Industrial and personnel security in the Washington, DC area
Space Jobs for Security Professionals in the Washington, DC Area
13 open roles for security professionals at 8 space companies name a site in the Washington, DC area, most of them in Dulles, VA and McLean, VA; typical pay runs $122k–$220k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.
Space companies hiring security professionals in the Washington, DC area
| Employer | Open roles here | Median posted pay |
|---|---|---|
| Northrop Grumman | 5 | $147k/yr |
| SpaceX | 2 | too few figures |
| The Aerospace Corporation | 1 | not stated |
| Booz Allen Hamilton | 1 | too few figures |
| HawkEye 360 | 1 | too few figures |
| Iridium | 1 | too few figures |
| Rocket Lab | 1 | too few figures |
| Viasat | 1 | too few figures |
Where the roles are
- Dulles, VA5
- McLean, VA2
- Washington, DC2
- Chantilly, VA1
- Crystal City, VA1
- Herndon, VA1
- Reston, VA1
Kinds of work
Open space roles for security professionals in the Washington, DC area, newest first
Updated 31 Oct 2026, 22:02 UTC
Senior Security Analyst / FSO (opens the job details)
Iridium · Supply Chain · McLean, VA, United States· 1d agoDetails
$108,000–$140,000/yr
Industrial Security Analyst - Level 5 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Supply Chain · Dulles, VA, United States· 1d agoDetails
$146,300–$219,500/yrIndustrial Security Analyst - Level 4 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Supply Chain · Dulles, VA, United States· 1d agoDetails
$146,300–$219,500/yrIndustrial Security Analyst/Project Manager - Level 3 or 4 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Supply Chain · Dulles, VA, United States· 1d agoDetails
$94,200–$141,200/yr
Facility Security Officer / Contractor Program Security Officer (FSO/CPSO) (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Supply Chain · Chantilly, VA, United States· 2d agoDetails
$115,000–$150,000/yr
Director, Corporate Security & Facility Security Officer (opens the job details)
HawkEye 360 · Supply Chain · Herndon, VA, United States· 5d agoDetails
$155,000–$200,000/yrIndustrial Security Analyst - Level 4 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Supply Chain · Dulles, VA, United States· 1w agoDetails
$117,500–$176,300/yrSecurity Coordinator - Level 3 or Level 4 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Supply Chain · Dulles, VA, United States· 2w agoDetails
$51,400–$85,600/yr
Industrial Security Analyst (MDSO) (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Programs & Business · Washington, DC, United States· 3w agoDetails
$85,000–$140,000/yrSr. Industrial Security Analyst (MDSO) (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Supply Chain · Washington, DC, United States· 3w agoDetails
$130,000–$195,000/yr
Secure Space Technical and Physical Security SME, Senior Manager (opens the job details)
Booz Allen Hamilton · Supply Chain · McLean, VA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$125,300–$233,000/yr
Contractor SAP Security Officer (CSSO) (opens the job details)
The Aerospace Corporation · Programs & Business · Crystal City, VA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
Senior Security Specialist, Vulnerability Management (opens the job details)
Viasat · Software & IT · Carlsbad, California; Reston, Virginia· 3mo agoDetails
$121,000–$191,000/yr
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What people ask about security professionals' work in the Washington, DC area
Which space companies hire security professionals in the Washington, DC area?
Today, Northrop Grumman (5 roles), SpaceX (2 roles), The Aerospace Corporation (1 role), Booz Allen Hamilton (1 role), HawkEye 360 (1 role), Iridium (1 role), and 2 more. The table above lists every employer with a role open in the Washington, DC area.
Where in the Washington, DC area are the roles for security professionals?
Most are in Dulles, VA (5), McLean, VA (2), Washington, DC (2), Chantilly, VA (1), as the postings name their sites. A role that names several sites counts at each.
How much do space roles for security professionals in the Washington, DC area pay?
The roles here that state pay post a median $151k/yr, with typical pay from $122k–$220k/yr.
Do roles for security professionals in the Washington, DC area require US citizenship?
Many do: rocket, spacecraft and satellite work is often export-controlled under ITAR or the EAR, so most roles at US space employers are open only to US citizens or US persons, as each posting states. Our research on who can apply measures it employer by employer.
How is this list made?
We read each employer's own job board every hour. A role is listed here when it is a US role and its own location line names a place in the Washington, DC area (the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan statistical area as the Census Bureau draws it: Alexandria city, Arlington County, Charles County, Clarke County, Culpeper County, District of Columbia, Fairfax city, Fairfax County, Falls Church city, Fauquier County, Frederick County, Fredericksburg city, Jefferson County, Loudoun County, Manassas city, Manassas Park city, Montgomery County, Prince George's County, Prince William County, Rappahannock County, Spotsylvania County, Stafford County and Warren County), by the same reading as our research on where space jobs are, and its title names the profession by the same rule as the page for security professionals; remote roles that name no state are on the remote jobs page.