Facility Security Officer

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, while coordinating legal interpretations with counsel and the Empowered Official.

Capture, implement, and monitor compliance with contractual obligations

Coordinate with IT on network access controls for secure spaces and collaborate with the ISSM/ISSO on information system accreditation

Track and maintain DD-254s and subcontractor security flow-downs

Build the security metrics and reporting cadence leadership needs as we grow through Series B and beyond: clearance pipeline, compliance posture, incidents, and program milestones

Active Top Secret clearance; SCI eligibility strongly preferred

Significant industrial security experience under the NISP, including time as an appointed FSO or AFSO

Track record 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.

Enough 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 communicator who can 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.

Experience standing up SCIF and/or SAP facilities including network accesses

Trade compliance experience or dual FSO/trade compliance background

COMSEC custodian experience

Military and/or intelligence security career background