Facility Security Officer (FSO)

Location

Metairie, LA | United States

Job description

US Citizenship required.

Location: Metairie, LA Category: Industrial Security Travel Required: Yes, 5% of the time Shift: Day Clearance: Top Secret

Job Summary : The Facility Security Officer (FSO) is responsible for implementing the industrial security program and ensuring LATG and its customer security requirements are met. The successful candidate will interface with all levels of LATG personnel and government management personnel to ensure contract security compliance with National Industrial Security Operating Manual (NISPOM), DoD Manual 5205.07, Contract Security Classification Specification ( DD254) and Program Classification Guides. The position requires a self-motivated candidate that is capable of working in an independent or team environment with minimal direction. The candidate will be required to conduct security self-inspections, apply risk mitigation methodologies, support customer assessments, and implement security measures to meet requirements. The FSO must possess the confidence to make critical security decisions concerning high value contracts and to implement security procedures that will prevent unauthorized access to company and government facilities or information.

Required Skills

• Self-starter with ability to work independently, customer service orientated.
• Commitment to security - creating and delivering the highest value to customers.
• Be able to interpret company and government security policies and apply them to program operations.
• Provide clear guidance to company employees, and recommend modifications to operations policies or procedures as appropriate.
• Thorough working knowledge of the NISPOM, other relevant DoD security guidance as well as the Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) standards
• Thorough understanding of security databases such as DISS, NISS
• Administer day-to-day security programs, personnel processing, program reviews, document control system, audits & self-inspections, violation investigations & reports, receipt/dispatch/destruction/mail logs, visit certs, etc.
• Experience creating and conducting initial security briefings, debriefings, indoctrinations, pre/post foreign travel briefings and refresher briefings, as appropriate.
• Ability to develop and establish an effective security awareness, training, and education program.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in Industrial Security
• Strong communications skills, both oral and written
• FSO certification with minimum 2 years of experience as an FSO

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Salary

$60k - $80k