Job Description

Position Purpose: The Facility Security Officer (FSO) interprets, implements, and maintains a highly-effective security program consistent with all regulatory, government policies and provides supplemental guidance to the organization and its leaders. This individual will oversee a comprehensive and integrated security program as a business discriminator to the organization. The FSO will objectively and professionally conduct investigations regarding sensitive issues and violations of written policies internal and external to the organization. The FSO will act as the Insider Threat Program Senior Officer (ITPSO) and issue disciplinary guidance based on the graduated scale of disciplinary action as required by the NISP Operating Manual (NISPOM). This position is involved in the continued development and implementation of a security program that meets CMMC security certification. Position is based in Hampton VA with travel as part of the position.

Primary Duties:

• Initiate, Submit, and Track security clearance investigations; perform administrative support functions to include DISS and eQIP administration.
• Review required forms, process and screen security forms (SF 85, SF 86) of various background investigations, and associated paperwork for accuracy.
• Travel to worksites in different regions of the country 
• Process and protect personally identifiable information.
• Initiate, Submit, Track, and maintain all outgoing visit requests within DISS.
• Review the details and requirements issued in formal government DD 254 contracts and submit new DD 254 requests as needed.
• Perform NISP annual inspections and annual DSS security Audits.
• Develops and implements operational policies, procedures, and work instructions for the Insider Threat program.
• Provide security briefings, debriefings, and awareness training for all cleared personnel.
• Manage foreign travel security and reporting program in an effective yet unencumbering manner for employees that travel frequently to widely divergent locations.
• Provide continuing education and training program such as briefings, bulletins, and newsletters.
• Provide leadership, mentorship, training, and oversight for all VersAbility security officers.
• Interpret and administer existing policies and develop, document, implement, and communicate revisions to existing policies or new policies, processes and procedures to Senior Leadership.
• Develop, implement and reinforce policies and procedures that meet the requirements of CMMC security certification.
• Prepare, maintain, and protect official records auditable by U.S. Government representatives.
• Interact with senior management and government representatives.
• Performs other such duties as requested by supervisor or designee.
• Provides back-up support in writing Individual Eligibility Evaluation (IEEs) for the Government Contracts department.
• Provides supplemental support to the Director of Government Contracts or their designee as needed.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to administer a systems approach
• Ability to travel 
• Ability to administer regulations and standards
• Ability to analyze data
• Ability to foster positive relationships
• Ability to guide programs through change
• Ability to lead teams with varying purposes
• Ability to manage work/priorities
• Ability to multi-task
• Knowledge of industry best practices/standards
• Knowledge of implementation processes
• Knowledge of legal requirements for programs
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements for programs
• Knowledge of supervisor/employee training techniques
• Skill in organization
• Skill with interpersonal relationships
• Skill with oral communication
• Skill with written communication

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Business or related field preferred. A combination of professional experience as a Lead/Sr. FSO or Director of Security with a medium-to-large company and a proven history of managing a highly successful NISP program may be considered in lieu of a degree.

Experience: At least five years’ experience performing security duties in an environment subject to NISP guidance and DCSA background investigations. Experience in working with people with disabilities preferred. Top Secret DoD Clearance is required.

Competencies:

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies to perform the essential functions of this position.

