Early Career Safeguards & Security Planning and Operations Specialist, Onsite

About Sandia:

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation's premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

• Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
• Extraordinary co-workers
• Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
• Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)
• Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance

World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov

These benefits vary by job classification.

What Your Job Will Be Like:

We are seeking an entry-level Safeguards & Security Planning and Operations Specialist to support Visitor Control, Personnel Security program for the Field Intelligence Element (Org 5112) and a Safeguards & Security Planning and Operations Specialist to support Special Access Program (SAP) for the Program Security Office (Org 5114). These positions will involve analyzing, interpreting, and implementing Executive Orders, Intelligence Community Directives (ICDs), DOE Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence (DOE IN) requirements, DOE Orders, Department of Defense (DoD) Orders and internal procedures.

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

• Understand and interpret federal laws, regulations, and requirements related to personnel security for the Intelligence Community (IC) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), DoD Orders and other government agency (OGA) requirements.
• Support personnel security functions, requests, and questions.
• Manage classified information, including classification/marking guidance and destruction activities.
• Schedule and conduct Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and Special Access Program (SAP) indoctrination briefings and debriefs.
• Collaborate with the Special Security Officer (SSO), Alternate Special Security Officers (ASSO), CPSOs (Contractor Program Security Officers) and other stakeholders on personnel security matters.
• Conduct risk assessments and provide results/analysis to management.
• Develop and test new visitor control and badging procedures.
• Manage day-to-day operations, including PIN issuance, badge creation, and access control systems.
• Assist with the development of standard operating procedures.
• Support and lead activities associated with Top Secret control accountability.
• Track and analyze metrics and data.
• Carry a pager and respond to security matters outside of normal working hours as needed.

Due to the nature of the work, candidates must be able to work onsite.

Salary Range:

$72,800 - $140,600

*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.

Qualifications We Require:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field; or directly related equivalent experience (AS + 4 years or no degree + 8 years).
• Minimum of two years of personnel security experience.
• Active DOE Q-level (or DOD equivalent) security clearance.

Qualifications We Desire:

• Active SCI clearance.
• Demonstrated ability to handle and safeguard classified and sensitive information.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and interact with all levels of staff and management.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience interacting with federal oversight.
• Understanding of various security-related DOE Orders, DoD requirements, Intelligence Community Directives, and/or Sandia policies.
• Experience with Special Access Programs, including processing PARs, PSQs and Visit Requests.
• Demonstrated ability to organize, prioritize, and follow through to completion on multiple tasks, often under strict deadlines, frequent interruptions and changing priorities.
• Strong attention to detail, ensuring accuracy in processing security-related documentation and compliance with established protocols.

About Our Team:

The Field Intelligence Element (FIE) and the Program Security Office perform high-impact, national security work for the Intelligence Community, Department of Energy, and Department of Defense. These teams protect sensitive information and ensure compliance with security requirements, providing a secure environment for innovation and exceptional service in the national interest.

Posting Duration:

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

Security Clearance:

Position requires a Department of Energy (DOE) Q security clearance to start, or equivalent active security clearance with another U.S. government agency (e.g., DOD). Sandia is required by DOE directive 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 maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance 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 DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

EEO:

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.

NNSA Requirements for MedPEDs:

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.

Job ID: 696433

Job Family: SY

Regular/Temporary Position: R

Full/Part-Time Status: F

Client-provided location(s): Albuquerque, NM

Job ID: Departmend_Of_Energy_-_Sandia_National_Laboratories_FGB-696433

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2025-12-17T18:41:59