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Technologies
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Products
People
Growth
Offices
Financials

How Walden Security hires

Truth index
A 100/100
Median time to fill
13 days
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
20%
Reposted roles
0%

Walden Security scores A on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 5 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 20% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 13 days. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed

Overview

Walden Security is a contract security company headquartered in Chattanooga, Tennessee, providing armed and unarmed security officers, patrols, remote access control and mobile surveillance units to commercial and government clients. Founded in 1990 by Michael S. and Amy Walden, it describes itself as the largest privately held US-owned security company, with more than 8,000 employees in 49 states, the District of Columbia and four US territories. It hires armed and unarmed security officers, school and flex officers, site supervisors, account and compliance managers, and payroll and finance staff for its offices and client sites.

News

News chattanoogan.com 5 years ago
Walden Security Technology Donation Aids PEF eLab Expansion
Walden Security has donated $25,000 in tablets to the Public Education Foundation in support of the recently announced eLab network expansion across Hamilton...
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Award chattanoogan.com 6 years ago
BBB Recognizes Walden Security With International Ethics Award
The Better Business Bureau Institute for Marketplace Trust announced the winners of the 2020 International Torch Awards for Ethics, which includes local comp...
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Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at Walden Security over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
1
Postings analysed
8
Stack modernity
85/100
Cloud & platforms
Windows
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Salary insights

Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$65k
Typical range
$50k – $90k
Open positions
7
7 Jobs
Junior 71.4%
Middle 28.6%
Level Jobs Median Typical range
Junior 5 $65k $50k – $68k
Middle 2 $70k $50k – $90k
Highest paying role Human Resources Manager - Dallas, TX $90k
Normalized to USD per year

Growth

Hiring Momentum
91/100
Scaling fast
Open positions
46
52 opened / 47 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
11 days
faster than 64% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~10 hours
10/01/2026
Hiring Dynamics +100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Field & Service
34% ▲
Industrial Engineering
20% ▲
Management
16%
HR
15% ▼
Finance
3% ▼
Legal
3% ▲
Actively hiring for Field & Service (+27 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
+10 jobs in a week Oct 2026
New location: Anniston Oct 2026
New location: Orlando Oct 2026
New location: United States Oct 2026
+8 jobs in a week Sep 2026
Added Windows to stack Sep 2026
Added Microsoft Office to stack Sep 2026
New location: Dallas Sep 2026
+14 jobs in a week Sep 2026

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
19
Hiring now
8
Countries
1
Busiest office
Chattanooga
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Chattanooga United States
HQ
supporting our next generation's education
2 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 500-1000 est. staff
hires for Field & Service
100 East Tenth Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402
seen since Aug 2026 careers board, company site
Charleston United States
Plant / site
Charleston, SC
3 open roles 11 posted in 90 days 1000-5000 est. staff
hires for Operations, Field & Service, Industrial Engineering
7410 Northside Drive
seen since Aug 2026 careers board, company site, job postings
Knoxville United States
Corporate office
Knoxville, TN
3 open roles 6 posted in 90 days 1000-5000 est. staff
hires for HR, Field & Service
408 N. Cedar Bluff Road
seen since Jun 2025 careers board, company site, job postings
Nashville United States
Plant / site
Nashville, TN
3 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 500-1000 est. staff
hires for Field & Service
53 Century Boulevard
seen since Sep 2026 careers board, company site, job postings
Orlando United States
Regional office
Orlando, FL
2 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 500-1000 est. staff
hires for Field & Service, Early Careers
1646 33rd Street
seen since Sep 2026 careers board, company site, job postings
Dallas United States
Regional office
Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX
1 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 200-500 est. staff
Suite 150, Irving, TX 75062
seen since Sep 2026 careers board, company site, job postings
Memphis United States
Regional office
Memphis, TN
1 open roles 50-200 est. staff
hires for HR
2650 Thousand Oaks Boulevard
seen since Jun 2026 careers board, company site, job postings
Anniston United States
Regional office
Center for Domestic Preparedness
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Field & Service
seen since Sep 2026 careers board, job postings
Charlotte United States
Regional office
Charlotte, NC
4 posted in 90 days 500-1000 est. staff
4944 Parkway Plaza
seen since Sep 2026 careers board, company site
Washington United States
Regional office
SC
200-500 est. staff
seen since May 2026 careers board
Birmingham United States
Regional office
Birmingham, AL
1 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
100 Oxmoor Rd.
seen since Aug 2026 careers board, company site
Louisville United States
Regional office
Louisville, KY
1 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
Suite 110, Louisville, KY 40223-5318
seen since Aug 2026 company site
Atlanta United States
Regional office
Atlanta, GA
5901-A Peachtree Dunwoody Rd.
careers board, company site
Baltimore United States
Regional office
Social Security Administration
careers board
Unity United States
Regional office
Unity One
careers board
Columbia United States
Regional office
Columbia, SC
6904 N Main Street
company site
San Antonio United States
Regional office
San Antonio, TX
Suite #100
company site
Greenville United States
Regional office
Greenville, SC
Suite 100, Greenville, SC 29607
company site
Fairfax United States
Regional office
Washington, DC | Fairfax
3050 Chain Bridge Rd
company site