Contractor Program Security Officer (CPSO) – TS/SCI

Esri•Vienna, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Join Esri’s Industrial Security team to support classified Defense and Intelligence Community programs. The Contractor Program Security Officer partners with government customers, program teams, and security professionals to manage program security requirements, protect classified environments, and enable secure mission execution. The role supports day-to-day industrial and program security, personnel security and access administration, secure facilities, government security requirements, inspections, assessments, documentation, and compliance readiness. The position may require flexibility across programs, sites, customers, and priorities as business needs evolve.

Requirements

Professional experience executing industrial security responsibilities in a cleared contractor environment.
Professional experience supporting Intelligence Community, 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 ability to work effectively with government customers, internal program teams, and other company partners.
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; this may include active Top Secret clearance, SCI eligibility, and a 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.
Develop and maintain SOPs, security plans, local procedures, training materials, and assessment-ready records.
Conduct or support self-inspections, customer assessments, corrective action tracking, and continuous compliance readiness.
Work independently, prioritize competing security demands, and make sound recommendations in high-stakes situations.
Flex across programs, sites, customers, and priorities as business needs evolve.
Maintain the required clearance and access for assigned programs.