Facility Security Officer (FSO) / Personnel Security Specialist (Job number: 1376)

Job Description

Job Description

Salary: $80,000 - $110,000. Negotiable based on experience

Would you like to be part of an innovative team supporting our nations most critical facilities, the people who occupy them, and the missions they enable? At Johnson Controls Federal Systems, our specialized team serves as a trusted partner to the federal government, helping to modernize U.S. military, Department of Defense and other federal facilities to be smarter, more resilient, efficient, sustainable, and secure.

Join our federal team in Huntsville, AL as a Facility Security Officer (FSO), ensuring our personnel, infrastructure and most sensitive information is protected from our adversaries, and assisting employees through the security lifecycle in support of our government customers.

This position requires US Citizenship and current access authorization at the Top Secret level.

Schedule: Open to hybrid role with roughly 50% of time split between office and remote

Pay Range: $80,000 - $110,000. Negotiable based on experience
Benefits: Eligible for benefits on first day of employment
Paid Time Off: 3 weeks paid vacation per, 5 sick days, 10 fixed holidays, and 3 floating holidays (6.5 weeks in total)

Travel Required: 20%

Your Day to Day:

• Monitor and enforce government and company security regulations and directives in accordance with 32 CFR Part 117, DCSA, client contracts, and company policies.
• Process personnel security clearances, ensuring applications are completed accurately and timely, and administer and manage information in DISS/NBIS.
• Prepare for and participate in DCSA inspections and audits; maintain certifications and access to government portals for security clearance processing, and accreditation of our facilities in accordance with DCSA and 32 CFR Part 117.
• Develop, update and provide security education and awareness programs, including initial security briefings, debriefings, foreign travel briefings, refresher briefings and FOCI training to cleared and uncleared personnel as required.
• Review, analyze and advise on a broad range of contractual agreements to provide clear guidance on security requirements outlined in customer-issued DD254s; review contract DD254s for accuracy and develop DD254s for subcontractors as needed.
• Oversee the administration and safeguarding of classified information, ensuring materials are properly marked and controlled.
• Conduct regular audit and compliance assessments, including facility inspections, building security controls, vulnerability assessments, file and record reviews, and Contract Security reviews; identify and mitigate security risks appropriately.
  
• Investigate and report security incidents, suspicious contact reports and violations involving Government programs and Industrial Security Compliance regulations.
• Manage access control of the facility through issuance of employee and visitor badges and regular inspection of visitor logs regularly to ensure there is a secure working environment for employees, vendors and company visitors.
• Maintain external relations with Government regulators and the Intelligence and Defense community.
• Maintain active membership and involvement as a representative of JCFS in Industrial Security Associations (e.g., NCMS).
• Participate in the companys Insider Threat Program (ITP)

What we look for:

• Thorough working knowledge of the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) and other relevant DoD security guidance.
• Strong personnel security background
• Professional demeanor with good interpersonal skills.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively, written and verbal, with remote employees and all levels of management.
• Strong organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to make time-sensitive, sound decisions with minimum supervision.
• Active Department of Defense Top Secret (or higher) clearance.
  

Key Skills:

• Experience with DISS, NISS, e-QIP, ACCS and SWFT
• Understanding of Foreign Ownership Control and Influence (FOCI) mitigation programs, including Government Security Committees, Security Control Agreements, Electronic Communication Plans, Technology Control Plans, and related Governance frameworks.

Who We Are

At Johnson Controls (NYSE:JCI), we are One Team working collaboratively to create purposeful solutions that make a difference in the world. We are a Fortune 500 company with more than 100,000 employees worldwide offering the world`s largest portfolio of building technology products, solutions and services. As a member of our Federal Systems team, your work matters. We value and recognize your contributions and want to help you succeed. We invest in our employees, provide opportunities for growth and advancement, and foster a culture of inclusion and respect.

To learn more about who we are and what we do, please check out our Take a Journey video.

Recently, Johnson Controls has been recognized by several organizations for leadership in Environment, Sustainability and Governance, as well as innovations in smart building platforms:

• Named to FORTUNEs Most Admired Companies List
• Corporate Knights Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World
• Named to ForbesNet Zero Leaders list
• CDP 2023Climate Change 'A List'
• Ranked 67 on the Drucker Institutes list of best-managed companies in America
• ForbesBest Employers for Diversity
• NewsweekAmericas Greatest Workplaces for Diversity
• Ethisphere 2024World's Most Ethical Companies list for the 17th time
• NewsweekAmericas Greatest Workplaces for Women in 2024
• Named to Newsweek Americas Greatest Workplaces for Veterans 2024 / 2025 listing
• Named toForbes Americas Best Employers for Veterans 2024
• Named one of the top military friendly employers by military.com.

Johnson Controls is an equal employment opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information, please view EEO is the Law. If you are an individual with a disability and you require an accommodation during the application process, please visit

Division: JCFS (Johnson Controls Federal Systems)

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