Senior Advisor, Trust Decision & Vetting Leadership

Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA); Fort Meade (MD); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) in Fort Meade, MD seeks a Senior Advisor for Trust Decision (TD(A)) to lead risk-based adjudications and guard the integrity of the workforce. You will advise senior leadership and coordinate with DoW and interagency partners on policy and program initiatives.

Responsibilities include representing DCSA on national committees, modernizing vetting with automated checks, and delivering timely, policy-driven adjudications to support mission

Qualifications

• Experience managing security procedures and risk assessment.
• Familiarity with trust decision processes and adjudications.
• Ability to coordinate with intelligence, law enforcement and security communities.

Responsibilities

• Represent DCSA on DoW and national committees and in conferences where decisions affect policies, programs and budgets.
• Maintain liaison with intelligence, law enforcement and security communities to share information and identify trends.
• Coordinate with agency and interagency program leads to synchronize national-level vetting initiatives.
• Lead modernization of the personnel vetting enterprise by integrating insider threat detection, record checks and investigations.
• Evaluate security procedures, identify gaps, and implement risk-based improvements.
• Prepare technical reports and provide expert consultation to leadership and customers.

Skills

Security procedures

Risk assessment

Interagency liaison

Leadership

Policy implementation

Job description

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) in Fort Meade, MD seeks a Senior Advisor for Trust Decision (TD(A)) to lead risk-based adjudications and guard the integrity of the workforce. You will advise senior leadership and coordinate with DoW and interagency partners on policy and program initiatives.

Responsibilities include representing DCSA on national committees, modernizing vetting with automated checks, and delivering timely, policy-driven adjudications to support mission