Security Program Manager Jobs in Colorado
Security Program Manager jobs in Colorado are concentrated in defense, aerospace, and federal contracting, with demand reaching from senior program leads to mid-career professionals overseeing compliance and risk frameworks. Denver, Colorado Springs, and Aurora anchor most of the hiring, where established employers like Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Leidos maintain deep, ongoing security program operations. The most sought-after specializations in Colorado are cybersecurity program management, physical security integration, and classified information systems governance. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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Open roles13
Top employerPeopleTec
Top cityColorado Springs, CO
Cities hiring6
Work type67% On-site
Top credentialBachelor's degree
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Program Security Analyst
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PeopleTec
Program Security Analyst
Colorado Springs, Colorado
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Senior Program Security Analyst
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PeopleTec
Senior Program Security Analyst
Colorado Springs, Colorado
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Information Systems Security Officer Level 2 (ISSO) Air Force Special Access Program
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K2 Technical LLC
Information Systems Security Officer Level 2 (ISSO) Air Force Special Access Program
Colorado Springs, Colorado
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Program Security Manager
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Astrion
Program Security Manager
Colorado Springs, Colorado
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Program Security Manager
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MTSI
Program Security Manager
Colorado Springs, Colorado
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Program Security Analyst
PeopleTec·Colorado Springs, Colorado
Job functions:
$110k - $140k/yr
Bachelor's degree
501-1,000 employees
Job Description
Responsibilities:
The Program Security Analyst assists the United States Space Force Government Program Manager with the research, development and implementation of comprehensive program protection methodologies to protect advanced RDT&E programs throughout the system’s life cycle. The Security Specialist is a mid-level security professional responsible for day-to-day multidiscipline security operations within classified DoD environments. The position provides hands-on support across information, personnel, physical, and program security activities associated with collateral, SCI, and SAP operations.
The successful candidate will support classified material accountability, document control, personnel and visitor access, security records, data-transfer activities, security awareness, and other functions necessary to maintain secure facilities and program operations.
Duties:
Benefits offered can be found here: Benefits PeopleTec. In compliance with Colorado's Equal Pay for Equal Work Act and California's Equal Pay Act, the salary range for this role is ~$110,000 - $140,000; however, PeopleTec considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, and critical skills.
PeopleTec, Inc. is an employee-owned small business founded in Huntsville, AL that provides exceptional customer support by employing and retaining a highly skilled workforce.
Culture: The name "PeopleTec" was deliberately chosen to remind us of our core value system - our people. Our company's foundation was built on placing our employees and customers first. With an award-winning atmosphere, we have matured into a company that boasts the best and brightest across multiple technical fields.
Career: At PeopleTec, we value your long-term goals. Whether it's through our continuing-education opportunities, our robust training programs, or our "People First" benefits package, PeopleTec truly believes that our best investments are our people.
Come Experience It.
EEO Statement
PeopleTec, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in its job application procedures. If you have any difficulty using our online system and you need an accommodation due to a disability, you may use the following email address, applicationhelp@peopletec.com and/or phone number (256.319.3800) to contact us about your interest in employment with PeopleTec, Inc.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, citizenship, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. PeopleTec, Inc. participates in E-Verify.
PeopleTec is seeking a Program Security Analyst for an opportunty to support our Colorado Springs, CO and Los Angeles, CA locations.
The Program Security Analyst assists the United States Space Force Government Program Manager with the research, development and implementation of comprehensive program protection methodologies to protect advanced RDT&E programs throughout the system’s life cycle. The Security Specialist is a mid-level security professional responsible for day-to-day multidiscipline security operations within classified DoD environments. The position provides hands-on support across information, personnel, physical, and program security activities associated with collateral, SCI, and SAP operations.
The successful candidate will support classified material accountability, document control, personnel and visitor access, security records, data-transfer activities, security awareness, and other functions necessary to maintain secure facilities and program operations.
Duties:
- Perform day-to-day security operations supporting collateral, SCI, and SAP activities.
- Receive, process, account for, reproduce, transmit, store, and destroy classified material.
- Maintain classified document accountability records, logs, and databases.
- Process classified correspondence, packages, and controlled material.
- Support authorized electronic data transfers.
- Support personnel and visitor access, visit requests, access verification, escorts, and visitor records.
- Assist with facility access control, badges, and entry/exit procedures.
- Maintain personnel security and program-access documentation.
- Process and review Program Access Requests and SAP access documentation.
- Support indoctrination and debriefing activities.
- Track clearance and access actions with government security organizations.
- Support Top Secret accountability, compliance inspections, corrective actions, and security awareness.
- Apply established security policies, SOPs, and customer requirements.
Required Skills/Experience:
- 8-10 years of relevant experience supporting DoD security, classified operations, industrial security, program security, personnel security, or related functions.
- Experience working within classified government or contractor environments.
- Experience supporting SCI and/or SAP security activities.
- Knowledge of classified material handling, accountability, storage, transmission, reproduction, and destruction.
- Experience with document control, classified correspondence, personnel access, visitor control, or clearance verification.
- Familiarity with DoD security policies and procedures.
- Experience maintaining security records, databases, logs, and controlled documentation.
