Security Specialist Jobs in Colorado
Security Specialist jobs in Colorado are in consistent demand, concentrated in defense contracting, federal agencies, corporate IT security, and critical infrastructure protection, with openings at every level from entry-level security analyst to senior cybersecurity engineer. Denver, Colorado Springs, and Aurora anchor the market, where major employers including Lockheed Martin, SAIC, and Leidos maintain significant operations and hire regularly. The most sought-after specialties in Colorado right now are information security, physical security program management, and cleared personnel with DoD backgrounds. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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About STEM School Highlands Ranch
At STEM School Highlands Ranch, we place innovation at the heart of learning to unleash the potential of all students and prepare them for an exponentially changing world. As a K-12 public charter school in the Douglas County School District, we are committed to creating an environment that fosters respect, success, and continuous improvement. We welcome you to join us in our mission to redefine limits and unleash potential.
Our Core Values:
Prioritize Students – Every decision we make is focused on ensuring students thrive, lead, and succeed. The community that surrounds students exists for the purpose of their growth and development.
Build a Strong Community – We are more than a school, we are a community. We all have equal value and seek to encourage each other to maximize our unique strengths, gifts, and passions. The true power of a charter school is in the strength of its community.
Do Right, Always – Honesty, trust, and ethical decision-making guide our actions, fostering respect, accountability, and a safe environment, even in challenging circumstances or when recognition is absent.
Embrace Innovation – Never Stop Innovating. Innovation thrives on continuous growth, bold problem-solving, and a willingness to push boundaries, transforming ideas into meaningful progress.
Take Steady Steps – We play the long game with people and projects by implementing strategic planning, clear communication, systems and process, ample resources, and appropriate pacing - setting a strong foundation for a supportive environment for our community to thrive.
Lead With Care – Dedicated to making a difference through personal ownership, care, and compassion, creates lasting impact in our students, colleagues, and community.
Elevate the Standard – A commitment to continuous growth, where skills are refined, applied, and adapted to achieve the highest standards and empower everyone to reach their fullest potential.
Laugh Together – Having fun makes the team work! Creating an environment where joy is encouraged. Strengthens our teams, fosters a positive culture, and fuels creativity, making everyone feel valued, energized, and motivated to contribute.
Benefits:
STEM School Highlands Ranch offers a comprehensive benefits package, including:
- Employer-paid health, dental, and vision insurance (available on the 1st of the following month).
- Short-term, long-term disability, life, and ADD insurance (available six months from hire date).
- Retirement benefits including PERA pension and 401K employee-only contribution managed through Colorado’s PERA program.
- Other benefits include FSA (medical and dependent care), Pet Insurance, Sick Time, and PTO based on years of service
Position Summary:
As a key member of the Security Team, the Campus Security Specialist will promote and provide proactive professional security services in order to foster a social and physical environment where students, staff and visitors are safe and secure. (i.e. foster a culture that is free from unnatural/unnecessary fear and apprehension) The Campus Security Specialist will also be a positive role model for students and promote positive relationships with students.
Position Requirements:
- Monitor visitor access to ensure only authorized persons enter to maintain a safe and secure campus.
- Assists Evolv staff and administrators at various entry points throughout campus.
- Watch for disturbances, unauthorized visitors or criminal activity, assess danger and call for assistance if necessary (STEM has a designated Law Enforcement Officer); intervene to halt or prevent disturbances or other incidents and diffuse (de-escalate where possible) threatening or confrontational situations between students or others to ensure the order is restored and students are unharmed.
- Will perform routine interior and exterior foot patrols and resolve any safety concerns encountered.
- Assist law enforcement and District Security with enforcement of school District policies on controlled substances and mitigation strategies to promote a drug-free school environment.
- Enforce Student Conduct and Discipline Code and other school rules and regulations; administer warnings to students or refer them to building administrators for disciplinary action as necessary to maintain a peaceful environment.
- Monitor and supervise students’ activities at assigned locations in the building and/or on the grounds and enforce parking regulations, issue verbal warnings, written warnings or parking summons as appropriate to promote a safer learning environment.
- Be available to respond to incidents that may impact school operations.
- If senior leadership assesses the need, the Campus Security Specialist may be required to obtain training in order to respond to crucial or post-critical (consequence phase) incidents within the NIMS Framework and ICS Protocols.
- Serve as a member of the Campus Security Team and the Incident Command Team
- Ensure that all Emergency Response binders are up-to-date with necessary maps and instructions for Emergency Response Protocols.
- Work collaboratively with the Administration Team to perform safety drills and CERT Team requirements.
