Staff Facility Security Officer

Responsibilities

• Administer and oversee the company’s industrial security program in accordance with NISPOM, DCSA guidance, and government customer requirements.
• Serve as the primary liaison with DCSA, government security representatives, and internal leadership regarding security matters.
• Manage personnel security actions, including clearance processing, visit requests, indoctrinations, debriefings, and access determinations.
• Maintain accurate security records in DISS, NBIS, and other government security systems.
• Develop, implement, and maintain facility security policies, procedures, and training programs.
• Conduct security education, annual refresher training, and insider threat awareness training for cleared personnel.
• Oversee classified document control, storage, transmission, destruction, and accountability processes.
• Ensure compliance with physical security requirements for closed areas, secure rooms, alarms, and classified storage containers.
• Support government inspections, self-inspections, audits, and corrective action plans.
• Coordinate and process classified visit certifications and foreign travel/security reporting requirements.
• Assist program teams with contract security classification specifications (DD254s) and security requirements implementation.
• Support insider threat program activities and coordinate with company leadership and cybersecurity personnel as required.
• Maintain readiness for DCSA assessments and ensure timely resolution of security findings.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice, Security Management, Business Administration, or related field; equivalent experience may be substituted.
• 4–8 years of industrial security or related security management experience.
• Experience serving in an FSO or Assistant FSO role supporting cleared defense contractor environments.
• Strong working knowledge of NISPOM, DCSA processes, and classified information handling procedures.
• Experience using DISS, NBIS, NISS, and related government security systems.
• Ability to interpret DD254s and implement contract-specific security requirements.
• Experience conducting security training, inspections, and compliance assessments.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain strict attention to detail.
• Active Top Secret security clearance required.