ISE Compliance and Oversight Generalist

ABOUT NOOKS

Are you seeking an exciting and unique opportunity to grow and support our national security? As a startup, we are offering a limited-time opportunity to be an equity owner in a pioneering new industry. Nooks is pioneering Classified Infrastructure-as-a-Service (CIaaS) to provide government and industry partners with the fastest, most efficient access to classified infrastructure. We are building a nationwide network of accredited classified spaces and systems, ensuring that the best technologies equip our nation’s warfighters. At Nooks, we value innovation, collaboration, and a service-first mindset.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

We are seeking an analytical Compliance and Oversight Generalist to serve as an internal consultant on operational excellence across the US Space Force's classified security/Integrated Security Enterprise (ISE). This is a support role focused on analyzing, standardizing, and streamlining security workflows across all site security disciplines: Industrial, Personnel, Physical, and Information Security.

The Generalist will help to ensure the USSF's classified infrastructure and services scale efficiently by translating complex security regulations (NISPOM, ICDs) into repeatable, auditable, and highly efficient processes. The ideal candidate blends security compliance knowledge with experience in process improvement methodologies.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Security Process Analysis and Design

• Process Mapping: Conduct process mapping and analysis across all security domains (e.g., clearance processing, SCIF accreditation, incident reporting, classified material control).
• Efficiency Improvement: Help to identify operational inefficiencies, compliance gaps, and bottlenecks in existing security workflows.
• Standardization: Support design, implementation, and to standardize new, optimized security processes and procedures to enhance efficiency, reduce cycle time, and ensure consistent compliance across all USSF sites.
• Methodology: Utilize process improvement methodologies (e.g., Lean, Six Sigma principles) to enhance the security team's overall effectiveness while maintaining strict regulatory adherence.

2. Documentation and Assurance

• SOP Suite: Support the development, maintenance, and revision of the master suite of Security Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), ensuring a unified, consistent, and compliant framework for all security domains (PHYSEC, PERSEC, INFOSEC, INDUSEC).
• Template Creation: Create and manage standardized security templates for required documentation, including DD-254s, Fixed Facility Checklists (FFCs), access rosters, and internal self-inspection reports.
• Quality Control: Collaborate with the Security Compliance and Oversight Specialist and SME to integrate process improvements into the internal self-inspection and auditing programs, focusing on quality assurance and continuous monitoring.
• Root Cause Analysis: Support post-incident analysis efforts to help identify systemic root causes, and support the implementation of corrective process actions to prevent future security violations or recurring incidents.

3. Technology Integration and Metrics

• Help recommend technology solutions (e.g., workflow software, compliance tracking tools, security management systems) to automate manual security processes and enhance auditability.
• System Optimization: Support the integration and optimization of security management systems (DISS/NBIS, NISS) and physical security systems (ACS/IDS) to improve data integrity and compliance reporting.
• KPI Development: Help track Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and metrics for security process efficiency, compliance status, and security team performance to measure the impact of improvement initiatives.

THE SKILLSET:

• Experience: 1-2 years of broad, hands-on experience in security, having worked across multiple security disciplines (PERSEC, PHYSEC, INFOSEC, INDUSEC).
• Process: Experience in process improvement, standardization, or quality assurance roles within a highly regulated compliance environment.
• Regulatory: Practical knowledge of NISPOM/32 CFR Part 117 and applicable Intelligence Community Directives (ICDs).
• Clearance: Must possess and maintain an active Secret eligibility security clearance. U.S. Citizenship is required. Candidates must be capable of maintaining eligibility up to the Secret level within 45 days of hire.
• Skills: Good analytical and problem-solving skills, with an ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into simplified, efficient, and user-friendly processes.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Certification: SPeD Certification, or experience with process improvement methodologies (e.g., Lean, Six Sigma).
• System Proficiency: Experience with security management systems (DISS, NISS) and familiarity with enterprise software tools used for document control or workflow management.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Security Management, Business Process, Quality Assurance).

This position is a strategic, enterprise-wide role that may require occasional travel to USSF facilities.

This employment offer is contingent upon continued funding of the underlying government contract. Should the contract be modified, or terminated, or if funding is reduced or eliminated, the employer reserves the right to adjust or rescind the offer accordingly.