Security Analyst

Amentum•Chantilly, VA

10d•$85,000 - $115,000•Onsite

About The Position

This posting is part of our ongoing talent pipeline. While this position may not be immediately open, we are actively gathering interest for upcoming roles and future growth Are you a personnel security professional seeking a new opportunity in your field? Do you want to support national security and vetting of a trusted workforce? If you are adjudicator, security specialist or security analyst looking for a way to apply your knowledge and experience, we have an opportunity for you! Amentum is seeking security-minded, critical thinkers with strong communication and analytical skills to join our team of security analysts providing adjudicative support a government customer in a dynamic and challenging environment. Our security analysts will provide a thorough review of security clearance paperwork and personnel security files, and generate a written adjudicative recommendation to our customer. Security analysts should be knowledgeable regarding the federal adjudicative guidelines, able to balance revolving a caseload, comfortable providing case briefings and capable of conducting effective elicitative interviews, as needed. Candidate should be comfortable learning to use new proprietary computers systems and spending the majority of the work day using computers to review and generate reports. All work will occur at a fixed customer location in the Washington Metropolitan Area (WMA) and work shifts will cover the program core hours of 9am-3pm Monday-Friday.

Requirements

Demonstrated analytical ability and the ability to handle a medium to large, semi complex workload
Excellent writing and communication, skills and good judgment
Demonstrated high level of personal integrity and the ability to discreetly handle sensitive, personal and classified case information
Ability to comprehend complex and multi-source data into succinct and supportable final reports
Knowledge of Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 704 or Security Executive Adjudicative Directive (SEAD) guidelines
Knowledge and ability to use computer operating systems/tools such as Microsoft Office Suite
Experience performing adjudicative support
Ability to elicit information during an interview with minimal direction and work effectively with variety of individuals
Strong time management
Identify complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience 1 year additional work experience in a relevant field)
Level 1 requires a minimum of two years of experience as a background investigator or administering polygraph testing
Developmental (Level 2) requires minimum of 1 year of experience performing security or suitability adjudications
Full Performance (Level 3) requires minimum of 3 years of experience performing security or suitability adjudications
Senior (Level 4) requires minimum of 5 years of experience performing security or suitability adjudications
Must have an Active Top Secret US Government Clearance at time of application with the ability to obtain and maintain a polygraph.
Note: US Citizenship is required to obtain a Top Secret Clearance.

Nice To Haves

5 years of additional related experience preferred
Prior experience supporting this customer

Responsibilities

Provide a thorough review of security clearance paperwork and personnel security files
Generate a written adjudicative recommendation to our customer
Balance revolving a caseload
Provide case briefings
Conduct effective elicitative interviews, as needed