About the role:Anthropic is seeking a Facility Security Officer (FSO) responsible for implementing and directing the government security program and ensuring company and customer security requirements are met. This position supports the National Industrial Security Program (NISP) and Anthropics efforts to test for CBRN and national security other risks with government agencies, requiring interface with all levels of personnel and government management to ensure contract security compliance.Responsibilities:Security Program AdministrationTake an inclusive, equitable approach to hiring and coaching top talent, and maintain a high performing teamCreate and manage comprehensive system for security operational posture including personnel processing, program reviews, and document control systemsOversee audits, self-inspections, and violation investigations & reporting requirementsMaintain security and risk management documentation and reporting systemsProcess and manage visit certificationsOversee facility access control systems and system designDesign and support SCIF facilities and alarm systems per ICD 705Lead program for respond to FCL security incidentsPersonnel Security ManagementOversee the maintenance of and updates to DISS/NISS systemsCreate sustainable process for security clearance requests and changesResponsible for ensuring all assigned personnel meet/maintain the appropriate security clearance requirementsImplement systematic employee security briefings/debriefingsCoordinate special access requirements and indoctrinationsOversee foreign travel briefing programSupport insider threat program initiativesMaintain personnel security files and databasesCompliance & TrainingEnsure compliance with NISPOM, ICD directives, and applicable security regulationsDevelop security policies, procedures, and documentationProvide security awareness and OPSEC trainingConduct staff assistance visits and facility inspectionsManage COMSEC requirementsSupport government inspections and assessmentsDocument ControlMaintain classified document accountabilityProcess courier authorizationsManage document marking and handling proceduresOversee classified visit requestsMaintain DD Form 254 documentationYou may be a good fit if you have:20-25 years cybersecurity and/or USG security control experience, 5+ years of FSO-like experienceCurrent TS/SCI clearance and ability to maintainWillingness to complete counterintelligence and lifestyle polygraphStrong knowledge of physical security requirements (Collateral Closed Areas, DoDM 5205.07, ICD 705)Proficiency with security systems (DISS, eQIP, NISS, ISFD)Experience with COMSEC custodian dutiesComprehensive knowledge of NISPOM and IC security standardsStrong organizational and communication skillsExcellent leadership and people management skillsStrong candidates may also have:DISS/NISS certificationIndustrial Security Professional (ISP) certificationComprehensive knowledge other cybersecurity frameworks for managing riskHave experience supporting fast-paced startup engineering teamsCare about AI safety risk scenariosAdditional Requirements:U.S. citizenship (ITAR compliance)Moderate travel expectedSubject to and must pass rigorous background checks, random drug testing, and polygraphAbility to work in dynamic fast pace environment with minimal supervisionStaff in this position are required to be based either out of the greater San Francisco or DC area with moderate travel expected.Deadline to apply: The expected salary range for this position is:Annual Salary:$340,000$400,000 USDLogisticsLocation-based hybrid policy: Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time. However, some roles may require more time in our offices.Visa sponsorship: We do sponsor visas! However, we aren't able to successfully sponsor visas for every role and every candidate. But if we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa, and we retain an immigration lawyer to help with this.We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification.How we're differentWe believe that the highest-impact AI research will be big science. At Anthropic we work as a single cohesive team on just a few large-scale research efforts. And we value impact advancing our long-term goals of steerable, trustworthy AI rather than work on smaller and more specific puzzles. We view AI research as an empirical science, which has as much in common with physics and biology as with traditional efforts in computer science. We're an extremely collaborative group, and we host frequent research discussions to ensure that we are pursuing the highest-impact work at any given time. As such, we greatly value communication skills.The easiest way to understand our research directions is to read our recent research. This research continues many of the directions our team worked on prior to Anthropic, including: GPT-3, Circuit-Based Interpretability, Multimodal Neurons, Scaling Laws, AI & Compute, Concrete Problems in AI Safety, and Learning from Human Preferences.Come work with us!Anthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, optional equity donation matching, generous vacation and parental leave, flexible working hours, and a lovely office space in which to collaborate with colleagues.