Amazon's Security team is looking for a Clearance Processing Administrator to support the cleared workforce for a U.S. Government program standing up a classified AI Factory. In this role, you will process personnel clearance and system access requests so cleared personnel can be badged, provisioned, and productive as quickly as the rules allow. You will work closely with personnel security, program security officers, system administrators, and hiring managers in a high-volume, detail-oriented environment. If you are organized, accurate, and enjoy keeping a fast-moving process on track, this role is for you.
This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and must currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph.
Key job responsibilities
- Prepare, submit, and track clearance crossover packets and SCI access requests through the Government clearance-submission system.
- Verify eligibility, citizenship, investigation currency, and need-to-know before access is granted.
- Process account provisioning and privileged access requests. Confirm that clearance, approvals, training, and privileged user agreements are complete before submitting to system administrators.
- Track requests to completion and communicate status to hiring managers and the sponsoring security office.
- Maintain accurate personnel-security, account, and access records, and process access removal when it's no longer required.
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
Amazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
Why Amazon Security?
At Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazon’s products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores.
Inclusive Team Culture
In Amazon Security, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Ongoing DEI events and learning experiences inspire us to continue learning and to embrace our uniqueness. Addressing the toughest security challenges requires that we seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and voices.
Training & Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, training, and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.
Basic qualifications
- 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.
Preferred qualifications
- 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.
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit
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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
