INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTOR JOBS THAT ARE HIRING
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OVERSEAS SECURITY CONTRACTOR JOBS ALWAYS HIRING
Below you will see the current roster of security contractors or private military contractors recruiting for base guard and escort positions around the world. These are long-standing contracts (or I expect them to be) working on U.S. military bases, State Department facilities, and for the UN supporting peacekeeping missions.
POSITIONS NOT INCLUDED HERE:
THREE-LETTER POSITIONS
I won’t include any high-speed contracts here, like the CIA’s GRS or PSD positions within the WPS III contracts. All of those positions require a resume so chock-full of special this and special that, Velcro, and dip that if you do qualify for any of them, you already know. These are the “all others need not apply” jobs in the overseas security industry.
ONE-OFF OR LOW-QUALITY POSITIONS
Additionally, any positions looking for one candidate, or those that close the door once they get enough résumés, won’t be here either. We also won’t include any low-quality positions like cruise line guard jobs.
ANYTHING BEYOND A SECRET SECURITY CLEARANCE
If you already have a TS/SCI with a Lifestyle and National Security Poly, then you are already employed, and if you don’t have those clearances, you can’t even apply in the first place.
WHAT IS INCLUDED:
ENTRY-LEVEL PATH POSITIONS WITH INDUSTRY UPWARD MOBILITY
The positions we list here only require a couple of years of military or relevant security experience for positions with major industry players in the overseas security industry. Once you get a foot in the door and a few year-long contracts under your belt, you can either laterally move up within the company you currently work for, or you can now start applying for higher-speed positions.
IN WHAT ORDER ARE THEY POSTED
No particular order, but we do try to put the position you are most likely to get hired for in the first position. How do we know which job is the easiest? Through the contractor grapevine and by understanding the industry and its hiring patterns from our decades of industry experience.
FYI: ALL OF THESE CONTRACTS SUCK
All of the force protection jobs, especially the lower-rung ones that are posted here, just suck, it’s the way it is. I started in the overseas security contracting industry two decades ago. And the only thing that has ever remained consistent in this industry is how badly run most force protection contracts are.
The pay sucks (starting around $40K a year), housing sucks, transportation to work sucks, on-duty food sucks, upper management sucks, middle management sucks, 99% of your coworkers will suck, you will only get two weeks of leave for the entire year, and that sucks. The country you will be in sucks. It all sucks on force protection contracts.
THIS IS HOW EVERYONE STARTS IN THE OVERSEAS SECURITY CONTRACTING INDUSTRY
If you want to get a foot in the door or get back on the overseas security contracting saddle, getting hired onto a force protection job is your best bet.
Try not to let the downsides of these poorly run contracts freak you out too much because there is a pot of gold at the end of this barf-colored rainbow.
By sticking it out on these suck-level jobs, you are taking the first steps toward higher-paying, higher-speed jobs with better postings in the not-so-distant future. Most folks in the overseas security industry started on one, and after paying their dues, went on to have long and prosperous careers in the overseas security industry.
I did it, tons of guys before and after me did it, so I know you can do it. So, let’s get it on!
OVERSEAS SECURITY CONTRACTOR JOB TYPES:
CURRENTLY RECRUITING:
No security clearance is required. This contract is not for a cleared position.
RECRUITING FOR CLEARED POSITIONS:
Active security clearance is preferred but not required, candidates with an active security clearance are prioritized.
POSITIONS REQUIRING AN ACTIVE SECURITY CLEARANCE:
A minimum of an active Secret Security Clearance is required
NO LONGER RECRUITING:
Positions may reopen again in the future and for archival purposes.
CLICK ON THE JOB TITLE BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE POSITION AND WHERE TO APPLY.
ACTIVELY HIRING
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JOB TYPE: Recruiting for Cleared Positions:
Active security clearance is preferred but not required, candidates with an active security clearance are prioritized. These contracts offer an opportunity to get a security clearance and overseas experience.
WHO WILL YOU BE WORKING FOR?
This overseas security job is for a static/roving armed guard position in Israel for Constellis Group under their Triple Canopy wing. For those of you that don’t know who Constellis is, it is what became of Academi (formerly Blackwater) and Triple Canopy when they merged in 2014.
They are a monster of a Private Security/Military Contractor with armed static jobs all over the globe and stateside.
If there was ever a security contractor to work for, this is the one. This is the premier company in the overseas security job industry, period.
HOLD YOUR HORSES
Before we even get started, I gotta’ mention one requirement that will stop a bunch of you in your tracks immediately. You must have the jab and documentation of it. I can’t get into specifics here because of content restrictions with my web host and Google, but you know what I am talking about. If you have an issue with getting one if you don’t already have one, do not even bother to apply because it is a HARD requirement for them, period.
Hey, I don’t make the rules here, guys. I am just the messenger. Don’t hate the player, hate the game.
THE JOB
To qualify for this Contract Security Guard (CSG) job in Israel, ALL you need is:
1 year of Military, Law Enforcement, or Private Security experience within the last 5 years.
No Security Clearance Requirement. In fact, they will sponsor you for a shiny brand-new Secret US Security Clearance.
ALSO: In what is standard practice with this type of high-turnover contract, everything I have heard about this job (ALLEGEDLY) sucks. The pay is garbage, (ALLEGEDLY) management couldn’t care less about you, hours are long and extremely boring—just like every other entry-level static overseas security job.
But if you are looking to break into the overseas security job market, then I can’t think of a better contract currently recruiting for overseas security jobs.
