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Access Control Officer
Cayuse Holdings. Manage and authenticate access for employees, contractors, visitors, guests, and authorized personnel .
Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in access control, visitor management, and physical security operations, with proficiency in operating security technologies and maintaining compliance with government security protocols. Strong communication and organizational skills are essential for effective collaboration in high-security environments.
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Access Control ManagementCCTV OperationIncident ReportingSecurity Operations Center ExperienceTop Secret/SCI Clearance
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Hard Skills
Access Control SystemsX-ray Screening EquipmentIntrusion Detection SystemsCredentialing ProcessesVisitor ManagementSecurity Monitoring OperationsIncident Reporting DatabasesPhysical Security TechnologiesEmergency Response CoordinationPost Orders Compliance
Soft Skills
Exceptional Communication SkillsOrganizational SkillsAnalytical SkillsProblem-Solving SkillsAttention to Detail
Tools & Technologies
LenelCCureGenetecHoneywellMS Office Suite
Certifications & Qualifications
High School Diploma or GEDTailored Adaptive Personality Assessment System (TAPAS)Active Top Secret/SCI Clearance
Industry Keywords
Physical SecurityGovernment Security ProtocolsHigh-Security FacilitiesDoD Security OperationsFederal Security Background
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesRay
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Manage and authenticate access for employees, contractors, visitors, guests, and authorized personnel
- Verify identification, badges, credentials, and access authorization
- Prevent unauthorized personnel and prohibited items from entering or leaving controlled facilities
- Maintain surveillance and situational awareness in assigned access control areas
- Conduct personnel and item inspections according to Post Orders and security guidelines
- Identify, document, report, and escalate suspicious activity, security violations, anomalies, incidents, and alarms
- Provide professional customer service while adhering to security regulations
- Communicate with employees, visitors, Government officials, first responders, security teams, supervisors, and support staff
- Screen, verify, and process visitors at controlled facilities and Visitor Control Centers
- Confirm visitor authorization, sponsorship, clearance status, and identification
- Issue temporary, visitor, retention, and other badges; process CACs and guest decals
- Conduct fingerprinting and capture credential, passport, and ISOPREP photographs
- Maintain visitor logs, access records, incident reports, operational statistics, and shift documentation
- Operate X-ray systems, walk-through and handheld metal detectors, access control systems, CCTV, intrusion detection, alarm monitoring, radios, telephony, and integrated security platforms
- Monitor and respond to security events in real time
- Dispatch security personnel and coordinate emergency responses
- Maintain equipment operation, accountability, and administrative control
- Troubleshoot visitor, guest, badge, CAC, and credential access issues with Government staff
- Support continuity of operations during emergencies or elevated threat conditions
- Follow Post Orders, SOPs, Government directives, security policies, safety requirements, and contractual obligations
- Report to the Site Lead
Requirements
What you’ll need- High school diploma or GED
- Demonstrated experience in access control, visitor management, physical security, Security Operations Center, Command Center operations, dispatch, Watch Officer duties, security monitoring operations, or credentialing processes
- Prior experience supporting secure environments or other high-security facilities
- Proficiency operating access control, CCTV, intrusion detection, alarm monitoring, credentialing platforms, or comparable physical security technologies
- Hands-on experience using X-ray screening equipment and walk-through or handheld metal detection systems
- Familiarity with Lenel, CCure, Genetec, Honeywell, or comparable systems
- Experience with incident reporting databases and Government security systems
- Completion of the Tailored Adaptive Personality Assessment System (TAPAS)
- Active Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph clearance required
- U.S. Citizenship required
- Valid state driver’s license in good standing
- Ability to pass a background check and additional project/client background checks as required
- For Security Operations Center Specialist assignment: minimum 1–3 years’ experience in a Security Operations Center, Command Center, dispatch/watch officer/monitoring environment, or related security operations
- Prior DoD, IC, or Federal security operations experience
- Experience with Lenel, CCure, Genetec, Honeywell or similar systems and incident reporting databases
- Military, law enforcement, or federal security background
- Familiarity with Post Orders and Government security protocols
- Fluent English reading, writing, and speaking
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
- Organizational, analytical, problem-solving, multitasking, and attention-to-detail skills
- Ability to work independently and on a multifunctional team
- Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information
- Proficiency in MS Office, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel
- Ability to work onsite in a professional secure facility
- Ability to walk 3 to 5 miles per shift, stand continuously up to 60 minutes, climb ladders, ascend and descend stairs and ramps, lift up to 50 lbs. occasionally, and push or pull 50–75 lbs. with assistive devices
- Standard visual acuity and normal color vision required for electrical tasks
Benefits
Comp & perks- SCA Health & Welfare fringe benefits
- Telemedicine
- EAP
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with matching after one year
- Paid Time Off
- Flexible schedule may include holidays
- Business or professional development travel may be available