Security Assistant 2 (Cybersecurity)

Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States; on-site duties include badging, visitor check-in, access control, and security reception coverage.

Salary: $24.00–$40.80 per hour base salary.

Company

hirify.global is an independent nonprofit research and development company delivering solutions for national challenges across defense, space exploration, and biomedical engineering.

What you will do

• Coordinate daily personnel security operations for employees, contractors, and consultants, including onboarding, terminations, security briefings, and badging.
• Process badge paperwork, photographs, printing, programming, renewals, and terminations.
• Review contractor background investigations and monitor expiring contracts and related badge requests.
• Process incoming and outgoing classified visits in DISS or its successor system.
• Collect and review documents for identity and employment verification.
• Provide backup security reception coverage, including visitor check-in, access control, visitor questions, and arrival and departure records.

Requirements

• 6 months to 1 year of relevant experience in industrial security, personnel security, or visitor management.
• Current in-scope Secret security clearance required, with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance.
• Knowledge of commercial background investigations, DISS/NBIS, SIMS, NISS, SWFT, and related security databases.
• Knowledge of government security policies, including 32 CFR Part 117 NISPOM.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Strong organization, attention to detail, communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills; ability to work under pressure and with all management levels.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree in Security, Criminal Justice, or a related field.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, multidisciplinary environment with engineers and scientists.
• Workplace flexibility programs supporting work-life balance.
• Employee clubs, including photography and yoga.
• Health and finance workshops, off-site social events, and discounts to local museums and cultural activities.