Manager Security Process

Are you looking for a new career journey? When you come onboard at Sun Country Airlines, you’re joining a dynamic team that operates a new breed of hybrid low-cost carrier based in Minnesota with flights spanning across North America, Mexico and the Caribbean. Join our fast-growing airline that operates a diversified network including scheduled passenger service, charter flying, and cargo operations. This year, we are celebrating 40 years of flying and would love to have you join us!

Sun Country Airlines is seeking a Security Process Manager to support, manage, and maintain security risk mitigation strategies and technologies. This role supports the administration and compliance of security programs including, but not limited to: TSA Security Audits and monitoring security technology programs.

Sun Country Airlines provides the resources and support our employees need to succeed. Besides working at a great and growing company, as a Security Process Manager you’ll enjoy these benefits and more:

• Comprehensive benefit package including dental and vision
• PPO and high deductible health plans
• Health savings accounts (HSA and FSA)
• Dependent Care
• Starting day one free standby and discounted travel privileges for employees, family, & friends
• 401(k) match
• Paid Time Off
• Paid holidays
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program including counseling for employees and their family
• Fitness incentive and Stop Smoking Support
  
  

Security Process Manager Overview:

This role is responsible for supporting, managing, and maintaining security risk mitigation strategies and technologies. This role supports the administration and compliance of security programs including, but not limited to: TSA Security Audits and monitoring security technology programs. This forward-facing security role requires a high degree of professionalism and business acumen due to its high visibility and routine engagement with internal and external customers. Key programmatic responsibilities include strategic oversight of fingerprinting and related background investigation process, TSA onboarding programs, electronic access control, visitor management and Corporate ID Media program.

Essential roles and responsibilities of a Security Process Manager:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Working knowledge of Aviation Security regulations, CFR 49 Part 1544 security regulations, AOSSP, and PCSSP Security Programs.
• Coordinates and administers the TSA Regulations relating to fingerprint collection for airline employees. Supervises fingerprint collection process to include approved documents to assure compliance.
• Effectively interprets TSA regulations as it pertains to CHRC retention, fingerprint based criminal history background checks.
• Coordinates pre-employment fingerprint based criminal history background checks for security sensitive positions.
• Administers pre-adverse and adverse action resulting from pre-employment fingerprint based criminal history background checks.
• Coordinates all aspects of badge renewal in compliance with TSA and Sun Country policies
• Creates a customer friendly security experience with employees, visitors, contractors, and all levels of management.
• Effectively interprets and administers Sun Country’s ID Media policy.
• Coordinates/facilitates the SIDA process for Sun Country candidates and employees to include scheduling appointments and monitoring progression of credentialing.
• Coordinate the custom seals program.
• Coordinate the completion of quarterly SIDA Airport Badge audits established by the MSP Metropolitan Airport Commission (MAC).
• Coordinates the completion of the Customs Border Patrol (CBP) quarterly audit established by the CBP as it relates to airport security.
• Effectively interprets FBI privacy rights as it pertains to fingerprint-based background checks and administer paperwork to standards.
• In partnership with IT, coordinate badging for contractors of Sun Country; determine proper door access.
• Assists in the production of reports and briefings on security technology, case resolutions, and trends and issues identified through the program.
• In partnership with IT, coordinate security access for Sun Country employees to various Sun Country properties.
• Reviews security training records for accuracy, responses to TSA inspections, and internal evaluations findings for accuracy.
• Maintains reports and audits badge return compliance.
• Extensive interaction with employees, visitors, contractors, stakeholders/business partners and all levels of management. This is a heavy internal/external customer service position that will require daily contact and support.
• Support and develop security staff to ensure compliance with established company, government, customer regulations and policies and procedures.
• Assist with the coordination and facilitation of the administration of all Sun Country security policies
• Acts as authorized signer for MAC approved SIDA Badges.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:

Provides day to day direction, guidance, and support to Security Coordinators and Front Desk Administration.

The qualifications we are looking for in a Security Process Manager include:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent, or an appropriate combination of airline experience and substantive training to be determined by the hiring manager.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision.
• Strong oral and written communication skills and the ability to effectively engage with program management, government, and security team members.
• Strong ethical bias.
• Knowledgeable of Microsoft Suite to include Excel, Word, PPT, etc.
• Ability to reconcile data within an Excel spreadsheet.
• Attend and successfully complete authorized signer training for MAC (Metropolitan Airport Commission).
• Attention to detail.
  
  

PREFERRED SKILLS:

• Experience with airline industry security regulations and management.
• 2+ Years experience with a Part 121 airline.
• Previous leadership experience.
• Previous auditing experience.
  
  

ADDITIONAL NOTES:

Must be able to obtain SIDA Badge

Sun County Airlines respects and values every employee’s contribution to our business. We believe that an important part of our strength comes from our people and their array of perspectives.

It is the policy of Sun Country Airlines to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.