Facility Security Officer

Facility Security Office II (FSO II)Element U.
S. Space & Defense stands at the forefront of testing innovation, serving as a trusted partner to NASA, the U.
S. Department of Defense, government agencies, and prominent industry leaders across the space and defense sectors. Founded as NTS Technical Systems, our company brings over 60 years of experience and expertise in handling the most complex projects and programs in the world.
From centrifuge testing for the latest Mars rover, vibration testing for the Space Launch System (SLS), to environmental simulations for next-generation missiles, we are the pioneering partner for highly custom, end-to-end testing design and implementation. By advancing our state-of-the-art testing technologies, subject matter expertise, and service to critical missions, Element U.
S. Space & Defense has become the go-to partner for ground-breaking industries.
The Facility Security Office II (FSO II) supports and administers organizational security plans and operations. Executes procedures and processes for security programs. Meets required codes and regulations. Supports and conducts internal investigations in accordance with legal requirements and company policies. Maintains records, manuals, and documentation. For government contract-related work, coordinates and administers security clearances and other security policies and procedures in accordance with Department of Defense (DoD), DCSA, and other applicable government agency requirements. Ensures customer projects are managed with the appropriate degree of security (classified, CUI, ITAR, export-controlled, and proprietary information). Serves as the facility's security representative. Ensures corporate security policies are complied with at the representative facility.
This mid-level security professional is responsible for independently administering and managing facility security programs and ensuring compliance with government, customer, and corporate security requirements. Serves as the primary security resource for an assigned facility and provides guidance to managers, employees, and project personnel on security matters. Exercises independent judgment in interpreting policies, assessing risk, implementing corrective actions, and resolving moderately complex security issues. May provide mentoring and guidance to less experienced security personnel and administrative staff.
Primary

Responsibilities:
Manages, plans, and controls facility security and is responsible for implementing the National Industrial Security Program (NISP). Takes complete ownership of facility security. Ownership entails:Ensuring customer projects that have special security concerns (classified, CUI, and ITAR) comply with governmental and company policies.
Fulfilling governmental, corporate, and customer commitments.
Understanding how assigned facility processes work and ensuring those processes comply with security requirements.
Ensuring security-related tasks are completed.
Engaging and communicating immediately with stakeholders (e.g., customer, Department Manager, General Manager, etc.) regarding anything impacting security and project success.
Holding stakeholders (e.g., Department Managers, technicians, etc.) accountable for compliance with security requirements.
Meeting security goals despite operational constraints, including achieving satisfactory or better ratings on DCSA assessments and audits.
Serving as the security representative at the assigned facility.
Planning security activities.
Implementing corrective actions.
Consistently applying security best practices.
Establishing collaborative and mutually supportive relationships with those responsible for operations.
Striving to make EUSSD successful.
Independently administers and manages facility security programs in accordance with the National Industrial Security Program (NISP), NISPOM, customer requirements, and corporate security policies.
Serves as the designated Facility Security Officer (FSO) and primary security representative for an assigned facility.
Acts as the primary interface with DCSA, government customers, auditors, inspectors, and corporate security leadership on security matters.
Interprets and applies security regulations, government directives, contractual requirements, and company policies to facility operations.
Coordinates and manages personnel security activities, including security clearances, access determinations, eligibility verifications, visit requests, classified contract requirements, and related documentation.
Administers security requirements associated with classified programs, DD254s, CUI, ITAR, EAR, export-controlled information, and other customer-specific requirements.
Administers classified information safeguarding programs, including proper marking, transmission, storage, accountability, inventory, access control, and destruction of classified materials.
Maintains security records, databases, facility documentation, standard operating procedures (SOPs), emergency action