Senior Security Vetting & Onboarding Lead (Remote)

Washington Headquarters Services; Alexandria (VA); Hybrid; USD 144,000 - 187,000; Full time

Job summary

Washington Headquarters Services in Alexandria, VA, is seeking a Lead Security Specialist to provide technical leadership and expert security administration in onboarding new hires supported by WHS. You will direct a team of Security Specialists, manage caseloads, verify clearance milestones in DISS and USA Staffing, and oversee CAC issuance.

You will also drive end-to-end onboarding improvements with partners across agencies.

Qualifications

• Education cannot be substituted for experience.

Responsibilities

• Directs, mentors, and guides a team of Security Specialists and balances caseloads.
• Serves as the division's senior technical authority on personnel security vetting.
• Interrogates DISS and USA Staffing to verify clearance milestones, submits facility badges via the PFPA Automated Management Portal, and serves as the Site Security Manager (SSM) and Verifying Official (VO) for RAPIDS CAC issuance.
• Establishes and governs the end-to-end customer onboarding framework; partners with PFPA, DMDC, DISA, and the DoW CIO to resolve bottlenecks and modernize automated intake workflows using CRM systems.
• Measures onboarding program health and cycle times against KPIs; drafts executive papers and assists in budget monitoring.
• Leads biweekly New Employee Orientation (NEO) sessions and delivers authoritative security training curricula on OPSEC, INFOSEC, Cyber Hygiene, and Insider Threat to incoming personnel, including senior executives and General Officers.

Job description

Washington Headquarters Services in Alexandria, VA, is seeking a Lead Security Specialist to provide technical leadership and expert security administration in onboarding new hires supported by WHS. You will direct a team of Security Specialists, manage caseloads, verify clearance milestones in DISS and USA Staffing, and oversee CAC issuance.

You will also drive end-to-end onboarding improvements with partners across agencies.