Special Security Technician

Booz Allen Hamilton; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton seeks a Special Security Technician to manage day-to-day SCIF operations, including scheduling, opening, and closing facilities while ensuring compliance with government security standards.

You will handle CAP access requests, eligibility verifications, billeting coordination, indoctrination briefings, and maintain CAP billet records. TS/SCI with polygraph clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Experience managing day-to-day SCIF actions (scheduling, opening, closing).
• Audits of classified material and inspections of storage facilities/SCIFs.

Responsibilities

• Schedule and manage SCIFs and ensure compliance with security standards.
• Address CAP requests, eligibility verifications, billeting coordination, indoctrination briefings, and read-ins.
• Maintain CAP billet management system tracking names, positions and organizations.

Skills

SCIF management

Security audits

CAP processing

Information security

Incident handling

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in industrial security

7+ years experience in lieu of degree

Job description

Special Security Technician

The Opportunity: Conduct the day-to-day scheduling and management of Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIFs) and make sure all visitors and the workforce are complying and adhering to government sensitive and classified information and physical security program standards. Address Compartmented Access Program (CAP) requests for access, eligibility verifications, billeted or bigoted compartment coordination, indoctrination briefings, and on-time read-ins. Maintain detailed CAP billet management system, tracking all names, positions, and organizations for each billeted compartment.

You Have:

• Experience managing the day-to-day actions for SCIFs, including scheduling, opening, and closing
• Experience with audits of classified material and inspections of classified material storage facilities, SCIFs, or containers
• Knowledge of information requiring protection, including documents, materials, and devices, and designating the level of protection based on prescribed parameters, well-defined procedures, and internal and external policies
• Knowledge of commonly applied information security principles, concepts, and methodologies and how they resolve well-defined questions or conditions
• Ability to identify and perform preliminary inquiries of incidents involving the mishandling of classified information
• Ability to design and conduct information security inspections and surveys in support of efforts to assess the security of the organization's classified national security information procedures and implementing policies
• TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph
• Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of experience in industrial security, or 7+ years of experience in industrial security in lieu of a degree

Nice If You Have:

• Experience planning and providing instruction covering a wide variety of security topics in well-established areas of a security program
• Knowledge of how to assist with the classification and declassification of materials and information
• Ability to conduct SCI security briefings, indoctrinations, debriefings, and training on classified material or SSO-related material and topics
• Ability to obtain signed nondisclosure agreements and provide guidance and assistance for processing SCI position and eligibility requests for assigned military, government, and contractor personnel
• Ability to assist with the research and preparation of classified material policy and management recommendations and reports
• Ability to produce timely, logical, and concise analytic reports, documents, assessments, studies, and briefing materials using Microsoft Office tools, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, electronic or soft copy matrices, or web-enabled formats
• Ability to recommend follow-up actions and closure of preliminary inquiries

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page. Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $55,300.00 to $126,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

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