Facility Security Officer

CHAOS Industries • Columbia, WA

1d • $115,000 - $180,000 • Onsite

About The Position

CHAOS Industries is redefining modern defense with omniscient systems purpose-built for today’s realities. Designed and built by top U.S. military veterans and Silicon Valley innovators, CHAOS Industries’ products are powered by Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™), empowering warfighters, commercial air operators, and border protection teams to act faster, adapt rapidly, and stay ahead of evolving threats. In a world where technological threats move at unprecedented speed, CHAOS Industries delivers advanced sensing and detection solutions that give the ultimate advantage: time. CHAOS Industries was founded in 2022 and has raised $1B in total funding from leading investors including 8VC, Accel, and NEA. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and London. For more information, please visit www.chaosinc.com. Role Overview: CHAOS is looking for a Facility Security Officer (FSO) to support our VP of Legal and Operations. You will be the company’s Facility Security Officer and be responsible for implementing and directing the industrial security program and ensuring company and customer security requirements are met across our multiple facilities in Southern California and Washington, DC. You will interface with all levels of personnel and government management personnel to ensure contract security compliance with 32 CFR, the National Industrial Security Program, the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM), Contract Security Classification Specifications (DD Form 254) and Security Classification Guides (SCGs). You will play a pivotal role in building out and implementing our clearance processes, managing personnel security clearances, ensuring compliance with federal regulations, and contributing to secure operations. This role ensures we proactively protect, train, and provide safety to employees, visitors, assets, and critical infrastructure while aligning with corporate objectives and federal security regulations. This role will also help guide the design and construction of secure spaces.

Requirements

• 5+ years of related Security experience
• Bachelors Degree or equivalent (4 years)
• Must hold a current U.S. TOP SECRET security clearance.
• Must complete DISS/NISS training
• Must hold Facility Program Management for Possessing Facilities certification
• Current or able to obtain Industrial Security Professional (ISP) Certification
• Strong understanding of Physical Security requirements
• Understanding of DISS, e-QIP, NISS, and ISFD
• Experience creating and conducting initial security briefings, debriefings, indoctrinations, pre/post-foreign travel briefings and refresher briefings, as appropriate
• Ability to communicate policy and procedures clearly to all cleared staff
• Able to meet timelines and prioritize demands effectively
• Thorough working knowledge of the 32 CFR, other relevant DoD security guidance
• Experience developing and implementing OPSEC plans
• Must be able to read and interpret Security Classification Guides (SCGs) and develop and deliver training pertaining to them
• Must have the ability to work in a dynamic environment and effectively interact with numerous DOD, military/civilian personnel and industry partners
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)

Responsibilities

• Administer day-to-day security programs in compliance with 32 CFR Part 117, Security Classification Guides, and program guidance, including: personnel processing, program reviews, document control system, inventories, audits & self-inspections, violation investigations & reports, receipt/dispatch/destruction/mail logs, visit certs
• Provide guidance to employees and recommend modifications to operations policies or procedures
• Maintain and update the DISS for the entire company including geographically separated Operating Locations. Process requests for changes to DISS, including analyzing requests to assure proper need-to-know justifications are enforced.
• Maintain and update NISS for all Operating Locations
• Maintain required hard-copy files to perform assigned duties.
• Prepare and execute required periodic reporting and or audits and reviews in accordance with applicable directives, regulations, and instructions.
• Provide continuous training and guidance in all areas of security; including but not limited to, local procedures, OPSEC, Communications Security (COMSEC), Security Awareness, and marking classified material.
• Enforce foreign contact and travel requirements, entry procedures, escort procedures, document control procedures, and classification review/guidance requests.
• Manage collateral facilities, access control systems, and alarm systems.
• Coordinate the buildout of new Open Storage Areas (OSAs) and Restricted Areas.
• Analyze and assess issues with personnel security and propose solutions that meet standards set by applicable regulations, directives and instructions.

Benefits

• Health Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision benefits 100% paid for by the company
• Additional benefits: 401k (+ 50% company match up to 6% of pay), FSA, HSA, life insurance, and more
• Our Perks: Free daily lunch, ‘No meeting Fridays’, unlimited PTO, casual dress code
• Compensation Components: Competitive base salaries, generous pre-IPO stock option grants, relocation assistance, and (coming soon!) annual bonuses

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees