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AMERICAN CIRCULAR INC

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ITED Technician

Clearwater, FL

$20 - $25/hr

This position focuses on computer hardware, secure data destruction, quality assurance, inventory accuracy, and R2v3-compliant processing. Success in this role requires strong attention to detail ...

AMERICAN CIRCULAR INC

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ITED Technician

Clearwater, FL

$20 - $25/hr

This position focuses on computer hardware, secure data destruction, quality assurance, inventory accuracy, and R2v3-compliant processing. Success in this role requires strong attention to detail ...

Phiston Technologies, Inc.

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OPERATIONS MANAGER -- SUPPLY CHAIN & FULFILLMENT

Miramar, FL · On-site

$85K - $105K/yr

We make NSA-listed, high-security data destruction machines used by Fortune 500 companies, hyperscale data centers, and government agencies worldwide. Our operations need to run tight -- and this ...

EWASTE+

Demanufacturing Associate

Victor, NY

$18.50/hr

Follow proper data destruction protocols (e.g., physical destruction of hard drives). * Maintain a clean and organized work environment. * Adhere to all environmental, health, and safety regulations ...

EWASTE+

Demanufacturing Associate

Victor, NY

$18.50/hr

Follow proper data destruction protocols (e.g., physical destruction of hard drives). Maintain a clean and organized work environment Adhere to all environmental, health, and safety regulations ...

Iron Mountain

Destruction Technician

Duluth, GA · On-site

$19/hr

... data centers, asset lifecycle management, and fine art storage, handling, and logistics. We proudly ... Iron Mountain is seeking a motivated Destruction Technician to join our Operations team. In this ...

EWASTE+

Demanufacturing Associate

Victor, NY

$18.50/hr

Follow proper data destruction protocols (e.g., physical destruction of hard drives). Maintain a clean and organized work environment Adhere to all environmental, health, and safety regulations ...

Sims Limited

Field Service Technician - WY

Tucson, AZ · On-site

$22 - $24/hr

Such service activities may include equipment de-installation, data destruction, data eradication, data capture related to hardware and components de-installed onsite, and packaging and palletization ...

Equip Exports LLC

Computer Repair Technician

Macon, GA · On-site

$15 - $17/hr

Company Description Equip Exports provides IT asset recovery, data destruction, refurbishing, re-marketing, and recycling services that go above and beyond what other companies in the industry can ...

E-Solutions

Informatica Developer IICS

$54.50 - $71.75/hr

Designs and implements standardized data management procedures around data staging, data ingestion, data preparation, data provisioning, and data destruction (scripts, programs, automation, assisted ...

Equip Exports LLC

Computer Repair Technician

Macon, GA · On-site

$15 - $17/hr

Company Description Equip Exports provides IT asset recovery, data destruction, refurbishing, re-marketing, and recycling services that go above and beyond what other companies in the industry can ...

Shredfast

TIG Welder Tier 2

Airway Heights, WA · On-site

$21.50 - $24.50/hr

We build the nation's leading mobile document disposal and data destruction vehicles, and we're looking for welders who take pride in precision and craftsmanship. We offer competitive pay, excellent ...

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How much do data destruction jobs pay per hour?

As of Jul 4, 2026, the average hourly pay for data destruction in the United States is $22.61, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $17.07 and $22.12 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a Data Destruction job?

A Data Destruction job involves securely erasing, shredding, or otherwise eliminating sensitive digital or physical data to prevent unauthorized access or recovery. Professionals in this field use specialized software, degaussers, or physical destruction methods to ensure compliance with data privacy laws and regulations. This role is essential for companies handling sensitive information, such as financial records, personal data, or proprietary business information.

What are the typical daily responsibilities for someone working in data destruction?

In a data destruction role, your daily tasks often include receiving, inventorying, and securely destroying hard drives, storage devices, or physical documents using approved methods and equipment. You'll document each step to comply with regulatory and client requirements, sometimes providing certificates of destruction. The position typically requires close collaboration with IT teams, logistics staff, and sometimes external vendors to ensure all data is handled according to company policies and legal standards. Attention to confidentiality and following detailed protocols are a must, as you may regularly encounter sensitive information.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in the Data Destruction position, and why are they important?

To excel in Data Destruction, you need a keen understanding of data privacy regulations, strong attention to detail, and experience with secure data wiping or physical destruction techniques, often supported by a high school diploma or equivalent. Familiarity with industry tools such as degaussers, shredders, and software-based erasure solutions, as well as certifications like NAID AAA or CompTIA Security+, is often preferred. Dependability, integrity, and clear communication are vital soft skills, as trustworthiness and adherence to strict protocols are essential in this role. These capabilities ensure sensitive data is completely and compliantly destroyed, protecting organizational and customer information from breach or misuse.

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Data Security Engineer Senior-Level NEE124

Data Security Engineer Senior-Level NEE124

IC-CAP LLC

Chantilly, VA • On-site

$117K - $160K/yr

Full-time

Posted 13 days ago

Job description

Data Security Engineer (Senior):
Overall Assignment Description:
The contractor develops and oversees the execution of long-term data security strategies to maximize systems, applications and infrastructure quality and efficiency. Provides technological, business and tactical guidance and leadership to the CDO/DCDO. Identifies opportunities for enhancing the Data security capabilities to support and achieve overall agency objectives. Assists the CDO with external industry boards or organizations.
Duties include:
  • Identifies opportunities for enhancing the data security capabilities to support and achieve overall agency objectives.
  • Identify improvements to processes and workflows, related to physical and logical data protection.
  • Collaborate with Information Security, Network Security and compliance teams to validate that Data security design, processes and procedures align with broader agency policies, standards and requirements.
  • Plan and execute the protection of information found on NGA networks, working with employees to make sure they are educated on security protocol.
  • Participates in team discussions to understand and provide inputs to system security requirements
  • Assists in leading day-to-day delivery to ensure team meets or exceeds service level obligations to internal customers.
  • Provide work investigating complex technical matters on a global scale spanning multiple disciplines such as storage technologies, network security, identity management, data destruction methodologies, and workflow integration.
  • Collaborates within team to clarify work objectives, address and resolve issues, and generate creative solutions to challenges and opportunities.
  • Identify and mitigate network vulnerabilities and explain how to avoid them

Skills and Experience:
Required:
  • Demonstrated experience in information security or related field
  • Demonstrated experience developing data security standards
  • Experience in application level, database, file system and full disk encryption

Desired:
  • Experience with Talend, Sqoop, AWS Glue or related data transformational tools
  • Experience in Hadoop
  • Experience in AWS (S3, RDS, CloudWatch, EC2, etc.)
  • Experience in MPP databases (such as Aurora, Redshift, Snowflake, Netezza, Teradata, Greenplum)
  • Experience with Oracle
  • Experience with Symmetric Key Cipher and Asymmetric Cryptography.

Education and Experience:
  • 12+ to 18 years' experience.
  • Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field, or equivalent Senior level experience as a Data Security Engineer.

Security Clearance:
  • DoD Approved Clearance and Poly

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