Director, National Security Compliance and Operations

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Snowflake Public Sector (SPS) is dedicated to providing secure and scalable data solutions to government agencies and organizations. We are hiring a Director, National Security Compliance and Operations to manage our National Industrial Security Program. This role will act as the Corporate Facility Security Officer (CFSO) and the Insider Threat Program Security Officer (ITPSO). We are seeking a highly motivated individual who is ready to dig in and help build a world-class national security program in a rapidly evolving environment. We aim to establish SPS as a national champion for secure data solutions in the Public Sector.

The Director, National Security Compliance and Operations will be responsible for building a compliant SPS National Industrial Security Program. This position will act as a critical liaison between SPS and government customers, and will require interfacing with all levels of personnel and government management to ensure SPS maintains a compliant program. This is an individual contributor position and reports to Snowflake's Senior Director, Associate General Counsel, Cybersecurity. This position is in-person and will be based in McLean, VA.

Corporate Security

• Serves as the primary point of contact for all industrial security matters.

• Develop a compliant security framework for SPS's Industrial Security Program.

• Conduct annual self-inspections of SPS's Industrial Security Program to include drafting and submitting an annual review and certification to the appropriate government representative.

• Create processes and procedures to report adverse and relevant security information to the appropriate government representatives.

• Establish a procedure for maintaining public sector incident reports.

• Manage compliance of all contractually required security requirements.

• Establish a compliant public sector Insider Threat Program.

• Coordinate across teams to draft a compliant public sector security incident response plan and reporting channel to manage incidents or vulnerabilities discovered.

• Oversee courier management of government documents.

Personnel Security

• Oversee the maintenance of and updates to DISS/NISS systems. Enter appropriate information into these systems as required.

• Establish internal procedures for processing and submitting clearance packages. This includes tracking security clearance actions and creating a process for security clearance requests and changes.

• Create a centralized system to process Security Executive Agent Directives (SEAD) 3 reporting, foreign travel requests, foreign travel briefings, visitor requests, and clearances records to provide metrics as required.

• Implement systematic employee security indoctrination and briefings/debriefings including special access requirements.

Compliance and Training

• Ensure compliance with the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM), SEADs, OPSEC principles, and other relevant regulations.

• Create a security education and indoctrination plan for the cleared workforce.

• Track annual security training requirements for all cleared employees.

• Develop security policies, procedures, and documentation (i.e., Security Education Plan, Insider Threat Program, Incident Response Plan).

• Provide security awareness and training to cleared employees.

• Support government inspections and assessments.

• 10+ years of industrial security program experience to include written designation as the FSO/ITPSO for a technology corporation.

• Experience building a compliant National Industrial Security Program (NISP).

• Demonstrated experience developing and executing a compliant industrial security and Insider Threat Program.

• Experience in developing new policies, procedures, and documentation (e.g., Security Education Plan, Insider Threat Program, Incident Response Plan)

• Strong working knowledge of the NISPOM, ICDs, SEADs, and government security requirements.

• Experience creating and conducting initial security briefings, debriefings, indoctrinations, pre/post foreign travel briefings, and refresher briefings, as appropriate.

• Ability to develop and establish an effective security awareness, training, and education program.

• Demonstrable experience communicating information security and risk-related concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Demonstrated ability to interface with government agencies and inspectors.

• Thorough understanding and working experience with government and corporate security databases such as NISS, DISS, and eQIP.

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

• Attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.

• Ability to work in a constantly changing regulatory environment with short-, mid-, and long-term timelines for remediating any non-compliance.

• Highly organized with excellent oral and written communication skills; excellent time management and multitasking skills.

• Ability to work cross-functionally among teams to develop a successful industrial security and Insider Threat Program.

• Attitude that no project is too big or too small.

• Comfortable working in an extremely fast-paced environment.

• BA/BS

• Active US Government clearance or clearance eligible required.

• Sense of humor.

Every Snowflake employee is expected to follow the company's confidentiality and security standards for handling sensitive data. Snowflake employees must abide by the company's data security plan as an essential part of their duties. It is every employee's duty to keep customer information secure and confidential.

Snowflake is growing fast, and we're scaling our team to help enable and accelerate our growth. We are looking for people who share our values, challenge ordinary thinking, and push the pace of innovation while building a future for themselves and Snowflake.

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For jobs located in the United States, please visit the job posting on the Snowflake Careers Site for salary and benefits information: careers.snowflake.com

The following represents the expected range of compensation for this role:

• The estimated base salary range for this role is $208,000 - $309,700.
• Additionally, this role is eligible to participate in Snowflake's bonus and equity plan.

The successful candidate's starting salary will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location. This role is also eligible for a competitive benefits package that includes: medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; 401(k) retirement plan; flexible spending & health savings account; at least 12 paid holidays; paid time off; parental leave; employee assistance program; and other company benefits.