Working for a AAA overseas security contractor on a (ALLEGED) miserable contract for a few years and getting a clearance will give you the opportunity to have a very, very bright future in this industry.
And at least there is one silver lining here: you will be living somewhere your dong will, at a minimum, have a fighting chance of seeing the light of a bedside lamp at some point.
WHERE WILL YOU BE AND WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING?
You will be on a US-run base near the city of Beersheva in Southern Israel. It’s the 4th biggest city in the country and shockingly a pretty nice place notwithstanding all that is going on. Most of these contracts are either in dry countries with nothing affordable to do, or you are locked down on base, so not as bad. The base mostly does advanced missile attack warning stuff.
Quick Note: I am not speaking out of school here. All of this is public knowledge and is written about in much more detail online. I am being a bit vague here on purpose just because why not, in the end, who cares what they are doing there? This is just another same-same static base gig that sucks in the end anyway.
SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIRED?
No.
Yup, no current security clearance is required. And this is one of the needle-in-a-haystack overseas security jobs that will get you one. The magic phrase “Ability to obtain and maintain a SECRET US Government security clearance, for which a US Citizenship is required” is right there in the Position Summary. Yes, you heard it right—they will sponsor you for a Secret US Security Clearance.
This is another reason why working on this contract is gonna’ hurt. Because no matter how bad it gets, you will have no choice but to hold out until your Security Clearance goes through. It could take a few months, but realistically, you are looking at 6 or more months.
And even then, you can’t quit before your year-long contract is over because the last thing you want to be on is a blacklist with Constellis Group.
HOW ARE THE ACCOMMODATIONS AND PAY?
Do ya’ really have to ask? The pay is something in the 40Ks. This is an entry-level static security job, and they know it’s a seller’s market.
But even considering that, I am still shocked at how bad the pay is for this contract.
It is the same as my first overseas security contract over 20 years ago. You will only get 11 bucks an hour and 50 a day per diem, that’s it.
From what I have heard, you will live in an (ALLEGEDLY) run-down dump of an apartment in town with 2 other guys you will also be on shift with at work.
I guarantee none of these guys will ever clean the kitchen or the single bathroom you will all undoubtedly share.
The other benefit to this is if you have a disagreement at work, then you can keep arguing in the car all the way home and then all night until it inevitably gets physical.
QUALIFICATIONS
Ok, let’s get into the real meat and bones of this job.
I won’t waste your or my time going over all of the standard quals like “must speak English” that is on every overseas security job. You can go over them after you read this on your own.
What I am going to cover is the things that will stop you before you get started if you get hired. Because getting hired is just the first step before you even leave the US.
They will fly you out to their training center, and you will have to pass a series of quals. If you fail even one of them, you go home.
“Minimum 1 year of honorable military, law enforcement, or private security experience within the last 5 years”
I just wanted to read that one more time because I can still barely believe my eyes! I have never seen an overseas security job with minimum qualifications this low, ESPECIALLY for a monster of a company like Constellis/Triple Canopy.
You have a real opportunity here, people, if this will be your first overseas security job because if you play your cards right, you could be hooked up for life after a few years on this miserable job.
In my entire overseas security career spanning three decades, I have never seen a DOD contract with minimum qualifications this low. Especially considering how many guys want to get a foot in the door overseas, it’s crazy!
“Qualify and re-qualify with an M4 rifle, pistol and/or other system(s) per contract requirements”
You must be able to shoot standing, kneeling, and prone, scoring 70% of the maximum obtainable score at 15 and 25 yards. The courses of fire can vary, so go hit the range, and if you are rusty or can’t shoot under stress, take a class or hire someone to help you.
People get sent home all the time for not passing shooting quals. It would suck to get this far and not make it to the end.
“Meet medical, physical, and Individual Reliability Program (IRP) requirements (see AR 190-56)”
What that means is you must be physically able to do the following:
Drag, carry, lift, and/or pull a person to safety (140-150 pounds)
Run 1.5 miles in 17:30 or faster
Execute 19 push-ups in 2 minutes
Pass a medical physical
Here is a link to the AR 190-56 for detailed specifics.
The drag, carry, lift, and/or pull a 140-150-pound person can be tough, so grab some sandbags and see if it’s going to be an issue.
Honestly, most guys in decent shape can just power through it, but still, make sure. If you can’t run 1.5 miles in 17:30 or faster, I don’t know what to say to ya’ because a one-legged turtle can do that. The same goes for the push-ups.
If you can’t pass the medical physical due to a medical condition that you were not aware of, you have my sympathy, man. That sucks.
LISTEN TO ME!
Do not be arrogant and say, “Man, I can do that in my sleep,” while sitting on your couch eating KFC.
Go out and confirm you can pass the shooting and all of the things that you must physically be able to do today.
If you cannot pass every single one first, then place your ego in a tennis ball and throw that mug as hard as you can. Get yourself shooting straight and mildly in shape.
I have witnessed, with my own eyes, guys show up for quals with their chests all puffed up, and a few hours later, they are in the loser bus to out-processing and then onto the next thing smoking back home.
I have personally failed people on weapon quals, and I have zero guilt over that—getting them sent home.
The above are such bottom-barrel minimum qualifications that, quite frankly, if you can’t pass them, then you do not deserve this opportunity.
“Provide initial emergency medical care and assist in medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) procedures following Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) guidelines”
This bad boy is under the RESPONSIBILITIES section of the job description. I wanted to point this out because some people will miss it or be too concerned about it.
