Director, Safeguards & Security 9200

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• Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

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Sandia National Laboratories is seeking a Director, Safeguards & Security to join our team! Reporting to the Chief Information Officer (CIO), the Director will lead senior managers, managers, and workforce members within the Safeguards and Security Center. The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Defense Nuclear Security (DNS) Safeguards and Security Program is responsible for maintaining an effective physical security program across multiple sites and managing a diverse portfolio of security operations, including R&D Technical Security Systems, Classification, Information Security, Protective Force, Nuclear Material Control and Accountability, and International Security Operations.

The Director oversees approximately 300 personnel, including five senior managers and 17 level one managers, and manages a $100M budget aligned with DNS (NA-70) strategic priorities. This position provides strategic leadership to foster a security-conscious culture, partnering with mission organizations to enhance performance and implement a risk-based security program. The Director will set the vision, direction, goals, and objectives of the Center and the Safeguards and Security Program to ensure alignment with Sandia's priorities.

As the Chief Security Officer (CSO), Officially Designated Security Authority (ODSA), and Insider Threat Program Senior Official (ITPSO), the Director has the authority to represent the Laboratories in all security-related matters during normal operations and emergencies. This role includes developing effective responses to site, domestic, and international emergencies.

In this position, you will provide excellent customer support and security services to both internal and external customers, serving as the primary liaison with the U.S. Government (DOE, NNSA, and counterparts). You will lead the development and implementation of security policies and initiatives, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements while mitigating risks to national security. Additionally, you will guide the organization in maintaining the competencies and capabilities necessary to fulfill Sandia's mission.

On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Lead and develop strategic direction, build effective relationships, deliver results, model personal excellence, integrity, and accountability, inspire, influence and motivate people and organizations.
• Lead and oversee protection for Sandia facilities, information, people, and assets.
• Lead a geographically dispersed security operations team and oversee multiple secure facilities across multiple sites.
• Provide leadership to Sandia's armed Protective Force.
• Directly supervise employees and perform managerial responsibilities including interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Conduct activities in a safe and healthy manner and work in accordance with established requirements to ensure the protection of employees, the public, and the environment.
• Chair enterprise boards such as the Security Leadership Board (SLB), Security Review Board (SRB), and the Local Insider Threat Working Group (LITWG).
• Participate in external working groups including NNSA DNS Program Integration Board (PIB), Nuclear Security Information Exchange (NSIE), and others.
• Exemplify high-level leadership by fostering collaboration among internal and external experts, ensuring the seamless integration of cutting-edge technologies to proactively address emerging national security threats.
  

$194,900 - $331,400

*Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Security, Science, or related technical discipline plus twelve (12) or more years of experience working in corporate and government security environments; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  
• Eight (8) or more years of managerial/leadership experience.
  
• Ability to obtain and maintain and SCI and DOE Q-level security clearance
  

• Advanced Degree in Engineering, Business, Security, STEM, or related discipline.
• Senior management-level strategy development experience.
• Experience applying innovative approaches to technical problems from an enterprise-wide perspective.
• Experience leading operations in a multi-site environment.
• Financial and business savvy coupled with the ability to analyze metrics.
• Strong ability to prioritize projects and make quick, sound decisions.
• Change agent with a continual focus on increasing value to the customer.
• Proven ability to collaborate with business and technical functions with direct responsibility for the successful resolution of complex issues.
  

The DNS Safeguards & Security (S&S) Program's mission is to protect people, information, facilities, and material to accomplish the national security mission. We render exceptional service, and we must continue to accelerate innovation to modernize the program for operational excellence; develop and sustain highly capable security professionals; and strengthen relationships and collaborate to achieve our national security mission.

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of three (3) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

Sandia is required by DOE to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance and SCI access, both of which require US citizenship. SCI access may also require a polygraph examination. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain these levels of access may be impacted.

Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by the DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.

If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.

If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.