Facility Security Officer

Swarm Aero•Oxnard, CA

About The Position

Swarm Aero is hiring its first dedicated industrial security leader to scale its growing industrial security program across personnel, facilities, access, and compliance. The role owns the industrial security program and serves as the appointed Facility Security Officer (FSO) under 32 CFR Part 117 (NISPOM), acting as the primary interface with DCSA. It involves establishing and maintaining program processes and documentation, supporting a geographically diverse footprint, and coordinating classified safeguarding, work areas, inspections, and accreditations. The FSO will lead SCIF planning and construction coordination from initial requirements through accreditation and operation, working with government and company stakeholders, architects, and contractors. The position partners with IT, Contracts, Legal, talent acquisition, and security counterparts to integrate industrial security with CUI, cybersecurity, export controls, and contractual requirements. The role also builds security metrics and reporting to support leadership as the company grows.

Requirements

Active Top Secret clearance; SCI eligibility is strongly preferred.
Significant industrial security experience under the NISP, including time as an appointed FSO or AFSO.
Track record of standing up or dramatically scaling a security program, ideally at a startup or fast-growing defense company.
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 cyber 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 a playbook.
Clear communication skills and ability to translate security requirements for 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.
To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, the applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Nice To Haves

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.

Responsibilities

Own and scale the industrial security program, serving as the appointed FSO under 32 CFR Part 117 (NISPOM) and 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 internal security coordination for SCIF planning and construction, working with the government sponsor, Cognizant Security Authority, Accrediting Official, Site Security Manager, architects, and contractors through accreditation and operation.
Support Swarm Aero’s geographically diverse, nationwide footprint.
Maintain and create required program documentation as needed.
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 the technical implementation of NIST 800-171 and CMMC requirements.
Coordinate with IT and the ISSM/ISSO on classified information 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 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 the operational impact 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 network access controls for secure spaces with IT 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 leadership reporting cadence covering the clearance pipeline, compliance posture, incidents, and program milestones.

Benefits

Meaningful equity in a high-growth defense technology company.
Competitive base salary commensurate with experience.
Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
401(k).
PTO and paid sick leave.
Monthly wellness stipend.
Daily catered lunch at the office.
Paid parental leave.
Direct impact on a critical national security mission.
Opportunity to work with a world-class team of engineers and operators solving genuinely hard problems.