Facility Security Officer

Location:Longmont, CO (onsite)

Experience: 5+ years of FSO/CSSO experience is required.

Minimum Education:Bachelor’s Degree

Compensation: $130,000-$175,000

nLIGHT-DEFENSE Systems, Inc. is one of the nation’s leading developers of Directed Energy systems, which is a top modernization priority of the Department of Defense. Our High Energy Laser (HEL) systems, Adaptive Optical (AO) systems, and Acquisition / Pointing / Tracking (APT) solutions are designed to overcome the most difficult challenges facing the deployment of high energy laser solutions to the United States military and our allies.

Located in Longmont, Colorado, nLIGHT-DEFENSE Systems, Inc. is a vertically integrated business that leverages internal capabilities – from semiconductor device through target identification – to develop systems that are both high-performance and cost-effective. We continue to invest in capabilities, facilities and technology to bring leading edge HEL solutions to the warfighter. This is a great opportunity to work at a company that is on the leading edge of the HEL industry and provides a culture of excellence and commitment to delivering solutions to the warfighter and our country.

Headquartered in Camas, Washington, nLIGHT is a publicly listed company (NASDAQ: LASR).

The FSO position is a dual-hatted role serving as the Contractor Special Security Officer (CSSO) and Facility Security Officer (FSO), with responsibility for establishing, directing, and maintaining the company’s industrial and Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security programs.

The CSSO/FSO is responsible for ensuring that company and customer security requirements are fully implemented and maintained at the nLIGHT DEFENSE Systems facility in Longmont and the parent company, nLIGHT, Inc., located in Camas, Washington. While leading the security functions at both locations, this role will sit in Longmont, Colorado. This role interfaces with all levels of company personnel, senior leadership, and U.S. Government security officials to ensure full compliance with 32 CFR Part 117 (NISPOM), Security Classification Guides (SCGs), and Contract Security Classification Specifications (DD Form 254), as well as applicable Intelligence Community and Cognizant Authority requirements.

The successful candidate will be a self-motivated security professional capable of operating independently while also collaborating closely with program managers, technical teams, and executive leadership. This role includes responsibility for developing and implementing security processes and procedures, conducting self-inspections and government assessments, expanding the company’s classified and SCI footprint, applying risk mitigation methodologies, and supporting customer and government security reviews. The CSSO/FSO plays a critical role in integrating security requirements into business operations while enabling secure mission execution.

All applicants must possess or be qualified to obtain a U.S. DoD Personnel Security Clearance. Preference will be given to candidates with an existing U.S. DoD Personnel Security Clearance. Further information on requirements to obtain a security clearance is available at: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Please review this information before applying.

Responsibilities:

• Build, implement, manage, and maintain the company’s industrial and SCI security programs at the Longmont, Colorado and Camas, Washington facilities, ensuring compliance with 32 CFR Part 117 (NISPOM), applicable Security Classification Guides, SCI directives, and contract requirements.
• Lead day-to-day security operations for collateral and SCI programs, including personnel processing, document control, classified inventories, audits and self-inspections, incident reporting, visit certifications, and classified receipt, transmission, and destruction activities.
• Serve as the primary contractor authority for SCI security, managing and administering the SCI security program for assigned SCIFs and SCI-enabled spaces in accordance with DoD, Intelligence Community, and Cognizant Authority (CA) requirements.
• Act as the principal security interface with…