PERSEC Specialist: TS/SCI Clearance & DISS Expert

AV; Virginia; On-site; USD 93,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Flexible schedule

9/80 work schedule

Job summary

AV Inc. is seeking a Personnel Security Specialist to manage and coordinate personnel security programs, ensuring compliance with government and company policies. The role processes security clearances and maintains related documentation in a high tempo environment.

The successful candidate will have NISPOM, ICDs knowledge and DoD/IC experience, with strong case management and data-entry skills. TS/SCI clearance with polygraph capability is typically required.

Qualifications

• TS/SCI level security clearance is required; ability to obtain a polygraph.
• General knowledge of/experience in personnel security; 5+ years in the DOD/IC
• Experience implementing the NISPOM, DCIDS, ICDs, and Executive Orders, to ensure security compliance.
• Demonstrated ability to provide employees with personnel security guidance, consistent with the 13 adjudicative guidelines, to best assist them managing their clearances.
• Experience with protection requirements for handling and safeguarding Personally Identifiable Information (PII)
• Experience with DISS, NBIS, eAPP and SWIFT
• Familiarity with SIMS
• Ability to communicate effectively with Corporate Executives and high-end government contacts to provide status updates, ensure compliance with PERSEC requirements and provide guidance on security related questions or concerns
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Exceptional organizational skills

Responsibilities

• Provide case management support to a developing PERSEC program
• Prepare, support, and administer PERSEC program briefings, as needed
• Appropriately and accurately maintain and update databases and files (ex: SIMS, security system of records, SharePoint Pages, internal file folders, etc.) with data entry in a timely manner/real time related to case management initiatives, as needed
• Assist the PERSEC team to help in developing recommendations for improvement
• Provide agency(ies) level understanding concerning the personnel security disciplines and standard operating procedures in support of case management initiatives
• Utilizes a variety of security concepts, principles and practices to analyze and recommend solutions for difficult and complex security issues
• Participate in the development/write reports/whitepapers, various forms of correspondence, as required
• Research, prepare, and maintain security procedures/guidance in support of case management
• Bring case management initiatives issues to the attention of the Personnel Security Manager
• Elevate issues and proposed solutions to bottlenecks precluding achievement of metrics
• Respond in a timely manner to all telephone and/or email actions, questions, or status inquires
• Provide service excellence in guidance and resolution to internal and external customers' questions and inquiries in a timely manner for support to their programs
• Monitor all case progress to ensure cases are completed in a timely manner
• Manage assignment, tracking, reporting and prioritization of cases
• Maintain all tracking reports and status reports in PERSEC Drive shared files
• Ensure all case data entry is current and accurate in the Helpdesk ticket system and SIMS
• Process and maintain all customer personnel electronic fingerprinting in accordance with customer policy and procedures and RapBack enrollment/maintenance guidelines

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

Security guidance

PII protection

Communication

Organizational skills

Executive interaction

Tools

DISS

NBIS

eAPP

SWIFT

SIMS

Job description

AV Inc. is seeking a Personnel Security Specialist to manage and coordinate personnel security programs, ensuring compliance with government and company policies. The role processes security clearances and maintains related documentation in a high tempo environment.

The successful candidate will have NISPOM, ICDs knowledge and DoD/IC experience, with strong case management and data-entry skills. TS/SCI clearance with polygraph capability is typically required.