Full-Time

Security Specialist

Updated on 9/3/2026

MORSE Corp

MORSE Corp

201-500 employees

Develops AI-enabled defense software for DoD

Compensation Overview

$60k - $90k/yr

+ Bonus + Stock + 401(k) match

No H1B Sponsorship

Cambridge, MA, USA

In Person

US Top Secret Clearance Required

Associate's

Category
Cybersecurity (1)
Required Skills
Microsoft Office
Word/Pages/Docs
Database Administration
Excel/Numbers/Sheets
Microsoft Outlook
PowerPoint/Keynote/Slides

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Requirements
  • An active Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret Clearance.
  • A high school diploma or equivalent and a minimum of four years of prior relevant experience, or zero to two years of prior related experience with two years of post-secondary education or an associate degree.
  • Experience using Department of Defense information systems such as JPAS, DISS, SWFT, and NISS.
  • Superior written, verbal, and computer skills, with proficiency using databases and Microsoft Office applications such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook.
Responsibilities
  • Assist with initiating, processing, and tracking PERSEC actions, Personnel Access Requests, nominations for employees to special programs, and foreign travel and contact reports.
  • Administer new-hire and continuing security education awareness, deliver security briefings and debriefings for foreign travel, and maintain current records.
  • Prepare and administer required security briefings and debriefings.
  • Prepare all reports for industrial security assessments and self-inspections.
  • Administer and control all classified material in accordance with the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual.
  • Receive, inventory, mark, transmit, and disposition classified material, including all related correspondence.
  • Update sensitive or proprietary information accurately in various databases.
  • Respond to after-hours alarms and provide escort duties and other security assistance for inspections, events, special activities, and construction projects as needed.
  • Administer classified visits both on site and at other cleared facilities.
  • Interface with the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency representative during vulnerability assessments and as required.
  • Facilitate implementation of security controls for incoming foreign national visits.
  • Administer delivery and recovery of all badges and access authorizations with Information Technology.
  • Perform destruction of classified documents and media.
  • Support the Facility Security Officer and Information System Security Manager as required.

MORSE Corp develops AI, machine learning, autonomous systems, and software for national security. It delivers R&D and deployment services to U.S. defense and intelligence agencies as a prime or subcontractor under firm-fixed-price contracts. The company’s edge comes from being 100% employee-owned and focusing on mission-oriented rapid solution engineering that combines software, algorithms, and systems integration for defense needs. Its goal is to provide reliable, mission-critical technology—especially AI-enabled and autonomous capabilities—that enables operations in challenging environments and to grow long-term government contracts.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

$8.6M

Headquarters

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Founded

2014

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What believers are saying

  • August 2025 Army OTA added $48.1 million for GPS-denied autonomous aircraft.
  • April 2025 Air Force mission-planning order totaled $83.0 million through 2030.
  • June 2025 CMMC Level 2 passed with 110 score and zero findings.

What critics are saying

  • March 26, 2025 DOJ settlement cost MORSE $4.6 million over cybersecurity fraud allegations.
  • The settlement admitted NIST 800-171 and FedRAMP gaps through February 2023.
  • Another cyber lapse can block Army and Air Force awards, jeopardizing the defense pipeline.

What makes MORSE Corp unique

  • Employee-owned structure aligns engineers with long-term delivery, not venture exits.
  • MORSE won DARPA Albatross and Army autonomous aircraft work in 2025.
  • Seattle expansion in June 2025 broadens access to West Coast defense talent.

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Benefits

Flexible Work Hours

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-3%

1 year growth

-3%

2 year growth

-3%
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