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Senior Contractor Program Security Officer (CPSO)

Impulse· Operations
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Redondo Beach, CA$185k - $215kFull-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

Senior security lead responsible for day-to-day program security for SAP/SCI programs and collateral contracts, including writing procedures, preparing facilities and personnel for inspections, and providing risk assessments to leadership. Onsite role based in Redondo Beach.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as CPSO (and CSSO as assigned) for designated SAP, SCI, and multi-level programs; own compliance with each contract’s DD Form 254 and customer security guidance
  • Act as primary liaison to U.S. Government Program Security Officers, DCSA, and customer security offices on access, inspections, deviations, and rulings
  • Process Program Access Requests (PARs), SCI nominations, and access eligibility determinations; maintain access rosters and personnel security records in DISS, NBIS, Scattered Castles, JADE, and related systems
  • Prepare, review, and maintain prime and subcontract DD Form 254s; enforce flow-down of classification and safeguarding requirements to teammates and suppliers
  • Develop and maintain program security documentation: Standard Operating Procedures, Program Protection Plans, OPSEC plans, CONOPs for classified and unclassified work, Security Classification Guide implementation, and classification-marking guidance
  • Manage classified material accountability — inventories, receipts, transmittals, destruction, and final disposition — and ensure marking and control meet contractual requirements
  • Lead internal self-inspections; prepare the team for Staff Assistance Visits, DCSA assessments, and customer security inspections; close findings with documented corrective action
  • Partner with the FSO and Physical Security on SCIF/SAPF operations, ICD 705 construction and accreditation support (FFCs, diagrams, TEMPEST coordination, IDS/ACS), and closed-area procedures
  • Coordinate with ISSO/ISSM on classified information-system requirements and RMF support for program systems; coordinate with COMSEC on keying material used by assigned programs
  • Support manufacturing, test, and operations CONOPs as Impulse’s hardware and mission cadence grows
  • Travel as required to customer sites, test locations, and partner facilities

Qualifications

  • U.S. citizenship
  • Active DoD Top Secret clearance with current SCI eligibility; ability to obtain SAP accesses and a CI-scope polygraph
  • Bachelor’s degree in security management, criminal justice, or related field, or equivalent mix of education and experience
  • 10+ years of industrial / program security in a cleared defense, aerospace, or intelligence environment; at least 5 years as CPSO, CSSO, or equivalent SAP/SCI program security lead
  • Demonstrated working knowledge of 32 CFR Part 117 (NISPOM), DoDM 5205.07 Vol 1–4, ICD 704 and ICD 705, and classification management practices
  • Clear written and verbal communication with engineers, program leadership, and government security officers
  • Ability to work on-site in Redondo Beach, CA

Skills

Required:Security program managementDD Form 254

Benefits

  • Long-term incentives in the form of stock options
  • Medical, vision & dental coverage
  • Access to a 401(k) retirement plan
Last updated Oct 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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