Facilities Security Officer

Description

Position Details:
Title: Facilities Security Officer
Location: Brea, CA
Shift: Days-Work schedule may include hours beyond the normal business day Compensation: $90k - $120k depending on experience and qualifications with bonus Benefits: To empower our employees financially, we provide retirement savings plans and opportunities for tax-free savings through flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts. We believe that our compensation programs, including base pay, bonus structures and equity programs, fairly reward our employees for their hard work. Additionally, we understand the importance of maintaining a work-life balance, which is why our employees receive paid time off and enjoy designated holidays.
Travel: None
Position Description:

As a Facilities Security Officer this individual plans, directs, and coordinates activities of the designated classified engineering projects to ensure that both the employees are properly cleared with the US Government and also the handling of classified items such as documents, drawings, specifications, videos and training.
Manages all aspects of Cleared Facilities activity for compliance with the US Government security regulations. Establishes and maintains policies and procedures for an expanded security capability. Educates engineering staff on all the aspects of compliance with the Government security requirements.

Responsibilities:
• Effectively supports a team in a matrix organization.
• Assists in obtaining employee security clearances.
• Process personnel security clearances and initiate investigations for employees and candidates for clearance and validating their need to know.
• Prepares and submits Program Access Request forms for each candidate for each program.
• Provide and document evidence of briefing, re-briefing, de-briefing of employees holding clearances, and exit debriefings when employees separate from the Company.
• Maintains personnel security file for each SAP-accessed individual.
• Leads all aspects of expanding and maintaining a secure facility, including building requirements, alarms, locks, and computing facilities.
• Ensure Fixed Facility Checklist(s) are complete and up to date for re-accreditation.
• Ensures materials are properly locked up and stored during off work hours daily
• Ensures that all such materials are properly marked and secured in accordance with the NISPOM. Evaluates, determines, and maintains accountability on destruction of DOD and internally generated classified documents.
• Develops and maintains effective interfaces with the US Government security agencies.
• Interpret Government and internal company policies, develop, and implement security plans and procedures utilizing the 32 CFR Part 117 National Industrial Security Operating Manual (NISPOM) as well as any other specific programmatic instruction manuals, along with JFAN, DoD SAP Manuals, JSIG, ICD and customer/contract specific regulations.
• Provide training to employees to ensure the classified work including documents is handled properly and ensure
they maintain required certifications in compliance with government and customer regulations.
• Effectively presents information and responds to customers, Government agencies, managers, and employees.
• Coordinates security aspects of engineering activities within the department, with other departments and with
Prime Contractor’s security officers. Including documents, drawings and specifications.
• Ensure compliance with National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM), DoDM 5205.07 Volumes 1 – 4, and all security protocols required by customers or contracts, and keep abreast of ever changing industrial security regulations.
• Coordinate classified visit requests.
• Responsible for Security reviews to include: Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) and Special Access Program customer visits and formal self-inspections overseeing implementation/completion of corrective action plans.
• Assists with Communication Security (COMSEC) duties and responsibilities (to include inventory, distribution and destruction)
• Briefs senior management on the status of the Facility Security Program
• Ensures department procedures are followed

Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or equivalent experience.
• Must have an active Security US Government Security Clearance
• Experience as an FSO for a Cleared Facility
• Considerable knowledge of Department of Defense (DOD) and Company security policies, programs, and requirements.
• Must be able to multi-tasks, using strong analytical ability with attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven ability to maintain strict confidentiality.
• Excellent written and verbal communication as well as presentation skills
• Strong attention to detail and well organized
• U.S. citizenship required
Competencies and Values:
• Customer Focus – Knows and understands the needs of internal and external customers. Is results oriented and works hard to consistently provide exceptional service.
• Ethics and Values – Adheres to an effective set of core values and beliefs and acts in accordance. Rewards the right values and disapproves of others.
• Problem Solving – Looks beyond the obvious to find effective solutions.
• Integrity and Trust – Widely trusted and seen as direct and truthful.
• Functional/Technical Skills – Possesses the skills to be effective in the job. Has the skills to perform the job at a high level of accomplishment.
• Listening – Practices active and attentive listening, able to hear others.
• Action-oriented – Full of energy, willing to take action.
• Composure – Cool under pressure, not knocked off balance by the unexpected, is a settling influence.
• Values Diversity – Supports fair and equal treatment for all.

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