Personnel Security Specialist (PerSS) – Journeyman

Contact Government Services, LLC

Washington

On-site

USD 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision
Life Insurance
401k
Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dep
Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dep
Commuter
Paid Time Off

Job summary

Contact Government Services, LLC is seeking a skilled Personnel Security Specialist (PerSS) – Journeyman to support a federal client in Washington, DC. The role requires managing security clearance processes, coordinating with stakeholders, and ensuring compliance with DoD standards.

Ideal candidates have 3–10 years of relevant experience and active DoD Top Secret/SCI clearance. CGS offers a comprehensive benefits package and opportunities for professional growth in a dynamic federal contracting

Qualifications

  • Must be able to conduct background investigations and manage personnel security clearance processes.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to achieve mission objectives.
  • Analyze operational challenges and recommend practical improvements.
  • Develop documentation, reports, and deliverables supporting mission objectives.
  • Support continuous improvement, compliance, and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct background investigations and manage personnel security clearance processes.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
  • Analyze operational challenges and recommend improvements.
  • Develop documentation, reports, and deliverables supporting mission objectives.
  • Support continuous improvement, compliance, and operational efficiency.

Skills

Background investigations
Cross-functional collaboration
Analytical thinking
Documentation & reporting
Process improvement

Job description

Personnel Security Specialist (PerSS) – Journeyman

Work Location:Washington, DC

Employment Type:Full-Time,Mid-Level

Department:Administrative and Logistics Support

CGS is seeking a skilled Personnel Security Specialist (PerSS) – Journeyman to support mission-critical operations for a federal client.

Skills and attributes for success:
  • Conduct background investigations and manage personnel security clearance processes.

  • Collaborate with cross‑functional teams and stakeholders.

  • Analyze operational challenges and recommend improvements.

  • Develop documentation, reports, and deliverables supporting missionobjectives.

  • Support continuous improvement, compliance, and operational efficiency.

Qualifications:

Minimum of 3 to 10 years of relevant experience.

Active DoD Top Secret/SCI.

Our Commitment:

Contact Government Services (CGS) strives to simplify and enhance government bureaucracy through the optimization of human, technical, and financial resources. We combinecutting-edgetechnology with world-class personnel to deliver customized solutions that fit ourclient’sspecific needs. We are committed to solving the most challenging and dynamic problems.

For the past seven years,we’vebeen growing our government-contracting portfolio, and along the way,we’vecreated valuable partnerships bydemonstratinga commitment to honesty, professionalism, and quality work.

Here at CGS we value honesty throughhard workand self-awareness, professionalism in all we do, and to deliver the best quality to ourconsumersmending those relations for years to come.

We care about our employees. Therefore, we offer a comprehensive benefits package.

  • Health, Dental, and Vision
  • Life Insurance
  • 401k
  • Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter)
  • Paid Time Off and Observance of State/Federal Holidays

Contact Government Services, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

For more information about CGS please visit: https://www.cgsfederal.com or contact: Email: info@cgsfederal.com

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