As the Facility Security Officer (FSO), you will manage site security planning, compliance, and coordination in accordance with the US Government and corporate requirements. The FSO position plays an integral role in ensuring the effective implementation of BCG Fed's Foreign Ownership Control or Influence (FOCI) mitigation agreement as a non-possessing facility with a Top Secret (TS) facility clearance (FCL). In addition to serving as the principal advisor to BCG Fed's Government Security Committee (GSC), the FSO is responsible for the day-to-day implementation of the FOCI mitigation agreement requirements. FSO tasks include providing guidance on security to site personnel, advising projects of relevant security issues and needs, processing personnel clearances, keeping and managing records on relevant security matters, employee trainings / briefings, managing visitor processes and cleared visit requests, ensuring accountability and traceability for security decisions, and carrying out other duties as required in the administration of corporate, National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM), and other government security regulation. In addition to managing BCG Fed’s specific security requirements, the FSO will also be responsible for establishing and managing security processes for all US Federal Government projects.
In this position, you will be responsible for the daily administration and maintenance of BCG Fed's security program, which is NISPOM-compliant, as well as implementing and maintaining security best practices across all US Federal Government projects – including those not requiring access to classified information. As FSO, you will:
Maintain compliance with BCG Fed's Department of Defense Security Control Agreement (SCA), and Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) and NISPOM guidance
Write/edit/maintain security plans and procedures
Maintain awareness of changing industrial security regulations and how those changes impact site policies, personnel, or projects
Conduct security self-inspections (at least annually), and apply risk mitigation methodologies
Provide quarterly security updates to the GSC
Prepare required security materials for annual DCSA facility reviews and inspections
Report to the GSC and DCSA (as required) any attempts to violate any provision of the facility's FOCI mitigation agreement or relevant US Government contract provisions related to security, US export control laws, or the NISP
Process new employee security clearances and periodic reinvestigations
Track security clearance investigations and perform administrative support functions, including:
Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS)
The Intelligence Community Security Clearance Repository (Scattered Castles)
Electronic Questionnaires for Investigations Processing (e-QIP)
Provide security training for site personnel – including both cleared and non-cleared individuals, including, but not limited to:
Initial security indoctrinations
Pre/post foreign travel briefings
Annual refresher briefings
Debriefings for outgoing employees
Process visit requests both for cleared visits and all visits between BCG Fed employees and foreign Affiliates
Maintain e-FCL, ISFD, and other required online security databases
Manage employee and visitor access control systems
Support customer assessments and engage customers' security officers to ensure compliance with all project requirements
Maintain a DCSA-compliant Insider Threat Program as the Insider Threat Program Senior Official (ITPSO)
Build and manage relationships with security points of contact at all US Federal Government clients
Implement and maintain security best practices for all US Federal Government projects, including (but not limited to):
Data security
Device handling
Quarterly newsletters
Provide crisis management support for specific security breaches / events (e.g., stolen laptop, Insider Threat)
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Bachelor's degree in business, security, or related field
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US citizen with an active security clearance at TS or above
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5+ years of relevant experience
- Industrial Security Professional (ISP) Certification (preferred) or CDSE FSO Program Management Certification (for Possessing or Non-Possessing Facilities)
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Familiar with Government Contracting requirements as it relates to security
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Strong knowledge of JPAS, e-QIP, Scattered Castles, and forms SF86, DD 254, DD 441, and SF 328
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In-depth knowledge of NISPOM requirements
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Proficient in Microsoft Office
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Excellent verbal and written skills, especially in proofreading
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Strong leadership skills, ability to modulate work style and apply problem solving skills, and motivate staff
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Strong interpersonal and communication skills with ability to display confidence in handling phone calls
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Strong presentation skills; able to team with all levels of the organization and be the “face” of the BCG Fed Security organization
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Ability to exercise judgment and understanding of how decisions impact overall organization and make decisions based on logic and common sense
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Ability to exercise judgment in managing confidential/sensitive information; trustworthy
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High level of self-motivation and initiative; high degree of follow through seeing tasks to completion with the ability to work effectively and adapt in an ever changing, challenging, and fast-paced environment
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Ability to anticipate alternate solutions and be prepared with contingency plans as needed in a calm and efficient manner
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Superior attention to detail and accuracy with willingness to consistently check and double-check all aspects of the security program with respect to US Government security guidance
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Service-oriented, flexible, positive team player
You will be part of the BCG Federal team, interfacing regularly with internal functions like operations, contracts, risk, and cybersecurity and directly supporting our Federal case teams and clients.
Total compensation for this role includes base salary, annual discretionary performance bonus, contributions to BCG’s Profit Sharing and Retirement Fund (PSRF), and a market leading benefits package described below.
We expect total annualized compensation for Washington D.C. based employees to be approximately the following:
At BCG, we are committed to offering a comprehensive benefit program that includes everything our employees and their families need to be well and live life to the fullest. We pay the full cost of medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees – and their eligible family members.* That’s zero dollars in premiums taken from employee paychecks.
All of our plans provide best in class coverage:
- Employees, spouses, and children are covered at no cost. Employees share in the cost of domestic partner coverage.