Facility Security Officer

Swarm Aero•Oxnard, CA

1d•$170,000 - $225,000

About The Position

Swarm Aero is seeking its first dedicated industrial security leader to scale its industrial security program across personnel, facilities, and access. The role owns the FSO portfolio and supports wider compliance obligations, working in a fast-growing environment without the established guardrails or large team of a mature program. The successful candidate will build and execute processes with rigor, adapting across responsibilities such as maintaining Standard Practices and Procedures and guiding contractors on SCIF construction specifications. The position serves as the appointed Facility Security Officer under 32 CFR Part 117 (NISPOM) and primary interface with DCSA. It leads classified safeguarding, Open Storage Areas, inspections and accreditation, SCIF planning and construction, security documentation, self-inspections, DCSA assessments, and security education. It also coordinates with IT, Contracts, Legal, talent acquisition, government customers, and security counterparts on CUI, classified systems, hiring and clearances, contractual security obligations, cybersecurity, and ITAR/EAR compliance. The role advises leadership on operational security and export-control impacts, while referring regulatory interpretations, licensing decisions, and disclosures to counsel and the Empowered Official. The position supports a geographically diverse, nationwide footprint and develops security metrics and reporting on clearance pipelines, compliance posture, incidents, and program milestones as the company grows.

Requirements

Active Top Secret clearance.
Significant industrial security experience under the NISP, including experience as an appointed FSO or AFSO.
Track record of establishing or substantially scaling a security program.
Working fluency with DISS, NISS, and related systems of record.
Working knowledge of ITAR/EAR and demonstrated experience applying export-control restrictions to personnel access, visitors, facilities, technical data, and third-party relationships.
Sufficient cybersecurity fluency to work credibly with IT and ISSM/ISSO counterparts on secure systems and network access.
Independent judgment, high initiative, attention to detail, and comfort operating without an established playbook.
Ability to clearly communicate security requirements to engineers and executives without slowing the company down.
Experience integrating industrial security, export compliance, CUI, cybersecurity, and contract-security requirements within a common compliance operating model.
Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations, in order to conform to U.S. Government export regulations.

Nice To Haves

SCI eligibility.
Experience standing up SCIF and/or SAP facilities, including network accesses.
Trade compliance experience or a dual FSO/trade compliance background.
COMSEC custodian experience.
Military and/or intelligence security career background.
Experience at a startup or fast-growing defense company.

Responsibilities

Own the industrial security program and serve as appointed FSO under 32 CFR Part 117 (NISPOM), acting as the primary interface with DCSA.
Lead implementation of classified safeguarding and work areas, including Open Storage Areas, and coordinate inspection and accreditation with DCSA and applicable government customers.
Lead SCIF planning and construction as the internal security lead, coordinating stakeholders from initial requirements through accreditation and operation.
Support a geographically diverse, nationwide footprint and maintain or create required program documentation.
Lead the annual NISP self-inspection and coordinate DCSA assessments.
Partner with IT, Contracts, and Legal to operationalize CUI requirements, including handling procedures, access restrictions, physical safeguards, training, contractual flow-downs, and incident escalation.
Coordinate with IT on technical implementation of NIST 800-171 and CMMC requirements.
Coordinate with IT and the ISSM/ISSO on classified systems, including personnel eligibility, need-to-know, physical access, user authorization, incident response, and facility requirements.
Manage profiles and maintain records in DISS, NISS, and related systems of record.
Deliver security education, including indoctrinations, refresher training, foreign travel briefings, and reporting requirements.
Partner with talent acquisition on cleared hiring, crossovers, and realistic clearance timelines.
Integrate security with contracting flow-downs, trade compliance, and cybersecurity.
Partner with Legal and trade compliance to implement ITAR/EAR controls across personnel access, facilities, visitors, technical data, third parties, and security processes.
Identify potential export-control concerns and escalate regulatory interpretations, licensing decisions, and disclosures to counsel and the Empowered Official.
Advise leadership on operational impacts of ITAR/EAR requirements as they intersect with industrial security, coordinating legal interpretations with counsel and the Empowered Official.
Capture, implement, and monitor compliance with contractual obligations.
Coordinate with IT on secure-space network access controls and collaborate with the ISSM/ISSO on information-system accreditation.
Track and maintain DD-254s and subcontractor security flow-downs.
Build security metrics and a reporting cadence covering clearance pipeline, compliance posture, incidents, and program milestones.