Personnel Security Specialist (Entry)

Brush Creek Solutions; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in security is seeking a Personnel Security Specialist to engage in security assessment investigations and support overall personnel security efforts. This is a pivotal role requiring analytical skills, understanding of security clearance processes, and the need for a high-level security clearance. The ideal candidate will possess relevant experience and a degree, contributing to vital security functions in the National Capital Region.

Qualifications

• Two years of experience in personnel security investigative field.
• Experience conducting database checks and credit reports.
• High-Tier Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Support security assessment investigations and employment suitability determinations.
• Conduct interviews and analyze investigative reports.
• Summarize data findings and propose solutions to security concerns.

Skills

Analytical ability

Critical review

Investigative skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Associate's degree

Job description

Personnel Security Specialist (Entry)

Position is contingent upon award.

Description

Seeking a Personnel Security Specialist to provide support for security assessment investigations, including background investigations, periodic reinvestigations, security clearances. The Personnel Security Specialist will also support employment suitability determinations and continuous evaluation of employees to ensure eligibility for employment.

The Ideal Candidate Will

• Provide 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.
• Conduct, review, and analyze a variety of interviews internal and external to the organization.
• Provide support, analysis, and research into complex problems and processes relating to Personal Security.
• Complete written reports and/or oral presentations utilizing critical thinking and analysis skills.
• Contribute to development of new principles and concepts.
• Work on complex problems and provide solutions.
• Advise supervisor of potentially controversial matters or those matters with far reaching implications.
• Perform extensive FBI indices checks, arrest record checks, and the like to obtain pertinent and identifying information for the cases assigned.
• Request, receive, review, and analyze various FBI Government files and related material for determination of an individual's potential security risk.
• Summarize data and compose necessary correspondence to appropriate FOs for initiation of investigation, outlining background of individual cases, advising of information obtained from research and analysis and define security concerns.
• Issue 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.
• Coordinate with FOs for the submission of investigation information.
• Examine and critically analyze 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.
• Recommend the need for polygraph examinations and/or interviews based upon analysis of all data available. Compose appropriate communications to pertinent FBI HQ Divisions and FOs to initiate same, setting forth any specific guidance which should be followed in regard to same (i.e., particular areas in question which need to be resolved; special qualifications desired of interviewer; etc.). Determinations and resulting communications are subject to review and approval by the Government lead.
• Receive, review, and analyze 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.
• Summarize all data provided and developed in a formal written analysis of the security concerns and their resolutions, giving consideration to information developed.
• Establish and maintain 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.
• Coordinate or work in concert with other FBI components as required to surface, develop, and resolve various issues encountered.
• Recommend new methods and procedures for passing and affirming clearances including SCI/Regulations, FISs, and/or EO and DOJ Orders.
• Perform security assessment investigations and provides recommendations to the FBI HQ.
• Review and analyze request for investigations concerning security clearances.
• Prepare a detailed analysis of all information developed, to include potential remedial or precautionary actions to meet minimum security standards.
• Assist with briefings and debriefings of individual cases as necessary.
• Upload all official documents into the defined system of record, management, workflow, or tracking systems, files, and/or sub - files.
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with two (2) years' experience or Associate's degree with four (4) years' experience
• Two (2) years of experience in the personnel security investigative or investigative analyst field.
• Experience conducting and interpreting database checks and credit reports.
• Experience performing routine office administrative support functions.
• Demonstrated analytical ability to critically review and analyze various types of incoming material and investigative reports to discern potential security vulnerabilities and to identify viable investigative leads.
• High-Tier Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility (CI polygraph may also be issued after start).
  
  

Location

National Capital Region

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