Contractor Program Secruity Officer

Esri•Redlands, CA

20h•Onsite

About The Position

In this position, you will play a critical role in conducting security operations at an Esri secure facility in accordance with 32 CFR Part 117 (NISPOM), Intelligence Community Directives (ICD series), and other government contract requirements and regulations. You will provide day-to-day security administration and management, support self-inspections and customer assessments, help guide employees, and ensure compliance with government and company security regulations. This position will work closely with the Corporate Security Manager, Industrial Security team members, Information System Security Manager, program leadership, and other company partners, as well as government customer security officials. At Esri, we are committed to our customers and their success. It is a place to do your best work and partner with our customers and staff in a supportive culture that encourages creativity, collaboration, and passion.

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

Administer day-to-day security operations for IC, Defense, and other customer-directed security programs
Interpret and apply applicable government, customer, contract, and company security requirements to program operations
Support program access, indoctrinations, debriefings, visit certifications, document control, foreign travel requirements, and customer-specific security processes
Prepare, maintain, and update SOPs, security plans, local instructions, training materials, logs, trackers, and assessment-ready records
Support secure facility operations
Maintain secure workspace integrity through access controls, IDS/alarm procedures, visitor controls, escort procedures, inspections, lock and combination management, and local operating procedures
Support facility certifications, accreditations, reaccreditations, co-use or joint-use agreements, and customer-directed facility documentation
Establish and maintain classified material control procedures, including receipt, marking, storage, transmission, destruction, accountability, inventory, couriering, and disposition
Manage or support classified visits, visit certifications, access validations, hosting requirements, meeting controls, and related documentation
Conduct, support, and document self-inspections, customer assessments, readiness reviews, corrective actions, and continuous compliance improvement
Receive, document, route, and follow up on reportable information, personnel changes, adverse information, foreign travel information, security incidents, and other required notifications
Coordinate with government customers, subcontractors, prime contractors, and internal program teams to ensure program security requirements are understood and met
Partner with Information System Security stakeholders to align physical, procedural, personnel, and system access controls for regulated or accredited systems
Support proposals, project planning, and program execution by identifying security requirements, risks, dependencies, and support needs early
Promote communication across the Industrial Security team, Esri personnel, subcontractors, and government agency personnel
Demonstrate a commitment to secure mission enablement, customer readiness, and compliant program execution