PERSONNEL SECURITY SPECIALIST

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.

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. As a PERSONNEL SECURITY SPECIALIST you will be responsible for the following duties: 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.

If substituting or combining education for experience, transcripts MUST be provided. Failure to provide transcripts will result in you being rated ineligible for this position. If substituting education for experience at the GG-07 level, you must possess a bachelor's or equivalent degree. For the GG-09 level, a Master's or equivalent degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such as degree or LL.B. or J.D. Foreign Education: For further information, click on the following link: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/