Security Manager/FSO

Responsibilities

• Manage a team executing day-to-day security operations for a cleared possessing facility and off-site.
  • Oversee multiple OSAs, access control, storage, and accountability of classified material.
  • Prepare for and lead DCSA inspections and audits.
  • Maintain clearances, visit requests, and personnel security records in DISS/NBIS.
  • Deliver security briefings, training, and awareness programs.
  • Support incident reporting, investigations, and self-inspections.
  • Partner with IT team to ensure compliance with classified systems requirements.
  • Support corporate security operations.
• Security Program Management
  • Enforce facility security policies and procedures in compliance with NISPOM (32 CFR Part 117).
  • Ensure proper safeguarding and handling of classified materials, including storage, transmission, and destruction.
  • Conduct and document required self-inspections and corrective actions plans in accordance with DCSA guidelines.
  • Manage and maintain the facility’s Facility Clearance (FCL), and offsites, including submission of necessary documentation and coordination with Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA).
  • Maintain the FCL and ensure ongoing eligibility by submitting required documentation, changes, and sponsorships via National Industrial Security System (NISS).
• DCSA Compliance and Reporting
  • Act as the primary liaison with DCSA Industrial Security Representative (ISR).
  • Submit required reports, documentation, and change notifications through NISS, DISS, and other Government platforms.
• Personnel Security
  • Oversee compliance with personnel security clearances via DISS.
  • Maintain records of cleared employees and manage reinvestigations and continuous vetting requirements.
  • Conduct initial, annual, and special briefings, debriefings, and insider threat training.
  • Maintain accurate personnel records and briefings.
• Classified Material Control & Information Security
  • Oversee receipt, storage, transmission, and destruction of classified information.
  • Maintain accountability and control of all classified assets and records.
  • Ensure compliance with safeguarding standards including proper use of GSA-approved containers and Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS).
  • Manage secure storage containers and combinations; ensure proper accountability of classified holdings.
  • Maintain access control logs, courier authorizations, and destruction certificates.
  • Oversee secure communications and courier procedures.
  • Comeg Sec (COMSEC) custodian.
• Insider Threat Program
  • Support the Insider Threat Program Senior Official.
  • Monitor personnel behavior for insider threat indicators and maintain reporting protocols in accordance with NISPOM and DCSA requirements.
  • Conduct annual insider threat awareness training and maintain documentation of compliance.
• Physical and Industrial Security
  • Manage physical access controls, alarm systems, and visitor control procedures for classified spaces.
  • Coooperate with IT to ensure security integrity of classified processing environments.
  • Support SCIF/SAPF operations in compliance with applicable directives.
  • Ensure physical protection of classified processing and storage areas; coordinate with facility maintenance and security vendors for IDS/Secure Area issues.
  • Manage the alarm response protocols and ensure compliance with UL 2050 standards.
• Compliance and Liaison
  • As the primary point of contact with DCSA Industrial Security Representative (ISR).
  • Prepare for and support DCSA security reviews and audits; respond to findings and recommendations.
  • Collaborate with group leaders, program managers, IT personnel, and cybersecurity to align security practices.
• Security Education Training and Awareness
  • Develop, conduct, and document recurring training for all cleared and uncleared personnel on security procedures, counterintelligence awareness, and operational security (OPSEC).
  • Maintain training records and ensure compliance with annual and caveat training certificate requirements.

Qualifications

• Active Top-Secret Clearance
• Experience 5+ years in industrial security with direct experience as an FSO at a possessing contractor facility
• Prior designation and experience as a COMSEC Custodian with demonstrated knowledge of the CFR 32 Part 117, DoDM 5105.21, and NSA/CSS policy
• Completion of FSO Program Management for Possessing Facilities training through CDSE
• Proficiency with DISS, NISS, SWFT, NBIS, SIMS, and other security related systems
• In-depth understanding of the NISPOM, Classified holdings and processing, Insider Threat Program requirements, and industrial security best practices
• Strong leadership, organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills; attention to detail; ability to work independently and handle sensitive information discreetly
• Cogswell Award recipient, or a consistent track record of Superior and Commendable ratings
• Active member in a security association