Identity Management Specialist - Mid

Ft. Meade, MD, United States (On-site)

Job Title: Identity Management Specialist - Mid

Job Code: SSE606

Location: Ft. Meade, MD

Reports to: Program Manager

FLSA Status: Exempt

Supervisory: No supervisory/management authority

Prepared Date: 9/29/2026

A government contract requires that this position be restricted to U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents. You must provide documentation that you are a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident to qualify.

This position requires an active Top Secret/SCI clearance and may require a polygraph. Candidates holding an active Top Secret/SCI clearance without the polygraph may be selected.

Position Summary:

Cherokee Strategic Edge is seeking an experienced Mid Identity Management Specialist to monitor and report on safe, secure, and successful implementation of approved identity management plans.

Compensation & Benefits:

Starting Salary Range for Identity Management Specialist - Mid: $127,000

Benefits That Set Us Apart

When considering your next opportunity, compensation is only part of the picture. We offer a benefits package designed to invest in your future and support your life outside of work.

Highlights include:

• Up to a 6% 401(k) company match to help you build long-term financial security

• Paid time off as part of our comprehensive benefits package, so you have the flexibility to rest, recharge, and enjoy what matters most

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus prescription drug coverage

• Basic life and AD&D insurance, with supplemental life options

• Short-term and long-term disability coverage

• Paid holidays

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) options

• Professional development, training, and certification support

• Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, and identity theft protection

Because taking care of our employees isn’t just a promise, it’s part of who we are.

Benefits are subject to change and eligibility requirements apply.

Essential Functions, Duties & Responsibilities:

Includes the following:

• Apply frequent and systematic due diligence procedures to evaluate the sustainability of the unit's Identity Management tactics, techniques, and procedures, and provide Identity Management training as needed to support and enhance unit missions

• Respond to and fulfill all approved individual requests for Identity Management mechanisms to facilitate the successful completion of worldwide HUMINT operations

• Maintain and update all individual HUMINT collector Identity Management mechanisms, thereby allowing for the completion of short suspense operations

• Maintain total accountability, using automated systems, over all Identity Management mechanisms and conduct an annual 100% physical inventory of said mechanisms

• Provide technical support and guidance in preparing a wide variety of sensitive intelligence reports, correspondence, and other reports to the command group on Identity Management best practices and the status of all Identity Management products, processes, and plans

• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

No supervisory/management authority

Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required: (Basic Qualifications)

• Five (5) years of experience within the Intelligence Community

• Knowledge of and experience with the intelligence operations and its various disciplines, functions, processes, and documentation functions, processes, and documentation with minimum:

• One (1) year of experience with Identity Management; or

• Knowledge of DoD Identity Management Program and HUMINT operations

• Graduate of Joint Operations Support Technician courses

• Excellent oral and written communication skills for preparing, presenting, and communicating complex topics and using available multimedia software and applications

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer; may occasionally require standing or moving about the office for extended periods.

• Must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal.

Work Environment:

Work is performed primarily in a climate-controlled environment.