SENIOR ADVISOR BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS & CONTINUOUS VETTING

US Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency; Boyers (PA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) in Boyers, PA, seeks a Tier 1 professional to advance personnel vetting and continuous monitoring programs.

You will apply security principles, lead transformations, and coordinate with internal stakeholders and external partners to strengthen risk assessment and credentialing processes.

Qualifications

• Expertise applying personnel security, suitability, credentialing, adjudications, insider threat, and counterintelligence methods to vet programs.
• Experience leading complex vetting operations and programs across multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to translate policy into actionable vetting workflows.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrated ability to apply principles to plan, organize, and manage complex personnel vetting programs.
• Led transformations for Initial Vetting and Continuous Vetting initiatives.

Skills

Personnel security

Suitability & credentialing

Adjudications

Insider threat

Counterintelligence operations

Vetting programs

Job description

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) is a separate Agency of the Department of War (DoW) under the direction, authority, and control of the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Intelligence (OUSW (I&S)). The position is placed in the Office of the Associate Director for Personnel Vetting and reports to the Deputy Associate Director (DAD), Background Investigations & Continuous vetting (BI/CV). This is a Tier 1 position.

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQ):

To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show that you possess the Technical Qualifications (TQ) related to this position within your resume - NOT TO EXCEED 2 PAGES. Do NOT submit a separate narrative statement specifically addressing the Technical Qualifications (TQs).

1. Demonstrated ability in applying the principles, techniques, methods, processes, and technology involved in personnel security, suitability and credentialing, adjudications, insider threat, and counterintelligence operations to plan, organize, and manage complex personnel vetting programs and operations.
2. Demonstrated success leading major business transformations associated with developing and implementing new procedures, products, techniques, and solutions for use by Agency personnel and external stakeholders for assessing risk, e.g., Initial Vetting, Continuous Vetting (CV), and the U.S. Government's Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiative.