Physical Security Information Systems Security Engineer

Job Title:

Physical Security Information Systems Security Engineer

Job Category:
Information Technology

Time Type:
Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start:
Secret

Employee Type:
Regular

Percentage of

Travel Required:

Up to 10%

Type of Travel:
Local

The Physical Security Information System Security Engineer (ISSE) provides full‑time, daily oversight operations supporting the Department of the Air Force’s EITaaS program in Oklahoma City, OK. This role ensures continuous compliance with physical security, classified facility requirements, secure space operations, and daily security governance activities essential to maintaining accreditation and mission assurance. This position requires an eight‑hour daily onsite presence to maintain uninterrupted situational awareness, respond to security events, manage access control, support facility accreditation, and coordinate with government and internal personnel.

• Maintain daily oversight of secure‑space operations at OKC, ensuring compliance with DCSA physical security standards and secure space requirements.
• Coordinate with building security and internal personnel to maintain a stable and compliant secure space, ensuring readiness for emergency response and continuity of service.
• Assist in the creation, review, and enforcement of information security policies, standards, and guidelines, ensuring compliance with industry best practices and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor and track compliance with security policies and procedures, conducting periodic audits and assessments to ensure adherence to established security standards.
• Manage physical access for employees, visitors and contractors, including issuing and revoking credentials, maintaining access logs, and ensuring proper escort procedures.
• Lead investigations into security breaches, identifying root cause and recommending preventive measures to enhance security posture.
• Maintain accurate and audit‑ready records of all access activities, assisting the ISSO in gathering artifacts for DAF and DCSA ATOs and accreditations.
• Manage COMSEC material for OKC, including accountability, distribution, and safeguarding of TACLANEs, vIPer phones, and cryptographic keying material, while promoting proper handling, storage, and compliance with all COMSEC policies and reporting requirements.
• Conduct semi‑annual and annual inventories of all COMSEC control items.
• Maintain SF‑153 documentation, including hand receipts, destruction records, and transfer forms.
• Monitor server room climate condition, including temperature alerts, humidity, and equipment health.
• Respond to alarms during and after business hours, including physical response to the secure space when required.
• Maintain compliance with DCSA requirements and support ongoing accreditation activities for OKC.
• Conduct daily secure‑space inspections, intrusion detection checks, and facility walk‑throughs to ensure continuous compliance.
• Serve as the onsite point of contact for all OKC security matters, including visitor control, escorting contractors, and access authorization.
• Maintain accurate accounting records for all COMSEC material using approved systems such as DIAS, ensuring COMSEC related artifacts, inventories SOPs, and device compliance records are audit ready.
• Oversee issuance, tracking, house‑whole storage, and lifecycle management of Secure View devices at OKC, maintaining user agreements, custody logs, and accountability records for all assigned personnel.

Required:

• 12+ years of relevant experience (Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field may be substituted for 5 years of relevant experience).
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in physical security, secure‑facility operations, or classified program support within DoD, IC, or defense industry environment.
• Active Secret clearance with the ability to maintain eligibility for access to classified systems and secure facilities.
• Hands‑on experience operating and maintaining secure spaces (SIPR accredited room and Open Storage), including daily operations, access control, and compliance with DCSA requirements.
• Proficiency with physical security standards such as DoDM 5205.07 Vol 1‑4, ICD 705,…