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Job Title: SCITES - COMSEC Custodian

Required Clearance:   TS-SCI

Certifications /Training :   Must have a DoD Key Management Infrastructure (KMI) training dated 2015 or newer

Required Education:  Bachelor 's degree from an accredited institutio n ; commensurate level of experience can be substituted for education requirement

Required Experience:  Eight (8 ) years of IT/COMSEC custodian experience

Position Description:

Exeter is seeking a qualified COMSEC Custodian. Serves as the theater COMSEC custodian by providing accountability of all COMSEC keying material and controlled cryptographic items (CCI) supporting the Security Cooperation Offices (SCOs) and Coalition Partner Nations in USSOUTHCOM's area of responsibility (AOR).

Primary Responsibilities:

+ Administers, maintains, and manages an NSA COMSEC account. Manages software upgrades, keying and battery check out of all Controlled Cryptographic Item (CCI) equipment as required

+ Ships and receives COMSEC keying material and CCI equipment for the SCO's and Coalition Partners to COMSEC hand receipt holders located in the AOR

+ Responsible for the operational and administrative coordination and tasks associated with the management of crypto nets supporting SOUTHCOM

+ Reviews the communication annexes of OPLANs, OPORDs, COMPLANs, and CONOPs as required in support of exercise and real-world operations

+ Issues COMSEC call out messages in support of exercises and operations as required. Conducts annual, semi-annual and special occasion COMSEC account inventories

+ Serves as the COMSEC command authority and controlling authority for all SOUTHCOM controlled key mat to include maintaining all files and issuing the monthly COMSEC effective status message

+ Ensures the destruction of keying material and turn-in of CCI equipment as required. Plans, coordinates, fields and installs CCI at the SCOs and Coalition Partner Nations in the SOUTHCOM AOR as required and to support crypto modernization

Required Qualifications:

+ Top Secret Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance required

+ Bachelor 's degree from an accredited institution ; commensurate level of experience can be substituted for education requirement

+ Must have a DoD Key Management Infrastructure (KMI) training dated 2015 or newer

+ Eight (8) years of IT/COMSEC custodian experience

+ Strong attention to detail and organizational skills

+ Excellent communications skills

+ Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Desired Qualifications /Experience :

+ Experience working in the SOUTHCOM environment

+ Proficient at reading and writing and speaking in Spanish

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

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