Alt CRO/Hardware Technician

Job ID: 2512669

Location: KIRTLAND AFB, NM, US

Date Posted: 2025-12-30

Category: Information Technology

Subcategory: Technical Svcs

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: No

Minimum Clearance Required: Top Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: TS/SCI

Potential for Remote Work: No

Description

SAIC is looking for an experienced COMSEC custodian with a hardware/facilities background to be an alternate COMSEC responsible officer (CRO) and perform hardware and facilities work with the team supporting the Space Systems Command's Innovation and Prototyping System Delta Prototype Ground Branch. This individual will be the alternate CRO for a non-collateral account and a hardware technician supporting task order teams performing sustainment work in a secure operations facility. This work is located at Kirtland AFB in Albuquerque, NM.

Key CRO responsibilities include:

Support primary CRO for all COMSEC duties

• Manage COMSEC material and automated equipment, including maintaining security, from receipt through usage and eventual consumption/destruction
• Conduct inventories of all equipment handled by hand receipt holders and supporting periodic rekey and installation of new devices
• Work with program managers to bridge the gap between high-level security policies and requirements. This includes the technical and operational implementation of those requirements.
• Procure and maintain requisite COMSEC materials
• Answer questions on process, timeline, status of assets, and reporting
• Ensure compliance with government requirements and regulations
  
  

Key hardware technician responsibilities include:

• Assist in developing estimates for new equipment and major repairs
• Provide emergency and unscheduled repairs of facility and equipment and perform scheduled maintenance repairs
• Diagnose problems, replace or repair parts, test and make adjustments
• Conduct analysis and investigations using Failure Mode Analysis and Root Cause
• Manage various computer and network spares; identify spare requirements based on utilization and failure rates
  
  

Qualifications

Required Experience

• Active Top Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility, and able to obtain and maintain TS/SCI
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field and 9 or more years of relevant experience; Master's degree in related technical field and 7 or more years of relevant experience. Will accept 4 years of relevant experience in lieu of degree
• Minimum years of COMSEC custodian experience in a DoD environment AND 3 years of hands-on systems administration experience
• Familiar with COMSEC policies and procedures
• Experience with key management infrastructure
• Experience preparing for and participating in audits and assessments
• Knowledge of facility operations and maintenance activities and procedures
• Experience supporting IT equipment, including cabling, racks, servers, switches, etc.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with proven ability to team with industry partners
• Demonstrated track record of adhering to tight schedules with demonstrated ability to work in a team environment
  
  

SAIC is a premier technology integrator providing full life cycle services and solutions in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC is Redefining Ingenuity through its deep customer and domain knowledge to enable the delivery of systems engineering and integration offerings for large, complex projects. SAIC's approximately 15,000 employees are driven by integrity and mission focus to serve customers in the U.S. federal government. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $4.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see .