Security Operations Engineer Jobs in Maryland
Security Operations Engineer jobs in Maryland are concentrated in the Baltimore-Washington corridor, Annapolis, and the National Capital Region suburbs, where federal contractors, defense agencies, and financial institutions drive sustained hiring across threat detection, incident response, and SIEM engineering. Employers like Leidos, Northrop Grumman, and CrowdStrike maintain a significant footprint in the state and consistently post openings at the junior, mid-level, and senior tiers. Maryland's proximity to NSA headquarters in Fort Meade and the density of cleared-facility employers makes it one of the most active markets nationally for security operations talent. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Top employerAllied Universal
Top cityBethesda, MD
Cities hiring9
Work type50% Remote
Top credentialHigh school diploma or GED
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Allied Universal
Security Operations Account Manager
Gaithersburg, Maryland
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NOW HIRING: 5 CHURCH SECURITY SITE SUPERVISORS Armed Security Operations | Team Leadership | Access Control | Crowd Management
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Blueline Security Services, LLC
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Bethesda, Maryland
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Auberge Collection
Security Operations Engineer
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Security Operations Account Manager
Allied Universal·Gaithersburg, Maryland
Job functions:
$84k - $94k/yr
High school diploma or GED
10,000+ employees
Job Description
Security Operations Account Manager
Overview
Company Overview:
Allied Universal®, North America’s leading security and facility services company, offers rewarding careers that provide you a sense of purpose. While working in a dynamic, welcoming, and collaborative workplace, you will be part of a team that contributes to a culture that positively impacts the communities and customers we serve.
Job Description
Allied Universal® is hiring an Account Manager. The Account Manager is responsible for the management, performance, and delivery of Allied Universal security services at a high profile customer’s campus - a complex, multi-building pharmaceutical research and development environment.
The Account Manager provides leadership across Security Operations and the Security Operations Center (GSOC), overseeing approximately 75 security personnel through an established management structure. The Account Manager is responsible for maintaining effective daily operations, developing personnel, managing resources, ensuring service quality, and building strong relationships with client stakeholders and supporting partners.
The Account Manager serves as the primary day-to-day point of contact for local Allied Universal security services, working closely with our customer’s Security & Emergency Response leadership to maintain operational readiness, address emerging needs, support campus activities, and continuously improve service delivery.
Salary Range: $83,600 - $93,600 / year
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Maintain accountability for local Allied Universal security-service delivery
- Directly lead the Assistant Account Managers responsible for Security Operations and GSOC, ensuring clear accountability and coordination across both areas
- Provide shared local oversight of the Security Systems Administrator in coordination with Security Integration leadership, balancing local service needs with broader responsibilities
- Oversee approximately 75 security personnel through the account’s management structure, including staffing, scheduling, post coverage, payroll, training, performance management, succession planning, and workforce development
- Ensure personnel meet Allied Universal and customer licensing, compliance, training, and site-readiness requirements applicable to their assigned responsibilities
- Serve as the primary day-to-day point of contact for local Allied Universal security services, ensuring requests, incidents, and service needs are addressed by the appropriate team members and escalated when broader direction or support is required
- Build effective working relationships across the campus and coordinate security support for employee matters, site activities, facility needs, projects, incidents, and other business requirements
- Work closely with Security Integration and Emergency Response partners to align local security operations with technical capabilities, emergency preparedness, and evolving campus needs
- Translate business and site requirements into consistent and effective security-service delivery through the account’s management and supervisory structure
- Lead Allied Universal’s operational response during significant incidents, business disruptions, special events, and sensitive employee matters, ensuring effective coordination, timely communication, accurate documentation, and appropriate follow-through
- Ensure Allied Universal personnel are trained, qualified, and prepared to perform their assigned security and emergency-response responsibilities
- Maintain effective operating procedures, post orders, reporting standards, communications, and escalation processes across Security Operations and GSOC
- Participate in incident reviews, investigations, exercises, and after-action activities and ensure corrective actions assigned to Allied Universal are appropriately addressed
- Monitor staffing, training, incident activity, response effectiveness, documentation quality, stakeholder feedback, and corrective actions to identify risks and improve service delivery
- Assess new facilities, technologies, projects, and changes in campus operations for impacts to security-service delivery and coordinate necessary staffing, procedures, training, equipment, and operational readiness
- Ensure security-service delivery meets contractual requirements, performance expectations, and financial objectives, including appropriate management of overtime, payroll accuracy, staffing resources, and account expenditures
- Identify recurring operational issues and opportunities to improve service quality, readiness, efficiency, and consistency
- Maintain effective relationships with campus stakeholders, Allied Universal leadership, vendor partners, law enforcement, emergency services, and other organizations supporting site operations
- Escalate matters requiring broader program direction, risk acceptance, investment, or coordination beyond Allied Universal’s authority to client Security and Emergency Response leadership
QUALIFICATIONS (MUST HAVE):
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Licensing requirements are subject to state and/or local laws and regulations and may be required prior to employment
- Valid driver’s license if driving a company or customer owned vehicle
- ASIS International Certified Protection Professional (CPP) or other relevant security, emergency-management, or public-safety credential
- Minimum of five (5) years demonstrated experience managing security operations, preferably within a corporate, pharmaceutical, life sciences, research and development, or similarly complex environment
- Minimum of five (5) years of proven ability to lead managers and supervisors supporting multi-shift, continuous operations
- Minimum of five (5) years of experience with workforce management, scheduling, personnel development, performance management, and service delivery
- Minimum of five (5) years of experience managing client relationships, contractual obligations, operational budgets, and service-performance expectations
- Experience supporting security operations within a pharmaceutical, life-sciences, research, laboratory, manufacturing, or similarly regulated environment
- Previous contract or proprietary security-management experience
- Experience with Security Operations Center or command-center operations
- Experience supporting security technology such as access control, video management, visitor management, incident-management, and emergency-notification systems
- Experience supporting emergency exercises, investigations, workplace incidents, or significant operational events
- Working knowledge of physical security operations, access control, video surveillance, incident management, and Security Operations Center functions
- Familiarity with emergency-response procedures, incident escalation, operational continuity, and coordination with law enforcement and other public-safety partners
- Strong communication, organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
- Ability to manage competing priorities, exercise sound independent judgment, and coordinate effectively across multiple business areas
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and web-based business applications
- Demonstrated ability to operate with a high degree of ownership, independence, and accountability while maintaining a collaborative and service-oriented approach
- Leadership skills; ability to coach and develop a capable management team, anticipate operational challenges, maintain constructive stakeholder relationships, and translate business needs into consistent, effective security-service delivery
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (NICE TO HAVE):
- College degree in Business Administration, Criminal Justice, Security Management, Emergency Management or related field of study
BENEFITS:
- Medical, dental, vision, basic life, AD&D, retirement plan and disability insurance
- Eight paid holidays annually, five sick days, and four personal days
- Vacation time offered at an accrual rate of 3.08 hours biweekly; unused vacation is only paid out where required by law
Closing
Allied Universal® is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, age, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or relationship/association with a protected veteran, or any other basis or characteristic protected by law. For more information: www.aus.com
If you have difficulty using the online system and require an alternate method to apply or require an accommodation, please contact our local Human Resources department. To find an office near you, please visit: www.aus.com/offices.
Requisition ID
2026-1742400
Allied Universal
Security Operations Account Manager
Gaithersburg, Maryland
Added 6d ago10,000+ employees
Job functions:
$84k - $94k/yr
High school diploma or GED
Job Description
Security Operations Account Manager
Overview
Company Overview:
Allied Universal®, North America’s leading security and facility services company, offers rewarding careers that provide you a sense of purpose. While working in a dynamic, welcoming, and collaborative workplace, you will be part of a team that contributes to a culture that positively impacts the communities and customers we serve.
Job Description
Allied Universal® is hiring an Account Manager. The Account Manager is responsible for the management, performance, and delivery of Allied Universal security services at a high profile customer’s campus - a complex, multi-building pharmaceutical research and development environment.
The Account Manager provides leadership across Security Operations and the Security Operations Center (GSOC), overseeing approximately 75 security personnel through an established management structure. The Account Manager is responsible for maintaining effective daily operations, developing personnel, managing resources, ensuring service quality, and building strong relationships with client stakeholders and supporting partners.
