Data Access Cell Specialist

Bridge Defense; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 94,500; Full time

Job summary

Bridge Defense is seeking a candidate for a role centered on cyber security, aimed at supporting federal client missions in Washington, DC. The ideal candidate will possess an active TS/SCI clearance and a Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field, along with a minimum of four years of relevant experience.

The role involves troubleshooting access issues, developing reports, and implementing security protocols. Strong communication and problem-solving skills are essential for success in this dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Must have active TS/SCI clearance.
• Minimum four years of relevant professional experience.
• Knowledge of security across various platforms.

Responsibilities

• Work with customers to get PKI for CLAN Access.
• Assist in troubleshooting access issues and unlock accounts.
• Develop monthly and weekly reports.

Skills

Cyber Security

Problem-Solving

Technical Aptitude

Risk Management

Analytical Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Job description

Core Values

• Innovation & Responsiveness: We push beyond legacy models with efficient, tech‑led solutions built to scale and evolve.
• Trusted Performance: Security, compliance, and deep experience in delivering to demanding environments guides all we do.
• Mission Focused Expertise: From veteran leadership to cleared engineers, our people understand both the technology and the mission.

Summary

Bridge Defense seeks a highly qualified candidate to support our federal client’s mission to accelerate discovery and delivery of identity and network‑based intelligence to counter national security threat actors by applying experience relevant in an intelligence domain and applies the knowledge to the development of policies, plans, strategies; assists in implementing such functions; and monitors and evaluates progress and outcomes of these actions. The appropriate candidate is required to have strong cyber security skills.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Work with customer to get PKI for CLAN Access for classified network
• Work with customers to get B‑LAN – Secret Tokens and access for secret network
• Work to assist customer in troubleshooting access issues and unlock accounts and password resets
• Establishes, satisfies, and applies security and/or information assurance protocols based upon user, policy, regulatory, and resource factors. Identifies, reports, and resolves security violations.
• Provides reports for metrics achieved to the customer
• Provides guidance to customers on use of system
• Develop monthly and weekly reports

Required Qualifications, Education, and Experience

• Active TS/SCI clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM), or related four‑year STEM degree
• Minimum Four (4) years of relevant professional experience
• Problem‑Solving
• Technical Aptitude
• Knowledge and understanding of Cyber Security
• Knowledge of Security Across Various Platforms

The Successful Candidate will Possess

• Prospective candidates should have strong risk management skills, excellent communication, teamwork, and conflict management skills.
• The candidate must be analytical and effectively able to prioritize needs, requirements, and other issues.
• Ability to communicate and interact effectively at all levels of staff and management.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment, develop relationships, and obtain consensus among interested parties.
• Critical thinker with strong technical skills, diagnostic skills and problem‑solving ability.
• Solid written and verbal communication skills to negotiate direction, drive projects and projects to successful conclusion and deliver knowledge to team members verbally and via clear designs, runbooks and technical engineering and exchange sessions.
• Self‑starter, flexible, adaptable, collaborative and motivated to champion continuous improvement.
• Ability to develop peer networks across an enterprise to maintain technology awareness and to support resolution of problems.
• Ability to operate across traditional technical boundaries, comfortable working in the compute space as well as the storage space in an operational capacity.
• Technically curious and driven to learn new skills.

General Factors

• Depending on project requirements, may be required to work within a compressed schedule; overtime should be expected when schedules demand it.
• Willing to travel, if needed.
• No relocation.
• Must be able to sit/stand at a desk for long periods and must be able to lift 20 pounds occasionally.
• Must be able to multi‑task and rapidly change priorities with limited notice.

Bridge Defense is an Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative action employer. It is the policy of the company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity or expression, national origin or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. If you are a qualified disabled veteran or individual with a disability and need reasonable accommodation to use or access our online system, please contact us at 202‑436‑9222.

The pay range for this role is:

90,000 – 94,500 USD per year (Washington, DC (NAC))