Junior Media Destruction Technician

Hyattsville, MD

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As a Junior Media Destruction Tech within our Media Destruction team, you will:

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  Prepare electronic assets that have been retired for either recycling or destruction.
• Account for all media and devices received to ensure 100% disposal of memory components.
• Separate all memory components from devices. Memory components include, but are not limited to hard drives, memory modules, and board-mounted chips.
• Sanitize all memory components to National Security Agency (NSA) standards and NIST SP 800-88 Guidelines for Media Sanitization.
• Separate incompatibles in hazardous materials and ensure all hazardous materials are marked and stored properly in ventilated, dry, cool areas.
• Ensure all hazmat containers are adequately labeled and that all chemicals are stored in the appropriate containers.
• Sanitize unclassified printers, computers, and Top Secret (TS) equipment before shipping to locations daily.
• Build pallets and check and process assets using internal systems.
• Ensure proper destruction of all memory components and media in accordance with NSA and NIST standards and guidelines.
• Ensure waste is separated into proper streams (plastics, metals, batteries, etc.) and routed to the correct place for recycling or disposal as appropriate.
• Coordinate with the customer’s Property Turn-in (PTI) Team to ensure policies and procedures of the media destruction program are being met.
• Ensure sanitization and destruction processes are implemented according to the customer’s policy.
• Assist the field with office relocations and IT refreshes to include Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) spaces, including sanitizing computers, printers, and other media as well as properly destroying all memory components as required.
• Other duties as assigned.

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  High school diploma or GED required
• Ability to have some physical exertion, like long periods of standing, recurring bending, crouching, stooping, stretching, reaching, or similar activities, and recurring moving, lifting and carrying of moderately heavy items
• Proficient computer skills required.
• Knowledge of NSA, and NIST procedures for disposition of hardware required
• Must adhere to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Dangerous Goods regulations when handling hazardous materials
• A+ certification required within 6 months of starting on contract
• 1+ years of relevant work experience sanitizing IT equipment
• Hazardous material or dangerous goods training course required
• Forklift and Hazmat training certification is required
• Top Secret security clearance with eligibility to obtain SCI