The Account Manager serves as the primary day-to-day point of contact for local Allied Universal security services, working closely with our customer’s Security & Emergency Response leadership to maintain operational readiness, address emerging needs, support campus activities, and continuously improve service delivery.
Salary Range: $83,600 - $93,600 / year
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Maintain accountability for local Allied Universal security-service delivery
- Directly lead the Assistant Account Managers responsible for Security Operations and GSOC, ensuring clear accountability and coordination across both areas
- Provide shared local oversight of the Security Systems Administrator in coordination with Security Integration leadership, balancing local service needs with broader responsibilities
- Oversee approximately 75 security personnel through the account’s management structure, including staffing, scheduling, post coverage, payroll, training, performance management, succession planning, and workforce development
- Ensure personnel meet Allied Universal and customer licensing, compliance, training, and site-readiness requirements applicable to their assigned responsibilities
- Serve as the primary day-to-day point of contact for local Allied Universal security services, ensuring requests, incidents, and service needs are addressed by the appropriate team members and escalated when broader direction or support is required
- Build effective working relationships across the campus and coordinate security support for employee matters, site activities, facility needs, projects, incidents, and other business requirements
- Work closely with Security Integration and Emergency Response partners to align local security operations with technical capabilities, emergency preparedness, and evolving campus needs
- Translate business and site requirements into consistent and effective security-service delivery through the account’s management and supervisory structure
- Lead Allied Universal’s operational response during significant incidents, business disruptions, special events, and sensitive employee matters, ensuring effective coordination, timely communication, accurate documentation, and appropriate follow-through
- Ensure Allied Universal personnel are trained, qualified, and prepared to perform their assigned security and emergency-response responsibilities
- Maintain effective operating procedures, post orders, reporting standards, communications, and escalation processes across Security Operations and GSOC
- Participate in incident reviews, investigations, exercises, and after-action activities and ensure corrective actions assigned to Allied Universal are appropriately addressed
- Monitor staffing, training, incident activity, response effectiveness, documentation quality, stakeholder feedback, and corrective actions to identify risks and improve service delivery
- Assess new facilities, technologies, projects, and changes in campus operations for impacts to security-service delivery and coordinate necessary staffing, procedures, training, equipment, and operational readiness
- Ensure security-service delivery meets contractual requirements, performance expectations, and financial objectives, including appropriate management of overtime, payroll accuracy, staffing resources, and account expenditures
- Identify recurring operational issues and opportunities to improve service quality, readiness, efficiency, and consistency
- Maintain effective relationships with campus stakeholders, Allied Universal leadership, vendor partners, law enforcement, emergency services, and other organizations supporting site operations
- Escalate matters requiring broader program direction, risk acceptance, investment, or coordination beyond Allied Universal’s authority to client Security and Emergency Response leadership
QUALIFICATIONS (MUST HAVE):
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Licensing requirements are subject to state and/or local laws and regulations and may be required prior to employment
- Valid driver’s license if driving a company or customer owned vehicle
- ASIS International Certified Protection Professional (CPP) or other relevant security, emergency-management, or public-safety credential
- Minimum of five (5) years demonstrated experience managing security operations, preferably within a corporate, pharmaceutical, life sciences, research and development, or similarly complex environment
- Minimum of five (5) years of proven ability to lead managers and supervisors supporting multi-shift, continuous operations
- Minimum of five (5) years of experience with workforce management, scheduling, personnel development, performance management, and service delivery
- Minimum of five (5) years of experience managing client relationships, contractual obligations, operational budgets, and service-performance expectations
- Experience supporting security operations within a pharmaceutical, life-sciences, research, laboratory, manufacturing, or similarly regulated environment
- Previous contract or proprietary security-management experience
- Experience with Security Operations Center or command-center operations
- Experience supporting security technology such as access control, video management, visitor management, incident-management, and emergency-notification systems
- Experience supporting emergency exercises, investigations, workplace incidents, or significant operational events
- Working knowledge of physical security operations, access control, video surveillance, incident management, and Security Operations Center functions
- Familiarity with emergency-response procedures, incident escalation, operational continuity, and coordination with law enforcement and other public-safety partners
- Strong communication, organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
- Ability to manage competing priorities, exercise sound independent judgment, and coordinate effectively across multiple business areas
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and web-based business applications
- Demonstrated ability to operate with a high degree of ownership, independence, and accountability while maintaining a collaborative and service-oriented approach
- Leadership skills; ability to coach and develop a capable management team, anticipate operational challenges, maintain constructive stakeholder relationships, and translate business needs into consistent, effective security-service delivery
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (NICE TO HAVE):
- College degree in Business Administration, Criminal Justice, Security Management, Emergency Management or related field of study
BENEFITS:
- Medical, dental, vision, basic life, AD&D, retirement plan and disability insurance
- Eight paid holidays annually, five sick days, and four personal days
- Vacation time offered at an accrual rate of 3.08 hours biweekly; unused vacation is only paid out where required by law
Closing
Allied Universal® is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, age, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or relationship/association with a protected veteran, or any other basis or characteristic protected by law. For more information: www.aus.com
If you have difficulty using the online system and require an alternate method to apply or require an accommodation, please contact our local Human Resources department. To find an office near you, please visit: www.aus.com/offices.
