Personnel Security Specialist Mid

Amentum•Huntsville, AL

3d•$70,000 - $80,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Personnel Security Specialist provides support for security assessment investigations, including background investigations, periodic reinvestigations, and security-clearance matters. The role supports employment-suitability determinations and continuous evaluation of employees to ensure eligibility for employment or access. With minimal direction, the specialist researches and analyzes complex problems and processes, serves as a project-team expert, and applies extensive security knowledge and critical thinking to written documentation and oral presentations. The specialist reviews investigative requests and FBI investigative files, identifies relevant records and potential security concerns, evaluates information bearing on reliability, trustworthiness, and loyalty, and conducts personnel security interviews and investigations as required. The position prepares investigative reports, case summaries, evaluations of adverse information, and recommendations for further inquiry or adjudication. It also supports security briefings, reviews personal-history statements and related materials, processes security documentation, performs database and records checks, prioritizes assignments, and conducts peer reviews. The position is contingent on security processing, the ability to pass a CI polygraph, and position availability, which may result in a lengthy hiring process.

Requirements

Active Top Secret U.S. Government clearance; U.S. citizenship is required to maintain the clearance.
Bachelor’s degree and seven years of experience, or Associate’s degree and nine years of experience, in personnel-security investigations or investigative analysis.
Experience interpreting Government and commercial database checks to identify areas of concern during investigations.
Experience analyzing investigative reports and other information to identify security vulnerabilities, develop investigative leads, and recommend approval, denial, or revocation of eligibility under applicable adjudicative standards.
Proficient computer skills, including working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
Experience using the Internet for research and open-source checks in support of investigations.
Experience with Federal law-enforcement and intelligence-community IT systems for automated record checks.
Knowledge of and experience using applicable commercial and Federal Government database systems.
Experience performing database searches relating to personnel-security matters.
Experience distributing and updating personnel-security documentation files and responsibility for the security of program data and materials.
Experience processing security-clearance and background-investigation documentation for adjudication and preparing documentation for Government agencies and customers.
Experience performing administrative tasks involving database queries, filing, mail processing, and audits.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Demonstrated knowledge and experience conducting investigations, background investigations, and security investigations in accordance with established Federal Government standards for suitability and security.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of DOJ and FBI regulations concerning the personnel-security process.
Experience conducting interviews and security briefings, presenting analysis and opinions concisely, logically, and objectively, and preparing written analyses and recommendations.
Thorough knowledge of indices systems, record-check systems, and file-review processes used to develop and extract complete and accurate subject information.
Understanding of Federal Investigative Standards (FIS), Security Executive Agent Directives (SEADs), Executive Orders (EOs), and the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (US CFR).

Responsibilities

Review and analyze requests concerning security clearances, reciprocity, requirements, violations, and assessments.
Review and analyze FBI investigative files and related material to identify relevant information, matching records, questionable elements, and potential security risks.
Examine investigative material for misrepresentation, criminal or immoral conduct, mentally disabling illness, concerning associations, and other potential security risks.
Conduct personnel security investigations, background investigations, and interviews as required, including investigations requested by FBI Headquarters.
Prepare detailed analyses, reports, case summary sheets, evaluations of adverse information, investigative recommendations, and suggested follow-up questions.
Assist with recommendations concerning adjudication of personal background investigations and eligibility for FBI employment or security clearances.
Conduct security briefings, including Security Awareness and Hostile Threat briefings, and revise them based on case issues and security requirements.
Assist with preliminary and final reviews of personal-history statements and related information before background investigations begin.
Review Personnel Security Questionnaires (SF-86 and SF-85P) and verify application information.
Contact subjects through approved methods to complete background-investigation forms and use advanced interview skills to gather detailed background information.
Enter data from MAC applications; retrieve credit-bureau data; request Local Agency Checks; and review reports for criminal records, traffic violations, and other information.
Conduct database searches and automated record checks using applicable commercial, Federal Government, Federal law-enforcement, and intelligence-community systems.
Distribute, update, and secure personnel-security documentation and program data and materials; prepare security-clearance and background-investigation documents for adjudication and Government agencies or customers.
Prioritize assignments and create schedules to meet deadlines.
Conduct peer reviews as required.