Facilities Security Officer

Facility Security Officer (FSO)

Metrea delivers effects-as-a-service to national security partners across five domains and more than a dozen mission areas-including airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), electronic warfare, secure communications, aerial refueling, special mission aviation, aerial firefighting, and advanced simulation. Wherever we operate, we build vertically integrated full stacks of capability-designing, building, and operating turnkey solutions that let customers scale capacity while benefiting from continuous cycles of innovation. With operators and engineers under one roof, we close the gap between lab and field-what we call connecting design with effect.

Metrea's solutions are built for elegance: effective, efficient, and evolving. This approach enables our partners to do more with less and achieve outsized, asymmetric advantage against rapidly evolving threats.

Headquartered in Washington, DC, Metrea has facilities across the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, and beyond.

This role sits within the Special Air Missions Group - US.

Special Air Missions Group - US (SAM - US) is responsible for developing and delivering Metrea's ISR, Special Mobility, and Aerial Firefighting (AFF) capabilities. SAM oversees the integration of new mission systems, ensuring operational readiness across specialized aviation operations. It manages fleet maintenance, regulatory compliance, and strategic partnerships to enhance mission effectiveness. By consolidating expertise and infrastructure, SAM - US ensures Metrea's airborne capabilities remain adaptable and mission-ready across dynamic operational environments.

Position Summary

As the Facility Security Officer (FSO), you will use your knowledge, skills, and abilities to support 24/7 deployed Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR), and Special Mission Aviation activities across the globe. You will enable hundreds of teammates to operate at more than a dozen secure locations worldwide. You will serve as a first line of defense for Operations Security (OPSEC), Information Security (INFOSEC), Personnel Security (PERSEC), and Industrial Security, ensuring teammates have the facilities, tactics, tools, and training required to operate in highly sensitive, classified, and compartmentalized environments You will be responsible for enforcing applicable policies and procedures and ensuring compliance with the National Industrial Security Program (NISP), National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM), Special Security Agreement (SSA), Department of Defense Manual (DoDM) 5200.01 Volumes 1-4, DoD 5220.22-M, DoD 8500.01, and other federal security regulations.

This role performs tasks to ensure the authorized security posture is maintained. It implements and monitors security processes in accordance with NISPOM and Department of Defense (DoD) Information Security requirements, audits information system security plans and procedures, and ensures physical security of the site in accordance with company policies and local installation requirements.

What You'll Do

• Assist in creating, updating, and maintaining procedures and plans in accordance with DoD, NISPOM, and Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) directives. Coordinate with the Industrial Security Representative (ISR) when required for approvals and guidance.
• Conduct assessments of physical, industrial, personnel, and operational security controls in accordance with established plans and procedures.
• Examine potential physical security violations for breaches of policy or procedure; assess impact; preserve evidence; and report through appropriate channels as required.
• Conduct scheduled inspections of systems and facilities that process classified information.
• Operate access control and alarm systems and respond to alarms as required.
• Maintain visitor control logs and create and assign appropriate visitor badges.
• Maintain and audit all logs and records associated with classified operations procedures.
• Perform as Assistant Communications Security (COMSEC) Manager. Maintain 100% inventory through safeguarding, hand receipts, and Defense Information Systems for Security (DIAS) accounts. Report inventory and discrepancies to the National Security Agency (NSA) Contracting Officer Representative (COR).
• Assist in originating, delivering, and documenting security briefings to program personnel, including ensuring each user signs acknowledgement of responsibility for security and completion of required training.
• Maintain and manage cage code activities, including Defense Information System for Security (DISS), National Background Investigation Services (NBIS), and National Industrial Security System (NISS) accounts.
• Assist with and support the Synchronized Pre-deployment and Operational Tracker (SPOT), Letter of Authorization (LOA), and Common Access Card (CAC) issuance.

What You'll Bring

• Knowledge of the NISPOM and applicable security directives.
• Knowledge and practical experience with physical, personnel, and industrial security requirements, including verifying security clearances, access badging, managing open storage classified areas, navigating DISS, NBIS, NISS, and DIAS systems, and operating a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF).
• Understanding of current security threat analysis, identification, mitigation, and investigation techniques, as well as OPSEC principles.
• COMSEC account manager experience, including familiarity with DIAS.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to multitask and prioritize duties in a dynamic environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and electronically, with all levels of management.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision in classified and unclassified environments while supporting both CONUS and OCONUS aviation operations.

Our Firmware

At Metrea, our single core value, Rooted in Humility, and our four cornerstone attributes-Entrepreneurial, Systematic, Discerning, and Over-Deliver. These form what we call our Teammate Firmware. Just like technical firmware connects software and hardware, our Firmware is the constant interface between our mission and our people. It defines how we show up, how we work together, and how we solve complex problems.

Our team Firmware creates a web-like, hyper-collaborative, dynamically hierarchical way of working that helps us adapt quickly, communicate openly, and distribute decision-making to where expertise actually lives. It enables groups to self-organize around hard problems, shift fluidly as priorities evolve, and operate with the trust, curiosity, and discipline required in a complex mission space. This foundation allows us to deliver elegant, effective solutions and uphold our purpose: protecting our precious inheritance.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical plan options HSNFSA accounts

Dental and vision coverage 6% employer 401(k) match

Fully paid parental leave for all new parents Generous PTO

Life and disability insurance

Long-term and Short-term disability coverage AD&D Coverage

Pet Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Subsided gym membership / plans through Wellhub

Work Authorization/ Security Clearance

Applicant must be legally authorized to work in the United States and must be a U.S. citizen. Active Top Secret/SCI clearance required at time of hire, and the ability to maintain it throughout employment.

AAP/EEO Statement

This Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time exempt position with typical working hours of Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Hours and work shifts may change in accordance with department and business needs. Exempt Employees must have the ability to be on-call and available, as business needs require.

Work Location

Tampa, Florida. Facilities include multi-story commercial offices with secure areas, hangars on a major international airport, and secure logistics storage areas.

Work Environment

This job operates in an office setting.

Travel 10%.