged in strategic science on behalf of national security.

• PPO or high‑deductible medical insurance with a large nationwide network.
• Dental and vision insurance.
• Free basic…