Facility Security Officer

Facility Security Officer (FSO)

Position Summary

The Facility Security Officer (FSO) is responsible for administering and maintaining the Company’s industrial security program and ensuring compliance with applicable U.S. Government, customer, contractual, and Company security requirements. The FSO serves as the Company’s designated Facility Security Officer is responsible for maintaining the Company’s Facility Clearance (FCL), personnel security program, and classified information safeguarding requirements.

The FSO serves as a primary point of contact for security matters and provides guidance to employees, leadership, customers, and government representatives regarding the protection of classified information, personnel security, facility security, and related security requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain the Company’s industrial security program in compliance with 32 CFR Part 117, the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM), applicable Industrial Security Letters (ISLs), Intelligence Community Directives (ICDs), contractual requirements, and Company policies and procedures.
• Serve as the Company’s designated Facility Security Officer and primary security liaison with the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), government customers, prime contractors, subcontractors, and other authorized security representatives.
• Maintain the Company’s Facility Clearance (FCL) and ensure required facility information, records, documentation, and government reporting remain accurate and current.
• Administer personnel security activities, including security clearance and access processing, employee security records, required reporting, briefings, debriefings, and related personnel security requirements.
• Obtain and maintain access to applicable government security systems, including DISS/NBIS, NISS/NCAISS, SWFT, and other systems as required.
• Review, interpret, and implement applicable security regulations, contract security requirements, DD Form 254 requirements, Industrial Security Letters, Intelligence Community Directives, and other applicable government and customer guidance.
• Develop, maintain, and periodically update security policies, procedures, plans, manuals, and related documentation.
• Establish and administer procedures for the receipt, transmission, storage, handling, safeguarding, reproduction, accountability, and destruction of classified information and materials.
• Maintain appropriate document control, accountability, and records for classified information and materials.
• Coordinate classified visits and administer visitor control procedures, including verification of appropriate security clearances, accesses, and need-to-know requirements.
• Coordinate security requirements for classified meetings and conferences and ensure appropriate safeguarding, access controls, and facility requirements are established.
• Develop and conduct initial security briefings, annual refresher training, debriefings, foreign travel briefings, contract-specific briefings, SCI indoctrinations, and other required security education and awareness training.
• Conduct required self-inspections and periodic security reviews to identify potential vulnerabilities, assess program effectiveness, and ensure continued compliance with applicable security requirements.
• Support DCSA, government customer, and other authorized security reviews, inspections, and assessments and coordinate corrective actions as necessary.
• Investigate, document, and report security incidents, violations, infractions, potential compromises, and other security concerns in accordance with applicable requirements.
• Ensure appropriate reporting of adverse information, suspicious contacts, foreign travel, foreign contacts, and other reportable information in accordance with applicable government and Company requirements.
• Develop and maintain Insider Threat Program training, including initial and refresher training, and provide security awareness resources and guidance as appropriate.
• Coordinate requests for security waivers, deviations, or regulatory interpretations when operationally necessary and appropriately authorized.
• Advise management and employees regarding security requirements and proactively integrate security considerations into day-to-day business, proposal development, contract capture and startup, program transition, and operational activities to ensure applicable security requirements are identified and addressed early in the planning and execution process.
• Remain current on changes to applicable security regulations, policies, systems, threats, and industry practices and implement changes as appropriate.
• Maintain strict confidentiality and exercise appropriate discretion when handling sensitive, proprietary, controlled, and classified information.
• Monitor and coordinate reportable FCL change conditions, including changes involving legal structure, ownership, Key Management Personnel, organizational structure, business name and address, and Foreign Ownership, Control or Influence (FOCI), as applicable.
• Perform other security, project, and administrative duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong knowledge of industrial security principles, practices, and applicable federal security requirements.
• Ability to interpret complex regulatory and contractual security requirements and translate them into practical policies, procedures, and business practices.
• Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Sound judgment, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accurate recordkeeping and regulatory compliance.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with employees, leadership, customers, and government representatives.
• Ability to work independently while effectively collaborating across departments and functional areas.
• Ability to adapt to changing requirements, priorities, and operational needs in a fast-paced environment.
• High degree of professionalism, discretion, integrity, and confidentiality.