Facility Security Officer

CHAOS Inc. is a global technology company delivering next‑generation capabilities to the defense and critical industrial sectors. Founded in 2022 by a seasoned leadership team, CHAOS has quickly become the place where world‑class multi‑disciplinary engineers come to build mission‑critical technologies. CHAOS has a mission‑focused culture, dedicated to solving the toughest technical challenges. Its unique agile engineering approach enables rapid prototyping, while deep partnerships with defense and industry ensure real‑world solutions.

CHAOS is looking for a Facility Security Officer (FSO) to support our VP of Legal and Operations. You will be the company’s Facility Security Officer and be responsible for implementing and directing the industrial security program and ensuring company and customer security requirements are met across our multiple facilities in Southern California and Washington, DC. You will interface with all levels of personnel and government management personnel to ensure contract security compliance with 32 CFR, the National Industrial Security Program, the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM), Contract Security Classification Specifications (DD Form 254) and Security Classification Guides (SCGs).

You will play a pivotal role in building out and implementing our clearance processes, managing personnel security clearances, ensuring compliance with federal regulations, and contributing to secure operations. This role ensures we proactively protect, train, and provide safety to employees, visitors, assets, and critical infrastructure while aligning with corporate objectives and federal security regulations. This role will also help guide the design and construction of secure spaces.

• Administer day‑to‑day security programs in compliance with 32 CFR Part 117, Security Classification Guides, and program guidance, including personnel processing, program reviews, document control system, inventories, audits & self‑inspections, violation investigations & reports, receipt/dispatch/destruction/mail logs, visit certs
• Provide guidance to employees and recommend modifications to operations policies or procedures
• Maintain and update the DISS for the entire company including geographically separated Operating Locations
• Process requests for changes to DISS, including analyzing requests to assure proper need‑to‑know justifications are enforced
• Maintain and update NISS for all Operating Locations
• Maintain required hard‑copy files to perform assigned duties. Prepare and execute required periodic reporting and or audits and reviews in accordance with applicable directives, regulations, and instructions
• Provide continuous training and guidance in all areas of security; including but not limited to, local procedures, OPSEC, Communications Security (COMSEC), Security Awareness and marking classified material
• Enforce foreign contact and travel requirements, entry procedures, escort procedures, document control procedures, and classification review/guidance requests
• Manage collateral facilities, access control systems, and alarm systems. Coordinate the buildout of new Open Storage Areas (OSAs) and Restricted Areas
• Analyze and assess issues with personnel security and propose solutions that meet standards set by applicable regulations, directives and instructions

• 5+ years of related Security experience
• Bachelors Degree or equivalent (4 years)
• Must hold a current U.S. TOP SECRET security clearance
• Must complete DISS/NISS training
• Must hold Facility Program Management for Possessing Facilities certification
• Current or able to obtain Industrial Security Professional (ISP) Certification
• Strong understanding of Physical Security requirements
• Understanding of DISS, e‑QIP, NISS, and ISFD
• Experience creating and conducting initial security briefings, debriefings, indoctrinations, pre/post‑foreign travel briefings and refresher briefings, as appropriate
• Ability to communicate policy and procedures clearly to all cleared staff
• Able to meet timelines and prioritize demands effectively
• Thorough working knowledge of the 32 CFR, other relevant DoD security…