Special Access Control Officer

Convirgence; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A security solutions company located in Herndon, VA, is seeking a Special Access Control Officer to manage user access and entitlements effectively. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree or relevant work experience in the Intelligence Community, along with excellent multitasking and interpersonal skills. This role requires the ability to work under general supervision and manage office workflows efficiently in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus 4 years of professional experience or 12 years of relevant experience without a degree.
• Experience in providing executive level administrative support required.
• Basic understanding of IT systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Process requests for new accesses and troubleshoot issues with user accesses.
• Manage existing user accesses and entitlements.
• Periodic review/oversight of accesses in system.

Skills

Multitasking ability

Scheduling skills

MS Office proficiency

Interpersonal skills

Ability to manage own activities

Education

Bachelor's degree

Experience in the Intelligence Community

Job description

Job Description

ACTIVE TS/SCI WITH FULL SCOPE POLY REQUIRED. Our client has an immediate opening for a Special Access Control Officer located in the Herndon, VA area. As a primary contributor the right candidate will assist in managing the on‑going office activities in various functional areas including IT, located throughout the IC customer group. Must be able to work under general supervision from management and personnel, with a moderate degree of latitude to exercise independent judgment to accomplish work. Must be able to work as an individual performer as well as in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Process requests for new accesses
  • Review requests
  • Cross-check approvals and prerequisite checks in specific systems
  • Database entry
• Manage existing user accesses
  • Changing organizations/missions
  • Process name changes, access conversions
• Troubleshoot issues with user accesses
  • Interface with other government agencies and internal components
• Manage and process group requests
• Manage mission (access affiliation groups)
  • Build new missions
  • Manage mission expirations (annual cycle)
  • Manage mission members, and perform clean‑up of inactive users
• Manage entitlements
  • Handle new entitlement requests, work with NSA for approvals
  • Understanding of NSA entitlement management and provisioning processes to facilitate new entitlement access
  • Implementing NSA technical and policy requirements, to include cross‑Agency and inter‑agency coordination
  • Remove old entitlements
• Periodic review/oversight of accesses in system – monthly frequency
• Customer focus/interpersonal skills required
  • Ability to articulate technical information to a diverse customer base
  • Comfortable working in a fast‑paced environment
  • Ability to justify decisions and decision making process
• Professional knowledge
  • Knowledge of Sponsor organizational structure, AORs, and operational responsibilities
  • Knowledge of Sponsor relationship to other agencies
  • Exceptional organizational skills
• Professional discretion – officer will be required to work in an environment where extremely sensitive, disconcerting, and sensationalistic information may be present. Professional discretion and conduct is imperative.

Requirements

Required Skills

• Strong multitasking ability and scheduling skills.
• Extensive knowledge in the use of MS Office, the Internet, and other internal applications necessary to complete routine and moderately complex tasks.
• Excellent working knowledge of computer software to include search capability.
• Strong interpersonal skills to maintain effective working relationships with team members and customers.
• Ability to manage own activities and office workflow under tight deadlines.

Required Education And Experience

• Bachelor degree from an accredited institution plus at least four (4) years professional experience, eight (8) years of work experience for a total of twelve (12) years of experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Experience working in the Intelligence Community.
• Candidates resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position mentioned above.
• Minimum three years experience providing executive level administrative support.
• Basic understanding of IT systems and IT systems development processes and procedures.