Full-Time

Security and Compliance Lead

Improbable

Improbable

51-200 employees

Metaverse developer and brand venture builder

No salary listed

Arlington, VA, USA

Hybrid

Category
Facilities Operations (1)
Requirements
  • Minimum 3 years of experience as an Facility Security Officer or Assistant Facility Security Officer
  • Extensive knowledge of the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM), Special Security Agreements (SSA), Information Security Documentation (ICDs) and related security standards
  • Working knowledge of government contracting, particularly as related to compliance with contractual security requirements
  • Demonstrated ability to onboard, maintain and exit employees and contractors with security clearances
  • Demonstrated ability to provide personnel security guidance
  • Top Secret (TS) security clearance
  • Experience with protection requirements for handling and safeguarding classified, controlled-unclassified, personally identifiable, export-controlled and other sensitive information
  • Experience with JPAS, NISS, e-QIP and other government information systems
  • Strong communication skills, team player, collaboration with cross-functional teams
  • Flexible and constructive problem-solving approach
  • Ability to identify with company values and work in accordance with them
  • Demonstrated ability to manage security documentation in accordance with DCSA requirements
Responsibilities
  • Administer personnel security clearance processes for initial submissions and periodic reinvestigations
  • Oversee compliance with the Special Security Agreement (SSA) and its companion mitigation plans: Affiliated Operations Plan; Electronic Communications Plan; Technology Control Plan, including routine auditing and reporting
  • Oversee Company’s Insider Threat Program
  • Serve as principal advisor to the Senior Management Official and Company Board’s Government Security Committee on security matters associated with the SSA
  • Create and maintain security policies, processes and procedures, security plans and instructions
  • Conduct initial security briefings for new hires; develop and execute annual refresher training and other security briefings for Company personnel; conduct exit interviews and debriefings
  • Investigate and report security violations and incidents
  • Maintain all security documentation in accordance with Defense Counterintelligence Security Agency (DCSA) requirements, contracts and other requirements
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience working for a Focused Foreign Ownership, Control and Influence (FOCI) mitigated company
  • Knowledge about and/or experience as an Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) or Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM)
  • Training and accreditation through Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) and the National Security Learning Center
  • Experience with Communications Electronics Security (COMSEC) and Special Access Programs (SAP)

Improbable builds and runs metaverse experiences for brands. It designs, hosts, and maintains virtual worlds and events powered by gaming, blockchain, and AI technologies. The company also acts as a venture builder, using its platform to launch new businesses in the metaverse. Its goal is to create practical, revenue-generating virtual experiences for brands that enable entertainment, social interaction, and business applications.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Late Stage VC

Total Funding

$914M

Headquarters

London, United Kingdom

Founded

2012

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • $97.1M sale of Multiplayer Group to Keywords funds Web3 pivot.
  • Somnia mainnet launches post-10B testnet transactions for real apps.
  • Victory League co-launch creates interactive virtual football experiences.

What critics are saying

  • Somnia blockchain adoption fails, eroding Web3 confidence in 6-12 months.
  • Epic Unreal Engine 5.4 obsoletes Morpheus and SpatialOS in 12-24 months.
  • SEC labels $SOMI token securities, halting Otherside in 6-12 months.

What makes Improbable unique

  • SpatialOS enables server swarms for unprecedented virtual world scale.
  • Venture builder launches metaverse ventures like Somnia blockchain.
  • Morpheus powers interoperable MSquared network from 2022 $150M raise.

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