Head of Safeguards and Security

General Matter•Los Angeles, CA

10h•$170,000 - $240,000•Onsite

About The Position

General Matter is building domestic uranium enrichment capability in the United States, and this role will own the security program needed to protect the people, facilities, nuclear material, technology, and sensitive information that make that mission possible. The Head of Safeguards & Security will build and lead an integrated security program covering physical security, personnel security, information security, classification, UCNI/CUI, OPSEC, nuclear material safeguards, regulatory readiness, and site security operations. This person will serve as the day-to-day security authority for the site, translating NRC requirements into practical procedures, training, assessments, corrective actions, and operating controls. The role is ideal for a security leader who can operate hands-on in a fast-moving technical environment while building a rigorous, regulator-ready program from the ground up.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in security management, nuclear engineering, criminal justice, or a related technical field.
8+ years of experience in safeguards and security, nuclear security, classified information protection, information security, law enforcement, military security, DOE/NNSA security, NRC-regulated security, or another high-consequence regulated environment.
Experience implementing or managing security programs involving physical security, access control, visitor control, incident response, information protection, controlled information, and security training.
Working knowledge of DOE and/or NRC security frameworks, including one or more of: 10 CFR Part 70, 10 CFR Part 73, 10 CFR Part 95, 10 CFR Part 1017, 10 CFR Part 1045.
Demonstrated ability to develop procedures, plans, training, assessments, corrective actions, and regulator-ready documentation.
Strong judgment and discretion when handling classified, sensitive, proprietary, export-controlled, safeguards, or controlled nuclear information.
Ability to interface credibly with regulators, auditors, government stakeholders, executive leadership, technical teams, and site operations personnel.
Ability to obtain and maintain required security clearance, access authorization, and trustworthiness/reliability determinations.
U.S. citizenship required.
Ability to work extended hours or weekends as necessary to support mission-critical work.
Ability to work on-site and support classified or sensitive work areas as required.
Ability to travel to company sites, regulator meetings, government facilities, vendor locations, or training as needed.
Must be able to successfully complete background investigation, drug screening, access authorization, and other requirements for access to nuclear, classified, controlled, or sensitive information.
Must maintain strict confidentiality and comply with all applicable safeguards, security, export control, classification, UCNI, CUI, and information-protection requirements.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience as a Safeguards & Security Manager, Facility Security Officer, Site Security Officer, Classification Officer, Information Security Officer, OPSEC Manager, MC&A lead, Insider Threat Program participant, or security lead at a DOE, NNSA, NRC, DoD, or cleared contractor site.
Experience with uranium enrichment, nuclear fuel cycle operations, special nuclear material, nuclear material accounting, safeguards information, UCNI, CUI, Restricted Data, Formerly Restricted Data, or National Security Information.
Familiarity with NRC licensing, inspection, enforcement, corrective action, and security plan processes.
Experience building security programs for new facilities, startups, first-of-a-kind technology programs, or rapidly scaling technical organizations.
Experience with access-control systems, intrusion detection, security cameras, badge systems, security containers, restricted areas, classified work areas, and visitor-management systems.
Experience conducting vulnerability assessments, self-assessments, force protection reviews, OPSEC assessments, document reviews, public release reviews, and security incident investigations.
Familiarity with export control, 10 CFR Part 810, foreign national access controls, and sensitive technology-transfer reviews.
Excellent writing skills and ability to convert complex regulatory requirements into practical, enforceable procedures.

Responsibilities

Build, implement, and lead General Matter’s integrated Safeguards & Security program, including physical security, personnel security, information security, classification, UCNI/CUI, OPSEC, insider threat coordination, visitor control, incident response, and security training.
Serve as the company’s security program lead and site security point of contact for NRC, DOE, law enforcement, customers, auditors, and other government stakeholders.
Support NRC Part 70 licensing and Part 73 physical protection readiness, including safeguards planning, access authorization interfaces, security recordkeeping, inspections, corrective actions, and compliance with applicable license conditions.
Develop protection strategies for special nuclear material, controlled nuclear information, sensitive technical information, export-controlled information, proprietary technology, and other mission-critical assets.
Lead classification and information security programs, including classification guidance, Derivative Classifier authorities, document review, marking, transmission, storage, release review, need-to-know controls, classified matter accountability, self-assessments, and corrective actions.
Support nuclear material control and accountability interfaces, including MC&A planning, graded safeguards, inventory coordination, NMMSS-related reporting interfaces, physical protection integration, and investigation of anomalies or program degradations.
Own Export Control, CUI, and OPSEC programs, including reviewing official appointments, handling and marking guidance, access controls, public release reviews, threat and vulnerability analysis, countermeasures, training, and periodic assessments.
Manage facility clearance, access authorization, need-to-know, security education, classified visitor control, classified matter protection, foreign national access, Part 810-sensitive technology transfers, vendor engagement, and international collaboration requirements.
Lead security investigations, incident reporting, causal analysis, corrective actions, lessons learned, and management briefings for security events, non-compliances, suspected information compromise, unauthorized disclosures, access-control issues, and safeguards concerns.
Develop performance metrics, dashboards, audit schedules, management updates, training completion reports, open-actions tracking, and inspection-readiness materials for executive leadership and regulators.
Partner with engineering, operations, licensing, legal, export control, IT/cybersecurity, facilities, EHS, and executive leadership to embed safeguards and security requirements into facility design, construction, commissioning, and operations.