Facility Security Officer

OKSI•Torrance, CA

19h•$80,000 - $130,000•Onsite

About The Position

OKSI Opto-Knowledge Systems, Inc. designs and builds EO/IR sensor systems, autonomous platforms, and modeling and simulation technology. The Facility Security Officer (FSO) and Facilities Manager serves as OKSI’s designated FSO and primary site facilities manager, responsible for the company’s industrial security program and day-to-day site facilities operations. The role administers the industrial security program under NISPOM (32 CFR Part 117) and contract requirements, including personnel and facility clearance processes, access approvals, classified visits, security records, briefings, and procedures for handling classified information. It also manages site facilities operations, including maintenance, repairs, inspections, vendors, work orders, space changes, renovations, safety, and emergency preparedness. The position coordinates security requirements with the designated ISSM and IT Systems Manager and supports compliance with applicable security standards and requirements.

Requirements

Hands-on FSO or comparable industrial security experience administering NISPOM requirements and classified information protection.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
U.S. citizenship and a personnel security clearance at the level of OKSI’s facility clearance before assuming FSO duties; ability to maintain it.
Knowledge of CMMC, applicable DFARS requirements, and NIST SP 800-171, including physical and personnel security controls.
Applicable DCSA/CDSE FSO training, including possessing-facility training where required.
Practical experience directly coordinating facilities maintenance, vendors, physical access, and emergency readiness.
Ability to independently execute FSO and site facilities responsibilities.
Ability to work on site regularly and respond to urgent security and facilities needs.

Nice To Haves

Experience with government personnel and facility security systems and DD Form 254 administration in a cleared defense contractor environment.
Experience supporting engineering laboratories, aerospace development or manufacturing facilities, site improvements, and facilities or safety programs.

Responsibilities

Manage facilities budgets, spending, vendors, and contractors.
Report industrial security and facilities risks and needs to leadership.
Partner with the IT Systems Manager on physical and information security requirements that affect both programs.
Serve as OKSI’s designated FSO and administer the industrial security program under NISPOM (32 CFR Part 117) and contract requirements.
Manage personnel and facility clearance processes, access approvals, classified visits, security records, and briefings.
Implement and maintain procedures for compliant handling, storage, transmission, and destruction of classified information.
Maintain security procedures and DD Form 254 records and serve as the primary contact for government security representatives.
Conduct security self-inspections, prepare for government reviews, resolve findings, and report incidents.
Coordinate insider threat and counterintelligence awareness with designated responsible officials.
Administer visitor controls, secure-area procedures, access requirements, and security training.
Coordinate classified system security requirements with the designated ISSM and the IT Systems Manager.
Support ISSM efforts to implement the system’s security program and policies for assigned areas of responsibility.
Recommend, develop, and implement changes to procedures, policies, and programs; oversee revision, preparation, and dissemination of compliance standards and procedures.
Create and coordinate reporting channels for compliance issues.
Advise cleared employees of their individual responsibility for safeguarding classified information.
Provide security training to cleared employees through initial briefings, refresher briefings, and debriefings, as appropriate under NISPOM.
Ensure insider threat awareness is addressed within the contractor’s security programs.
Coordinate and conduct periodic self-inspections of the activity, information, system, and conditions of the overall security program, including the insider threat program.
Assess company operations to determine compliance risk.
Create and manage action plans in response to audit discoveries and compliance violations.
Review and approve the organization’s contingency plan.
Coordinate and plan investigation and cleanup procedures in response to a loss, compromise, or suspected compromise of information.
Review system audit record findings related to inappropriate or unusual activity.
Enforce physical access authorizations at facility entry and exit points.
Employ a formal sanctions process for individuals who fail to comply with established security policies and procedures.
Serve as the primary point of responsibility for day-to-day site facilities operations and readiness.
Coordinate maintenance, repairs, inspections, work orders, vendors, and facilities records.
Plan and execute space changes, moves, renovations, and site improvements with internal teams and contractors.
Coordinate site safety, emergency preparedness, and facilities-related corrective actions.
Manage contractor access and ensure facilities activities meet physical security requirements.