COMSEC Specialist

ANALYGENCE; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Tharros supports the DHS with cybersecurity services and has an immediate opening for a COMSEC Specialist. The role focuses on provisioning and maintaining secure communications equipment, ensuring accountability, and conducting inspections nationwide.

On-site in Washington, DC, with CONUS travel, the position requires a TS/SCI clearance and strong communication skills. Responsibilities include training users, generating monthly status reports, and coordinating with the COMSEC Manager to support

Qualifications

• BS degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or Computer Science OR minimum of 6 years' experience in IT, communications, or security operations.
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in COMSEC account management, hand receipts, or secure communications equipment support.
• Active TS/SCI clearance and U.S. citizenship; willingness to undergo a DHS counterintelligence-scope polygraph.
• Knowledge of COMSEC accountability, inspection, and reporting procedures.
• Knowledge of two-person integrity requirements for handling and transporting COMSEC assets.
• Provisioning, testing, and troubleshooting secure voice and mobile devices.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite to include Teams or similar workplace chat and videoconferencing tools.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills.

Responsibilities

• Provision, deploy, retrieve, upgrade, test, and troubleshoot COMSEC equipment on active accounts.
• Maintain 100% accountability of secure communications assets with current hand receipts.
• Conduct quarterly spot checks, semi-annual inspections, and annual COMSEC inspections.
• Travel to deployed sites to assess equipment accountability, functionality, and responsibility assignments.
• Train COMSEC customers on the appropriate use of equipment.
• Provide monthly COMSEC status reports and user training metrics.

Skills

COMSEC knowledge

TS/SCI clearance

Two-person integrity

Secure devices support

Train end users

MS Office proficiency

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT, cybersecurity, information systems, or CS

Job description

Tharros supports the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with cybersecurity services across its Intelligence Enterprise. In support of this mission, we have an immediate opportunity for a COMSEC Specialist.

In this role you will provide technical and subject matter expert support to the COMSEC Manager for secure telephones and secure mobile devices deployed to Federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, and private-sector partner sites nationwide. You will provision and troubleshoot equipment, maintain full accountability, conduct inspections, and train users. This position is based on-site in Washington, DC, with CONUS travel.

• Provision, deploy, retrieve, upgrade, test, and troubleshoot COMSEC equipment on active accounts.
• Maintain 100% accountability of secure communications assets with current hand receipts.
• Conduct quarterly spot checks, semi-annual inspections, and annual COMSEC inspections.
• Travel to deployed sites to assess equipment accountability, functionality, and responsibility assignments.
• Train COMSEC customers on the appropriate use of equipment.
• Provide monthly COMSEC status reports and user training metrics.

• BS degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or Computer Science OR minimum of 6 years' experience in IT, communications, or security operations.
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in COMSEC account management, hand receipts, or secure communications equipment support.
• Active TS/SCI clearance and U.S. citizenship; willingness to undergo a DHS counterintelligence-scope polygraph.
• Knowledge of COMSEC accountability, inspection, and reporting procedures.
• Knowledge of two-person integrity requirements for handling and transporting COMSEC assets.
• Skill in provisioning, testing, and troubleshooting secure voice and mobile devices.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite to include Teams or similar workplace chat and videoconferencing tools.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills.

Desired

• COMSEC custodian or COMSEC Responsible Officer training.
• Hands-on experience with secure mobile and secure desk phones.