Armed Contract Security Officer (Lead)

ISYS Technologies•Fairbanks, AK

8d•Onsite

About The Position

I2X Technologies is seeking a Lead Armed Contract Security Officer to support a government customer’s satellite mission data technical and administrative support operations in Fairbanks, Alaska. The position is on-site and requires an active Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship. The role supervises the Armed Contract Security Officer workforce and performs armed security duties at a controlled federal facility or comparable operating environment. The contractor employing ACSOs must be licensed by the State of Alaska as an Armed ACSO Agency, and ACSOs must hold the applicable State of Alaska Armed Security Guard license and complete required initial and annual refresher training. The position requires maintaining 24x7x365 security staffing, overseeing the six primary ACSO functions, coordinating Post Orders, and leading security responses to incidents and emergencies. Physical demands include regularly sitting, walking, standing, and climbing stairs or steps; occasional bending, reaching, and other movements; repetitive hand, arm, or finger motions; and lifting up to 20 pounds. The role requires specified vision, hearing, communication, manual dexterity, and tolerance for varying levels of mental stress. I2X describes its compensation program as competitive and offers a comprehensive benefits package; salary bands have not yet been determined.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Active Secret clearance.
At least 5 years of progressively responsible armed-security experience supporting a federal facility, military installation, critical-infrastructure site, industrial complex, or comparably controlled operating environment.
At least 2 years of supervisory or lead-guard experience scheduling and overseeing armed security personnel, maintaining 24x7 coverage, arranging leave and illness relief, and resolving operational or personnel issues.
At least 3 years of experience performing or supervising access control, personnel and package screening, visitor processing, vehicle inspections, patrol and response activities, and security-system operations.
At least 2 years of experience responding to security incidents and emergencies, including unauthorized-access attempts, facility lockdowns, evacuations, crowd and traffic control, first-responder coordination, incident-scene protection, and formal incident reporting.
At least 2 years of experience performing armed post duties involving use-of-force requirements, firearms, defensive tactics, and intermediate-force equipment.
Maintain the applicable State of Alaska Armed Security Guard license and complete required initial and annual refresher training.
The contractor employing ACSOs must be licensed by the State of Alaska as an Armed ACSO Agency under 13 AAC 60.010 and 13 AAC 60.045; ACSOs must be licensed as Armed Security Guards under 13 AAC 60.050 and 13 AAC 60.085.

Responsibilities

Supervise the Armed Contract Security Officer workforce, including scheduling vacations, arranging sick-leave coverage, maintaining adequate 24x7x365 staffing, and providing operational oversight when problems arise or additional assistance is needed.
Direct and perform access control, screening, visitor processing, patrol and response, security-system operations, and common security tasks.
Coordinate the development, maintenance, and implementation of Post Orders with the Station Manager.
Ensure ACSOs conduct required gate coverage, building and perimeter patrols, escorts, and physical-security inspections.
Lead security responses to fires, unauthorized-access attempts, demonstrations, natural disasters, terrorist incidents, severe weather, and other emergencies, including lockdowns, evacuations, crowd control, traffic control, and coordination with first responders.
Ensure daily security logs and detailed incident reports are completed.
Notify the Station Manager, operations shift leader, and appropriate law-enforcement agencies of security incidents.
Oversee appropriate handling of unauthorized persons, suspicious vehicles, threats, vandalism, and safety concerns.