Physical Security Specialist

Description Description

At System High Corporation-a Top Washington-Area Workplace (The Washington Post, 2023-2025), a Top Workplaces Culture Excellence honoree (April 2025), and a three-time VETS Indexes 3-Star Employer-we protect and advance the nation's most critical missions. As part of our team, you'll tackle complex security challenges across SAP, SCI, and Collateral programs. If you're driven by national security, innovation, and integrity, we want to hear from you.

Position Overview

The Physical Security Specialist will provide on-site physical security support to the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) mission at Eglin Air Force Base in support of our international partners.

This position provides continuous after-hours physical security coverage to protect personnel, facilities, equipment, materials, and information. The Physical Security Specialist will monitor facility activity, verify authorized access, conduct required security checks, provide escorts, respond to alarm notifications, document security activities, and immediately report security anomalies to the appropriate Government authorities.

The position is 100% on-site and requires availability to work nights, weekends, holidays, and other periods when normal Government personnel may not be present. The contract effort has a 12-month period of performance.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintain a continuous physical security presence within assigned ACURL and/or XRL facilities.
• Monitor facilities and surrounding areas for unauthorized access, suspicious activity, security concerns, or other anomalies.
• Verify personnel access authorization and ensure only authorized individuals are permitted access to controlled areas.
• Immediately notify the Eglin AFB Base Defense Operations Center (BDOC) when security anomalies, suspected intrusions, or other security incidents are identified.
• Escort Security Forces personnel responding to suspected intrusion events.
• Escort and monitor Government-approved after-hours access by emergency personnel, facility engineering personnel, vendors, maintenance personnel, and other authorized individuals.
• Respond to notifications from applicable alarm-monitoring organizations, including the Eglin AFB BDOC.
• Answer alarm-monitoring calls and physically respond to security events at ACURL or XRL when required.
• Conduct exterior perimeter security inspections of assigned facilities at intervals not to exceed four (4) hours during assigned periods of responsibility.
• Inspect facilities for indications of unauthorized entry, door or window tampering, suspicious vehicles or individuals, perimeter damage, or other unusual conditions.
• Immediately report identified anomalies to BDOC and document incidents in accordance with established procedures.
• Maintain detailed security checks and anomaly logs documenting the date and time of inspections, employee conducting the inspection, security status, and any observed anomalies.
• Maintain communication with applicable F-35 JPO security offices and support appropriate Special Access Program (SAP) security posture requirements.
• Protect classified information and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and comply with applicable DoD, Air Force, F-35 JPO, OPSEC, and facility security requirements.
• Complete required Government security, antiterrorism, active-shooter, information assurance, and other required training.
• Maintain reliable attendance and shift coverage due to the mission-essential nature of the position.

Qualifications Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Active Secret security clearance required.
• Must be eligible for access to Special Access Required (SAR) information through the applicable SAP nomination process.
• Ability to obtain and maintain required Eglin AFB/F-35 JPO facility access, CAC, and local identification credentials as applicable.
• Ability to work 100% on-site at Eglin AFB, Florida.
• Ability and willingness to work nights, weekends, Federal holidays, and extended after-hours schedules.
• Ability to maintain continuous physical security coverage during assigned shifts.
• Ability to respond promptly to alarms, security incidents, and facility emergencies.
• Ability to conduct recurring physical inspections of facility perimeters throughout the assigned shift.
• Ability to accurately maintain security logs, incident documentation, and required reports.
• Ability to follow established physical security, SAP, information security, OPSEC, antiterrorism, and emergency-management procedures.
• Strong attention to detail, reliability, situational awareness, and ability to work independently during after-hours operations.
• Must complete all Government-directed and contract-required training.

Additional Information

• This job description is not designed to cover or contain all job duties required of the employee. There may be additional activities, duties and/or responsibilities that are required for this position that are not listed in this job description.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

• System High is a Military friendly employer. Our extensive work on behalf of the U.S. government offers those who have served in uniform an opportunity to continue to serve their country in a new and exciting way while enjoying a successful civilian career.

• System High values the power and strength of diverse backgrounds on the culture and performance of our company. We strive to maintain an inclusive culture to encourage each employee to bring their whole self to the mission.
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