Facility Security Officer

VTG Defense; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

VTG Defense seeks a Facility Security Officer in Virginia Beach, VA to coordinate personnel clearances, manage access credentials, and support classified travel and visit requirements. The role maintains security records, processes background investigations, and ensures adherence to NISPOM and DCSA requirements; handles CAC/DBIDS, PCL status checks, and security documentation.

Requirements include active Top Secret clearance, 2–5 years of related experience, and completion of FSO training;

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of relevant security experience.
• Active Top Secret clearance and ability to obtain other clearances.
• Completion of applicable FSO training/certification courses.
• Working knowledge of NISPOM and DCSA policies.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate personnel clearance activities and manage access credentials.
• Facilitate classified travel and visit requirements for cleared personnel.
• Maintain security records and ensure compliance with NISPOM and DCSA requirements.
• Process background investigations and PCL status checks.
• Administer CAC, DBIDS, and company ID badges; monitor access controls.

Skills

2-5 years experience

Top Secret clearance

FSO training

Education

FSO training/certification

Tools

DISS

NISP/NCAISS

APACS

SWAT

SPOT-ES

Travel Tracker

eAPP

NBIS

Fieldprint

SWFTs

Job description

Overview

VTG is seeking a Facility Security Officer located in Virginia Beach, VA. 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.