Access Control Security Specialist - Active Security Clearance Required

Company Description:

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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has turned bold ideas into world-changing impact advancing science and technology to strengthen U.S. security and promote global stability. 

Our mission spans four critical national security areas nuclear deterrence, threat preparedness, energy security, and multi-domain defense empowering teams to take on the toughest challenges of today and the future. With a culture built on innovation and operational excellence, LLNL is a place where your expertise can make a real impact.

Job Description:

We have an opening for an Access Control Security Specialist within the Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIF) Operations Section of the Special Security Office (SSO). This role will serve as the primary point of contact and provide extremely complex and dynamic security support to the Strategic Intelligence Partnership Program (SIPP) and activities within the Field Intelligence Element (FIE) tailored to Department of Energy (DOE) and SIPP customer requirements and missions. The FIE is a unique institutional support organization that requires a variety of security requirements to be upheld with minimal margin for error under the most stringent security regulations. This position reports to the SCIF Operations Section Leader in the FIE within the Global Security (GS) Principal Directorate.

This position requires full-time on-site presence due to the nature of the work.

This position will be filled at either level based on knowledge and related experience as assessed by the hiring team. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if hired at the higher level.

You will

• Serve as the primary contact for associated SCIF access control activities, ensuring visitors, staff, and uncleared personnel are properly vetted, processed, badged, and escorted in accordance with established procedures and security requirements.
• Coordinate daily lobby and visitor control activities for SCIF access, ensuring required documentation, visit certifications, access rosters, and badging records are accurate, complete, and maintained.
• Resolve routine day-to-day access control and visitor processing issues by applying established procedures, guidelines, checklists, and manuals while escalating non-routine matters as needed.
• Provide procedural guidance to employees, visitors, and customers on access control, visit processing, badging, escort requirements, and other SCIF entry procedures within assigned area.
• Support daily SCIF operations by maintaining logs, records, notifications, and other administrative or operational documentation associated with access control activities.
• Provide backup support to SCIF Operations and assist with Personnel Security and Information Security activities as assigned.
• Coordinate with internal and external contacts to deconflict routine scheduling, visitor, badging, and access matters to support secure and efficient daily operations.
• Maintain effective working relationships and provide responsive customer service while handling sensitive and confidential information with tact, discretion, and sound judgment.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Additional job responsibilities, at the J14.2 level:

• Independently provide professional security support for SCIF operations and related FIE activities, ensuring access control processes are effectively integrated with personnel, physical, and information security requirements.
• Review and evaluate SCIF operational activities, visitor access practices, and associated documentation to identify security concerns, recommend corrective actions, and ensure compliance with LLNL, DOE, and IC requirements.
• Develop, update, and maintain local procedures, job aids, checklists, and other documentation supporting access control and SCIF operations in accordance with governing requirements.
• Support self-assessments, audits, inspections, and compliance reviews; identify issues, track corrective actions, and assist in implementing process improvements.
• Deliver security awareness information, procedural briefings, and training related to SCIF access, visitor control, and other security requirements.
• Provide substantive cross-functional support to SCIF Operations, Personnel Security, and Information Security, including assisting with implementation of security requirements that affect multiple security disciplines.

Qualifications:

• This position requires an active Department of Energy (DOE) Q-level clearance or active Top-Secret clearance issued by another U.S. government agency at the time of hire and the ability to obtain and maintain Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access.
• Bachelor’s degree in Security Management or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and related experience in a security or operational support discipline.
• Working knowledge of basic professional security principles, administrative practices, and regulatory requirements applicable to access control, visitor control, and classified or high-security environments.
• Experience supporting security, access control, badging, visitor processing, administrative operations, or related operational activities, including coordination of records, documentation, and internal processes.
• Experience coordinating day-to-day operational or security-related activities within a work unit or functional area and resolving routine issues by applying established procedures, guidelines, and instructions.
• Demonstrated ability to provide responsive customer service and represent the organization effectively while coordinating with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Effective interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to handle sensitive and confidential matters with tact, discretion, and mature judgment.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills necessary to interact with internal and external personnel and to prepare, edit, and maintain logs, reports, correspondence, and procedural documentation.
• Proficiency with personal computers and standard office software, including Microsoft Office applications, and experience preparing or formatting reports, correspondence, rosters, logs, or other administrative documents.

Additional qualifications at the J14.2 level:

• Experience applying, reviewing, evaluating, and assisting with implementation of DOE, Intelligence Community, and/or sponsor security orders, manuals, directives, or local procedures affecting SCIF operations, access control, or classified activities.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of orders, regulations, and procedural requirements related to SCI facilities, SCI control systems, visit control, and classified operations in a secure environment.
• Experience working independently, exercising sound judgment, and managing multiple priorities in a dynamic security or operational setting.
• Experience administering, implementing, or supporting complex security requirements in one or more security disciplines, such as physical, personnel, information, technical, or SCIF security, including interpreting policy, applying requirements, reviewing documentation, and supporting compliance activities.
• Experience supporting or participating in assessments, audits, inspections, self-assessments, corrective actions, or process improvements in a regulated or classified environment.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, including experience delivering briefings or training and preparing written reports, procedures, or other compliance-related documentation.
• Broad knowledge of and experience with general security disciplines, including Personnel Security, Physical Security, and Information Security, and experience applying regulatory requirements, guidelines, and compliance expectations related to DOE, DoD, and/or the Intelligence Community.

Qualifications we desire:

• Advanced knowledge of DOE Orders governing a variety of safeguards and security disciplines and LLNL security policies and procedures.
• Working knowledge of and experience applying LLNL, DOE, and IC practices/policies and security requirements in a classified environment.
• Experience developing and writing clear and concise assessments, corrective action plans, policies, procedures, investigative narratives, formal reports and other correspondence. 
• Demonstrated working knowledge and understanding of the IC requirements for the protection of IC sources and methods.

Pay Range

$79,920 - $117,312 Annually 

$79,920 - $97,848 Annually for the J14.1 level

$95,820 - $117,312 Annually for the J14.2 level

This is the lowest to highest salary range in good faith we believe would pay for this role at the time of this posting.  An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs

Additional Information:

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Position Information

This is a Career Indefinite position, open to Lab employees and external candidates.

Why Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory?

• Included in 2026 Best Places to Work by Glassdoor!
• Flexible Benefits Package
• 401(k)
• Relocation Assistance
• Education Reimbursement Program
• Flexible schedules (*depending on project needs)
• Our values - visit https://www.llnl.gov/inclusion/our-values

Security Clearance

This position requires an active Department of Energy (DOE) Q-level clearance or active Top Secret clearance issued by another U.S. government agency at time of hire. 

Pre-Employment Drug Test

External applicant(s) selected for this position must pass a post-offer, pre-employment drug test. This includes testing for use of marijuana as Federal Law applies to us as a Federal Contractor.

Wireless and Medical Devices

Per the Department of Energy (DOE), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory must meet certain restrictions with the use and/or possession of mobile devices in Limited Areas. Depending on your job duties, you may be required to work in a Limited Area where you are not permitted to have a personal and/or laboratory mobile device in your possession.  This includes, but not limited to cell phones, tablets, fitness devices, wireless headphones, and other Bluetooth/wireless enabled devices.  

If you use a medical device, which pairs with a mobile device, you must still follow the rules concerning the mobile device in individual sections within Limited Areas.  Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities require separate approval. Hearing aids without wireless capabilities or wireless that has been disabled are allowed in Limited Areas, Secure Space and Transit/Buffer Space within buildings.

Pre-Placement Medical Exam

A job related pre-placement medical examination may be required.

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