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to work with government and industry personnel.
- Travel: Up to 35%
- Must be a U.S. Citizen
- Current Top Secret Clearance with SCI Eligibility, Eligibility for access to Special Access Program Information. Willingness to submit to a Counterintelligence polygraph.
Education Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in a related discipline; additional relevant security experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
Desired Skills:
- SAP security operations experience.
- Experience processing Program Access Requests or SAP nomination documentation.
- Top Secret document-control or accountability experience.
This position description does not represent a current vacancy. However, it is intended to identify and engage candidates whose skills and experience align with roles that frequently become available at PeopleTec. Individuals who express interest may be considered for future opportunities as they arise.
Benefits offered can be found here: Benefits PeopleTec. In compliance with Colorado's Equal Pay for Equal Work Act and California's Equal Pay Act, the salary range for this role is ~$110,000 - $140,000; however, PeopleTec considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, and critical skills.
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Overview:
People First. Technology Always.
PeopleTec, Inc. is an employee-owned small business founded in Huntsville, AL that provides exceptional customer support by employing and retaining a highly skilled workforce.
Culture: The name "PeopleTec" was deliberately chosen to remind us of our core value system - our people. Our company's foundation was built on placing our employees and customers first. With an award-winning atmosphere, we have matured into a company that boasts the best and brightest across multiple technical fields.
Career: At PeopleTec, we value your long-term goals. Whether it's through our continuing-education opportunities, our robust training programs, or our "People First" benefits package, PeopleTec truly believes that our best investments are our people.
Come Experience It.
#cjpost #dpost
EEO Statement
PeopleTec, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in its job application procedures. If you have any difficulty using our online system and you need an accommodation due to a disability, you may use the following email address, applicationhelp@peopletec.com and/or phone number (256.319.3800) to contact us about your interest in employment with PeopleTec, Inc.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, citizenship, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. PeopleTec, Inc. participates in E-Verify.
PeopleTec
Program Security Analyst
Colorado Springs, Colorado
New 20h ago501-1,000 employees
Job functions:
$110k - $140k/yr
Bachelor's degree
Job Description
Responsibilities:
The Program Security Analyst assists the United States Space Force Government Program Manager with the research, development and implementation of comprehensive program protection methodologies to protect advanced RDT&E programs throughout the system’s life cycle. The Security Specialist is a mid-level security professional responsible for day-to-day multidiscipline security operations within classified DoD environments. The position provides hands-on support across information, personnel, physical, and program security activities associated with collateral, SCI, and SAP operations.
The successful candidate will support classified material accountability, document control, personnel and visitor access, security records, data-transfer activities, security awareness, and other functions necessary to maintain secure facilities and program operations.
Duties:
Benefits offered can be found here: Benefits PeopleTec. In compliance with Colorado's Equal Pay for Equal Work Act and California's Equal Pay Act, the salary range for this role is ~$110,000 - $140,000; however, PeopleTec considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, and critical skills.
PeopleTec, Inc. is an employee-owned small business founded in Huntsville, AL that provides exceptional customer support by employing and retaining a highly skilled workforce.
Culture: The name "PeopleTec" was deliberately chosen to remind us of our core value system - our people. Our company's foundation was built on placing our employees and customers first. With an award-winning atmosphere, we have matured into a company that boasts the best and brightest across multiple technical fields.
Career: At PeopleTec, we value your long-term goals. Whether it's through our continuing-education opportunities, our robust training programs, or our "People First" benefits package, PeopleTec truly believes that our best investments are our people.
Come Experience It.
EEO Statement
PeopleTec, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in its job application procedures. If you have any difficulty using our online system and you need an accommodation due to a disability, you may use the following email address, applicationhelp@peopletec.com and/or phone number (256.319.3800) to contact us about your interest in employment with PeopleTec, Inc.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, citizenship, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. PeopleTec, Inc. participates in E-Verify.
PeopleTec is seeking a Program Security Analyst for an opportunty to support our Colorado Springs, CO and Los Angeles, CA locations.
The Program Security Analyst assists the United States Space Force Government Program Manager with the research, development and implementation of comprehensive program protection methodologies to protect advanced RDT&E programs throughout the system’s life cycle. The Security Specialist is a mid-level security professional responsible for day-to-day multidiscipline security operations within classified DoD environments. The position provides hands-on support across information, personnel, physical, and program security activities associated with collateral, SCI, and SAP operations.
The successful candidate will support classified material accountability, document control, personnel and visitor access, security records, data-transfer activities, security awareness, and other functions necessary to maintain secure facilities and program operations.
Duties:
- Perform day-to-day security operations supporting collateral, SCI, and SAP activities.
- Receive, process, account for, reproduce, transmit, store, and destroy classified material.
- Maintain classified document accountability records, logs, and databases.
- Process classified correspondence, packages, and controlled material.
- Support authorized electronic data transfers.
- Support personnel and visitor access, visit requests, access verification, escorts, and visitor records.
- Assist with facility access control, badges, and entry/exit procedures.
- Maintain personnel security and program-access documentation.
- Process and review Program Access Requests and SAP access documentation.
- Support indoctrination and debriefing activities.
