Security Specialist Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• TS/SCI clearance and must be willing to undergo a polygraph exam.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience in a related field to personnel security.
• 3-6 years’ experience in personnel security in the DOD/IC.
• Demonstrate experience with reviewing Standard Form-85/86 and understand scoping requirements.
• Understand and be able to analyze the security repositories (e.g.,JPAS/DISS, Scattered Castles, DCSA’s NP2 Portal, eQIP, PIPS/CVS, SAVE, TIDE, NCIC, FBI Name Check).

Nice To Haves

• Experience with determining if electronic fingerprint results are classifiable.
• Understand the requirements and PII needed for completing a Special Agency Check for a spouse or cohabitant.

Responsibilities

• Provide support and maintenance to established PERSEC programs.
• Ensure ARC team members provide timely security support to Personnel Security’s internal and external taskings, projects, and programs.
• Support the execution of the day-to-day NGA PERSEC ARC program.
• Provide agency level technical expertise concerning the personnel security disciplines and standard operating procedures.
• Responsible for training ARC contractor staff, as needed.
• Prepare, support and administer PERSEC program briefings, as needed.
• Prepare, write, and present reports/whitepapers, various forms of correspondence, as required.
• Research, prepare, and maintain policies/procedures for NGA PERSEC ARC Team.
• Brief SISPI leadership and other NGA KC’s regarding the program requirements and regulations.
• Appropriately and accurately maintain and update databases and files (e.g., PeopleSoft security system of records, SISPI SharePoint Page, internal SISP file folders, DISS, RapBack, etc.) with data entry in a timely manner/real time.
• Respond in a timely manner to all telephone and/or email actions, questions, or status inquiries to include checks of internal and external personnel security databases.
• Assist in maintaining distribution lists for customers to contact PERSEC, as needed/required.
• Bring case security issues to the attention of the Government Team Leads.
• Assist the government PERSEC team to help in developing recommendations for improvement.
• Provide service excellence in guidance and resolution to internal and external customers’ questions and inquiries in a timely manner for support to their programs.
• Utilizes a variety of security concepts, principles and practices to analyze and recommend solutions for difficult and complex security issues.
• Document and provide Weekly Activity Report (WAR) actions in the SISP designated template and timeline to the Government Team Lead.
• Document, file, and maintain all actions in the security system of record (e.g., PeopleSoft, DISS, RapBack, etc.).
• Complete all actions within the mandated timelines (e.g., IRTPA, DNI, etc.).
• Collect, investigate, research, document, and forward to adjudications, as applicable, all adjudicative relevant information received through ARC for employees and contractors, in the SISP mandated timelines.
• Follow-up as appropriate to ensure timely action on all ARC events.
• Prepare accurate and quality reports of investigation, as needed.
• Submit appropriate documentation to applicable databases to complete the ARCs in less than 30 days.
• Prepare the ARC report using the established template and place in ePSF, annotating action in the investigations Module in PeopleSoft or other databases of record, as required.
• Conduct and support Special Agency Checks (SAC) for spouse or cohabitant, annotating action in PeopleSoft or other databases of record, as required.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
• Educational reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tax-saving options
• Disability and life insurance
• Pet insurance