
Construction Surveillance Technician (CST) I
General Dynamics Information Technology
Lompoc, CAJob$81–85K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
The Construction Surveillance Technician provides day-to-day security for SCIF and SAP construction efforts. The role monitors and documents secure-space construction, inspects delivered materials, manages uniformed escort personnel, and supports security reporting and accreditation documentation. Candidates need at least one year of related experience, a TS/SCI clearance at application, and willingness to obtain a CI polygraph.
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Full job description
Req ID: RQ231685
Type of Requisition: Regular
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Top Secret SCI + Polygraph
Public Trust/Other Required: None
Job Family: Security Operations
Skills:
Construction,Ensure Compliance,Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
Experience:
1 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
Yes
Job Description:
Construction Surveillance Technician
The Construction Surveillance Technician’s primary function is to provide day to day security in support of Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) & Special Access Program (SAP) construction efforts.
Performance shall include:
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Assesses, identifies and communications recommendations for improvements of policies, procedures, or systems.
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Identifies threats, vulnerabilities, and potential risks.
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Drafts security incident reports and briefs government and civilian agencies including military senior leaders.
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Manages uniformed escort personnel and associated logs; assigns, trains, briefs site security duties and ensures timely reporting of security incidents to site lead.
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Follow and enforce customers’ Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
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Perform miscellaneous administrative support functions as directed by the contractor site lead and/or the Senior Security Representative
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Shall conduct inspections of materials being delivered for utilization in construction of secure spaces.
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Will photograph and continuously monitor the construction of secure spaces and document all steps in order to support final accreditation packets.
Required Experience:
- 1+ years related experience
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree (Desired) Bachelor’s degree counts as four years of experience, Associate’s degree in related area counts as two years of experience.
Education Experience Equivalents:
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Security Fundamentals Professional Certification (SFPC) counts towards 3 years of experience.
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Special Program Security Certification (SPSC) counts towards 5 years of experience.
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Maximum equivalent experience for SPED Certifications is no more than 5 years.
Other Requirements:
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Complete additional safety training and/or certification as required by local site (i.e., OSHA 10 Construction Safety, OSHA Fall Protection and OSHA Confined Space) within the first 30 days of hire.
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Must obtain CDSE STEPP ICD 705 Physical Security Construction Requirements for SAP course completion within the first 30 days of hire.
Security Clearance:
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Must have a TS/SCI Clearance at the time of application
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Must be willing to obtain a CI Polygraph.
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The likely salary range for this position is $81,349 - $84,870. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
Our Identity Verification Process:
As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.
About Our Work:
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.
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How this job compares
Set against the 1,029 open Security Operations jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$81–85K/yr
- California median$137–208K/yr89 salary ranges
- US median$120–208K/yr678 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $83K, is 52% below the California median midpoint ($172K) — in the lowest quarter of Security Operations salary ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 115 open Security Operations jobs in California and 1,029 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Deloitte20 open
- Securitas Security Services USA, Inc.11 open
- Allied Universal6 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Security Operations postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 902 postings).
- Education
- 227 of the 1,029 open Security Operations jobs (22%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 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.
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