Contractor Program Security Officer; CPSO

Job Description

Job Title:
Contractor Program Security Officer (CPSO)

Working Pattern:
Fulltime - onsite (WFH every other Friday)

Working location:
Indianapolis, IN

Rolls‑Royce is in search of a multi‑faceted security professional in support of multiple USG Defense programs. As the Contractor Program Security Officer (CPSO), you will act as the primary accountable person for our sensitive programs; however, you will work within a core team of CPSOs. Our other CPSO and Assistant CPSO will accompany you in attending meetings, routine engagements with the Program Management Office and more.

Rolls‑Royce is one of the most enduring and iconic brands in the world and has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century. We design, build and service systems that provide critical power to customers where safety and reliability are paramount.

We are proud to be a force for progress, powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

We want to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that has shaped our history continues into our future and we need people like you to come and join us on this journey.

Rolls‑Royce has been recognized as the top employer in the Engineering & Manufacturing category on the prestigious Forbes Top Employers for Engineers list for 2025. This ranking highlights our commitment to innovation, employee development, and fostering a collaborative environment where engineers can thrive.

At Rolls‑Royce, we are committed to creating a workplace where all employees feel respected, supported, and empowered to do their best work. We foster a welcoming and innovative work environment that invests in you, giving you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.

Rolls‑Royce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics.

With this attractive opportunity you will be the gatekeeper for access, and the enforcer as it pertains to policies, compliance, and maintenance of program under our purview. The candidate will ultimately report to the Facility Security Officer (FSO).

• Assist the Facility Security Officer (FSO):
  Specifically in the enforcement of policies and procedures to ensure that national security, sensitive information, intellectual property, and company personnel & assets are safeguarded in accordance with:
  DoD Manual 5205.07; 32 CFR Part 117 (NISPOM); ICD 705; and any other relevant guidance manuals or Security Directives.
• Supports the Information Systems Security Managers (ISSMs) and Information Systems Security Officers (ISSOs) as it pertains to accountable items such as media and transfers, through document control measures.
• Prepare and review administrative documentation, program access request forms, visitor control, and resolve program‑related security issues.
• Administer indoctrinations, program specific training, and debriefs.
• Conduct investigations, security reviews, annual security trainings.
• Complete annual self‑inspections.
• Oversees physical security requirements to ICD‑705 standards; as well as provide input/oversight to any facility maintenance and upgrades.
• Reviews all contractual requirements in DD Form 254s to extract security obligations; ensuring leadership remains cognizant of security‑related concerns, in regard to new and existing programs.
• Develop, implement, and enforce security plans, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and policies specific to each program.

At Rolls‑Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

• Must have or be able to obtain a US DoD Top Secret Security Clearance. Must be US Citizen.
• Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of corporate security, government security, regulatory compliance, and /or risk management experience.
• A Master's degree with 3+ years of corporate security,…