Security Specialist

CACI • Washington Dc, DC

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About The Position

The Security Specialist works closely with Project Supervisors and Project Managers on one large case or multiple smaller cases for a Department of Justice (DOJ) Division under the Mega contract. The role provides personnel security support for the Civil Division, serving an estimated 5,000 employees, students, and contractors. It also offers experience with e-discovery and litigation support across phases of the EDRM spectrum, from investigation and document or data intake and acquisition through trial support.

The specialist interacts with staff and DOJ case teams to plan and execute project requirements, schedules, and litigation support activities. Duties include preparing and reviewing personnel security packages and background-investigation materials, supporting suitability and fitness determinations, maintaining personnel security databases and records, and protecting sensitive investigative information. The position requires compliance with DOJ direction, applicable security guidelines, contract policies, and company procedures.

Requirements

• At least one year of experience on major litigation support projects.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently in a team environment.
• Excellent writing and oral communication skills.
• Hands-on familiarity with the Government's office and network environment and litigation support tools used in that environment.
• Knowledgeable use of the Government's office and network environment, including word processing, spreadsheet, imaging, and hardware systems.
• Undergraduate degree; substantial significant experience may in some cases substitute for the degree requirement.
• DOJ MBI clearance must be obtainable; U.S. citizenship is required.

Nice To Haves

• Broad experience across multiple areas such as a document center, coding shop, or field discovery is preferable to limited experience in one area.
• Experience processing security packages.
• Familiarity with e-discovery applications and knowledge of e-discovery procedures and resources.
• Trial support experience.
• Professional, can-do attitude.

Responsibilities

• Provide personnel security support for the Civil Division, which encompasses an estimated 5,000 employees, students, and contractors.
• Receive, review, and assemble detailed security packages for federal personnel security specialists to determine suitability and fitness for employment.
• Assist with security clearance requests, contractor waivers, e-QIP initiation and issue resolution, and review of e-QIP packages and related pre-employment or reinvestigative documents.
• Provide administrative support to personnel security specialists in completing mission-related actions.
• Interpret information retrieved from PIPS/CVS, NCIC, file-share software, and other personnel security databases.
• Handle and control sensitive investigative data securely to safeguard individuals’ rights and comply with security guidelines.
• Prepare written reports based on personnel security reports, records, and investigative materials for federal personnel security specialist review.
• Assist federal and contractor personnel security specialists with adjudicating background investigations for government employment suitability and fitness.
• Assist with monitoring, tracking, reviewing, analyzing, adjudicating, and compiling completed background-investigation results from OPM, FBI, and other federal investigative agencies, and provide recommendations for approval, disapproval, or further investigation.
• Assist in evaluating favorable and derogatory information and preparing Letters of Interrogatory to resolve outstanding issues.
• Prepare written findings and recommend appropriate suitability or security determinations.
• Draft Letters of Interrogatory, Adjudicative Worksheets, Notices of Proposed Actions, and Summary Worksheets for second-level review by federal personnel security specialists.
• Assist with personnel security database management, including creating employment cases in JSTARS or related databases accurately and promptly.
• Update JSTARS or related databases by removing personnel who no longer work for the Civil Division or CIV-OLS, adding contractor personnel, and adding clearance information.
• Communicate analyses and recommendations orally and in writing.
• Maintain files and records and prepare routine and special reports and analyses of personnel security activities as requested by the Civil Division or CIV-OLS.
• Assist with other personnel security duties and special projects as requested.
• Submit time and expense reports under DOJ direction and company protocols, comply with company and contract policies and procedures, and perform other duties assigned by the Project Manager or company leadership.

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement for Relativity certifications, the ACEDS certification, and Paralegal Certificates.
• Flexible time off benefit.
• Learning resources and learning and development opportunities.
• Healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.
• Competitive compensation and benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time