Job Description Summary

Leads Advanced Programs Security for highly complex, Next Generation classified program within the Edison Works business. Serves as the primary CSSO, accountable for all aspects of program security across personnel, facilities, information systems, and operations security. Integrates cross-functional security disciplines (Industrial Security, SAP/SAR, SCI as applicable, Physical/Technical Security, Cybersecurity, Insider Threat, OPSEC, and Export/ITAR) to ensure compliance, mission readiness, and competitive advantage. Partners with government security counterparts and executive stakeholders to shape strategy, mitigate risk, and enable secure program execution.

Job Description

Job Title
Senior Security Manager, Next Generation Programs

Company Intro/About GE Aerospace

At GE Aerospace, we invent the future of flight. We design, produce, and service advanced aircraft engines and integrated systems for commercial and military customers worldwide. Our teams combine deep engineering expertise with disciplined execution and a relentless focus on Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost to support missions that are critical to national security and global mobility.

Site, Business, OR Functional Area Overview

This role is based in Evendale, Ohio and supports the Edison Works / Military Systems – Special Programs business. Edison Works is responsible for some of GE Aerospace’s most advanced and highly classified programs, delivering next generation propulsion and related technologies for U.S. Government and Intelligence Community customers.

You will lead security for a highly complex Next Generation classified program, partnering closely with Program Management, Engineering, IT, Supply Chain, Quality, and U.S. Government customers to ensure secure, compliant, and mission-ready execution across development, test, and operations.

Role Overview

The Senior Security Manager, Next Generation Programs leads Advanced Programs Security for a highly complex, next generation classified program within the Edison Works business. Serving as the primary Contractor Special Security Officer (CSSO), you are accountable for all aspects of program security across personnel, facilities, information systems, and operations security.

You will integrate and oversee cross-functional security disciplines, including Industrial Security, SAP/SAR, SCI (as applicable), Physical/Technical Security, Cybersecurity, Insider Threat, OPSEC, and Export/ITAR, to ensure compliance, mission readiness, and competitive advantage. In this role you will partner with government security counterparts and executive stakeholders to shape security strategy, mitigate risk, and enable secure, agile program execution in a fast-paced development and test environment.

Key Responsibilities

Program Security Leadership (Primary CSSO)

• Serve as the primary CSSO for Next Generation programs, providing authoritative guidance on NISPOM/32 CFR Part 117, DoDM 5205.07 series, ICDs, and customer-specific security requirements.
• Define and own the end-to-end security architecture and governance for assigned programs, aligning security with program milestones, customer deliverables, and risk posture.
• Establish and lead program Security Working Groups; brief senior leadership and government customers on security posture, risks, and mitigations.

Personnel Security (PERSEC)

• Oversee clearance processing, eligibility determinations, visit authorizations, and need-to-know validation; manage JPAS/DISS and associated personnel security systems.
• Implement continuous evaluation/continuous vetting practices; lead insider threat awareness and referral processes in partnership with the Facility Security Officer (FSO) and Insider Threat Program Senior Official (ITPSO).

Facility and Physical Security

• Lead accreditation, construction, and maintenance of secure areas (SAPFs/SCIFs, as applicable) in accordance with ICD 705 and sponsor guidelines.
• Manage access control, badging, intrusion detection systems, TEMPEST/technical security controls (as required), and maintenance of Fixed Facility Checklists.

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