Intelligence & Cyber
Amentum’s Intelligence and Cyber Business Group delivers mission-critical solutions that advance national security, enable intelligence operations, and protect critical systems. Supporting defense, intelligence, and federal customers, our teams solve complex challenges across cyber, intelligence, data, engineering, and critical infrastructure.
From intelligence and cyber operations to secure facilities, communications systems, and infrastructure modernization, we help power some of the nation’s most important missions.
Our Intel & Cyber group hire for a wide range of skills to support our customers. The following skillsets are in high demand:
Intelligence, Linguists & Mission Support
Skilled Trades, Facilities & Operations
Cybersecurity, Information Assurance & IT
Program, Project & Operations Leadership
Security, Access Control & Protective Services
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Only US citizens are eligible for a clearance.
The background investigation helps determine the applicant's honesty, trustworthiness, reliability, discretion and unquestioned loyalty to the United States. Personal interviews are conducted to review the completed security forms and discuss the topics necessary to help our Intelligence Community customer adjudicate the applicant's eligibility for a security clearance. There are also other checks conducted during a clearance process.
The clearance process addresses both employment suitability and security reliability issues. To obtain the security clearance for employment, applicants must satisfy the criteria found in Executive Order 12968 and Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) Number 704. The hiring process includes, but is not limited to, a polygraph interview, and a background investigation. Additionally, all applicants and employees are subject to random drug testing in accordance with Executive Order 12564. Please note: Marijuana is NOT legalized Federally and any type of marijuana use in the last twelve (12) months WILL disqualify you. We strongly recommend all responses to questions posed by representatives at any time during employment processing be complete, candid and truthful.
There is no typical application process timeline, however you should expect that the process is considerably longer than normally experienced in private industry. For most jobs candidates can start with an interim Secret. Interim Secret clearances have been averaging 4-6 weeks after completion of eQIP, with some being granted under 3 weeks. On this contract, candidates can start work on an interim clearance. Each applicant is unique in terms of life experience and background.