Visitor Control Specialist Security Clearance

Position: Visitor Control Specialist with Security Clearance
Why choose between doing meaningful work and having a fulfilling life? At MITRE, you can have both. That's because MITRE people are committed to tackling our nation's toughest challenges-and we're committed to the long-term well-being of our employees. MITRE is different from most technology companies. We are a not-for-profit corporation chartered to work for the public interest, with no commercial conflicts to influence what we do.

The R&D centers we operate for the government create lasting impact in fields as diverse as cybersecurity, healthcare, aviation, defense, and enterprise transformation. We're making a difference every day-working for a safer, healthier, and more secure nation and world. Our workplace reflects our values. We offer competitive benefits, exceptional professional development opportunities for career growth, and a culture of innovation that embraces adaptability, collaboration, technical excellence, and people in partnership.

If this sounds like the choice you want to make, then choose MITRE - and make a difference with us. The MITRE Physical Security and Safety Department protects MITRE personnel, facilities, classified operations, enterprise assets, and sponsor mission activities through the management and execution of enterprise physical security and safety programs. The department delivers consistent, professional security services aligned with federal requirements, internal policies, and operational risk management objectives across multiple facilities and mission areas.

Core responsibilities include access control, visitor management, guard force oversight, physical security systems coordination, incident response, emergency preparedness, workplace safety support, and operational security for classified and sensitive environments. The department partners closely with internal and external stakeholders to strengthen security posture, improve service delivery, and support safe, efficient business operations through professionalism, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Position Overview:

The Global Visits and Access (GVA) Group serves as MITRE's enterprise visitor management and access coordination function. The team is responsible for validating visitor access eligibility, processing incoming and outgoing visit requests, supporting classified and unclassified meetings, coordinating foreign national visitor activities, and processing security-related access requests. This position operates in a fast-paced, customer-facing environment requiring exceptional attention to detail, sound judgment, and the ability to manage multiple high-volume workflows simultaneously.

The successful candidate will support enterprise visitor management operations while ensuring compliance with MITRE policies, government security requirements, and sponsor access requirements. This role requires strong administrative capabilities, customer service skills, and the ability to learn complex security processes involving visitor access, classified meeting support, contingent worker processing, and security clearance validation.

Roles & Responsibilities :
* Process incoming and outgoing visitor access requests using enterprise security systems and databases.

* Validate visitor eligibility, security clearances, access requirements, and supporting documentation for classified and unclassified activities.

* Support classified and unclassified meeting access operations, including visitor approvals, badging coordination, and roster management.

* Coordinate foreign national visitor processing activities, including collection of required documentation, compliance reviews, and approval workflows.

* Maintain accurate records within enterprise visitor management and security systems while ensuring compliance with applicable policies and procedures.

* Provide exceptional customer service while coordinating with MITRE employees, government sponsors, contractors, security personnel, and other stakeholders to resolve visitor and access-related issues.

* Support other GVA activities and duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications:

* High school diploma or equivalent and 4 years of related experience;
Associate degree and 2 years of related experience; or equivalent combination of education and related work experience.

* Experience performing administrative, security-support, personnel-processing, visitor management, customer service, or compliance-related work in a high-volume operational environment.

* Demonstrated ability to manage multiple competing priorities while maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.

* Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interact professionally with employees, customers, government personnel, and external stakeholders.

* Experience working with databases, workflow systems, or enterprise applications to process and track operational activities.

* Ability to learn and apply detailed procedures, policies, and regulatory requirements.

* Demonstrated ability to…