I doubt you will be getting a test on this, most likely you will just be shown where the checklist is.
BUT better to be on the safe side, so you should familiarize yourself with TCCC by reading some manuals and watching YouTube.
Specifically, you should know the checklist of procedures for MEDEVAC procedures following Tactical TCCC guidelines.
I doubt they will ask you, but it would make you stand out during the interview if you brought it up and made yourself stand out.
Plus, they are shooting rockets at the base, so you should probably know this and TCCC in general just for your own self-preservation.
Everything you need to know will be on YouTube by Googling “TCCC” and over at Deployed Medicine:
“Operate and maintain the IESS and monitor all alarms”
This can be translated to “kiss enough behinds or stick it out long enough, and you will get a spot watching CCTV monitors and alarm panels in the AC.” If you have worked in security, you already know what this is. You can skip to the next one if you want.
For some of the ex-mil or former cops here, an Integrated Electronic Security System (IESS) is the room where all the security systems feed into, along with the alarm and electronic access systems, coms dispatch, and the base or site version of 911.
This is one of the more desirable positions on overseas security contracts, especially ones in the Middle East, where the weather is the only thing worse than the people you work with.
You do not get one of these coveted positions by doing a good job or anything silly like that. You get one by kissing butt, being a yes-man, sleeping with the lead guard if you are a lady, or simply being the only guy that has been there for 8 months straight.
The Lead Guard is tired of constantly training replacements, and he figures you will stick around for a while so he can get back to playing hide-the-sausage with your colleague.
Once again, YouTube and The Google will get you everything you need to learn this subject for free. Use the search term “Integrated Electronic Security System (IESS).”
You can download a pretty good manual here:
Integrated Electronic Security System (IESS)
YOUR RESUME
Ok, this is how submitting your resume works: first, it has to make it through the HR software that is looking for the density of keywords. Your resume or application will never see a human eye if it does not make it past this point.
SO, let’s juice your resume up. If a single word or phrase on your resume even slightly resembles any of the following words, then replace it. I am sure I repeated some; I felt lazy to go over it a third time.
LIST OF KEYWORDS FOR YOUR RESUME:
access control, static perimeter security, roving patrols, access control, vehicle screening, searching individual hand-carried items, searching vehicles, monitor all alarms, IESS, interior guard, static guard, conduct roving patrols, Response Force, alarms and incidents, emergency medical, medical evacuation, MEDEVAC, TCCC, armed escort, personnel, logistical support, operational support, security operations, materials, property, personnel, building searches, perimeter patrols, training, mission readiness, company policies, company procedures, company standards, site directives, security violations, SECRET US Government security clearance, DD-214 (only if you are former mil, and please do not also put what is here in the parentheses on your resume, dummy), M4 rifle, 9MM pistol, M4 rifle qualified, 9MM pistol qualified, PPE, Communications Site, U.S. Department of Defense, OCONUS, entry control, tower surveillance, patrols, bag screening, reporting, incident management, Security Guards, status reports, spot reports, incident reports, lifting/moving heavy objects, standing outdoors, and withstanding exposure to weather conditions, handling work-related supplies and tools, US Army Physical Ability Test (PAT).
That, along with anything good you already have on your resume, will give you a fighting chance of a human seeing your resume.
Include traveling overseas for vacation or whatever, just use the term OCONUS instead.
Something like “Traveled OCONUS to the following countries: Thailand, Canada, Your Mom’s House” instead of just “backpacked across Thailand.”
WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU GET HIRED?
STEP 1: Don’t F-UP!
At that point, you will just have to be in the top 15%, and if you are, you get an interview or a plane ticket to do your quals.
When you arrive for that, keep your head down and your mouth shut. You are basically in at that point as long as you don’t wash out of any of the quals, so no need to impress anyone.
Do not socialize with anyone outside of being friendly when spoken to, do not go out drinking, and do not touch a single drop of booze, period.
If someone asks to join them to eat, go to the gym with anyone? Just say, “I have the s***s from airport sushi” and hide in your hotel room.
When asked a question by anyone at Triple Canopy, answer the exact question and shut your trap. Be polite but treat it as if you are talking to the police after you just jacked someone and you know they do not have a witness that can identify you.
Never volunteer information. Take your quals, pass them, get on the bus back to the hotel, and hide in your room.
STEP 2: Again, Don’t F-UP!
If you make it through and pass everything, you are now about to start your first foray into your overseas security career in the best possible position anyone could ever be in.
So congratulations! And when you get on contract in Israel, behave pretty much the same way you did during quals.
Give it a couple/few years suffering in poverty and nightmare (ALLEGEDLY) working/living conditions with people you would otherwise never associate with while (ALLEGEDLY) management does less than nothing to fix or make your working environment better.
Do not drink booze in-country, period! You will get 3 weeks off a year; save up your cravings until then and go to Bangkok for a good old-school bender, Nam’-style.
Even better, despite everything going on there, I hear they are still partying like it’s 1999 in Tel Aviv so you can do an in-country vacation.
WHAT ARE THE CHANCES YOU WILL GET HIRED?
UPDATE (Jan.2025): The recruiters for this contract are calling people just days after a resume was submitted. And they just had the contract requirement changed for employment experience; so now all you need is 1 year within the past 7 years (maybe 8, i am hearing conflicting things).
SO chances are looking great because those two things tell me they are pretty hard-up for people!
On contracts like this that do not require the candidate to have a security clearance in hand and only a year of security experience —Heck IDFK.
MY ADVICE?
Apply ASAP, dummy!
APPLY AT THE LINK BELOW:
Here is the job listing:
Constellis Group/Triple Canopy
Contract Security Guard (CSG) U.S. Department of Defense installation - (OCONUS) Israel
Good Luck!
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JOB TYPE: Currently Recruiting: No security clearance is required. This contract is not for a cleared position
JAB REQUIRED
You must already have had the jab, or get the jab. I can’t get into specifics due to hosting and advertising restrictions, but you know what I am talking about. If this is a hard no for you, then don’t bother applying because this is specifically listed as a prerequisite.
WHO WILL YOU BE WORKING FOR?
This is a force protection job for Continuity Global Solutions on Camp Bondsteel in Pristina, Kosovo. I remember Continuity as one of the lower-end guard companies in Iraq back when they called themselves Torres AES. This will be the standard horribly run low-end force protection job we have talked about at length here.
THE JOB
This is a cookie-cutter force protection job. You will be sitting bored to death in guard towers, manning an understaffed gate, and, if you are lucky, patrolling the base in a Hummer.
I have (ALLEGEDLY) heard the local hire people you will be working with are woefully unqualified and generally suck. As always on force pro jobs, management is (ALLEGEDLY) trash.
Gear is older than most people on the job, and you will bunk on base with 3 to a hooch.
You will be working 48 hours a week, so 6 on, 1 off rotation. You can go into town on your day off, so you will have a chance to get lucky.
Pay is trash at around 14 bucks an hour, so you won’t have much to blow at the PX or Burger King they have on base.
There is a gym, so that’s nice, I guess.
Man, this contract stinks so bad I can smell it from here, but if you just want to get your foot in the door, here is your chance.
DO I NEED A SECURITY CLEARANCE OR MILITARY EXPERIENCE?
Nope. You can be one of the following and you are GTG:
Ex-military within the past 10 years.
Have 2 years in armed security or law enforcement within the past 10 years.
No security clearance is required.
This is a DOD contract on a UN peacekeeping mission, so I doubt you will have the opportunity to get a U.S. security clearance, and that’s a huge downside.
More info on how to get a security clearance stateside:
-PART 1: HOW TO GET A PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTOR JOB WITHOUT MILITARY EXPERIENCE
-PART 2: HOW TO GET A PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTOR JOB WITHOUT MILITARY EXPERIENCE
I know the turnover on this bad boy is (ALLEGEDLY) medium, and they have been reposting this job in one form or another on their website nonstop. You can tell people are quitting left and right or doing a year and never coming back when a company re-posts the same job every month.
Honestly, this reminds me of the first overseas security job I was on; it was truly the worst 3 years of my life. But at least on that contract, I eventually got a security clearance.
You won’t have that opportunity here, so this is as dead-end as overseas security jobs can get. Heck, I would choose cruise ship security over this. (just kidding).
WHAT ARE THE OTHER REQUIREMENTS?
I will go over the requirements that stood out to me or that I have thoughts on. After, you can see the full list on their website.
“Must have completed a state-recognized civilian security or law enforcement academy, or the completion of an armed forces security or law enforcement training program. (Verification of training, such as training certificate/s or DD214 [honorable discharge], must be provided.)”
I have no idea what a “state-recognized civilian security academy” even is. That tells me another thing about this company: the HR there knows nothing about the industry they work in. Another red flag.
I am guessing any guard licensing class will check that box. Or they don’t care because no such thing actually exists.
“Be willing to undergo an NCIC/FBI criminal background report to include fingerprints. Must have a clean criminal history with no convictions or major traffic offenses.”
Let me translate that: no criminal convictions, no DUIs, and less than 2 accidents where you were at fault.
If you can pass Uber’s background check, you will pass this one.
While we are on the subject of Uber: if you sign up to be a driver for Uber, they will conduct a full background check using a third-party company called Checkr.
When it comes back, you will get a copy of it for your records. You don’t even have to drive for them, so it’s a free background check if you think you may have some skeletons in your closet.
“Must be medically fit and undergo medical testing.”
I am guessing that this will be something similar to the Individual Reliability Program (IRP) requirements. It is basically a full physical, including a hearing test.
Here is a link to the AR 190-56 if you want specifics: AR 190-56
“Must pass a physical ability test (to include - run 1.5 miles in 17:30 minutes and 21 pushups in two minutes).”
This is pretty straightforward. If you can’t do this, then brother, please get your health in check. It is a relatively simple process to see if you can pass this. If you can’t, then start working up to it ASAP.
They literally state, “This is strictly enforced, and exceptions or waivers will not be allowed,” on the job listing, so they seem pretty serious about this.
I am guessing they had too many chunky boys showing up in-country, and they are now putting a squash on that.
“Must be willing to undergo random drug testing upon request.”
The wording here is sort of sus to me, like they may or may not test you.
And an FYI to those of you in states where the devil’s lettuce is legal: it is still not legal federally, and the DOD and everything that falls beneath it is governed under federal law.
So even if you have a prescription, it will still be considered a fail on your test when you pop hot.
WHY IS THE US EVEN IN KOSOVO?
There was a pretty nasty civil war there back in the ’90s between Kosovo and Bosnia. Most of you here are probably too young to remember.
I would suggest you check out the Wikipedia page on it, and YouTube has a bunch of great documentaries on it. You might want to grab some tissues beforehand; it’s rough.
Flash forward to today, and basically, they never recovered from the civil war, it’s a real shame because Bosnia hosted the Winter Olympics in 1984 and was a country on the up-and-up at the time.
If you really want to read something messed up about Kosovo and the UN, just Google “DynCorp Camp Bondsteel Kosovo.”
(Sorry I was rambling): The US military is there as part of the ongoing peacekeeping mission, and it’s a strategically important location to have a US military presence.
WHAT DO I THINK?
The only reason I would choose this job would be if I was flat broke or had crazy debt and needed to cash up, and then go back stateside and move to a city where I could get a security clearance.
In that case, I would mentally prepare myself for the worst year of my life, do a year contract, and not quit no matter how bad it got.
WHAT WOULD I DO?
I I was on this stinker - I would save every penny, never go to the PX, never go into town looking for some kitty, and in 12 months return stateside with either a fat bank account or my debt paid off.
If that’s your situation or you are a “why not, its better than what I am doing stateside” sort of guy, then good luck, and remember, you cannot break your 12-month contract because the second another overseas security company sees that, they will not hire you.
And to get your salary tax-free, you have to be outside of the US for 330 days over 12 months.
At a minimum, I would apply for the Static job in Israel before I apply to this one. At least there, you will get a security clearance out of it.
THAT’S IT!
I felt like taking a shower after I read this job posting. I’ll leave it at that.
Apply at this link:
Overseas Armed Guard (Camp Bondsteel - Kosovo)
Good Luck!
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JOB TYPE: Recruiting for Cleared Positions: Active security clearance is preferred but not required, candidates with an active security clearance are prioritized. These contracts offer an opportunity to get a security clearance and overseas experience.
WHO WILL YOU BE WORKING FOR?
That would be Acuity International, through its subsidiary Janus Global Operations.
Last November 2024, Acuity-Janus Global won the Somalia contract to provide specialized security, protective, and logistical support services for the U.S. Department of State's Worldwide Protective Services (WPS) program.
Some old-timers here will remember Acuity International and Janus Global Operations under their old working names: EOD Technology, Sterling Global Operation, and Caliburn International before they merged in 2018.
When I looked into this job, I remember thinking to myself, “So that’s what happened to EOD and Sterling.”
THE JOB
This is the latest iteration of WPS in Somalia, with WPS I and WPS II in Somalia previously held by the usual OG private military suspects such as TC, Constellis, DynCorp, Aegis, SOC, and Academi.
This contract is increasing in size because the U.S. is bolstering its security efforts in Somalia to address its counterterrorism goals, manage the transition of security duties, safeguard humanitarian missions, protect critical operations, and blah, blah, nation-building.
WHAT IS THE WPS III PROGRAM?
The U.S. Department of State's Worldwide Protective Services (WPS) program provides specialized security and logistical support to protect diplomatic missions, personnel, and critical infrastructure in high-risk environments.
The program partners with private security firms (a nice way of saying private military contractors) to ensure the safety and operational continuity of American interests globally.
In a nutshell, the WPS program is static guard services, close protection for individuals, and the logistical resources necessary to support these roles.
WHAT ARE THE QUALIFICATIONS?
For security and training positions under this contract, you will need a minimum of three years of applicable experience, including at least one year of protective security assignments.
You must also meet several standard requirements, such as passing a physical training (PT) test and a medical examination, qualifying with a 9mm pistol, M4 rifle, and the Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), and making it through the PSS training class.
LUCKY YOU!
Under previous WPS contracts, applicants were required to have at least three years of military or law enforcement experience to even be considered.
This requirement has been removed for WPS III.
For anyone reading this who isn’t former mil or LE, you should feel fortunate that they dropped it. For the paramedic security positions, you will, of course, have to have certification as a paramedic—duh.
NON-SECURITY JOBS
For support positions, like logistics and analysts, you will need relevant experience and education in those fields. These positions do not attend the WPS training and are treated just as any other admin job in the hiring process.
Check each position for additional required qualifications.
SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIRED?
It looks like they are willing to sponsor people for a U.S. security clearance, so you don’t have to have one to apply and get hired.
You will fill out the SF-86, and Acuity-Janus will get you an interim clearance and toss your butt on a plane to Somalia.
Here are all of the WPS III Somalia positions they are recruiting for:
Senior Guard (SRG) - WPS III (Somalia)NOTE: I heard through the grapevine they have already filled this position, but it won’t hurt to apply anyway.
Administrative and Logistics Security Specialist (ALSS) - WPS III (Somalia)
Administrative and Logistics Security Specialist Manager (ALSSM) - WPS III (Somalia)
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Currently Recruiting: No security clearance is required. This contract is not for a cleared position.
CRAZY GOOD PAY FOR DA’ LADIES!
It isn't often I am surprised at seeing an overseas security job listing, but this one was a bit of a shocker to me just with the salary alone.
This job is for a Female Unarmed Security Guard in Doha, Qatar, on Camp As Sayliyah, with a salary range of a minimum of $85,000 and a max of $90,000 a year.
Considering this is an unarmed position that does not require a security clearance, it is certainly a rare one indeed.
SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIRED?
As stated before, nope. So that's good for any of the ladies here looking to break into the overseas scene, but definitely a negative for long-term upward mobility in this industry. But considering the unusually high salary, the positives far outweigh the negatives.
WHO WILL YOU BE WORKING FOR?
You will be working for GardaWorld Federal Services.
They have quite a few contracts in Qatar, so it is a DoD civilian contractor worth building your reputation with.
