Senior Security Specialist - Menlo Park, CA

Pay: $85,000.00 - $100,000.00 / year

Location: Oakland, California

Employment type: Full-Time

Job Description

Req#: 5117753

Gavin de Becker & Associates (GDBA) protects the world's most influential and at-risk public figures. Founded in 1978 by 3-time Presidential appointee, Gavin de Becker, our firm’s Protectors, Analysts, and Investigators are committed to our mission of protecting human life through the assessment, prediction, and management of violence.

Learn more about our organization on our website or our LinkedIn page.

** First year earnings range from $85k-$100k based on a 40-hour work week. A sign-on bonus, training scholarship, and company housing are also available (see details below). Base earnings and sign-on bonus will be commensurate with experience. Visit our Earnings and Benefits Page to learn more about additional overtime opportunities, bonuses, travel pay, and more: **

Mission: The Safety, Privacy and Wellbeing of our Clients.

• Provide protection and logistical support at clients' homes and when they travel
• Detect and defeat adversaries
• Create and maintain readiness to meet any threat
• Survey and prepare locations prior to arrival of the protected person
• Coordinate and execute plans for security and medical emergencies

Interested candidates should expect the following:

• $3k-$10k sign-on bonus (commensurate with experience and training academy performance)
• GDBA-provided Housing
  • This position is based in Menlo Park, CA - GDBA has available housing for suitable candidates who do not already live within a feasible commuting distance of the job site. This housing is to be used when you're traveling into the area for work. Family members are not allowed to stay in the provided housing.
• Industry-Leading Compensation
• International/Domestic Travel when required
• 12-Day Introductory Training Academy, plus continual training and qualifications
  • Training Academy travel costs included in initial training scholarship
• Highest Standard of Quality and Resources in the Industry
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, 401k.
• Gym, Massage, Ammunition and Cellphone Reimbursements.

Successful Candidates will have these attributes:

• 2+ years of Military or Law Enforcement experience (National Guard and Reservists are welcome to apply)
• 2+ years of Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)/Paramedic experience
• Wish to be of service and protect others
• Excellent communication ability
• Commitment to maintaining a high level of attentiveness and energy
• Excellent health and fitness, able to pass physical readiness test
• Drug and nicotine free
• Can pass a pre-employment background investigation

Valuable Qualifications (though not required ):

• If Private Security background, experience in Close Protection
• Assigned to Military Protective Security Operations Units; specifically, Air Force OSI, Army CID, Marine Corps CID, or Navy NCIS
• Assigned to Law Enforcement Protection Units (for example, close protection of Mayors, Governors, Federal Government Officials)
• Ability to acquire or already in possession of CA CCW or LEOSA/HR-218 Firearm Qualification

Additional Benefits

About the company

Gavin de Becker and Associates is a security and consulting firm that protects many of the world's most prominent people.