Senior FSO: Lead Industrial Security & COMSEC

Aurex; Elko (AL); On-site; USD 115,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurex, a Huntsville-based aerospace and defense company, seeks a Senior Facility Security Officer to serve as a senior advisor on classified operations and program security requirements. You will guide security personnel and influence leadership on federal, customer, and program security expectations.

The role requires extensive experience with possessing facilities, NISPOM, and COMSEC, and offers leadership across security functions, training, and program compliance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of industrial security experience in classified programs.
• Bachelor's degree required; degree may be substituted by experience.
• Experience as Senior FSO or Assistant Facility Security Officer in possessing facilities.
• Active Top Secret security clearance.
• Operational COMSEC experience in DoD/IC environments.
• Knowledge of NISPOM, SEAD, DoD manuals and related directives.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain security programs for classified materials and operations.
• Coordinate with government agencies on rulings, clarifications, and deviations.
• Draft and update Security Standard Practices and Procedures (SPP).
• Execute security functions across classified environments per DoD/IC requirements.
• Provide senior guidance on security risks, schedules, and obligations.
• Coordinate safeguarding and destruction of classified information per 32 CFR Part 117.

Skills

Industrial security

Security program management

COMSEC

NISPOM knowledge

Top Secret clearance

Mentorship

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

DISS

NBIS

NISS

SIMS

ACCS

SWFT

Job description

Aurex, a Huntsville-based aerospace and defense company, seeks a Senior Facility Security Officer to serve as a senior advisor on classified operations and program security requirements. You will guide security personnel and influence leadership on federal, customer, and program security expectations.

The role requires extensive experience with possessing facilities, NISPOM, and COMSEC, and offers leadership across security functions, training, and program compliance.