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Personnel Security Specialist
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Job Description Advantage SCI is seeking qualified Personnel Security Specialists for full‑time employment to support our government customer on‑site in Reston, Virginia.
Summary of Duties
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.
Required Experience
3‑5 years of relevant experience
Experience with the application of ICD704 and EO 12968; and SEAD 3, 6 and 7 which address reporting requirements, continuous vetting/evaluation, and reciprocity.
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, and CVS; initiating and scoping T5R background investigations; use of DPRIS, OPM Portal; performing National Agency Checks and Credit Checks; and determining when a security case is complete and prepared for adjudication, including coordinating with other officers and determining the need for additional investigative information.
Use judgment and experience to conduct and/or collect national agency checks to complete an investigation for adjudicative review; national agency checks may consist of, but are not limited to, investigations, incident reports, continuous evaluation, continuous vetting, and T5R background investigations.
Strong writing skills to include experience and acumen in crafting analysis of data collected.
Experience understanding exception codes, such as waivers, conditions, and deviations.
Understand 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 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 the Information Assurance Support Environment (valid within 30 days of hire). To obtain the certification, visit http://iase.disa.mil/eta/.
Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type Full‑time
Job Function Other, Information Technology, and Management
Industries Security and Investigations
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Personnel Security Specialist
role at
Advantage SCI, LLC .
Job Description Advantage SCI is seeking qualified Personnel Security Specialists for full‑time employment to support our government customer on‑site in Reston, Virginia.
Summary of Duties
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.
Required Experience
3‑5 years of relevant experience
Experience with the application of ICD704 and EO 12968; and SEAD 3, 6 and 7 which address reporting requirements, continuous vetting/evaluation, and reciprocity.
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, and CVS; initiating and scoping T5R background investigations; use of DPRIS, OPM Portal; performing National Agency Checks and Credit Checks; and determining when a security case is complete and prepared for adjudication, including coordinating with other officers and determining the need for additional investigative information.
Use judgment and experience to conduct and/or collect national agency checks to complete an investigation for adjudicative review; national agency checks may consist of, but are not limited to, investigations, incident reports, continuous evaluation, continuous vetting, and T5R background investigations.
Strong writing skills to include experience and acumen in crafting analysis of data collected.
Experience understanding exception codes, such as waivers, conditions, and deviations.
Understand 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 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 the Information Assurance Support Environment (valid within 30 days of hire). To obtain the certification, visit http://iase.disa.mil/eta/.
Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type Full‑time
Job Function Other, Information Technology, and Management
Industries Security and Investigations
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