Cyber Security Specialist

We are seeking an experienced Project Security Specialist to directly manage, oversee, and execute the technical security and compliance requirements of our active client contracts. This role sits within the project execution team and focuses entirely on project-level risk mitigation, technical security deliverables, and client compliance standards. The ideal candidate brings sound judgment, adaptability, and a team-first mindset, with the flexibility to step in when critical issues require attention. The Project Security Specialist will coordinate with our Facility Security Officer (FSO), handle the day-to-day project-specific data boundaries, develop and maintain security documentation, and attend client-facing technical audits as required., * Review, translate, and enforce specialized technical security requirements mandated by client contracts and service level agreements (SLAs).

• Maintain project-specific data access control lists for personnel touching sensitive project data.
• Maintain a continuous audit-ready posture for the project; prepare technical evidence, documentation, and reporting required for client-led security reviews.
• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for the client's security officers regarding project milestones, vulnerabilities, and risk registers.
• Lead the investigation and mitigation of project-specific technical anomalies, data spills, or application policy violations, loop-in the FSO and/or enterprise-level security personnel only when necessary.

Work Conditions & Physical Requirements:

• Office-based with no remote work opportunities
• May require occasional work outside normal business hours to support operations and incident response.

Do you have experience in Customer service?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, * U.S. Citizenship

• Current TOP SECRET Clearance (will be validated upon hiring)
• 3+ years of dedicated experience in cybersecurity compliance, technical project management, or contract security operations.
• Strong working knowledge of contract-specific compliance standards (e.g., NIST SP 800-171, CMMC, SOC 2 Type II, or FedRAMP).
• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or a related field. Professional certifications such as CompTIA Security+, or CySA+ are highly valued.
• Strong knowledge of security best practices.
• Experience with security auditing, vulnerability assessments, and incident response is also valuable
• Technically capable and a self-starter with strong organizational, interpersonal and customer service skills, both written and verbal.
• Clear communication, patience, problem-solving, and ability to follow documented processes.
• Ability to multitask, work under pressure and meet timelines on deliverables.
• Demonstrated understanding of, sensitivity to, and respect for working in a highly collaborative environment with diverse populations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to operate independently as an embedded security advocate within a delivery team, without relying on daily corporate IT oversight.
• Proficient in setting up project-level data access boundaries, maintaining compliance matrices, and articulating technical risks to non-technical business clients.
• Strong ability to collaborate smoothly with internal leadership, including the FSO and project managers, to align project security with broader site guidelines.
• Working knowledge of Insider Threat and Industrial Security Program requirements.
• Familiarity with network security principles.

Long Wave Inc. is a Small Business defense contractor headquartered in Oklahoma City, OK. We are an industry leader in the installation and maintenance of Very Low Frequency/Low Frequency/High Frequency (VLF/LF/HF) communication systems, software development, software, and hardware installation, Nuclear Command and Control Communication (NC3), Contract Support Services (CSS), and systems engineering. We have grown into an agile company based on experience, trust, and integrity. Long Wave is the best Strategic Communications Small Business in America. As a leader in services and solutions, software, and engineering products, we make certain that our abilities are as diverse and unique as our customers. As a government contractor, we specialize in: * Engineering * Tower and Antenna Maintenance and Installation * Software Development * Software and Hardware Installation * Operations and Maintenance of Government Facilities * Information Technology and Cybersecurity Services * Simulation and Training * Program Management Services for Various Agencies and Clients Staffed with retired military, senior engineers, and support personnel from industry, we have helped to design and implement some of the United States Military's most critical and innovative communications technologies. Our subject matter experts have hundreds of years of combined experience operating, maintaining, and modernizing communications suites around the world and our software developers have decades of experience analyzing, architecting, developing, testing, and deploying software solutions for the United States Navy and commercial customers. Our military men and women around the world count on Long Wave to provide services for many of today's modern military communication programs. Some of our accomplishments include: * The Clarinet Merlin Receiving System (CMRS), a shore-based communications system that continuously monitors emergency transmissions from buoys launched from United States Navy submarines; * A Command and Control (C2) Dashboard, which provides databases for operational and maintenance support for the United States Navy's Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) leadership; * Long Wave developed Trainers and Stimulators that provide mission rehearsal capability, which can completely simulate a communication suite with integrated voice and data communications. Long Wave is proud to have been supporting the United States Military since 1995.