About Nooks
The United States is engaged in an era of rapid technological competition with adversarial nation-states. To maintain our national security advantage, we must accelerate the delivery of game-changing technologies to the warfighter. Speed is paramount—reducing cycle times, enabling collaboration between operators and technical experts, and eliminating barriers to mission success. One of the most critical enablers of this transformation is better infrastructure—specifically, classified facilities that align with the geographically dispersed workforce to enable government and industry use.

Nooks is pioneering Classified Infrastructure-as-a-Service (CIaaS) to provide government and industry partners with the fastest, most efficient access to classified infrastructure. We are building a nationwide network of accredited classified spaces and systems, ensuring that the best technologies equip our nation’s warfighters. At Nooks, we value innovation, collaboration, and a service-first mindset. We seek individuals who thrive in complex environments, challenge the status quo, and are eager to provide rapid, affordable solutions to the classified infrastructure capacity gap to assist all players in the classified ecosystem to deliver better.

Join Nooks and play a pivotal role in revolutionizing national security infrastructure. Apply today to join a team building the future of classified operations!

Role Overview
Nooks seeks a Principal Security Specialist/Facility Security Officer to manage our Huntsville, AL facility. This is a multidisciplinary position for a Security Specialist to support customers at all classification levels. Nooks Huntsville is a brand-new facility, and the candidate will be responsible for bringing security operations at Nooks Huntsville to life. As a Security Specialist, the ideal candidate has formerly excelled as a Contractor Program Security Officer (CPSO), Assistant Facility Security Officer (AFSO), or Program Security Representative (PSR) with experience as a communications security (COMSEC) custodian. Candidates will be customer-facing and must be able to deliver exceptional customer service as a Nooks ambassador. The selectee will provide on-site security services and customer services for NISPOM, SCI, and SAR programs to support government and industry customers. The candidate will directly participate in the evaluation and improvement of on-site security and business operations, policies, and technologies.

This position will also assist the Managed Security Services (MSS) branch of Nooks in supporting companies with Personnel Security (PERSEC) and Facility Clearance Level (FCL) management, ensuring compliance with security regulations and best practices.

Eligibility Requirements:
● US Citizen
● Top Secret/SCI eligibility current within the past 5 years
● Must meet special access eligibility requirements of DoDM 5205.07 Volume 2
● Competencies: Strong working knowledge of 32 CFR Part 117 (NISPOM), SCI/SAR security procedures, and personnel and facility security management databases (e.g., NISS, DISS, JADE, SCATTERED CASTLES). Must understand security-in-depth strategies, Security Awareness Training and Education (SATE), and security incident reporting. Additional experience in personnel and customer management preferred. Proficiency with Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, Teams), Google Workspace, and collaboration tools such as Slack.

General Responsibilities:
● Accountable to the Nooks Huntsville Program Manager and Deputy Program Manager for all security operations at Nooks Huntsville
● COMSEC Account Management and experience with COMSEC Key Loading Device and COMSEC equipment in compliance with NSA regulations
● Exercise tact and discretion in handling sensitive information and situations
● Manage NISP security activities, including visitor control, personnel security, and program security. Oversee self-inspections, security violation investigations, and compliance with NISPOM and DoDM guidance. Lead preparation for government security assessments
● Provide/verify initial security briefing/onboarding to new employees, customers and visitors and debriefings for employees and customers under Nooks’
cognizance
● Manage Insider Threat awareness and training in accordance with NISPOM guidance
● Oversee and deliver Security Education and Training in accordance with DoD, Specific Customer and NISPOM guidance and requirements for cleared and non-cleared personnel
● Develop and enforce standard operating procedures in accordance with the NISPOM
● Report security incidents and adverse information in accordance with policy.
● Manage security related programs, i.e., DISS/NBIS, NISS, and SCI and SAP level databases
● Facilitate clear oral and written guidance to diverse audiences
● Provide classified information management
● Manage implementation and maintenance of security systems, including intrusion detection and access control. Collaborate with Information Security and IT teams on classified system accreditation and new technology planning under RMF guidelines.
● Perform program security administrative tasks and duties, i.e., filing, updating logs/lists, supplies, coordination with internal and external customers
● Maintain classified material accountability records to include inventory lists, receipt and transmittal records and final disposition documentation
● Review prime and subcontract DD254s. Implement required security controls as prescribed in the DD254, SOW, and SCG
● Review and verify personnel security clearances and SAP/SCI accesses through queries to government security databases and systems (JADE, DISS, SIMS,
SCATTERED CASTLES or similar database)
● Ensure all classified materials are marked and controlled in accordance with contractual requirements
● Enforce various security policies including Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), transportation plans, OPSEC plans, and Program Protection
Implementation Plans (PPIP)
● Oversee security violation analyses, investigations, and resolve classified security issues and deliver findings to executive leadership and USG security
agencies
● Liaise with government agency representatives, external customers, contractors, executives, employees, and managers
● Serve as the primary point of contact for potential business growth at Nooks Huntsville, driving expansion into new facilities and opportunities.

Preferred Qualifications:
Candidates with the following credentials will have a competitive edge and stand out for this role:

Certifications: Industrial Security Professional (ISP®), Physical Security Professional (PSP®), Security Fundamentals Professional Certification (SFPC),
or equivalent
Education: ICD 705, TEMPEST or Site Security Manager Training
Experience: 3-5 years of experience with a proven track record in program security, facility security management, and classified infrastructure operations
Professional Development: Active participation in ASIS International, NCMS (The Society of Industrial Security Professionals), or similar industry
organizations