Facility Security Officer

VT Group (VTG); Virginia Beach (VA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

VTG in Virginia Beach, VA, is hiring a Facility Security Officer in a hybrid role to support security programs, coordinate clearances, manage access credentials, and enable secure travel and visits. You will maintain records, assist with investigations, and ensure compliance with DCSA requirements.

The candidate will have 2–5 years of relevant experience, active TS clearance, and familiarity with NISPOM and various security systems like DISS, NISS, and APACS.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2–5 years of relevant experience in security programs.
• Active Top Secret clearance and knowledge of NISPOM.
• Experience with DoD / government security policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Handle classified visit requests, ship visit requests, and credentialing.
• Ensure compliance with NISPOM and government security policies.
• Orient, monitor, and de-brief cleared personnel for foreign travel.
• Maintain and update FCL-related information in security databases.
• Process background investigations and reviews for accuracy.
• Perform PCL status checks and adjudication status checks.
• Administer CAC, DBIDS, access control and badge processes.
• Process classified visit requests and support facility security.
• Maintain security documentation per DCSA record-keeping rules.
• Execute Divisional and Cage Code Security Program.
• Oversee day-to-day security operations and compliance.

Skills

Top Secret clearance

2-5 years experience

NISPOM knowledge

Security program coordination

Tools

DISS

NISP/NCAISS

APACS

SWAT

SPOT-ES

eAPP background processing

NBIS

BFIS/DBIDS

Job description

Overview

VTG is seeking a Facility Security Officer located in Virginia Beach, VA in a hybrid capacity. Responsible for supporting VTG's security program by coordinating personnel clearance activities, managing access credentials, and facilitating classified travel and visit requirements. Maintain accurate security records, assist with background investigation processing, and ensure employees follow established security protocols for handling classified information and accessing controlled facilities.

Overview

VTG is seeking a Facility Security Officer located in Virginia Beach, VA in a hybrid capacity. Responsible for supporting VTG's security program by coordinating personnel clearance activities, managing access credentials, and facilitating classified travel and visit requirements. Maintain accurate security records, assist with background investigation processing, and ensure employees follow established security protocols for handling classified information and accessing controlled facilities.

What will you do?

• To handle classified visit requests, ship visit requests, shipyard credentialing, foreign travel, CAC and DBIDS cards.
• Ensures compliance with National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) regulations and other government and company security policies and procedures.
• Follows established operational and NISPOM procedures for orienting, monitoring, de-briefing, foreign travel briefing and de-briefing, and adverse information reporting for cleared personnel with access to classified information.
• Maintains and updates all Facility Security Clearance (FCL)-related information in National Industrial Security System (NISS) database.
• Initiates background investigation and re-investigation paperwork and reviews SF-86s for accuracy and completeness prior to entry into the e-App background investigation processing system.
• Performs Personnel Security Clearance (PCL) status checks and PCL adjudication status checks for in-process background investigations and re-investigations.
• Manages and administers Common Access Card (CAC), Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS), special base and work location access, and company identification badging processes.
• Processes classified visit requests.
• Supports maintenance of physical security and access controls for company facilities.
• Maintains security documentation and files in accordance with Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) record-keeping requirements.
• Responsible for execution of Divisional and Cage Code Security Program.
• Responsible for day-to-day security operations and ensures procedures comply with all company and DCSA requirements.

Do you have what it takes?

• 2-5 years of relevant experience
• Experience with Defense Information System for Security (DISS), National Industry Security Program Central Access Information Security System (NISP/NCAISS), Aircraft and Personnel Automated Clearance System (APACS), Scalable Workflow Automation Tool (SWAT), Synchronized Predeployment and Operational Tracker – Enterprise Suite (SPOT-ES), Travel Tracker, eAPP background investigation processing system, National Background Investigation Services (NBIS), Fieldprint, and the Secure Web Fingerprint Transmissions (SWFT)s.
• Working knowledge of the NISPOM and experience with DCSA policies and procedures
• Prior experience administrating US Government security policies and procedures.
• Active Top Secret security clearance
• Completion of applicable FSO training/certification courses

Pay Range: VTG’s estimated starting pay range is $80,000-$100,000 annually, which is a general guideline for the geographic location. When extending an offer, VTG also considers work experience, education, skill level, market considerations and may possibly include contractual requirements which may cause an offer to fall outside of this range.