Senior Program Manager, Physical Security OperationsActive$220K

Washington, District of Columbia, United StatesManufacturing

The opportunity

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U. S.

What you'll do

  • Shape Enterprise Security Strategy: Develop, drive, and continuously refine physical security strategy across multiple sites, ensuring consistent alignment with Anduril's global security standards and business objectives.

  • Drive Security Excellence Across Regions: Influence company-wide security posture by establishing standards and best practices that scale across geographically distributed operations.

  • Develop Policies and Governance Frameworks: Lead the creation, implementation, and continuous improvement of enterprise-wide physical security policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs), post orders, and governance frameworks. Ensure policies are clearly documented, effectively communicated, consistently enforced, and regularly reviewed to reflect evolving threats, business growth, and regulatory changes.

  • Support CUI and ITAR Compliance: Partner with Government Security, Legal, and Trade Compliance teams to ensure physical security controls appropriately safeguard Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and ITAR-controlled materials. Draft and implement Technology Control Plans (TCPs), ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements, effective rollout across sites, and ongoing compliance monitoring.

  • Conduct Physical Security Vulnerability Assessments (PSVAs): Plan, execute, and review comprehensive PSVAs across sites to identify risks, evaluate existing controls, and recommend mitigation strategies. Translate assessment findings into actionable remediation plans and capital investment proposals, and track closure of identified vulnerabilities to completion.

  • Manage Contract Guard Force Operations: Provide oversight and administration of contract guard force programs, including Master Service Agreements (MSAs), Statements of Work (SOWs), Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and Service Level Agreements (SLAs). Ensure vendor performance, accountability, post coverage, training standards, and cost effectiveness across all sites.

What they're looking for

  • Active U.S. Government Security Clearance (Secret or higher).
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
  • Industry certifications such as CPP (Certified Protection Professional), PSP: (Physical Security Professional), or equivalent.
  • Experience supporting defense, aerospace, or other highly regulated environments.
  • Deep familiarity with NISPOM, DCSA requirements, ITAR, EAR, CUI, and DoD physical security standards.
  • Experience building business cases, ROI models, and multi-year capital plans for enterprise security programs.
  • Experience standing up or scaling security programs at greenfield or rapidly expanding facilities.