Personnel Security Specialist - Entry

Amentum; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Amentum is seeking a Security Program Specialist to support security assessment investigations, including background investigations, reinvestigations, and security clearances. The role involves conducting interviews, reviewing records, and preparing written analyses to determine eligibility for access.

You will coordinate with FBI field offices, issue guidance, and prepare reports while ensuring compliance with federal standards.

Responsibilities

• Supports security assessment investigations and related background reinvestigations and security clearances.
• Conducts, reviews, and analyzes a variety of interviews internal and external to the organization.
• Provides support, analysis, and research into complex problems relating to Personal Security.
• Completes written reports and/or oral presentations utilizing critical thinking and analysis skills.
• Advises supervisor of potentially controversial matters or those with far reaching implications.
• Initiates FBI indices checks and reviews FBI Government files for investigation leads.
• Summarizes data and composes correspondence to Field Offices for initiation of investigations.
• Coordinates with Field Offices and ensures investigations comply with FBI regulations and policies.

Job description

About Amentum

Amentum is a global leader in advanced engineering and innovative technology solutions, trusted by the United States and its allies to address their most significant and complex challenges in science, security and sustainability. Our people apply undaunted curiosity, relentless ambition and boundless imagination to challenge convention and drive progress. Our commitments are underpinned by the belief that safety, collaboration and well-being are integral to success. Headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia, we have approximately 50,000 employees in more than 70 countries across all 7 continents.

Job Description

The PSS provides support for security assessment investigations, including background investigations, periodic reinvestigations, security clearances, employment suitability determinations and continuous evaluation of employees to ensure eligibility for employment

• Provides support and service to the administration of Security Programs by participating in the direction, from inception to completion of less complex security assessment investigations and rendering appropriate adjudication recommendations regarding the same.
• Conducts, reviews, and analyzes a variety of interviews internal and external to the organization.
• Provides support, analysis, and research into complex problems and processes relating to Personal Security.
• Completes written reports and/or oral presentations utilizing critical thinking and analysis skills.
• Contributes to development of new principles and concepts.
• Advises supervisor of potentially controversial matters or those matters with far reaching implications.
• Initiates or performs extensive FBI indices checks, arrest record checks, and the like to obtain pertinent and identifying information for the cases assigned.
• Requests, receives, reviews, and analyzes various FBI Government files and related material for determination of an individual's potential security risk.
• Summarizes data and composes necessary correspondence to appropriate Field Offices for initiation of investigation, outlining background of individual cases, advising information obtained from research and analysis and define security concerns.
• Issues guidance for the initiation of investigation, setting forth leads which are to be addressed in compliance with existing Federal standards and FBI policy. Forwards correspondence to the Government lead for approval before transmission.
• Coordinates with Field Offices for the submission of investigation information. Examines and critically analyzes investigative reports and correspondence from the FOs for conformance to administrative requirements as to format and content, and to ensure the investigation is adequate, denoted leads have been sufficiently covered, and procedures have been conducted in accordance with FBI regulations and policies. Notes inadequacies and transmits additional instructions to the field, recommending additional investigation and/or the elimination of unproductive procedures.
• Recommends the need for polygraph examinations and/or interviews based upon analysis of all data available. Composes appropriate communications to pertinent FBI HQ Divisions and Field Offices to initiate same, setting forth any specific guidance which should be followed (i.e., particular areas in question which need to be resolved; special qualifications desired of interviewer; etc.). Determination and resulting communications are subject to review and approval by the Government lead.
• Receives, reviews, and analyzes the results of further investigations, along with the results of interviews and polygraph examinations to ensure that all issues have been resolved, that gaps in information have been adequately covered, and that areas in question have been sufficiently addressed to efficiently and effectively help determine individual's recommendation for security clearance approval.
• Summarizes all data provided and developed in a formal written analysis of the security concerns and their resolutions, considering information developed.
• Establishes and maintains liaison with other FBI HQ Divisions, DOJ and other agency officials including members of the IC to obtain, develop, and/or resolve queries as required.
• Coordinates or works in concert with other FBI components as required to surface, develop, and resolve various issues encountered.
• Recommends new methods and procedures for passing and affirming clearances including SCI/Regulations, FISs, and/or EO and DOJ Orders.