Requisition ID
2026-1742400
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A snapshot from current Maryland openings, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
What Maryland Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in security operations engineer jobs across Maryland.
- Active security clearance or eligibility for a federal clearance preferred by most Maryland employers
- Experience with SIEM platforms such as Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, or IBM QRadar
- Relevant certification such as CompTIA Security+, CISSP, or CEH recognized by hiring managers
- Proficiency in network monitoring, log analysis, and intrusion detection and prevention systems
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information security, or a related technical field
- Hands-on experience responding to security incidents in a SOC environment
Security Operations Engineer Jobs in Maryland: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a security operations engineer in Maryland?
The most direct path is a bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, computer science, or information technology followed by entry-level SOC analyst work to build hands-on experience. Maryland has no state-issued license specific to this role, but many employers require or strongly prefer industry certifications such as CompTIA Security+, CISSP, or the GIAC Security Essentials credential. Because so many Maryland employers work on federal contracts, obtaining or qualifying for a security clearance through agencies near Fort Meade significantly broadens your options.
How much do security operations engineers make in Maryland?
Security operations engineers in Maryland earn a median of about $139,640 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $79,130 for the lowest 10% to over $216,570 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire security operations engineers in Maryland?
Maryland security operations engineer roles are posted by Allied Universal, Perdue, and Everwatch and others right now, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. The state's concentration of federal contractors and defense technology firms means many of these openings are tied to government programs and cleared environments.
Which Maryland cities have the most security operations engineer jobs?
Bethesda, Baltimore, and Elkridge lead Maryland for security operations engineer openings. The Baltimore and Annapolis areas benefit from proximity to NSA headquarters at Fort Meade and the dense cluster of defense contractors and federal agencies along the I-95 corridor, while the D.C. suburbs in Montgomery and Prince George's counties draw openings from large systems integrators and government technology firms headquartered just inside the state line.
Are there remote security operations engineer jobs in Maryland?
Yes, and more than many technical fields, though cleared roles typically require on-site work. About 50% of security operations engineer openings tied to Maryland are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting how much of the work involves monitoring dashboards and analyzing logs from a workstation. The most remote-friendly specialties are threat intelligence analysis and SIEM engineering, while incident response and positions tied to classified environments almost always require a physical presence.
How can I get hired as a security operations engineer in Maryland with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is starting as a SOC analyst tier one at a Maryland-based federal contractor or managed security services provider, then building toward the engineer title. Large employers like Leidos and Northrop Grumman run associate and early-career programs that accept candidates without prior security operations experience but with a relevant degree or CompTIA Security+ certification. Adjacent roles in IT helpdesk, network administration, or systems administration at cleared facilities in the Fort Meade or Aberdeen Proving Ground corridors frequently serve as stepping stones, especially if you hold or can obtain a federal security clearance.
Where can I find and apply to security operations engineer jobs in Maryland?
You can find and apply to security operations engineer jobs in Maryland on Migrate Mate, which lists current Maryland openings updated regularly. Search the listings to find roles that match your experience, clearance level, and preferred location, then apply directly to the ones that fit.
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