What You'll Do

  • Analyze and evaluate security operations to identify risks or opportunities for improvement through auditing, review, or assessment.
  • Assess risks to mitigate potential consequences of incidents and develop a plan to respond to incidents.
  • Attend meetings, professional seminars, or conferences to keep abreast of changes in executive legislative directives or new technologies impacting security operations.
  • Communicate security status, updates, and actual or potential problems, using established protocols.
  • Conduct physical examinations of property to ensure compliance with security policies and regulations.
  • Conduct threat or vulnerability analyses to determine probable frequency, criticality, consequence, or severity of natural or man-made disasters or criminal activity on the organization's profitability or delivery of products or services.
  • Coordinate security operations or activities with public law enforcement, fire and other agencies.
  • Create or implement security standards, policies, and procedures.
  • Develop budgets for security operations.
  • Develop or manage investigation programs, including collection and preservation of video and notes of surveillance processes or investigative interviews.

Essential Skills

Critical Thinking 4.25/5
Reading Comprehension 4.12/5
Active Listening 4.12/5
Judgment and Decision Making 4.12/5
Speaking 4.0/5
Monitoring 4.0/5
Social Perceptiveness 4.0/5
Complex Problem Solving 4.0/5
Coordination 3.88/5
Writing 3.75/5
Management of Personnel Resources 3.75/5
Active Learning 3.62/5

Career Fit Overview

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Top passions

  • Leader: Taking charge and moving ideas forward motivates you.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.
  • Analyst: Investigating problems and finding patterns keeps you engaged.

Common styles

Integrity, Dependability, Leadership, Stress Tolerance, Self-Control

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Problem Sensitivity 4.5/5
Oral Expression 4.25/5
Oral Comprehension 4.12/5
Written Comprehension 4.12/5
Deductive Reasoning 4.12/5
Inductive Reasoning 4.12/5
Written Expression 4.0/5
Fluency of Ideas 3.88/5

Technologies & Tools

Alarm system software Amazon Web Services AWS software Corel WordPerfect Office Suite Emergency notification system software Facebook FieldSoft AIMSonScene Firewall software Graphics software Human resources management system HRMS Incident command system ICS software Inventory tracking software Maintenance management software Mapping software McAfee Microsoft Access Microsoft Azure software Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft Outlook Microsoft PowerPoint

Work Environment & Style

Common Styles for This Career

  • Integrity (High importance: 4.95/5)
  • Dependability (High importance: 4.75/5)
  • Leadership (High importance: 4.65/5)
  • Stress Tolerance (High importance: 4.55/5)
  • Self-Control (High importance: 4.5/5)

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How to Become One

Most employers require a bachelor's degree in a relevant field. Some positions may also require experience through internships, co-ops, or entry-level work to strengthen your candidacy.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

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