Physical Security – Facilities Lead

Armada • United States (Remote), CA

13d • $163,040 - $203,800 • Remote

About The Position

Armada is seeking a senior, hands-on individual contributor to own classified design, construction, and accreditation of Galleons for the U.S. Defense sector. The role turns ICD 705, DoDM 5205.07, and NISPOM (32 CFR Part 117) physical construction standards into repeatable design requirements, factory and site practices, and accreditation packages for secure processing environments, including SCIFs, SAPFs, collateral open-storage and closed areas. The role is the company authority on physical security for secure builds, partnering with hardware, form-factor, manufacturing, deployment, federal, and security teams from concept through accreditation. Corporate facility protection is in scope only where it overlaps classified design, construction, or accreditation. The role exercises independent judgment, is accountable for results across the secure-build function, and directs contractors, integrators, and cross-functional partners without direct reports.

The position is remote within the United States, with travel to U.S. factory, integration, and customer sites as needed for design reviews, construction surveillance, and accreditation. Compensation for U.S.-based candidates varies by location: Tier 1 is $187,500–$234,370, Tier 2 is $163,040–$203,800, and Tier 3 is $154,890–$193,610. The posting also lists compensation of $163,040–$203,800 USD. The role offers equity and subsidized benefits.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship.
• Active U.S. Secret clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree and 12+ years, or a master’s degree and 8+ years, in physical security, industrial security, or secure-facility construction.
• At least 5 years of hands-on experience designing, building, and accrediting SCIFs, SAPFs, or collateral open-storage areas.
• Demonstrated ability to apply ICD 705 Technical Specifications to construction drawings and field conditions.
• Working knowledge of NISPOM physical safeguards under 32 CFR Part 117 and DoDM 5205.07 as it applies to SAPF construction and accreditation.
• Experience serving as the technical interface to an Accrediting Official, Cognizant Security Office, or DCSA representative through accreditation.
• Experience authoring Construction Security Plans and fixed-facility or equivalent accreditation packages.
• Ability to read construction documents and reject noncompliant details involving walls, doors, penetrations, power, grounding, and electronic security systems.
• Experience with access control, intrusion detection, and alarm monitoring on accredited spaces (UL 2050 or equivalent).
• Demonstrated ability to drive a build to a deadline with engineers, contractors, and government security staff.
• Recognized subject-matter expertise in setting organizational physical-security standards or policy and influencing senior internal and government stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own physical construction and accreditation requirements for defense Galleons, including SCIFs and SAPFs under ICD 705 and its Technical Specifications, SAPFs under DoDM 5205.07, and collateral open-storage, closed, and discussion areas under NISPOM (32 CFR Part 117).
• Translate applicable standards into design criteria, drawing notes, bill-of-material constraints, and factory work instructions for hardware, mechanical, electrical, and manufacturing teams.
• Lead security design reviews across the Galleon family and review and redline architectural, structural, electrical, and low-voltage drawings against ICD 705, TEMPEST, and NISPOM.
• Define perimeter, access-control, intrusion-detection, and video requirements for secure configurations, including doors, locks, wall assemblies, STC and acoustic performance, and inspectable materials.
• Own TEMPEST and emissions-security design input, including red/black separation, shielding, filtering, grounding, and penetration criteria; coordinate countermeasure reviews with customer TEMPEST authorities.
• Specify Protected Distribution Systems when required and inspect them against the applicable CNSSI standard.
• Create a repeatable secure-Galleon configuration to make accreditation a productized process rather than a one-off for each build.
• Serve as Armada’s liaison to Accrediting Officials, Special Security Officers, Facility Security Officers, DCSA Industrial Security Representatives, and customer security staff.
• Author and maintain Construction Security Plans, Fixed Facility Checklists, inspectable-materials lists, TEMPEST questionnaires, and accreditation submittals.
• Plan and conduct construction surveillance, site inspections, and quality assurance for factory, integration, and customer-site work; hold contractors, integrators, and internal build teams to the Construction Security Plan.
• Drive accreditation from design approval through inspection, remediation, and operational accreditation, and own the punch list.
• Support capture and proposal teams on DD-254, contract security classification specifications, and physical-security proposal sections to ensure proposed configurations can be accredited.
• Own the security workstream for defense Galleon programs and manage milestones, dependencies, and risks against hardware design, factory slots, shipment, and customer accreditation dates.
• Partner with Large Form Factor and Edge Hardware leads, deployment, logistics, and federal mission teams to incorporate security requirements before construction begins.
• Establish the operating rhythm for classified builds, including design gates, inspection hold points, documentation control, and lessons learned for subsequent builds.
• Author and maintain internal physical-security policies and standards for classified builds, and mentor engineering, manufacturing, and deployment teams.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary and equity.
• Subsidized medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Health savings accounts (HSA), flexible spending accounts (FSA), and dependent care FSAs (DCFSA).
• Retirement plan options, including 401(k) and Roth 401(k).
• Unlimited paid time off (PTO).
• 14 paid company holidays per year.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior