Safeguards Access Operations Specialist

Eastridge Workforce Solutions is committed to connecting skilled professionals with meaningful career opportunities. We are seeking a Safeguards Access Operations Specialist to support our client's team.

Created/Revised Date: September 18, 2026

Anticipated Closing Date: October 18, 2026

Job Title: Safeguards Access Operations Specialist

Location: New York, NY; Washington, DC; or San Francisco, CA (Hybrid/On-site)

The hourly rate for this position is expected to be between $120.00 – $120.00 per hour, depending on geographic location, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Employment Type: Temporary, approximately 6 months

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Schedule: Monday-Friday, 40 hours/week

Job Summary

• Review applications for trusted and special access programs against established criteria, verifying organizational identity, stated use cases, and account history, and documenting a clear rationale for each decision
• Provision, suspend, and revoke access according to program runbooks, keeping case records complete and current
• Monitor admitted organizations for policy violations, compromised credentials, and activity outside their approved scope, escalating findings with supporting evidence
• Process exemption and data-handling requests that require manual review
• Draft customer notices and coordinate with account teams on approvals, violations, and access changes
• Work disputed or misclassified eligibility decisions, gathering context to support a re-review
• Flag gaps between written criteria and real cases, suggest improvements to runbooks and review tooling, provide surge review support during program launches, and report on queue volume, turnaround, and outcomes

Requirements

• 2+ years in trust & safety, fraud, risk, compliance, KYC/KYB, or another operations role making decisions against written policy
• Ability to hold and consistently apply many detailed, evolving program rules
• Strong written communication for decision rationales and customer-facing correspondence
• Meticulous recordkeeping, with an understanding that every access decision needs an audit trail
• Sound judgment on when a case is clear-cut versus needs escalation
• Ability to work independently and cross-functionally with policy, enforcement, engineering, and sales partners
• Preferred: cybersecurity background, or experience with business verification/due diligence, sanctions screening, or running enterprise/partner access programs

Benefits

Eastridge Workforce Solutions offers the following benefits, subject to applicable eligibility requirements . Use this link to learn more about benefits available to Eastridge’s temporary em ployees.

Due to the varying length(s) of temporary assignments, Eastridge Workforce Solutions’ Temporary Staff are not eligible for paid time off , unless required by applicable state law in which the position is based . However, f rom time to time Eastridge’s clients may offer additional benefits to Eastridge employees while on assignment. Information about those benefits will be communicated when applicable.

Disclaimer

The compensation and benefits information in this posting represents Eastridge’s good faith and reasonable estimate of what it might pay for this position. Eastridge reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Eastridge Workforce Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide an inclusive work environment that celebrates diversity , and all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity , gender e xpression, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Eastridge Workforce Solutions also prohibits harassment or retaliation of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is our policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions. Please note that Eastridge is unable to provide visa sponsorship to applicants.

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