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Security Resume Sample

Learn how to create a security resume free of errors and vulnerabilities.

By Dillon Price, Monster Contributor

If there’s one thing security professionals are good at, it’s spotting vulnerabilities and addressing them before they become a problem. If you want to safeguard your chances of getting a job interview, though, just take the same approach to writing your security resume. Monster can walk you through the steps.

Many security professionals use a list of specific protocols to secure people, property, and networks. When creating your resume, follow this list of resume-writing protocols:

  1. Start with your name, email, phone number, and LinkedIn profile link at the top.
  2. State your professional title, followed by a brief career summary that describes your professional background.
  3. Include a list of key skills such as mitigation strategies, risk assessment, and surveillance.
  4. Create a career progression section that lists your previous employers and highlights your duties at each job.
  5. List your educational credentials, such as undergraduate and graduate degrees you completed.
  6. Mention professional credentials, such as licenses, specialized training, and certifications.

Now that you how an idea of what goes into a security resume, refer to Monster’s free template below to see how it’s done.

Security Resume

Vincent McCoy

Vincent.McCoy@email.com | 555-555-5555 | linkedIn.com/vincent.mccoy

Director of Security

Expert security leader with 15 years’ experience delivering optimal results in security risk, mitigation, and tactical planning. Specializes in directing, coordinating, and overseeing security departments and boosting overall safety through skilled analysis of protocols and procedures. Recognized for accurate investigation of security measures, assessment, advising, and team development. A true natural leader people want to work for.

Expert Security Management | Mitigation Strategies | Risk Assessment | Staff Training & Development | Surveillance | Mentoring | Relationship Management | Security Protocols and Procedure Development | Security and Environmental Analysis Target Analyst | Personnel Security Planning| Security System Design & Implementation | Department Direction & Design

Career Progression

Company One | 20XX – Present

Security Manager

  • Deliver oversight and the coordination of training requirements, manage instructor schedules, quarterly firearm qualifications, defensive tactics, first aid and CPR training programs.
  • Execute regional new hire orientation; enable instructors in sustaining training certifications and ensure the delivery of high-quality instruction.
  • Extend high-quality emergency medical care and preventative actions.
  • Arrange, implement, and advise security operations and systems layout, strengthen organizational efficacy, and ensure optimal surveillance monitoring-perform with high-degree of accuracy and precision.
  • Oversee and report on security checks, investigation, and surveillance, provide and review records and protocols-demonstrate a strong ability to analyze security concerns.

Company Two | 20XX – 20XX

Security Manager

  • Investigated explosives and weapons of mass destruction and hazardous materials incidents.
  • Administered chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosives preparedness, and equipment readiness exercises.
  • Executed law enforcement duties and delivered criminal investigations, felony, and misdemeanor arrests, and reported aviation and transportation security violations.
  • Trained, supervised, and performed security vulnerability assessments based on risk-based performance standards.

Education

University One – Washington, D.C.

Master of Science, Homeland security « 20XX

Bachelor of Science, Cybersecurity « 20XX

Additional Professional Experience

Critical Skills Operator (CSO), U.S. Marine Corps. | 20XX

Security Instructor | 20XX

Specialized Training: Target Analysis | HFTTL (Hostile Forces Tag Track and Locate)

Ready to start writing your security resume? Download this sample template here.

As a security manager, you’ll likely earn a yearly salary between $31,156 and $103,933. Within that large range, your salary will depend on how experienced you are, which credentials you hold, and your location. You can find a more specific salary estimate by looking up your job title and location on Monster’s Salary Tool.

Once you’ve secured your resume, consider looking for security manager jobs at Monster. Or, you can narrow your search to these top five cities for security professionals:

Monster’s Resume Experts Can Help You Lock Down Career Success

While you’re an expert at spotting things that seem “out of the ordinary,” you’re probably not used to finding vulnerabilities in your security resume. That’s where the resume writing team at Monster comes in. Our resume experts have an eye for common resume errors and know how to tweak everything from your professional summary to your keywords and your formatting to make sure your resume holds up to the scrutiny of hiring managers and recruiters.