A day in the life
You start the day by checking your request queue and the status of open clearance packets, SCI access requests, and account requests. You review new submissions for completeness, verify eligibility, citizenship, investigation currency, and need-to-know, and submit packets through the Government clearance-submission system. You confirm that approvals, training, and privileged user agreements are in place before sending provisioning and privileged access requests to system administrators. During the day you answer status questions from hiring managers and follow up with the sponsoring security office on pending actions. Before you leave, you update personnel-security and access records, process any access removals, and flag anything blocked so it gets resolved quickly.
About the team
Diverse Experiences
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Why Amazon Security?
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Inclusive Team Culture
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Work/Life Balance
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1+ years of personnel-security, clearance-processing, or access-administration experience.
Experience with clearance systems (e.g., DISS, Scattered Castles, or agency equivalents).
Current, active US Government Security Clearance of TS/SCI with Polygraph.
Experience processing U.S. Government clearances and SCI accesses.
Familiarity with ICD 704 and the applicable Government Personnel Security Instruction.
Experience processing account provisioning or privileged access requests in a classified or regulated environment.
High-volume crossover or onboarding experience.
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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, MD, Jessup - 95,300.00 - 166,900.00 USD annually
