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CBRNE Safeguards & Enforcement Operations Specialist

Russell, Tobin & AssociatesSan Francisco, CA🇺🇸United StatesPosted Sep 28, 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This hybrid role offers a compelling opportunity to contribute to critical safety and security initiatives within a leading AI technology company, with a competitive hourly rate of $130-$145. You'll thrive here if you possess deep expertise in CBRNE risk and safeguards, enjoying the challenge of translating complex requirements into actionable operational controls. Apply now to make a significant impact in a rapidly evolving field.

Quick Overview

Salary
$130 - $145/hr
Seniority
Mid Senior
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
San Francisco, CA, United States
Posted
2 days ago

Job Description

Role: CBRNE Safeguards & Enforcement Operations Specialist
Location: San Francisco, CA | Washington, DC | New York, NY preferred; remote considered for exceptional candidates
Duration: 6-month W2 contract
Pay: $130–$145/hr. on W2, based on experience.
Russell Tobin is supporting a leading AI technology company in hiring a CBRNE Safeguards & Enforcement Operations Specialist to support a highly sensitive and rapidly evolving safety and security program.
This is an urgent contract need focused on strengthening Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE) controls across trusted-access and third-party enterprise environments. The ideal candidate will bring deep subject-matter expertise in CBRNE risk, safeguards, compliance, enforcement, or threat mitigation and will be comfortable translating complex safety requirements into practical operational controls.
What You’ll Do
  • Support the development, implementation, and operation of safeguards designed to mitigate CBRNE-related risks.
  • Help establish and enforce controls governing trusted access to sensitive capabilities, systems, or information.
  • Evaluate third-party and enterprise use cases for potential CBRNE safety, security, misuse, or compliance concerns.
  • Develop operational procedures for identifying, escalating, investigating, and responding to potential policy or safeguards violations.
  • Translate CBRNE subject-matter expertise into clear, actionable controls that can be consistently applied by operational teams.
  • Partner cross-functionally with safety, security, policy, legal, technical, and operational stakeholders.
  • Assess emerging CBRNE threat scenarios and identify gaps in existing safeguards or enforcement processes.
  • Support risk reviews, investigations, exception handling, and other high-sensitivity operational decisions.
  • Develop documentation, playbooks, escalation criteria, and decision frameworks for CBRNE-related cases.
  • Provide expert judgment in situations where established policies may not fully address novel or rapidly evolving risks.
 
What We’re Looking For
  • Significant professional experience in CBRNE, CBRN, counterproliferation, weapons-of-mass-destruction risk, biosecurity, chemical security, nuclear security, explosives risk, or a closely related field.
  • Strong understanding of safeguards, threat assessment, risk mitigation, compliance, enforcement, or access-control frameworks.
  • Experience applying specialized subject-matter expertise within an operational environment rather than solely conducting academic or theoretical research.
  • Ability to evaluate ambiguous or novel risk scenarios and make sound, defensible judgments.
  • Experience developing or implementing policies, controls, standard operating procedures, investigative processes, or enforcement frameworks.
  • Strong written communication skills with the ability to translate highly technical or specialized concepts for cross-functional audiences.
  • Ability to operate effectively in a fast-moving environment involving sensitive and potentially high-consequence issues.
  • High degree of discretion, judgment, and attention to detail.
 
Preferred Background
Candidates may come from a range of relevant environments, including:
  • U.S. government or national security organizations
  • CBRNE/WMD programs
  • Counterproliferation or nonproliferation
  • Defense or intelligence
  • Homeland security or emergency preparedness
  • Biosecurity or biosafety
  • Chemical, radiological, or nuclear security
  • Threat assessment or safeguards enforcement
  • Trust & safety, investigations, or security operations involving high-consequence risk
Experience working at the intersection of emerging technology, AI safety, cybersecurity, or technology risk is a strong plus but is not required.
Work Arrangement
  • Candidates located in San Francisco, Washington, DC, or New York City who can work from an office are strongly preferred. Remote candidates may be considered for an exceptional fit.
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