Personnel Security Specialist Mid

Amentum•Huntsville, AL

About The Position

The Personnel Security Specialist provides support for security assessment investigations, including background investigations, periodic reinvestigations, security clearances, employment suitability determinations, and continuous evaluation of employees. With minimum direction, the specialist researches and analyzes complex problems and processes, applies extensive security experience, and contributes critical analysis to written documentation and oral presentations. The position is contingent on security processing, ability to pass a CI polygraph, and position availability, which may result in a lengthy hiring process. The specialist reviews investigative requests and FBI files and related materials to identify relevant information, questionable or overlapping records, and potential concerns bearing on an individual's reliability, trustworthiness, and loyalty. The role includes conducting personal subject interviews and background investigations, preparing investigative reports and case summaries, evaluating derogatory information, recommending further investigative inquiries, and assisting with adjudication recommendations. The specialist also reviews personal history statements, conducts security briefings, and ensures information is developed and considered in accordance with security policies and FBI regulations. Assignments include reviewing personnel security questionnaires, verifying application information, contacting subjects, entering application data, obtaining and reviewing database and agency-check results, conducting interviews, performing peer reviews, and maintaining personnel security documentation. The specialist prioritizes assignments and schedules work to meet deadlines, and is responsible for the security of program data and materials. The position is performed in a traditional office environment.

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 degree and nine years of experience, in personnel security investigations or investigative analysis.
Experience interpreting government and commercial database checks to identify concerns during investigations.
Experience analyzing investigative reports and other information to identify security vulnerabilities, develop investigative leads, and recommend approval, denial, or revocation of eligibility for access to national security information using applicable adjudicative standards.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including 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 used for automated record checks.
Knowledge of and experience using applicable commercial and federal government database systems.
Experience performing database searches related to personnel security matters.
Experience maintaining personnel security documentation files and processing security-clearance and background-investigation documentation for adjudication.
Experience preparing documentation for government agencies and customers.
Experience with 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 under established federal government suitability and security standards.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of DOJ and FBI regulations regarding the personnel security process.
Experience conducting interviews and security briefings, presenting analysis and opinions concisely, logically, and objectively, and preparing written communications with analyses and recommendations.
Thorough knowledge of indices systems, record-check systems, and file-review processes for developing and extracting complete and accurate information about subjects.
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

Support security assessment investigations, including background investigations, periodic reinvestigations, security clearances, suitability determinations, and continuous employee evaluations.
Research and analyze complex problems and processes, and provide critical analysis for written documentation and oral presentations.
Review and analyze requests concerning security clearances, reciprocity, requirements, violations, and assessments.
Review FBI investigative files and related materials to identify relevant records, concerns, and information bearing on an individual's reliability, trustworthiness, and loyalty.
Conduct personal subject interviews and background investigations, including investigations for positions requiring suitability determinations or access to classified information.
Prepare detailed analyses, reports from interviews, investigation summary sheets, and evaluations of adverse information.
Recommend further investigative inquiries when available information is insufficient to support a case disposition recommendation.
Assist in making adjudication recommendations for FBI employment background investigations and security-clearance decisions.
Conduct security briefings, including Security Awareness and Hostile Threat briefings, and revise briefings to address specific issues and requirements.
Assist with preliminary and final reviews of personal history statements and related information before background investigations begin.
Review Personnel Security Questionnaires, including SF-86 and SF-85P, and verify information submitted on applications.
Contact subjects using approved methods to complete background investigation forms and gather detailed information about their backgrounds.
Enter data from MAC applications and retrieve information from credit bureaus and Local Agency Checks; review results for criminal records, traffic violations, and other relevant information.
Conduct peer reviews as required and prioritize assignments and schedules to meet deadlines.
Distribute and update personnel security documentation files, prepare documentation for government agencies and customers, and process background investigation documentation for adjudication.
Perform administrative tasks involving database queries, filing, mail processing, and audits.
Maintain the security of program data and materials.