About the Role
This role supports the mission of the United States Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) by administering the nation’s lawful immigration system. As a Biometric Technician (BT), you will be part of a dynamic team assisting with USCIS Application Support Center (ASC) operations in Hauppauge, NY. Amentum provides all required job training.
Responsibilities
- Complete biometrics registration for applicants seeking legal immigration to the United States.
- Ensure all who enter the ASC are approved applicants and visitors.
- Provide interior and exterior crowd control.
- Assist staff in enforcing ASC rules and policies.
- Provide front-line customer service as representatives of Amentum and the United States Government.
- Provide applicants with the highest level of customer service.
- Work with the public, display a cheerful and inviting demeanor, and manage applicants with sensitivity, courtesy, and respect.
- Safeguard all areas where Personal Identifiable Information (PII) is vulnerable, including applicant paperwork, identifications, electronic biometric data, and reports.
- Perform quality biometrics processing, including capturing electronic fingerprints, photographs, and signatures within established program-wide processing times.
- Screen applicants entering the facility to ensure they have a valid appointment notice and identification.
- Utilize crowd control barriers to ensure a safe and organized entry into the facility.
- Visually inspect applicants and their belongings prior to allowing entry.
- Ask applicants questions about their health status during national pandemics or other health crises and potentially decline entry per customer requirements.
- Conduct periodic facility checks (interior and exterior) and report concerns to the Site Supervisor.
- Assist the Site Supervisor and/or government Immigration Service Officer in calling local law enforcement or first responders when necessary.
- Manage and complete administrative paperwork with accuracy, including tracking processing time for applicants, reconciliation of captured biometrics, maintaining a visitor control log for non-applicants, signing off on facility checks, and other administrative duties as needed.
Requirements
- Must be able to obtain and maintain facility credentials/authorization.
- US Citizenship is required for facility credentials/authorization at this work location.
- A High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Must be able to speak and write in English.
- Ability to stand upright on one’s feet for scheduled shift duration, excluding meals and breaks.
- Ability to hold and grasp applicant’s hands to obtain quality fingerprints.
- Ability to work in a high-paced environment with the public.
- Ability to type and use basic computer skills.
- Successful completion of the biometrics training and become certified within sixty days.
Skills
- Ability to speak a foreign language.
Location
- Hauppauge, NY
Work Type
- On Call (Casual)
- Full-time
- Part-time
Education Level
- High School Diploma or equivalent
Salary/Compensations
- $20.24 /hr
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Paid time off and holidays
- Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
- Educational reimbursement
- Parental leave
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Tax-saving options
- Disability and life insurance
- Pet insurance
About the Company
- For more than 100 years, Amentum has tackled the world’s toughest challenges to deliver agile and steadfast solutions to the U.S. government and its allies.
- With more than 50,000 employees on all seven continents and in more than 60 countries, Amentum delivers a broad range of operational support services to meet the critical needs of our clients.
- Our headquarters are in Chantilly, VA.
- Find us online at https://www.amentum.com/
Equal Opportunity
- Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, ancestry, United States military or veteran status, color, religion, creed, marital or domestic partner status, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, citizenship status, low-income status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.
- EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans
