NISPOM Security Specialist - DCSA Compliance & Training

Astrion; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 78,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Astrion, located in Columbia, MD, seeks a National Industrial Security Program Security Specialist to assist the FSO and CSSO in administering the location's NISP programs and ensuring compliance with NISPOM and DCSA requirements.

The role requires a TS/SCI eligible U.S. citizen with experience supporting government clients, GSOR maintenance, and familiarity with security systems such as DISS/NBIS/NISS/SIMS. Apply to join a defense/government contracting team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 2-4 years of experience.
• Must understand and implement 32 CFR Part 117 (NISPOM) and applicable DCSA requirements.
• Experience in supporting U.S. Government clients.
• Must have experience in maintaining the Government System of Record (GSOR) database.
• Experience with Security Business Integrated Management Systems (Sign-In-Compliance, Sign-In Enterprise, SIMS, etc.)

Responsibilities

• NISPOM compliance: Help implement the requirements of 32 CFR Part 117 (NISPOM), applicable DCSA guidance, contract security requirements, and company security procedures.
• Personnel security: Support clearance processing, onboarding and offboarding, access eligibility verification, visit/access requirements, and maintenance of required personnel security records.
• DISS/NBIS support: Assist with personnel security actions in government systems, including eligibility/access reviews, and other authorized security transactions.
• Classified information protection: Help ensure classified material is properly received, stored, handled, transmitted, reproduced, and destroyed according to applicable requirements.
• Security education and training: Conduct or coordinate initial security briefings, annual refresher training, debriefings, insider-threat awareness, reporting requirements, and other required training.
• Incident reporting: Receive and appropriately escalated reports involving potential security violations, adverse information, suspicious contacts, loss or compromise, foreign contacts/travel, and other reportable events.
• Visit and access control: Process incoming and outgoing classified visits and verify that personnel have the appropriate eligibility, access, need-to-know, and visit authorization.
• Physical security: Assist with classified areas, approved storage containers, access controls, end-of-day security checks, combinations, keys, alarms, and related protective measures.
• Self-inspections and DCSA reviews: Support internal security reviews, identify deficiencies, maintain corrective-action documentation, and prepare for DCSA security reviews and engagements.
• Security records: Maintain accurate security files, training records, briefings, acknowledgments, access documentation, and other required records.
• FSO support/coverage: Perform delegated FSO duties and provide continuity when the FSO is unavailable, within the AFSO's training, authorization, and assigned responsibilities.

Skills

NISPOM knowledge

TS/SCI eligibility

Government client experience

GSOR familiarity

SIMS/ security systems knowledge

Strong written/verbal communication

Records management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

DISS

NBIS

NISS

GSOR

SIMS

Job description

Astrion, located in Columbia, MD, seeks a National Industrial Security Program Security Specialist to assist the FSO and CSSO in administering the location's NISP programs and ensuring compliance with NISPOM and DCSA requirements.

The role requires a TS/SCI eligible U.S. citizen with experience supporting government clients, GSOR maintenance, and familiarity with security systems such as DISS/NBIS/NISS/SIMS. Apply to join a defense/government contracting team.