Assistant Facility Security Officer

Job Details

Department: Office Rsrch Innov and Econ Impact

Classification: Professional Faculty

Job Category: Administrative or Professional Faculty

Job Type: Full-Time

Work Schedule: Full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk)

Location: Springfield, VA

Workplace Type: On Site Required

Sponsorship Eligibility: Not eligible for visa sponsorship

Salary: Salary commensurate with education and experience

Criminal Background Check: Yes

Security Clearance Check: Yes

About the Position:

Facility Security Officers (FSOs) are a requirement under 32 CFR Part 117 for cleared facilities. The Assistant Facility Security Officer (AFSO) assists the FSO in managing the classified program at George Mason and acts as back-up. The AFSO provides onsite direct security support at the Mason Springfield Facility with occasional reporting to the Fairfax or Arlington campus.

Responsibilities:

• Administers day-to-day security operations, including: Physical security controls; Personnel processing; Program reviews; Visitor control; Document control system; Violation investigations and reports; Receipt/dispatch/destruction/mail logs; Visit authorization requests; End-of-day checks;
• Serves as a COMSEC custodian (or Alternate custodian) and assists with or performs semi-annual material inventories, as required;
• Performs courier duties, as required;
• Utilizes DoD database systems;
• Initiates personal security clearances and maintains all records related to clearances;
• Assists in developing and establishing an effective security awareness, training, and education program;
• Conducts initial security briefings, debriefings, indoctrinations, pre/post foreign travel briefings and refresher briefings, as appropriate, and tracks annual training requirements and requirements of cleared personnel;
• Conducts all required reporting to the U.S. Government, including foreign travel and incident reporting;
• Maintains DD254s and prepares and issues DD254s to cleared subcontractors;
• Responds to U.S. Government inquiries related to Mason’s security program; and
• Participates in self-inspections and annual assessments.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Criminal Justice, Engineering, Computing, or closely related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience;
• Experience as an AFSO/Security Specialist;
• Experience interpreting the NISPOM and other relevant DoD security guidance;
• Experience using DoD systems such as DISS, NISS, SWFT, NBIS and NCAISS;
• Thorough working knowledge of the NISPOM and other relevant DoD security guidance;
• Knowledge and experience with DoD systems such as DISS, NISS, SWFT, NBIS and NCAISS;
• Excellent communication skills (speaking, writing, and listening), including the ability to provide clear guidance to cleared personnel and draft documentation such as DD254s, security procedures, and training materials;
• Demonstrated organizational skills working in a multi-tasking environment and the capacity to track and manage multiple technical artifacts and tasks in parallel;
• Demonstrated commitment to security, integrity, and ethics, including the ability to properly handle personal, confidential, and Privacy Act information;
• Ability to answer after-hour alarms;
• U.S. citizenship;
• Active Top Secret security clearance and ability to meet eligibility requirements for access to SCI; and
• FSO certification.