Facility Security Officer (FSO)

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.

About the Opportunity:

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.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• 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

Responsibilities: 

Security Program Management

• As the FSO you will develop and maintain security operational plans, SOPs, and compliance documentation.
• Ensure adherence to 32 CFR Part 117 NISPOM and contract-specific requirements.
• Conduct audits, self-inspections, and support DCSA reviews.
• Investigate security incidents and recommend corrective actions.

Facility Clearance (FCL) Management

• Serve as the primary liaison with DCSA for all FCL-related actions
• Conduct annual self-inspections, facility audits, and support DCSA Security Vulnerability Assessments.

Personnel Security Clearance Management

• Initiate, manage, and track personnel security clearance investigations from submission through adjudication
• Maintain all personnel security files, briefing records, and reinvestigation timelines.
• Conduct initial security briefings, annual refresher training, pre/post foreign travel briefings
• Identify clearance requirements on all new contracts and task orders
• Coordinate with HR and Program Managers to ensure all staff, subcontractors, and consultants hold appropriate clearances before access is granted.
• Administer the Insider Threat Program (as ITPSO) and report incidents to appropriate government channels.
• Coordinate visit requests and enforce need-to-know principles
• Deliver security training and awareness programs.

Common Access Card (CAC) and Access Management

• Serve as the primary administrator for Common Access Card (CAC) issuance and management across all projects and programs.
• Coordinate with sponsoring government agencies to initiate, renew, and revoke CAC credentials for company personnel.
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