Personnel Security PERSEC Specialist

** Description*
* SAIC is seeking an experienced Personnel Security Specialist to support NGA's Office of Security. This individual will be required to operate in a diverse security environment.

This program can quickly adjudicate a polygraph for selected candidates with an active TS/SCI. An active TS/SCI is required in order to be considered for this role.

This position will be responsible for the following:

+ Provide support and maintenance to established PERSEC programs.

+ Support the execution of the day-to-day PERSEC & Case Initiation Team program.

+ Prepare, support, and administer PERSEC program briefings, as needed.

+ Prepare, write, and present reports/whitepapers, various forms of correspondence, as required.

+ Appropriately and accurately maintain and update databases and files with data entry in a timely manner/real time.

+ Respond in a timely manner to all telephone and/or email actions, questions, or status inquires to include checks of internal and external personnel security databases.

+ Assist in maintaining distribution lists for customers to contact PERSEC, as needed/required.

+ Bring case security issues to the attention of the government Team Leads.

+ Assist the government PERSEC team to help in developing recommendations for improvement.

+ Provide service excellence in guidance and resolution to internal and external customers' questions and inquiries in a timely manner for support to their programs.

+ Utilizes a variety of security concepts, principles and practices to analyze and recommend solutions for difficult and complex security issues.

+ Document and provide Weekly Activity Report (WAR) actions in the designated template and timeline to the Government Team Lead.

+ Collect, investigate; research, document, and forward to adjudications, all reportable information from employees and contractors within the mandated timelines (e.g., IRTPA, DNI, etc).

+ Prepare accurate and quality reports of investigation.

+ Process applicants within 14 calendar days.

+ Process employee periodic re-investigation initiations within 15 calendar days.

+ Process Phased Eligibility cases within seven calendar days of completion of polygraph (e.g., FLEX processing), as assigned.

** Qualifications*
* + Active TS/SCI required.

+ Ability to obtain a polygraph.

+ Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related field to personnel security.

+ General knowledge of/experience in personnel security (3-6 years) in the DOD/IC.

+ A minimum of 1 year of previous Background Investigator, Personnel Security Specialist, or TS/SCI adjudicative experience.

+ Familiarity with reviewing Standard Form-85/86 and understand scoping requirements.

+ Understand and be able to analyze the security repositories (e.g., DISS, Scattered Castles, DCSA's NP2 Portal, eQIP, PIPS/CVS).

** Desired** :

+ Knowledge of SEADS 4, and 6 and a deep understanding of SEADS 3 and 7 and understand how to apply the regulation appropriately to each case.

+ Understand the Continuous Evaluation (CE) implementation under ODNI for IC agencies.

+ Understand the application of reciprocity to applicant cases enrolled in DOD CE with a deferred investigation.

REQNUMBER: 2613424

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