Facility Security Officer (FSO)

About the role

The Facility Security Officer (FSO) is responsible for establishing, managing, and sustaining the company's classified security program in full compliance with applicable directives, and guidelines. This role serves as the primary point of contact for all matters related to the Facility Clearance (FCL), personnel security clearances, Common Access Card (CAC) administration, and visitor control. The FSO works directly with program managers and government customers to ensure security requirements are identified in contracts, met throughout performance, and documented to support DCSA reviews and audits. In this critical role, you'll ensure compliance with NISPOM (32 CFR Part 117), DoD directives, and Intelligence Community guidelines while managing facility clearances, personnel security, physical safeguards, and classified information. As part of a growing organization, you'll play a key role in protecting national security and enabling mission success. You'll also play an integral role across operations and project teams, ensuring a collaborative, secure, and confidently run security program. Required Qualifications: A bachelor's degree in security management or related field (or equivalent experience). 10+ years in industrial security, including 5+ years as an FSO. An active Top-Secret clearance with SCI eligibility. Strong knowledge of NISPOM, DoD directives, ICD 705. Proficiency with DISS, SWFT, NBIS-eApp & NISS. Excellent supervisory, organizational and communication skills. Ability to travel up to LINK facilities annually.

Responsibilities

• Security Program Management
• Serve as a trusted advisor to leadership, program managers, and business units on security requirements, risk mitigation strategies, and operational compliance obligations.
• Partner cross-functionally with Operations, HR, Contracts, IT, and Program Management to integrate security requirements into business processes and program execution.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve enterprise security policies, procedures, and governance frameworks aligned with NISPOM and customer requirements.
• Provide strategic oversight of the company's industrial security program, ensuring scalable processes that support organizational growth and contract expansion.
• Advise leadership on security impacts associated with new business opportunities, subcontracting relationships, classified work, and facility expansions.
• Lead security program planning, prioritization, and execution activities to ensure timely completion of compliance objectives, audits, training, and accreditation requirements.
• Establish program metrics, reporting mechanisms, and compliance tracking processes to measure security program effectiveness and identify areas for improvement.
• Coordinate security support across multiple contracts and customer environments while balancing operational requirements and mission priorities.
• Support business continuity and operational resilience planning related to classified programs, secure facilities, and personnel access requirements.
• Foster a culture of security awareness and accountability through proactive communication, training initiatives, and stakeholder engagement.
• Provide risk-based recommendations to leadership regarding personnel security, classified operations, physical security, insider threat, and information protection measures.
• Manage and maintain security program documentation, records management processes, and audit readiness activities to support inspections and government reviews.
• Collaborate with executive leadership to align security operations with corporate objectives, contractual obligations, and long-term organizational stra

Requirements

• Experience in defense contracting: U.S. Government, DoD, Intelligence, or contractor community in security management preferred
• Knowledgeable with UL 2050 standards and Insider Threat Programs.
• Graduate degree in a related field.
• Able to plan and organize work to achieve goals; achieves targeted results with minimal supervision; is accountable for own actions
• Possess excellent verbal & written communications skills; Provides timely, well organized verbal & written information that is audience appropriate; listens attentively to others and retains/processes information.
• Builds alliances, partnerships & collaboration with others across teams and locations
• Develops strategic short & long term plans; arranges priorities, distinguishing urgent, important and unimportant in order to meet goals & deadlines

Benefits

Additional Information

Who We Are: LINK is a fast-growing Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB) that leverages human-centered design to support strategy, innovation, communication, change, and branding within the federal government and adjacent industry partners. At LINK, we partner with engineers, futurists, and thought leaders to untangle complexity, discover opportunity, and communicate clearly with visual stories. Let us be your partners in change.

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