Alternate COMSEC Manager

Role overview

GRS, Inc. is looking for a driven and capable professional to serve as an Alternate COMSEC Manager in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role supports secure interoperability between U.S. and overseas entities by overseeing COMSEC material, equipment, and related account activities.

Core responsibilities

The selected candidate will handle the receipt, safeguarding, issuance, accounting, and destruction of COMSEC material, including classified and unclassified U.S. Government-provided Type 1 cryptographic devices, keying material, and related equipment. The position also includes training personnel on equipment and system use, maintaining accurate records, and submitting all required reports.

The manager must protect sensitive material, restrict access to cleared personnel with a valid need-to-know, stay current on changes to account requirements, and ensure all accountable items are tracked at all times. The role requires compliance with NSA/CSSPM 3-16, Security Doctrine 1, NSTISSI 4000-series instructions, and any applicable service regulations.

Additional duties include conducting semiannual inventories, reconciling records with the Central Office of Record, supporting annual audits, arranging routine destruction or other approved disposition of material, inspecting packaging and materials for tampering, ensuring amendments and page checks are completed correctly, and managing secure shipment of accountable COMSEC items. The position also involves coordinating hand receipt procedures, verifying clearance levels before issuing material, overseeing shift-to-shift control of keying material, and serving as a liaison among U.S. /FMS COMSEC accounts, coalition accounts, and U.S. Government organizations.

Requirements and security conditions

Applicants must have at least two years of overseas experience as a COMSEC Manager and must have completed formal COMSEC training from an appropriate service, typically a two-week course, before assignment. Graduation from an NSA COMSEC course is also required to manage the account.

Security qualifications include an active Secret clearance or higher, U.S. citizenship, a valid passport, no felony conviction history, and willingness to undergo and pass random drug screening.

Technical knowledge and skills

The role calls for the ability to design and deliver COMSEC training to host nation hand receipt and COMSEC responsible personnel. Candidates should be comfortable working with Defense Messaging Systems, troubleshooting secure telephone systems such as STE and Sectéra vIPer Universal Secure Phone, and managing Electronic Keying Management Systems, KMI, or related COMSEC software and handheld applications.

Hands-on experience is needed with electronic key download and transfer processes, AN/PYQ-10A C Simple Key Loader, filling TrKeK, and a range of COMSEC devices and secure voice/radio systems such as KIV-77, KIV-78, SY-100, KY-100M, ARC-201d, ARC-231, SPS-250, PRC-117G, and SY-152A. The position also requires the ability to load Mode V and Mode IV IFF, EGI navigation systems, GPS SAASM, GPS/PPS, perform OTAT, work with tactical data links, and use Microsoft Office tools including Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

Physical and communication requirements

The job requires the ability to sit, bend, reach, stoop, squat, stand, and walk as needed. Strong customer service skills are important, along with clear written and verbal English communication.

Equal opportunity notice

GRS states that it is an equal opportunity employer and continues to comply with obligations under VEVRRA and Section 503 regarding physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.