Facility Security Officer

TCOM; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) match

Tuition reimbursement

Parental leave

Paid time off

Job summary

TCOM is seeking an experienced Facility Security Officer to lead and maintain industrial, personnel, insider threat, physical, and classified information protections for a cleared facility in the Arlington area. You will provide strategic security leadership to organizational leadership and coordinate with government security officials to ensure compliance with DCSA and 32 CFR Part 117.

The role requires a TS/SCI clearance, a bachelor's degree, and at least 5 years in security leadership

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance
• Experience developing security/risk management programs
• SCI nomination packages coordination - indoctrinations

Responsibilities

• Administer day-to-day sensitive and classified activities.
• Oversee Insider Threat Program Senior Official responsibilities and coordination with leadership and government reps.
• Develop and maintain security plans, self-inspections, and control of sensitive materials.
• Ensure compliance with company, government requirements, and DD254s.
• Manage personnel security inquiries, e-QIP, and fingerprints; update DCSA databases (NISS, eMASS).
• Provide security support to prime/subcontractors; develop security guidance and classified holdings.
• Lead security training, process maturity assessments, and security documentation.
• Review contracts and security docs for compliance and liaise with customer security offices.
• Issue badges, coordinate classified visits, and handle SCI nominations and access packages.
• Investigate security violations and prepare reports for DCSA; stay updated on new regulations.

Skills

Security management

DoD directives

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Develop, implement, lead, and maintain industrial security, personnel security, insider threat, physical security, and classified information protection programs in accordance with the National Industrial Security Program, 32 CFR Part 117, DCSA requirements, contractual security requirements, and other applicable federal directives. Serve as Facility Security Officer for a cleared facility and as a principal security advisor to organizational leadership. Provide oversight of personnel security, insider threat, contract security, security training, classified operations, DCSA compliance, and security risk management across the organization.

Essential Functions:

• Provide day-to-day administration and oversight of sensitive and classified activities.
• Serve as Insider Threat Program Senior Official, overseeing insider-threat program implementation, training, reporting, mitigation, and coordination with organizational leadership and appropriate government security representatives.
• Develop security plans, perform self-inspections, and maintain continuous control over all sensitive material.
• Ensure compliance with company and government requirements.
• Manage DISS/NBIS, Visit Requests, personnel security inquiries and e-QIP initiations.
• Update DCSA databases including NISS and eMASS as required.
• Manage fingerprints in collection process and SWFT.
• Provide prime/subcontractor security support and direction including the development and maintenance of DD254's, security guidance, and classified holdings.
• Maintain program documentation for DCSA assessments.
• Responsible for Personnel Security, Physical Security, Communications Security (COMSEC), Document Control and Visitor Control.
• Develop and revise security plans, procedures, instructions and educational material and conducts employee training to ensure security plan effectiveness and compliance; leads Process Maturity Assessments for Security Key processes.
• Review RFPs, contracts, DD254s, and other contractual security documentation to identify security requirements and advise Contracts, Program Management, and organizational leadership regarding implementation and compliance obligations. Act as liaison with customer and subcontractor security offices on security issues.
• Oversee classified visitor and meeting activities.
• Assist staff with completion and submittal of SF86s, SCI nominations and special access packages.
• Investigate security violations and prepares reports for DCSA and agency to include preventive actions.
• Conduct security briefing and issues ID badges, and hand carry credentials.
• Transmit and receive classified materials.
• Stay apprised of new regulations and security developments by participating in the security community.
• May be called upon to perform comparable duties of a similar or related nature and/or assist in other areas as needed.
• Learning, understanding, continuously improving, and promoting the company’s quality management system in accordance with ISO standards.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree and 10 years of total security related experience with a minimum 5 years serving as an FSO, or in a similar capacity managing all aspects of a DCSA compliant security system; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Active in-scope TS/SCI clearance
• Experience developing and implementing security/risk management programs.
• Must be experienced with completing SCI nomination packages and coordination of indoctrinations.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• CSSO CPSO and security management software experience a plus.
• Significant expertise of 32 CFR, Part 117, ICDs, JAFAN, or other DoD Security Directives.
• Ability to develop, implement and maintain System Security Procedures (SSPs).
• Conduct ongoing security reviews and tests to periodically verify that security features and operating controls are functional and effective.
• Must be able to analyze problems and establish goals to complete objectives set forth by management.
• Demonstrates the ability to manage multiple tasks with minimal supervision.
• Proficient with a computer, including Microsoft Office.
• Ability to communicate effectively with team members and leadership staff.

Physical Factors and Working Conditions:

Required to sit, stand, walk, bend, and reach. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This position requires an on-site work schedule. Exposure to a normal office environment. Position may occasionally require entering a production environment, including exposure to noise, fumes, moving machinery, and varied temperatures.

Leadership and Management:

Provides functional leadership and technical direction across industrial security, personnel security, insider threat, and classified operations. Coordinates security activities across employees, programs, corporate functions, cleared facilities, government representatives, customers, and subcontractors. Position may exercise significant program leadership without direct supervisory responsibility.

In compliance with state and local laws, the salary range for this role in is $90,000 – $136,000. The range provided is a general guideline and good faith estimate representative of all experience levels but is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. TCOM considers several factors when extending an offer including, but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, a candidate’s experience, education/training, key skills, internal equity, and current market conditions. Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.

Benefits:

TCOM offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts/HSAs, EAP, tuition reimbursement, parental leave, paid time off (PTO), and company-paid holidays. The specific programs, options and eligibility may vary depending on date of hire, classification, and schedule type.

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