Manager Industrial Security

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Polygraph

TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon.

We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Security Manager. The selected candidate will serve as the Advanced Programs (AP) Business Unit (BU) Security Manager with overall security management responsibility for the Security operations of the programs within the BU. The AP BU Security Manager reports directly to the Northrop Grumman Microelectronics Center Security Manager.

This position requires significant depth of knowledge and experience in all disciplines of the industrial security field, including physical security, program security, personnel security, COMSEC, etc. The candidate must be able to serve as a senior security advisor to BU senior leaders, coach and develop security professionals, and lead successful security programs.

The AP BU Security Manager must have excellent communication and collaboration skills. They will be required to effectively interface with personnel across all levels internal to NG and with external organizations. Successful performance in this role will also require excellent leadership characteristics and behaviors, to build, maintain, and support, a diverse and dynamic team of security professionals. Managing through change and ensuring strong security performance across the BU’s portfolio, is a critical component of this role.

The AP BU Security Manager must demonstrate professionalism, collaboration, and adaptability to change. Also possess a breadth of demonstrated business, financial, and management skills, knowledge, and abilities to ensure maximum effectiveness.

Basic Qualifications:

Minimum 8+ years Industrial Security experience and Bachelor’s degree, or 6+ years Industrial Security experience and MS Degree. An additional 4 years of applicable work experience may be substituted for a Bachelor’s Degree.

Current Top Secret/SCI with polygraph.

Ability to travel approximately 10%.

Strong relationship-building and collaborative skills.

Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Excellent people skills and the ability to relate well with all levels within a diverse population.

Minimum of two years of management, supervisor, or other demonstrated leadership experience.

Must have in-depth knowledge and familiarity with the CFR 32 part 117 (NISPOM);
Intelligence Community Directives (ICD);
DoD Manuals, and other related security requirements.

Unquestioned personal and business integrity.

Preferred Qualifications:

Advanced Security Certification: CPP, APP, PSP, PCI, etc.

Bachelor’s Degree, and corresponding Industrial Security and management experience.

Prior experience with leadership and management of professional staff, demonstrating strong delegation skills to efficiently accomplish mission and professionally develop subordinate staff.

Effectively deal with complex personnel issues and effectively coach and mentor direct reports. Effectively balance the needs of the business, employees and customers.

Strong interpersonal and written/oral communication skills with the ability to relate well and cooperate with others to effectively coordinate activities and accomplish goals.

Organizational and planning skills; ability to multi-task; attention to detail; productive without compromising quality.

Ability to manage a budget in order to meet both operational and fiscal objectives.

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