Senior Facility Security Officer; FSO) and Contractor Special Security Officer; CSSO

Position Title: Senior FSO/CSSO
Location: Onsite in San Antonio, Texas
Clearance Requirement:Active Top Secret Clearance w/SCI eligibility
Employment Type: Full Time

Research Innovations, Inc. (RII) is breaking through the big, slow, status quo with transformative technology that fundamentally changes and improves the world. We develop cutting-edge software for all levels of the government and military. Using agile development practices and user-centered design, we create innovative software solutions for complex real-world problems.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Facility Security Officer (FSO) and Contractor Special Security Officer (CSSO) to lead security for our mission-critical offensive cyber programs at our San Antonio, TX site. In this dual role, you will oversee all security operations and compliance for our cleared facilities and classified programs, ensuring adherence to the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM), Intelligence Community Directives (ICDs), Special Access Program (SAP) directives, and contract-specific requirements.

You will lead a team of two security professionals, serve as the primary point of contact for government security representatives, and act as a trusted advisor to leadership, fostering a culture of security awareness and accountability while supporting innovative solutions to emerging cyber threats. The ideal candidate is a proactive problem-solver with deep knowledge of government security regulations, strong organizational skills, a collaborative mindset, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced national security environment.

This position requires a current active Top Secret/SCI clearance.

• Lead site security operations: Serve as the onsite Facility Security Officer and primary security advisor for the San Antonio location. Independently manage daily industrial security operations, establish priorities, resolve issues, and communicate risks and resource needs to the Director of Security and site leadership.
• Advance secure facility readiness: Lead the security activities required to establish, accredit, maintain, and modify Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIFs), Special Access Program Facilities (SAPFs), and other approved classified spaces. Prepare and coordinate accreditation packages, construction security documentation, and co-utilization agreements (CUAs) with the appropriate government authorities.
• Manage facility and program requirements: Maintain compliance with 32 CFR Part 117 (NISPOM), applicable Intelligence Community Directives, DoDM 5205.07, and contractual security requirements. Track facility approvals, renewal requirements, and contract dependencies to support uninterrupted program operations.
• Build trusted customer relationships: Serve as a primary point of contact with government security representatives and customer security offices. Provide accurate guidance, resolve security issues, and coordinate approvals needed to support program execution.
• Support program and contract execution: Partner with Program Management, Contracts, Facilities, and IA to identify security requirements early and coordinate implementation. Review DD Forms 254 and security classification guidance, clarify responsibilities, and communicate approval dependencies and schedule risks.
• Oversee personnel security: Manage clearance processing, access verification, program access requests, visit authorizations, briefings, debriefings, and personnel security records. Support continuous vetting and applicable reporting requirements using government and customer security systems.
• Protect classified information and facilities: Develop and maintain security procedures for access control, classified material handling, storage, transmission, accountability, and destruction. Maintain facility security plans, operating procedures, and emergency procedures appropriate to each environment.
• Drive inspection readiness and corrective action: Conduct self-inspections, prepare for government and customer assessments, and maintain supporting records. Identify process gaps, address root causes, and verify that corrective actions are completed and effective.
• Manage security incidents and reporting: Lead preliminary inquiries and coordinate required notifications, documentation, and corrective actions with the Director of Security and appropriate government authorities. Support the corporate Insider Threat Program and elevate concerns…