Personnel Security Specialist

Position: PERSONNEL SECURITY SPECIALIST

Summary
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency's (DCSA) Management Office for Industry (MOI) is looking for a Personnel Security Specialist to manage the lifecycle of PV matters for DoW Contractor/Industry personnel. This includes designation determinations, identity validation, determining vetting requirements, and security clearance eligibility determinations.
Summary
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency's (DCSA) Management Office for Industry (MOI) is looking for a Personnel Security Specialist to manage the lifecycle of PV matters for DoW Contractor/Industry personnel. This includes designation determinations, identity validation, determining vetting requirements, and security clearance eligibility determinations.
Duties
Help This position may be filled at either GG-07 or GG-09 grade level, please indicate the grade for which you want to be considered. Incumbent may be advanced non-competitively to the established target grade upon meeting developmental benchmarks, performance requirements, and other requirements, as applicable established for the career program or specifically for the incumbent.

• Perform routine, standardized assignments in support of Continuous Evaluation and Personnel Security Operations.
• Participate in the review, validation and coordination of alerts generated by the DoW Continuous Evaluation program.
• Utilize supporting systems to receive alert information, conduct identity resolution, determine if alerts meet established business rule criteria and coordinates adjudicative-relevant and actionable alert information with the DoW Trust Decision, formally known as Consolidated Adjudications Facility and Component security officials.
• Review personnel security questionnaires that contain issues concerning national security to include:
  Allegiance issues;
  Foreign Influence and Preference issues;
  Sexual misconduct;
  Personal Conduct;
  Criminal Conduct;
  Alcoholism;
  Drug Involvement;
  Financial Irresponsibility;
  Mental Disorders; and/or Misuse of Information Technology Systems.
• Assist higher-level personnel who are performing Continuous evaluation and Personnel Security projects in order to develop competence and expertise.

Requirements
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Conditions of employment

• Must be a US citizen
• Selective Service Requirement:
  Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. For more information http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..gov
• Resume and supporting documents received by 11:59PM EST will be considered
• This is a Drug Testing designated position
• Position is a (DCIPS) position in the Excepted Service under U.S.C. 1601
• Work Schedule:
  
  Full Time
• Overtime:
  Occasionally
• Tour of Duty:
  Flexible
• PCS (Permanent Change of Station):
  Not Authorized
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA):
  Non-Exempt
• Financial Disclosure:
  Not Required
• Telework Eligibility:
  Supervisors may approve situational telework on a case-by-case, temporary basis for limited situations.
• If selected, the incumbent must obtain and maintain appropriate security clearance as indicated in job announcement.
• Incumbent is required to attain the Security Fundamentals Professional Certification (SFPC) within two (2) years of entry on duty. Certification must be maintained in accordance with program rules

Qualifications
The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened from the Office of Personnel Management's (OPMs) basic qualifications requirements. See: https:// for OPM qualification standards, competencies and specialized experience needed to perform the duties of the position as described in the MAJOR DUTIES and QUALIFICATIONS sections of this announcement by 10/19/2026 Applicant must have directly applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position.

Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job, but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position. You must have specialized experience sufficient to demonstrate that you have acquired all the competencies necessary to perform at a level equivalent in difficulty, responsibility, and complexity to the next lower grade in the Federal service and are prepared to take on greater…