Cleared Escort | TS/SCI FS-Poly

Job title: Cleared Escort | TS/SCI FS-Poly

Arlington, VA

Join IDS International’s National Security Services team supporting secure & mission-critical environments. Cleared Escorts support secure facility operations by escorting uncleared personnel within government environments and ensuring compliance with established security procedures. This role operates in a high-visibility setting with continuous interaction with customer and government stakeholders. Escorts are responsible for maintaining situational awareness, enforcing escort protocols, and representing the program professionally in a customer-facing environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Escort and monitor uncleared personnel within secure facilities

• Ensure compliance with customer and government security procedures

• Maintain constant awareness of escorted personnel

• Communicate effectively with security staff, vendors, and site leadership

• Represent the program professionally in a customer-facing role

• Required Qualifications

• Clearance: Active Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance with Full Scope (FS) Polygraph required

• Citizenship: U.S. Citizen Required Experience:

• Ability to escort and monitor personnel within secure environments

• Ability to ensure compliance with established security procedures

• Ability to always maintain awareness of personnel and surroundings

• Ability to communicate effectively with staff, vendors, and leadership

• Ability to work in a customer-facing environment Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to sit, stand, walk, bend, and move throughout secure facilities for extended periods of time

• Position may require occasional lifting and/or movement of moderate amounts of weight, depending on assignment requirements

• Preferred Qualifications

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

• Reliable, punctual, and dependable

• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision

• Team-first mindset

• Basic computer proficiency (email, scheduling, tracking)

• Prior customer service experience

• Previous government or customer-site experience

• Construction or vendor oversight experience

• Experience working in complex or fast-paced environments

• Comfortable overseeing diverse teams and personalities

• Work Schedule & Conditions

• Standard Schedule: Monday–Friday, 0600–1430 or 0700–1530

• Hours: Guaranteed 40 hours per week

• Overtime: Overtime opportunities available (time and a half)

• Flexibility Requirement: Must be available for occasional weekend 0700–1530 and overnight 2100–0500 shift support

• Compensation & Benefits

• Rate: $ 49.00 per hour

• OT Rate: $ 73.50 per hour (for hours worked over 40/week)

• Health, 401(k), PTO & Sick Leave, and Paid Holidays are available to all W2 employees of IDS.

• Our Cleared Staffing Center of Excellence (COE) is a dedicated hub for secure and efficient talent acquisition. We connect a vetted network of cleared professionals with Intelligence Community (IC) staffing needs and trusted B2B partners.

• Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by federal, state, and local law.