As with most contractors, working for GardaWorld Federal Services in Qatar will vary. I have heard everything from one contract being run “not bad” to “sucks.”
THE JOB
As for the job itself, in the description, it says you must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time, move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, and so on, and be required to stand, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and occasionally lift and move up to 25 pounds.
So this tells me it is a job probably escorting female translators who will be working in some sort of office setting indoors. At least you will be in the AC, because the weather in Qatar is probably the worst on the planet.
I am guessing this is connected to the overall base operations contract for Al Udeid Air Base.
WHATS IT LIKE ON THE GROUND?
You will live in off-base housing, meaning an apartment or villa in town most likely, because they mention travel to and from the work location will be provided. One big perk is meals are provided; I am guessing breakfast and lunch unless you live on-base. As I said, I am not positive if you will live on or off-base because the job description is somewhat conflicting. Either way, it really doesn’t matter in the end.
CAMP AS SAYLIYAH FYI
This used to be the biggest Army base in the Middle East, but in 2021 the Army packed up and moved everyone to Jordan, and it was handed over to the U.S. Department of State.
In 2022, State started using it to house Afghans the U.S. evacuated when we “withdrew” from Afghanistan.
So, in simple terms, it is a refugee camp filled with Afghans in stateless purgatory.
Prepare yourself if you have a big heart, because it will no doubt be really depressing.
A NOTE ON QATAR FOR WOMEN
Women have zero rights in Qatar, and as a contractor, you will fall under local law. So keep that in mind.
You can use Google to find out some horror stories about experiences expat women have had in the so-called justice system there.
Keep this in mind when considering if you want to apply for this job.
SAFETY SUGGESTIONS FOR EXPAT WOMEN IN QATAR
I would highly suggest you always go out in pairs, especially if you are taking taxis or the sun is down.
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PAGE ON QATAR
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
As always, I will only comment on things I think you will have questions about or that stuck out to me.
Must be Female.
No-s Sherlock, this is only for the ladies.
Must be under the age of sixty (60), as required by Qatar VISA laws.
There is zero exception for this.
Be able to pass the medical and physical requirements outlined in the contract.
All candidates will be required to complete a pre-employment medical and physical examination, drug screen, and psychological examination.
This is a competitive physical and medical examination that is most likely the USCENTCOM APR 23 MOD Seventeen to USCENTCOM individual and individual-unit deployment policy.
If you have a heart condition (treated or not), major hearing issues, are obese or are extremely out of shape, you will not pass it.
See the link below for the exact standards you will have to pass.
USCENTCOM APR 23 MOD SEVENTEEN TO USCENTCOM INDIVIDUAL AND INDIVIDUAL-UNIT DEPLOYMENT POLICY
All candidates will be required to complete a pre-deployment training course.
This one is interesting to me because, on the surface, this looks like a standard low-level, entry-level security escort job.
So it got me thinking when I saw you will have to attend an in-person pre-deployment training course.
Through my old contractor lens, that probably means they are taking this position seriously and want to screen out anyone with a temperament that would not match this job.
Considering you will have to take a psychological examination and they are willing to eat the cost of that concretes this to me even more.
ADVICE FOR IF YOU GET HIRED
Keep your mouth shut during the pre-deployment training course, because they will be looking to cut anyone with a bad attitude or who complains.
Remember, you will be working with Afghan refugees in the worst possible situation, confined on a decommissioned Army base in the armpit of the Middle East, with no idea when or how it will end.
The last thing they need is someone with an S-attitude to add to it.
So be quiet, do not ask questions, when asked or told to do something, just say “yes” and do it.
Generally, act like you are in police custody and zip it.
Have a clean driving record with a valid driver’s license.
What this means is you can have one or two minor traffic violations. If you have a speeding ticket and a non-moving violation, you should be fine.
But if you have ever had a DUI/DWI, reckless driving, had your license suspended, frequent at-fault accidents, or any criminal driving offenses within the past 10 years, you will be passed over.
The good part about this is it probably means you will have access to a vehicle, a major bonus. Camp As Sayliyah is a huge base, and the last thing you want to do is walk it in 120-degree heat.
APPLY NOW BEFORE THE HOLIDAY SEASON
Must possess a minimum of three (3) years of military, safety, community development, security, law enforcement, or similar experience.
Shockingly low qualifications. So three years of any of the above, and you will be good. I am also betting three years of any job in social work, nursing, or anything in between, you should also be good to apply.
I doubt it’s high turnover there because, for $90K a year, people will stick it out no matter how bad the management is.
I am guessing they just need more people and are short-staffed and having a hard time finding suitable canadines.
THAT'S IT
That’s all that comes to mind for me. Below is the link to apply.
Unarmed Security Guard - Female - Qatar
Good Luck!
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JOB TYPE - Recruiting for Cleared Positions: Active security clearance is preferred but not required, candidates with an active security clearance are prioritized. These contracts offer an opportunity to get a security clearance and overseas experience.
WHO WILL YOU BE WORKING FOR?
You don’t really need to know much about Intrepid Global Solutions; they are just another company in the civilian contractor world—nothing really special or negative about them.
THE JOB
This is a pretty straightforward escort job for you in the tiny Middle Eastern nation of Qatar working for the above mentioned Intrepid Global Solutions.
This job falls under the “get your foot in the door” category of overseas security jobs, like Force Protection.
It will suck, management will probably suck, housing will suck, the local weather sucks, the job will suck, etc.
This job has very low qualifications, so anyone with any security experience will have a chance.
SECURITY CLEARANCE?
