Personnel Security Assistant

ASRC Federal Facilities Logistics LLC is seeking a Personnel Security Assistant to support the federal program
- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in Washington, DC. We provide information security, enterprise architecture, software development and health IT solutions to federal government customers.

Work Location
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Washington DC

• Provide administrative and customer service support by answering phones, filing paperwork, preparing and reviewing correspondence, and performing other assigned duties.
• Review request, security, and waiver packages; review PSRs for background investigations (BIs) and security clearances; and initiate, review, troubleshoot, and audit e-QIP applications.
• Conduct and coordinate personnel security checks, including credit, Selective Service, Federal Licensing System, state police, School Accreditation, NCIC/NLETS (via JWIN), TECS foreign travel, IA, FBI Name, PIV, and The Work Number verifications.
• Query PIPS for previous investigations, request investigative files from other agencies and service providers, and review Position Designation Tools to determine the appropriate level of investigation.
• Manage, track, and audit personnel security cases using internal and Departmental databases; conduct file audits and weekly/bi-weekly inventory counts; prepare files for Federal Records Center (FRC) shipment; and enter and track obligations for field investigator assignments.
• Complete initial risk assessments for subjects who violate ATF agency-specific qualifications and conduct open-source research to support e-QIP reviews.
• Prepare polygraph packages, accommodate and fingerprint applicants for FBI fingerprint checks as part of the pre-employment background investigation process, and distribute FBI Name Check results.
• Serve as a liaison between ATF and federal and state agencies, provide administrative case support for multiple Security Investigators (SIs), and communicate with subjects and sponsors by sending reminder emails and resolving e-QIP-related issues.

• High School Diploma or GED required;
  Bachelor's degree preferred; and
• 2 to 5 years of experience in a general office setting.
• Excellent customer/client handling skills and the ability to maintain confidentiality
• Working knowledge of MS Office
  - Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; database experience;
• Experience working with e-QIP and JPAS preferred;
• Strong interpersonal skills; written and oral communication skills;
• Excellent time management - ability to multi-task and meet strict deadlines; and
• U.S. Citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance.