BAE Systems logo

Senior Security Specialist

BAE Systems

Merrimack, NHFull-time$83–141K/yrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

Most applications go out cold — see where you stand first. No sign-up to start.

Watch jobs like this.

Don't just apply. Show up ready.

Olive works from this exact posting.

At a glance

Compensation
$83–141K/yr
Location
Merrimack, NH
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

Olive lists jobs from US employers, including remote roles you can work from the United States.

Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Top Secret clearance

Job overview

The Senior Security Specialist supports BAE Systems’ Merrimack facility collateral security program under the guidance of the Facility Security Officer and site leadership. The role develops and administers security programs for classified and proprietary materials, implements applicable federal regulations, and supports a range of security disciplines. It is performed full-time onsite and requires an active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

NISPOMSecurity Program ManagementCommunicationMicrosoft OfficeDISSNISSSIMSAlarm Systems

Qualifications

Active Secret ClearanceTop Secret ClearanceHigh School DiplomaFacility Security Officer Program Management for Possessing Facilities Certificate

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

Full job description

Job Description

See what you re missing. Our employees work on the world s most advanced electronics from detecting threats for F-35 pilots to illuminating the night for soldiers. Spanning air, land, sea, and space, we are developing the technology of tomorrow, delivered today. Drawing strength from our differences, we re innovating for the future. And you can, too. Our flexible work environment provides you a chance to change the world without giving up your personal life. We put our customers first exemplified by our mission: We Protect Those Who Protect Us. Sound like a team you want to be a part of? Come build your career with BAE Systems.

Join a dynamic and growing team implementing and providing Security guidance to our Merrimack, NH facility location. This is an opportunity to develop your career and grow your skills in a high intensity, team-based environment, and become a part of the BAE Systems Security program, a highly recognized and awarded team in the FAST Labs Business Unit.

As a Senior Security Specialist, you will work under the general guidance and direction of the Facility Security Officer (FSO), all levels of leadership, and both internal and external customers to support a variety of interesting and dynamic programs. This role provides onsite support for the site s collateral security program.

Develops, and administers security programs and procedures for classified/proprietary materials, documents, and equipment. Implements federal security regulations that apply to company operations. Prepares manuals outlining regulations, and establishes procedures for handling, storing, and keeping records, and for granting personnel and visitors access to restricted records and materials. Investigates security violations and prepares reports specifying preventive action to be taken.

Tasks include, but are not limited to:

Interpret and enforce government and internal company security policies and provide direction and guidance to employees.

Develop and implement security plans and procedures utilizing the 32 CFR Part 117 National Industrial Security Operating Manual (NISPOM) as well as any other specific programmatic instruction manuals

Provide prime/subcontractor security support and direction including the development and maintenance of DD254 s and security guidance

Interface with program managers and team members ensuring daily security needs are addressed

Provide classification guidance to employees, develop and provide security education and awareness training, and conduct security briefings

Assist with international requirements to include government to government shipments, foreign visitor requirements, and Export Control compliance

Conduct investigations and interviews of noncompliance matters and issues relating to security violations

Assist with security reviews to include Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) visits, formal self-inspections, and Staff Assistance Visits (internal audits) of other BAE Systems facilities

Provide support as necessary during emergencies

Conduct combination changes, facility checks and alarm response, and provide occasional lobby coverage

Assist with facility construction and continued accreditation requirements

Conduct security clearance indoctrination briefings and debriefings as necessary

Support the site s Information Security (INFOSEC) office with document control and document accountability

Support other security disciplines with the collateral and SAP program to include: Personnel Security, Physical Security, Information Assurance (IA), Communications Security (COMSEC), Operational Security (OPSEC), Document Control and Visitor Control

Other duties as assigned

Because of the need for consistent, in-person collaboration and/or the requirement to perform all work onsite due to the nature of this particular role, it will be performed full- time on site. This means work will be conducted on location at a BAE Systems facility 100% of the time.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

  • An active Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret Clearance

  • National Industrial Security Program (NISP) experience

  • High level of personal motivation and initiative to learn and acquire new skills, and adapt seamlessly to an ever-changing security environment

  • Customer focused, excellent communicator, and ability to work with limited supervision

  • Strong organizational skills and experience with Microsoft Office (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.)

  • Minimum of a high school diploma

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

  • Previous experience with DISS, NISS, and SIMS

  • Previous experience with alarm systems

  • Facility Security Officer Program Management for Possessing Facilities Certificate (via CDSE)

  • Top Secret security clearance eligibility

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $82779 - $140723

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20 hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.

Senior Security Specialist

132181BR

EEO Career Site Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities . females . veterans . individuals with disabilities . sexual orientation . gender identity . gender expression

How this job compares

Set against the 587 open Security Specialist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 2, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$83–141K/yr
  • US median$81–116K/yr326 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $112K, is 18% above the US median midpoint ($95K) — in the middle half of Security Specialist salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 587 open Security Specialist jobs across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
Security Specialist postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 6 years (389 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 207 of the 587 open Security Specialist jobs (35%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 2, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

You've read the whole posting — now see how you match it.