- Assist with monitoring surveillance cameras and the Charter School Service for investigative and preventative purposes.
- Establish on-going communication with Administration on the status of security issues, evolving risks, and related recommendations.
- Liaison with local law enforcement, first responders and emergency management officials within the assigned jurisdictions.
- Demonstrate exceptional customer service by serving students, staff, parents, and community members with professionalism, empathy, and respect. Act as a positive ambassador for STEM School Highlands Ranch, ensuring all interactions support a welcoming, safe, and student-centered environment.
- Understand and follow school procedures for responding to student concerns, including determining when students should be referred to counselors, administrators, classroom teachers, nurses, or other support staff.
- Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.
- Must have previous safety and security experience
- Google Suite and Microsoft program experience
- High School Education or equivalent (required)
- Have proficiency using computers and navigating various programs and web-based applications
- Be able to be on their feet for long periods (foot patrols)
- Occasional lifting, five (5) to fifty (50) pounds
- Ability to stand/walk for ninety (90) minutes
- Frequent bending, stooping, walking, standing, reaching, and sitting
Schedule:
- Day shift with occasional nights and weekends
- Requires presence at after-school and evening events
This position will be open until filled, but will not be open past: October 31, 2026
#SJ202
The pay range for this role is:
20.35 - 30 USD per hour(Main)
About STEM School Highlands Ranch
At STEM School Highlands Ranch, we place innovation at the heart of learning to unleash the potential of all students and prepare them for an exponentially changing world. As a K-12 public charter school in the Douglas County School District, we are committed to creating an environment that fosters respect, success, and continuous improvement. We welcome you to join us in our mission to redefine limits and unleash potential.
Our Core Values:
Prioritize Students – Every decision we make is focused on ensuring students thrive, lead, and succeed. The community that surrounds students exists for the purpose of their growth and development.
Build a Strong Community – We are more than a school, we are a community. We all have equal value and seek to encourage each other to maximize our unique strengths, gifts, and passions. The true power of a charter school is in the strength of its community.
Do Right, Always – Honesty, trust, and ethical decision-making guide our actions, fostering respect, accountability, and a safe environment, even in challenging circumstances or when recognition is absent.
Embrace Innovation – Never Stop Innovating. Innovation thrives on continuous growth, bold problem-solving, and a willingness to push boundaries, transforming ideas into meaningful progress.
Take Steady Steps – We play the long game with people and projects by implementing strategic planning, clear communication, systems and process, ample resources, and appropriate pacing - setting a strong foundation for a supportive environment for our community to thrive.
Lead With Care – Dedicated to making a difference through personal ownership, care, and compassion, creates lasting impact in our students, colleagues, and community.
Elevate the Standard – A commitment to continuous growth, where skills are refined, applied, and adapted to achieve the highest standards and empower everyone to reach their fullest potential.
Laugh Together – Having fun makes the team work! Creating an environment where joy is encouraged. Strengthens our teams, fosters a positive culture, and fuels creativity, making everyone feel valued, energized, and motivated to contribute.
Benefits:
STEM School Highlands Ranch offers a comprehensive benefits package, including:
- Employer-paid health, dental, and vision insurance (available on the 1st of the following month).
- Short-term, long-term disability, life, and ADD insurance (available six months from hire date).
- Retirement benefits including PERA pension and 401K employee-only contribution managed through Colorado’s PERA program.
- Other benefits include FSA (medical and dependent care), Pet Insurance, Sick Time, and PTO based on years of service
Position Summary:
As a key member of the Security Team, the Campus Security Specialist will promote and provide proactive professional security services in order to foster a social and physical environment where students, staff and visitors are safe and secure. (i.e. foster a culture that is free from unnatural/unnecessary fear and apprehension) The Campus Security Specialist will also be a positive role model for students and promote positive relationships with students.
Position Requirements:
- Monitor visitor access to ensure only authorized persons enter to maintain a safe and secure campus.
- Assists Evolv staff and administrators at various entry points throughout campus.
- Watch for disturbances, unauthorized visitors or criminal activity, assess danger and call for assistance if necessary (STEM has a designated Law Enforcement Officer); intervene to halt or prevent disturbances or other incidents and diffuse (de-escalate where possible) threatening or confrontational situations between students or others to ensure the order is restored and students are unharmed.
- Will perform routine interior and exterior foot patrols and resolve any safety concerns encountered.
- Assist law enforcement and District Security with enforcement of school District policies on controlled substances and mitigation strategies to promote a drug-free school environment.
- Enforce Student Conduct and Discipline Code and other school rules and regulations; administer warnings to students or refer them to building administrators for disciplinary action as necessary to maintain a peaceful environment.
- Monitor and supervise students’ activities at assigned locations in the building and/or on the grounds and enforce parking regulations, issue verbal warnings, written warnings or parking summons as appropriate to promote a safer learning environment.
- Be available to respond to incidents that may impact school operations.
- If senior leadership assesses the need, the Campus Security Specialist may be required to obtain training in order to respond to crucial or post-critical (consequence phase) incidents within the NIMS Framework and ICS Protocols.
- Serve as a member of the Campus Security Team and the Incident Command Team
- Ensure that all Emergency Response binders are up-to-date with necessary maps and instructions for Emergency Response Protocols.
- Work collaboratively with the Administration Team to perform safety drills and CERT Team requirements.
- Assist with monitoring surveillance cameras and the Charter School Service for investigative and preventative purposes.
- Establish on-going communication with Administration on the status of security issues, evolving risks, and related recommendations.
- Liaison with local law enforcement, first responders and emergency management officials within the assigned jurisdictions.
- Demonstrate exceptional customer service by serving students, staff, parents, and community members with professionalism, empathy, and respect. Act as a positive ambassador for STEM School Highlands Ranch, ensuring all interactions support a welcoming, safe, and student-centered environment.
- Understand and follow school procedures for responding to student concerns, including determining when students should be referred to counselors, administrators, classroom teachers, nurses, or other support staff.
- Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.
- Must have previous safety and security experience
- Google Suite and Microsoft program experience
- High School Education or equivalent (required)
- Have proficiency using computers and navigating various programs and web-based applications
- Be able to be on their feet for long periods (foot patrols)
- Occasional lifting, five (5) to fifty (50) pounds
- Ability to stand/walk for ninety (90) minutes
- Frequent bending, stooping, walking, standing, reaching, and sitting
Schedule:
- Day shift with occasional nights and weekends
- Requires presence at after-school and evening events
This position will be open until filled, but will not be open past: October 31, 2026
#SJ202
The pay range for this role is:
20.35 - 30 USD per hour(Main)
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The qualifications that appear most often in security specialist jobs across Colorado.
- Active CompTIA Security+ or equivalent cybersecurity certification recognized in Colorado
- Experience with security operations, threat assessment, or physical security program management
- Ability to obtain or hold an active DoD security clearance at Secret or higher
- Familiarity with NIST frameworks, risk management, and security policy implementation
- Strong documentation and incident reporting skills for compliance and audit purposes
- Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, criminal justice, information technology, or related field
Security Specialist Jobs in Colorado: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a security specialist in Colorado?
Most security specialist roles in Colorado require either a cybersecurity certification such as CompTIA Security+ or CISSP, or a background in law enforcement and physical security depending on the track. Colorado does not issue a single statewide security specialist license, but armed security personnel must register through the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. Defense-focused roles additionally require a DoD security clearance, which employers sponsor after hire.
How much do security specialists make in Colorado?
Security specialists in Colorado earn a median of about $92,520 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $55,850 for the lowest 10% to over $153,830 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire security specialists in Colorado?
Companies currently hiring security specialists in Colorado include Target, L3Harris, and Douglas County School District - Colorado, per current listings on Migrate Mate as of October 2026. Colorado's concentration of defense contractors and federal installations around Denver and Colorado Springs keeps demand from these types of employers especially steady.
Which Colorado cities have the most security specialist jobs?
Colorado Springs, Denver, and Aurora have the most security specialist openings in Colorado. Denver drives volume through its large corporate headquarters and federal agency presence, Colorado Springs benefits from the concentration of military installations including Fort Carson and Peterson Space Force Base, and Aurora's growing tech and healthcare sectors add consistent demand for both cyber and physical security roles.
Are there remote security specialist jobs in Colorado?
Yes, but they vary significantly by specialization. About 30% of security specialist openings tied to Colorado are remote or hybrid as of October 2026, reflecting the role's mixed nature. Cybersecurity analyst and security operations center positions are the most likely to offer remote options, while physical security, facility protection, and cleared defense roles almost always require an on-site presence.
How can I get hired as a security specialist in Colorado with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is starting as a security officer or access control technician, then building toward a specialist role through certification. Large Colorado defense contractors and hospital systems often hire entry-level security coordinators with no prior experience, provided candidates hold or are pursuing CompTIA Security+. Colorado community colleges including Front Range and Arapahoe offer affordable cybersecurity certificate programs that employers across the Denver metro actively recognize.
Where can I find and apply to security specialist jobs in Colorado?
You can find and apply to security specialist jobs in Colorado on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from employers across the state. Find roles that match your experience and specialization, then apply directly to the ones that fit.
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