Security Specialist, General II at Akima, LLC in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Job Description:

Work Where it Matters

Akima Data Management (ADM), an Akima company, is not just another federal IT contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.

Akima Data Management (ADM), an Akima company, is not just another federal IT contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska. 

At ADM, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States. 

Akima Data Management is currently seeking a Security Specialist Generalist Level II to join the team and their responsibility will include but not limited to the following:

Knowledge/Skills:

• Key Experience: Possess integrated security services skill sets in the following areas: Special Security Officer (SSO) Operations; Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) operations; SCI Personnel Security; SCI Information Security; SCI Physical Security; SCI TEMPEST; and SCI Industrial Security


• Key Experience: Familiarity with Operations Security (OPSEC), security declassification, and security requirements before releasing Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) or Classified Military Information (CMI) to a foreign entity.


• Key Experience: Knowledge of personnel security administration requirements, Office of Personnel Management (OPM) clearance procedures, and Intelligence Community Directives (ICD)


• Key Experience: e-QIP and Defense information System for Security (DISS) or follow-on systems, and Scattered Castles.


• Key Experience: Experience working with Automatic and Mandatory Declassification Programs


• Key Experience: Knowledge of OPSEC and related basic security principles, concepts, policy, procedures, and methodology, in addition to the necessary skills required to apply this knowledge and provide security advice, and assistance on a wide range of security issues.


• Knowledge of skills needed to perform personnel, physical, and information security work.


• Communicates clearly orally and in writing.


• Excellent writing, teaching, briefing skills; works well on a staff of Government and contractors.

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Security Fundamentals professional Certification (SFPC)


• Experience supporting Security related programs with US government.


• Bachelor’s Degree and 5 years’ experience or 10 years military service required.


• Strong writing and reporting skills, with the demonstrated ability to brief high level customer stakeholders and senior staff.


• Current Top-Secret Clearance with SCI.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, gender or gender-identity, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, pregnancy or parental status, or any other basis prohibited by law.  If you are an individual with a disability, and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us at job-assist@akima.com or 571-353-7053 (information about job applications status is not available at this contact information).