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Personnel Security Specialist – Reston VA Jobs in Reston, USA at VetJobs

Job Description

Advantages SCI is seeking a Personnel Security Specialist to support our government customer on‑site in Reston, VA. The position is full‑time, regular, and available for immediate start.

This position is available to Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard and Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers.

Job Details

Job Tracking : | Job Level: Any | Years of

Experience:

Any | Job Type: Full‑Time/Regular | Clearance Type:
Active TS (SCI with CI Poly) |

Work Location:

Reston, VA (onsite every weekday) |

Start Date:

ASAP

Responsibilities

  • Assist the Government in assessing, validating and certifying the trustworthiness of customer and designated DoD‑affiliated personnel for access to sensitive compartmented information, through case management, adjudication, and due process.
  • Review forms for accuracy and process security clearance documentation for personnel security investigations and clearances.
  • Maintain personnel security records and databases used in the personnel security process.
  • Develop recommendations with sufficient supporting rationale to enable the Government to decide whether to grant, deny, or revoke a security clearance or eligibility to occupy sensitive positions.
  • Check the status of pending cases and maintain suspense logs.
  • Prepare written reports and briefings as required; other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree is required.
  • 3‑5 years of relevant experience.
  • Experience with application of ICD
    704 and EO 12968; and SEAD 3, 6 and 7.
  • Knowledge of and ability to meet DNI and IRPTA timelines, and skill in prioritizing competing tasks while maintaining accuracy and timeliness.
  • Familiarity and experience utilizing Scattered Castles, eQIP, JPAS, DISS, JVS, DCII, CVS, T5R background investigations, DPRIS, OPM Portal; performing National Agency Checks and Credit Checks.
  • Ability to determine when a security case is complete and prepare it for adjudication, coordinating with other officers as needed.
  • Experience conducting and/or collecting national agency checks to complete an investigation for adjudicative review.
  • Strong writing skills, including experience crafting analysis of collected data.
  • Experience understanding exception codes such as waivers, conditions, and deviations.
  • Understanding of the difference between suitability determinations and security clearance determinations.
  • Experience creating, managing, and closing cases in appropriate security systems of record.
  • Excellent written and oral reporting skills, interpersonal skills, and the ability to communicate at all levels of the organization and with customers across geographically dispersed sites.
  • Possess a TS/SCI and successfully pass CI Poly.
  • Knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Outlook, Word, and Excel.
  • Experience working in DIA is a plus.
  • Must have a valid certification of completion in PII and Cyber Awareness Challenge from Information Assurance Support Environment (valid within 30 days of hire).

Location

Reston, Virginia

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Title: Personnel Security Specialist – Reston VA

Company: VetJobs

Location: Reston, USA

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