- Track clearance and access actions with government security organizations.
- Support Top Secret accountability, compliance inspections, corrective actions, and security awareness.
- Apply established security policies, SOPs, and customer requirements.
Required Skills/Experience:
- 8-10 years of relevant experience supporting DoD security, classified operations, industrial security, program security, personnel security, or related functions.
- Experience working within classified government or contractor environments.
- Experience supporting SCI and/or SAP security activities.
- Knowledge of classified material handling, accountability, storage, transmission, reproduction, and destruction.
- Experience with document control, classified correspondence, personnel access, visitor control, or clearance verification.
- Familiarity with DoD security policies and procedures.
- Experience maintaining security records, databases, logs, and controlled documentation.
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to work with government and industry personnel.
- Travel: Up to 35%
- Must be a U.S. Citizen
- Current Top Secret Clearance with SCI Eligibility, Eligibility for access to Special Access Program Information. Willingness to submit to a Counterintelligence polygraph.
Education Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in a related discipline; additional relevant security experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
Desired Skills:
- SAP security operations experience.
- Experience processing Program Access Requests or SAP nomination documentation.
- Top Secret document-control or accountability experience.
This position description does not represent a current vacancy. However, it is intended to identify and engage candidates whose skills and experience align with roles that frequently become available at PeopleTec. Individuals who express interest may be considered for future opportunities as they arise.
Benefits offered can be found here: Benefits PeopleTec. In compliance with Colorado's Equal Pay for Equal Work Act and California's Equal Pay Act, the salary range for this role is ~$110,000 - $140,000; however, PeopleTec considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, and critical skills.
#cjpost #dpost
Overview:
People First. Technology Always.
PeopleTec, Inc. is an employee-owned small business founded in Huntsville, AL that provides exceptional customer support by employing and retaining a highly skilled workforce.
Culture: The name "PeopleTec" was deliberately chosen to remind us of our core value system - our people. Our company's foundation was built on placing our employees and customers first. With an award-winning atmosphere, we have matured into a company that boasts the best and brightest across multiple technical fields.
Career: At PeopleTec, we value your long-term goals. Whether it's through our continuing-education opportunities, our robust training programs, or our "People First" benefits package, PeopleTec truly believes that our best investments are our people.
Come Experience It.
#cjpost #dpost
EEO Statement
PeopleTec, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in its job application procedures. If you have any difficulty using our online system and you need an accommodation due to a disability, you may use the following email address, applicationhelp@peopletec.com and/or phone number (256.319.3800) to contact us about your interest in employment with PeopleTec, Inc.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, citizenship, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. PeopleTec, Inc. participates in E-Verify.
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What Colorado Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in security program manager jobs across Colorado.
- Active or eligible-to-obtain security clearance, commonly Top Secret or TS/SCI
- Bachelor's degree in information security, engineering, or a related technical discipline
- Five or more years managing security programs within defense, federal, or regulated industries
- PMP or CISSP certification strongly preferred or required by most Colorado employers
- Demonstrated experience with NIST, RMF, or CMMC compliance frameworks
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for executive and federal stakeholder reporting
Security Program Manager Jobs in Colorado: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a security program manager in Colorado?
Most security program managers in Colorado enter the role through a combination of a bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, information assurance, or engineering and several years in security operations or program coordination. Colorado has no state-issued license specific to this role, but employers in the defense corridor consistently require a federal security clearance processed through the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency. Certifications like the CISSP, PMP, or CompTIA Security+ materially strengthen candidacy.
Which companies hire security program managers in Colorado?
Companies currently hiring security program managers in Colorado include PeopleTec, MTSI, and Astrion, per current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Colorado's dense concentration of defense prime contractors and federal agency satellite offices makes it one of the more active states for this role.
Which Colorado cities have the most security program manager jobs?
Colorado Springs, Denver, and Aurora account for the largest share of security program manager openings in Colorado. Denver drives volume through its corporate headquarters and federal civilian agencies, while Colorado Springs and Aurora are anchored by military installations like Peterson Space Force Base and Buckley Space Force Base, which generate sustained demand from defense contractors operating on or near those facilities.
Are there remote security program manager jobs in Colorado?
Yes, but they're less common than in purely analytical roles because much of this work in Colorado involves classified systems, cleared facilities, or on-site government contractor requirements. About 33% of security program manager openings tied to Colorado are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, and those tend to be positions focused on policy development, compliance documentation, or unclassified cybersecurity program oversight.
How can I get hired as a security program manager in Colorado with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is through a security analyst, IT project coordinator, or compliance associate role at one of Colorado's large defense contractors or federal agencies, then transitioning into program management as you accumulate clearance-eligible experience. Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman both run early-career development programs at their Colorado facilities that place candidates into rotational or junior program roles. Earning a CompTIA Security+ and initiating the clearance process early gives candidates a measurable edge in a market where cleared talent is scarce.
Where can I find and apply to security program manager jobs in Colorado?
You can find and apply to security program manager jobs in Colorado on Migrate Mate, which lists current Colorado openings. Search the roles available, identify the ones that match your clearance level and experience, and apply directly to whichever positions fit your background.
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