Industrial Security Operations Manager Security Clearance

Position: Industrial Security Operations Manager with Security Clearance
Why choose between doing meaningful work and having a fulfilling life? At MITRE, you can have both. That's because MITRE people are committed to tackling our nation's toughest challenges-and we're committed to the long-term well-being of our employees. MITRE is different from most technology companies. We are a not-for-profit corporation chartered to work for the public interest, with no commercial conflicts to influence what we do.

The R&D centers we operate for the government create lasting impact in fields as diverse as cybersecurity, healthcare, aviation, defense, and enterprise transformation. We're making a difference every day-working for a safer, healthier, and more secure nation and world. Our workplace reflects our values. We offer competitive benefits, exceptional professional development opportunities for career growth, and a culture of innovation that embraces adaptability, collaboration, technical excellence, and people in partnership.

If this sounds like the choice you want to make, then choose MITRE - and make a difference with us. MITRE's Global Security division is committed to ensuring a secure and safe environment for MITRE's 7,000+ employees across 56 domestic and international locations, including 22 cleared facilities. Our mission is to protect our people, information, infrastructure, and the integrity of national security information.

Through collaboration with our customers, we manage security risks, reduce vulnerabilities, and support MITRE's overarching mission. Within Global Security, the Industrial Security department is responsible for ensuring more than 100 accredited facilities/areas are inspection-ready, maintaining compliance with NISP standards, ICDs, and Cognizant Security Authorities' implementing guidance including tracking relevant security agreements, system and facility accreditations, and Physical Security UL certificates to prevent lapses that could significantly impact business operations.

Position Overview:

MITRE is seeking an Industrial Security Operations Manager to lead a team of security professionals and oversee the development, implementation, and management of comprehensive industrial security strategies and programs within a portfolio in the Industrial Security department. The Operations Manager will ensure industrial security strategies and programs are coordinated with and integrated into MITRE's overall security program, encompassing Physical Security, Personnel Security, and Information Systems Security.

Roles and Responsibilities:

* Leadership and Operational Excellence:

* Provide strategic leadership to foster operational excellence by establishing clear security priorities with well-defined outcomes and measures of success.
* Drive mission excellence across industrial security services and programs to enable MITRE's business sectors to deliver solutions for the nation's most pressing challenges.

* Reinforce department rigor and discipline through consistent operating procedures, quality-checked through organized self-assessments, continuously improved through after-action reviews and supported by appropriate levels of automation.

* Elevate security as a respected pillar of MITRE's culture, recognized for safeguarding and accelerating the mission.

* Enhance the classified user experience while maintaining compliant operations and facilities.

* Attract, develop, and retain skilled professionals to effectively shape and execute MITRE's security mission.
* Security Compliance:

* Manage industrial security roles, including FSOs and CSSOs, in the management and security of facilities accredited for the safeguarding and processing of classified information.
* Ensure all accredited facilities are operated and maintained in accordance with government regulations, including NISPOM, ICDs, and other applicable directives.

* Ensure a continuous cycle of security mission assurance for accredited facilities including validation of preparation for recurring government and corporate audits of security activities. Ensure accredited facilities pass government security inspections and accreditation reviews.
* Develop, implement, and maintain security policies, procedures, and standards for industrial security processes.

* Manage regular security assessments and audits to identify vulnerabilities and ensure compliance with security requirements.

* Validate the implementation of Traditional STIGs (Security Technical Implementation Guides) and other security controls to mitigate risks in support of system accreditation.

* Manage and lead a team of diverse security professionals, providing guidance, training, and mentorship.

* Develop and execute strategic plans for security and compliance, aligning with organizational objectives and regulatory requirements.

* Manage and track security-related projects and initiatives, including POA&Ms, ensuring they are completed on time and within budget.

* Engage with Corporate Real Estate and other stakeholders to ensure security is integrated into…