Access Control Officer (ACO) Trainer GA

Description

CenCore is seeking an Access Control Officer (ACO) Trainer to support secure datacenter security operations in Georgia. This role oversees training, compliance, personnel qualification, and operational readiness programs for Access Control Officers and related supplier personnel supporting secure customer environments. The ACO Trainer develops and delivers structured training, conducts field evaluations, maintains audit-ready records, and ensures personnel meet customer, contractual, licensing, and U.S. Government requirements. This position requires close coordination with customer representatives, site leadership, and internal management to maintain high standards of access control performance, security compliance, and mission support.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, coordinate, and deliver initial, recurring, sustainment, refresher, field, on-the-job, and compliance-based training for Access Control Officers and supplier personnel supporting secure datacenter security operations.
• Maintain working knowledge of Access Control Officer duties, customer security procedures, site access requirements, post orders, and operational expectations within secure datacenter environments.
• Apply customer systems, security policies, standard operating procedures, licensing requirements, and contractual training standards to training content, field evaluations, and compliance oversight.
• Evaluate personnel performance through field observations, on-the-job training reviews, coaching sessions, and remedial instruction to identify and correct training or operational gaps.
• Ensure personnel comply with customer policies, contractual requirements, standard operating procedures, approved training curricula, licensing requirements, and U.S. Government security requirements.
• Maintain accurate records for training completion, licensing, qualifications, compliance status, remedial training, field evaluations, and audit-ready program documentation.
• Support internal and external audits, inspections, assessments, and compliance reviews related to training and operational readiness.
• Provide training metrics, compliance updates, and program status reports to customer representatives and internal leadership.
• Travel regularly to assigned secure datacenter locations to conduct training, assess service delivery, evaluate personnel performance, and assist with operational issue resolution.
• Safeguard classified, sensitive, and proprietary information in accordance with customer and U.S. Government security requirements.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance with Polygraph required.
• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Valid U.S. Passport Book or Passport Card required.
• Experience as an Access Control Officer, ACO Trainer, security trainer, security supervisor, or in a closely related access control, physical security, or secure datacenter operations role.
• Knowledge of access control operations, secure facility security procedures, customer post orders, personnel screening requirements, and compliance expectations in regulated or security-focused environments.
• Experience delivering classroom, field, on-the-job, refresher, or compliance-based training programs.
• Experience maintaining training records, certifications, qualifications, compliance documentation, and audit-ready program files.
• Ability to conduct field evaluations, coaching sessions, and remedial instruction based on operational performance needs.
• Ability to work collaboratively with customer representatives, site leadership, and internal management teams.
• Ability to travel regularly to assigned locations to support training and operational readiness.

Preferred Qualifications

• Full Scope Polygraph preferred.
• Experience supporting government services, classified facility operations, or other mission-critical environments.
• Familiarity with training compliance metrics, workforce readiness reporting, and personnel qualification tracking.
• Prior experience supporting security, compliance, or training functions in a high-accountability environment.

Skills / Competencies

• Secure construction and physical security operations knowledge.
• Training development, facilitation, and instructional delivery.
• Compliance monitoring and audit readiness.
• Field evaluation, coaching, and corrective training.
• Clear written and verbal communication.
• Recordkeeping, documentation accuracy, and reporting.
• Cross-functional coordination with customers, site leaders, and internal teams.
• Discretion and sound judgment when handling classified, sensitive, and proprietary information.

Work Environment and Physical Requirements
This position supports secure datacenter and physical security operations environments in Georgia and requires regular travel to assigned locations. Work may include classroom training, field evaluations, on-the-job training observations, audit support, and coordination with customer and site leadership. The role requires the ability to work in regulated, high-accountability environments and safeguard classified, sensitive, and proprietary information.

Salary : $100,000