Personnel Security Specialist

Job Summary

A Personnel Security Specialist (PSS) is a professional who manages and protects an organization’s security clearance and personnel vetting processes, ensuring that only trustworthy, properly cleared individuals have access to sensitive or classified information.

• Process and maintain background investigations and security clearance applications (Confidential, Secret, Top Secret, etc.).
• Use systems such as DISS
  , eAPP
  , SWFT
  , and NBIS to track investigations and clearances.
• Submit and review forms (SF‑86, SF‑85, etc.) for completeness and accuracy.
• Review investigation results to determine eligibility for access to classified information.
• Identify and document security concerns (e.g., financial, criminal, or foreign influence issues).
• Recommend actions such as denial, revocation, or suspension of clearances.
• Maintain up-to-date security files and records for cleared personnel.
• Ensure compliance with NISPOM
  , DoD 5200.2‑R and other federal security regulations.
• Conduct initial, annual, and debriefing sessions on security awareness and procedures.
• Educate employees on handling classified material and reporting security incidents.
• Develop and publish a quarterly Security Newsletter.
• Process and investigate security violations, loss of classified material, or suspicious behavior reports.
• Liaise with government agencies (e.g., DSS/DCSA, DoD CAF) as needed.
• Maintain visit request processes and records.

• Entry level

• Full‑time

• Other, Information Technology, and Management

• Defense & Space

Huntsville, AL

$99,461.00 – $