• Accountability: Exhibits a willingness to accept responsibility and be held accountable for actions.
• Achievement Orientation: Exhibits a drive to accomplish goals and to meet or exceed a higher standard of success. Often wants to do things better or more efficiently than they have been done in the past.
• Adaptability: Exhibits the ability to change (or the willingness to be changed) to fit changing circumstances. For leaders, exhibits the characteristics of an agent of change when circumstances call for it.
• Building Alliances: Works to build a culture of helping others, offers help, expresses appreciation when others are doing a great job. Praises people publicly- wherever they work in the organization.
• Change Management: Willing and cooperative when change is called for and, if a leader, is a proponent of change management by promoting it to the team. Prepares, equips and supports the team to make change successful.
• Collaboration: Works to produce mutually beneficial outcomes. Promotes collaborative work situations.
• Communication: Communicates effectively in all forms.
• Conceptual Thinking and Processing: Understands a problem or situation by identifying patterns or connections and then addressing key underlying issues.
• Conflict Management: Fosters an atmosphere where substantial conflicts and disagreements are brought into the open and promotes consensus-building while keeping the best interests of the organization in mind.
• Correcting Others: Able to confront controversial or difficult issues in an objective manner; able to have non-emotional discussions about disciplinary matters.
• Customer Focus: Knows the (internal and external) customer business needs and gives high priority to customer satisfaction and customer service.
• Decision-Making: Makes timely decisions while exhibiting judgment and a realistic understanding of the issues; ability to use reason, even when dealing with emotional topics. Drawing correct and realistic conclusions.
• Developing Others: Selects and retains a superior workforce within an environment that values diversity and respects individuality. Promotes continuous learning and the development of self and others to achieve maximum potential. Gives and seeks open, authentic and timely feedback.
• Diversity: Supports and promotes an environment that holds opportunities for all, regardless of race, gender, culture, religious preference and age. Recognizes and values the benefits in the diversity of people, ideas and cultures. Encourages differences to enhance group productivity.
• Effective Communication: Creates an atmosphere in which timely and high-quality information flows smoothly up and down, inside and outside the organization; encourages open expression of ideas and opinions.
• Ethics and Integrity: Exhibits uncompromising integrity and commitment to the organization’s values, human resources principles and business conduct policies; builds trust and instills self-confidence through mutually respectful, ongoing communication.
• Flexibility: Able to readily modify, respond to, and integrate change with minimal personal resistance.
• Influence: Asserts own ideas and persuades others, gaining support and commitment from others; mobilizes people to take action, using creative approaches to motivate others to meet organizational goals.
• Information Development and Management Ability: Ability to effectively delegate tasks and responsibilities and follows-up to measure performance and effectiveness. Takes information, interprets it and formulates plans of action accordingly.
• Initiative: Willing to do more than is required and expected in the job. Goes beyond expectations in the assignment, task or job description without being asked.
• Inspiring Others: Positively affects the behavior of others, motivating them to achieve personal satisfaction and high-performance through a sense of purpose and a spirit of cooperation; leads by example.
• Intellectual Capacity: Assimilates and synthesizes information rapidly, recognizes the complexity in issues, challenges assumptions and faces up to reality. Capable of handling multiple, complex and paradoxical situations; communicates clearly, concisely and with appropriate simplicity.
• Interpersonal Understanding: Showing interest in other people's feelings, attitudes, and reasoning. Establishes productive, cooperative relationships with subordinates, peers and management. Understands and responds to others' needs and priorities. Resolves conflict in positive ways.
• Knowledge: Mastery of the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) and COMSEC.
• Leadership: Achieving results through people by successful objective setting, performance review, motivation, delegation, team building, commitment gains, and empowerment.
• Objectiveness: Ability to conduct investigations objectively and professionally regarding sensitive issues and provide disciplinary guidance as needed.
• Organization: Sets priorities and defines actions, time and resources needed to achieve predefined goals.
• Organizational Awareness: Having and using knowledge of systems, situations, procedures, and culture inside the organization to identify potential problems and opportunities; perceiving the impact and the implications of decisions on other components of the organization.
• People Development: Having the ability to understand the needs, interests, strengths, and weaknesses of others, and to utilize this information for contributing to the growth and development of others. Gives and seeks open and authentic feedback.
• Quality: Produces results or provides services that meet or exceed company standards.
• Reliability: Demonstrates a high level of dependability in all aspects of the job.
• Systems Thinking: Setting priorities and defining actions, time and resources needed to achieve predefined goals.

Environmental:

The work is sedentary. Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to do the work; however, there may be some walking, standing, bending, carrying of light items such as papers, books, small parts, driving an automobile, etc. No special physical demands are required to perform the work.

VersAbility Resources is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer: EOE/M/F/Disability/Vet/Drug Free Workplace

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