Contractor Program Security Officer (CPSO) – TS/SCI

Esri•St. Louis, MO

12h•$93,600 - $158,080•Onsite

About The Position

Help Secure the Programs Behind Critical National Security Missions Join Esri`s Industrial Security team and support classified Defense and Intelligence Community programs. In this role, you`ll partner with government customers, program teams, and security professionals to manage program security requirements, protect classified environments, and enable secure mission execution.

Requirements

Professional experience executing industrial security responsibilities in a cleared contractor environment
Professional experience supporting IC, Defense, or other customer-directed security programs
Working knowledge of 32 CFR Part 117, NISPOM, Intelligence Community Directives, Security Executive Agent Directives, DD254s, and other applicable government security requirements
Experience supporting SCIFs, Open Storage Areas, restricted areas, or equivalent secure operating environments
Experience with personnel security and access administration, including clearance processing, access nominations, indoctrinations, debriefings, visit requests, foreign travel, and reporting obligations
Experience using applicable security systems or customer systems such as DISS, NBIS, SWFT, or equivalent tools
Ability to develop and maintain SOPs, security plans, local procedures, training materials, and assessment-ready records
Ability to conduct or support self-inspections, customer assessments, corrective action tracking, and continuous compliance readiness
Strong professional communication skills and the ability to work effectively with government customers, internal program teams, and other company partners
Demonstrated discretion, judgment, and professionalism in handling classified, sensitive, personnel, and reportable information
Ability to work independently, prioritize competing security demands, and make sound recommendations in high-stakes situations
Ability and willingness to flex across programs, sites, customers, and priorities as business needs evolve
Possess and maintain required clearance and access for assigned programs, which may include active Top Secret clearance, SCI eligibility, and customer-required polygraph, depending on role scope and location
Bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, business administration, information systems, security management, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience

Nice To Haves

Prior experience as a CPSO, CSSO, AFSO, FSO, SCI security representative, or equivalent industrial security role
Experience supporting multiple government customers, Intelligence Community customers, or programs with customer-specific overlays
Experience with SCIF accreditation, ICD 705 and TEMPEST requirements
Experience with OPSEC, insider threat, counterintelligence awareness, or SEAD 3 reporting
Experience partnering with Information System Security stakeholders on system security requirements
Experience supporting proposals, DD254 reviews, contract security planning, subcontractor security coordination, or customer security requirement interpretation
Relevant professional development or memberships, such as CDSE training, NCMS, ISWG, or equivalent security community involvement
Master’s degree in criminal justice, security management, intelligence studies, business administration, information systems, or a related field

Responsibilities

Support day to day industrial and program security for classified programs
Partner with government customers and internal program teams
Support personnel security, access, clearances, briefings and visit requirements
Manage security requirements associated with SCIFs and other secure environments
Support DD254 requirements, inspections, assessments, and security documentation
Apply NISPOM, ICD, and customer specific security requirements
Collaborate across personnel, physical, information and program security functions