# Industrial and Personnel Security Manager at Varda

- Company: Varda
- What the company does: Expanding the economic bounds of humankind with the world's first orbital manufacturing & reentry platform. Backed by General Catalyst, Khosla and Founders Fund.
- Company website: https://varda.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: El Segundo, California, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $115K to $155K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-14
- Apply by: 2026-11-28
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/vardaspace/jobs/8034195003?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/varda-industrial-and-personnel-security-manager/

## About the role

Varda is advancing pharmaceutical development in microgravity and flying government missions that involve hypersonic reentry and advanced flight testing. None of it happens without a security program that protects the people, facilities, information, and hardware behind these missions. You would be the one making that program real. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- At least 5 years of relevant industrial security experience in a DoD or Intelligence Community contractor environment, including substantive hands-on personnel security responsibilities
- Strong working knowledge of 32 CFR Part 117 (NISPOM), DD Form 254 requirements, and security classification guides, with the ability to translate requirements into clear procedures
- Hands-on proficiency with DISS and NBIS, and the ability to use NISS and customer-specific systems applicable to assigned responsibilities
- Working knowledge of relevant ICD 704 personnel security requirements when supporting SCI personnel
- Strong written communication, organization, discretion, and judgment, with the ability to brief employees, executives, and government representatives and to manage sensitive personnel information
- The ability to work independently, coordinate across functions, prioritize competing deadlines, and build repeatable processes in a growing company

Tags: Operations

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/varda-industrial-and-personnel-security-manager/