It does not require a security clearance in hand but will require you to fill out and submit the SF-86 before you can start working.
So you have a great opportunity here to not only get overseas security experience for your resume, but you will also get the golden ticket of a Secret Security Clearance out of it.
WHAT DOES AN OCN/LN ESCORT DO?
You will be an Adult Babysitter, read the following post to learn everything you need to know about Overseas Security Escorts.
-OVERSEAS SECURITY CONTRACTOR ESCORT JOBS: 101 GUIDE
HOW IS QATAR?
Straight-Up Trash.
If there is one country on planet Earth I would never want to live in, it would be Qatar.
It is the hottest place I have ever been to in my life, and I have worked in a half-dozen Middle Eastern and Southeast Asian countries.
Imagine 1,000 hair dryers blowing on you at the same time, and that’s a nice day in Qatar.
The locals will do things like literally grab you by the shirt and shove you aside because they want your place in line. And you can’t do a single thing about it because, by law, a Qatari citizen is telling the truth, and a foreigner’s word is only worth 1/4th of a local’s.
STORY TIME
A local guy ran me off the road and into a ditch there once. The reason he gave to the police was that I passed him in a way that challenged his manhood.
I was charged with reckless driving and had to pay a $1,500 fine. Yup, welcome to Qatar.
ITS NOT ALL BAD I GUESS
The one saving grace for Qatar is that there is a huge expat community of really cool people from around the world.
It is easy to make friends—just go to a bar and be social, and in a week, you will have a group of people to hang out with.
If you don’t drink, there is nothing for non-drinking Expats to do there, so you better start. The local airline, Qatar Airways, only hires attractive women from around the world as stewardesses, so there is that too.
But hey, you are going to be there so you can get a U.S. Security Clearance, throw some time as a civilian contractor on your resume, and maybe make a few bucks at the same time, so who cares in the end?
But don’t say I didn’t warn you. EMBRACE THE SUCK!
WHAT EXACTLY ARE THE QUALIFICATIONS?
As usual, I will only go over the qualifications that I know you would have questions about or that caught my eye.
Must be able to meet all current USCENTCOM Deployment Policy Requirements, as outlined in the USCENTCOM APR 23 MOD SEVENTEEN TO USCENTCOM INDIVIDUAL AND INDIVIDUAL-UNIT DEPLOYMENT POLICY.
This is a fancy way of saying “You must take and pass a physical.” Anyone taking heart meds has hearing issues, is obese, is diabetic, or is generally in poor health will not pass APR 23.
And if you think they can’t disqualify you for medical reasons because that’s illegal in America, you will be wrong. The DOD has its own set of rules, and they are the ones who write them, so you will have no recourse if you get disqualified due to a health issue.
Here is a link to the USCENTCOM APR 23 MOD SEVENTEEN TO USCENTCOM INDIVIDUAL AND INDIVIDUAL-UNIT DEPLOYMENT POLICY.
Check it out if you have any concerns that you may not pass it.
Able to obtain and maintain a valid Residency Visa for Qatar
Don’t even worry about this. If you get hired for this job, they will just use a local fixer lawyer to push it through.
Think of it as a green card with a million restrictions, but it really doesn’t matter, so don’t worry about it. If you are over the age of 60 you are not eligible for a residency visa in Qatar, with no exceptions.
The only reason I have seen anyone fail is because of that reason or because they didn’t know they had the hep.
Once you become a resident you can get a license to buy booze at the one state owned package store.
Must be able to work in extreme environmental conditions, including dust and high temperatures.
We already mentioned how miserable the weather is in Qatar, so I won’t drive on about that anymore.
But the specific wording of this makes my contractor's spidey sense go off—and not in a good way.
This makes me think you will be escorting construction crews. And that is the worst possible scenario for OCN/LN Escorting you could ever imagine.
SOME ADVICE
Buy three of those huge golf umbrellas before you go swallow your pride and use them every day, even if people make fun of you and call you Mary Poppins.
You will also need to bring breathable long-sleeve button-up shirts, like the shirts fishermen use.
Suspiciously, there is no mention of any required experience
This tells me this contract has a high turnover. High turnover is a double-edged sword in this line of work.
It means that they are desperate for people, so you have a good chance of getting hired.
It also means this job sucks far beyond even what I have already said.
So prepare yourself, but I see this as a really good opportunity for you to get experience that will make your resume stand out—and a Security Clearance. You can’t beat that!
QATAR IS THE BEST PLACE TO LEARN BASIC ARABIC
Instead of spending your free time in bars, I would strongly suggest you take Arabic classes while you are there.
If you have even a basic conversational understanding and knowledge of the Arabic language, it is like putting 10,000 sparklers on your resume.
I cannot stress how much this will open doors in your overseas security career. It is cheap to hire a tutor or take night classes there—pennies on the dollar compared to back home in the States.
Some religious centers will have free Arabic classes. Think of it as like when a church gives free meals and the reasoning behind that.
If they ask you what you do at the base, just say you are a lifeguard or something.
Oh, I forgot—the base there has a pool and American fast-food joints, so you can get nice and fat.
THAT’S IT
Just make sure to put “Security Escort” or “Escort,” “escorting,” and any variation of that on your resume so the robot overlords will have a higher chance of passing your resume to a human.
You can BS a little if you have to shoehorn it in here and there—it’s okay. Just take anything in your resume that is even remotely close to those words and swap them out.
Apply here:
Intrepid Global Solutions, LLC.
Good Luck!
