Description

• What you’ll do as a Jr. Security Specialist

• Help manage the corporate security program

• Contribute to maintaining and managing corporate security SharePoint sites

• Assist with corporate security processes and plan writing

• Assist with Physical security compliance efforts by ensuring adherence to company policies and industry regulations

• Support the Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) program by implementing proper handling, storage, and dissemination procedures in accordance with regulatory requirements

• Provide support for personnel security to include initiating and maintaining clearance requirement, training, foreign travel briefings, maintaining personnel databases

• Support other corporate security initiatives as needed

• Act as a point of contact for general security related matters

• Advise on security policies and procedures to ensure compliance

• Jr. Security Specialist Requirements

• Active or Inactive Secret Security Clearance with ability to obtain a Top-Secret Clearance

• Knowledge, experience, and understanding of Industrial Security

• Demonstrate the ability to help manage and oversee comprehensive security programs

• Excellent written and oral communication skills and meticulous attention to detail

• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to communicate effectively

• Ability to work independently as well as within a team environment

• Occasional travel to ARA offices as needed

REMOTE WORK NOTICE: This position is available for fully remote or hybrid work consideration at any of our division locations (https://www.ara.com/locations-map/) across the United States. Preference will be given to those near ARA divisions.

Applied Research Associates, Inc. Company Information:

Applied Research Associates, Inc. is a 100% employee-owned international research and engineering company recognized for providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences. We invite you to visit our website (https://www.ara.com/) to learn more about who we are (https://www.ara.com/who-we-are/) , what we do (https://www.ara.com/what-we-do/) , the excellent careers (https://www.ara.com/careers/) and benefits (https://www.ara.com/benefits/) we offer and explore some of our featured offices (https://www.ara.com/featured-offices/) .

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)