Technician (Crypto Custodian)

Overview:
Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) is a well-established and progressive defense contracting company in the Northern Virginia area just a few miles south of the Pentagon. We are a professional services firm established in 1972 that has a long-standing reputation for unrivaled technical and analytical support to some of the top decision makers in the Federal Sector. We do state of the art work and have a cadre of outstanding professionals on our team.

SPA has an immediate need for a Technician (Crypto Custodian) to provide contracting services to NATO.

**Responsibilities**:

- Generating Crypto keys on the Key Generation Centre (KGC) -Performs duties as Central Key Distribution Authority:

- Is responsible for the central distribution of electronic keys for NATO, ACO, ACT Crypto accounts and National Distribution Agencies (NDAs).
- Receive electronic keys from the DACAN Electronic Key Management System (DEKMS) and from the DACAN Key Management Infrastructure (DKMI).
- Downloads and uploads electronic keys in the NATO Electronic Key Management System (NEKMS).
- Conducts Inventories, destructions of Crypto material in his Crypto Account.
- Issues or transfers crypto material as directed by the Controlling Authority to authorised COMSEC accounts (including sub
- accounts) or individual users. If the material is classified, verifying that the individuals are cleared to the classification level of the material
- Performs encryption and setup of data at rest for NATO wide customers.

Qualifications:
**Required Qualifications**
- The required skillset for the contracted individual is extensive knowledge and experience (more than 5 years) in the following areas:

- Very good knowledge of modern communication and Internet Protocol (IP) based networking technologies and systems including security aspects;
- Experienced in and have a good knowledge of COMSEC principles and practices, including physical security standards relating to COMSEC.
- Extensive experience in the analysis of risk and in the implementation and integration of INFOSEC protective measures.
- Good experience with latest Virtualization Technologies.
- Extensive experience in operating systems backup and restore.
- Knowledge of CRYPTO accounting and distribution.
- Working knowledge of the operation of communications systems and troubleshooting techniques
- Ability to work independently and in teams to achieve the desired goals, including the ability to monitor and support a team of industry.
- Good understanding of the constraints related to IT systems
- National of one of the 30 NATO countries
- In possession of an active National Top Secret and/or NATO Cosmic Top Secret security clearance