NO LONGER RECRUITING
These are positions that are no longer seeking candidates but may open up again in the future.
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Recruiting for Cleared Positions: Active security clearance is preferred but not required, candidates with an active security clearance are prioritized. These contracts offer an opportunity to get a security clearance and overseas experience.
WHO WILL YOU BE WORKING FOR?
Oh boy, the grandpappy of contracting in the Middle East, KBR, is looking for escorts in Kuwait, UAE, and Saudi Arabia.
This is part of a 69 million dollar Air Force Contract Augmentation Program (AFCAP V) that KBR “won.”
AFCAP is basically just a fancy way of saying General Base Services.
THE JOB
This job will be escorting OCN/LN (Other Country National/Local National) employees around the base under the direction of the Security Monitor program.
For the full scoop on Overseas Security Escorts check out the post below:
-OVERSEAS SECURITY ESCORT JOBS: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
WHAT’S IT LIKE ON THE GROUND?
You will essentially be an adult babysitter at its best, and cat herding a bunch of people.
The OCN/LNs you will be keeping an eye on will be doing stuff like custodial work, chow hall cooking, laundry, general construction, and facility maintenance.
HOW IS THE PAY?
The exact pay is not listed, but I would say you are looking at something like 45 grand for your year contract.
Not good and not bad either, but that’s neither here nor there for most of you all anyway.
I am assuming if you are here, you are looking to just break into the overseas security contracting industry.
And this is a great contract to get your feet wet and get a security clearance at the same time so you can eventually get onto a better-paying armed contract.
HOW ARE THE LIVING CONDITIONS?
No word yet about living arrangements, but it will be the usual crappy place in town with a bunch of roommates you will hate, or living in a crappy place on base with a bunch of roommates you will hate.
The good news is these bases have Western brand restaurants, nice gyms, good internet, and big PXs.
The bad news is the weather in all these places is miserable, these bases are mosquito farms, and contractors are not covered under the Status of Forces Agreements, so if you mess up in town, you will have to get a local lawyer out of your own pocket.
WHERE SHOULD I GO; KUWAIT, UAE, OR SAUDI ARABIA?
Not sure why you are being picky here, apply to all of them and hope you get hired for one dummy.
Look, in the end, all of these places suck, the job will be boring, and you will be making less per hour than a burger flipper in New Jersey anyway.
Some people like the UAE, I personally think it is nothing better than just an expensive 1000 degrees fake city where the worlds grossest people go clubbing in.
Regardless, all of these countries are insanely expensive, so a night out in town will cost you an entire paycheck.
In the UAE you can buy booze; in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, you already know.
I guess if I had to choose just one, I would pick Saudi Arabia because I know fewer people are applying for that one, there will be fewer things for me to blow my money on in town, and I bet it pays more.
The second choice would be Kuwait for the last two reasons, but I am sure it will pay less. There is a well established Expat booze exchange there also if ya know what I am talking about
UAE would be last because I 100% know I would blow every paycheck on bars and doing social stuff.
BASIC JOB QUALIFICATIONS
Just going to go over anything that caught my eye or I think you would have questions about. If you want detailed qualifications, you can check out the job listing.
But this is just like any DoD Contractor job, so expect a medical, dope screening, background check, and so on.
Must be able to accommodate deployment travel within 2-3 weeks of accepting the offer.
This screams “WE NEED WARM BODIES ASAP,” so that’s good for you, especially if you do not currently have a security clearance.
Must currently hold an Active DoD Secret Clearance or be able to obtain one prior to deployment.
This, combined with KBR needing you to ship out in 2-3 weeks after getting hired, means you people out there without a clearance will have a good chance of getting a Secret security clearance out of this.
As we all know, having a clearance is the only way you will have upward mobility in the overseas security industry. This is a great opportunity for you, so if you don’t currently have a clearance, then you better apply for all three countries.
FYI: If you get an email scheduling an interview, that’s your cue to start writing down every employer and the date you worked there, every place you have lived, a minimum of 3 people, and their current contact info at each past address as references, and basically every date of everything you have ever done in your life.
QUICK ADVICE
Because you will have to fill out the SF-86 immediately upon being hired, and you will not be able to start working until you have submitted it and gotten your interim clearance.
Must have a valid driver’s license and clean driving record.
Having one or two minor traffic infractions, like a speeding ticket or a parking violation, generally isn’t a concern.
But if you have any serious offenses such as getting a dewey (DUI/DWI), catching a case for reckless driving, license suspensions, multiple at-fault accidents, or any GTA style driving charges within the last decade will likely disqualify you.
PREFERRED JOB QUALIFICATIONS
KBR has included preferred qualifications for this job listing; this further concretes my belief that they are hard-up for people.
-Previous military experience is preferred.
-Minimum of two (2) years supervising or leading a team of ten or more personnel.
-Minimum of two (2) years of prior experience working overseas.
This is just a best-case candidate situation for them. As long as you have a couple of years of security experience, you should be fine. The bad news is people with the above on their resume will be chosen over you.
The good news is if someone has two years in the military, working overseas, or as a supervisor, they probably won’t be applying to an entry-level position like this in the first place.
HERE THEY ARE!
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-AFCAP V OCN/LN Kuwait Escort - (AASAB – Ali Al Salem Air Base)
-AFCAP V OCN/LN UAE: Escort - UAE (ADAB – Al Dhafra Air Base)
-AFCAP V OCN/LN PSAB Escort - Saudi Arabia (PSAB – Prince Sultan Air Base)
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