Personnel Security Specialist Grade 6

FBI - Personnel Security Specialist VI

At Protection Strategies, Inc. (PSI), a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, we engage with industry professionals to provide top-tier security solutions and personnel security expertise for the U.S. Government. Our mission is to safeguard our clients' interests with integrity and innovation, reshaping the landscape of security.

The Personnel Security Specialist reviews investigation request documentation for accuracy and completeness and processes e-QIP packets for federal and contractor employees. They initiate the paperwork for background investigations, review the information submitted by the applicants, corresponds with the applicants for clarifying information, responsible for data entry requirements associated with each record, making case files, forwarding cases for processing, and submits the e-QIP packet to be reviewed and forwarded to OPM.

Key responsibilities include prioritizing multiple projects simultaneously, scheduling and coordinating meetings and schedules for stakeholders and facilities, assisting in preparation of presentations, coordinating communications, conducting massive data analysis, developing innovative projects, providing reactive data analysis support, performing quality control, writing clear, concise and timely products, making accurate observations and judgments, assisting in the development of administrative and organizational policies and procedures, collaborating and interacting with behavioral and social science experts, gathering, analyzing, evaluating and preparing recommendations on threat and risk matters, comparing and contrasting information from different sources, preparing, producing, and disseminating both scheduled and unscheduled general products, promoting and coordinating the sharing of information, representing activity in working groups and committees, defining critical intelligence topics, forecasting gaps and initiating development of comprehensive collection plans, performing long-range planning, making assessments as to overall resource capability, performing all duties associated with a Grade5 as necessary, performing complex, high-risk, insider threat, high-level security investigations and adjudication recommendations, performing as contractor Team Lead, performing Quality Control (QC) case review, identifying additional training requirements from QC case reviews, performing Just-in-Time training to remedy identified QC deficiencies.

Qualifications include a Bachelor's Degree and seven(7) years of experience in the personnel security investigative or investigative analyst field and nine (9) years with an Associates Science Degree, ten (10) plus years of experience in Federal LE working in the personnel security field; prior security management experience preferred, demonstrated oral and written communications skills, thorough knowledge, demonstrated analytical ability, technical training / certification as an investigator and / or adjudicator, and this position requires Top-Secret security clearance.

For former Federal LE PSSs, the following minimum experience is also required: the most recent five - years of experience shall be directly related to analyzing investigations, record checks, and other information as necessary for the purpose of making a written record of the accuracy and completeness of the investigation, experience conducting record checks utilizing IC and third - party Information Technology (IT) systems, experience conducting, directing, or evaluating TS / Secret investigations with preferred experience in counterintelligence / espionage, counterterrorism, criminal matters, and personnel security investigations, demonstrated skills and knowledge regarding criminal and civil law and procedures, and enforcement operations, must have served as a senior investigator responsible for planning and directing broad investigations of national or international scope; providing administrative and technical supervision over a staff of journeyman level criminal investigators, documented experience planning, organizing, administering, and coordinating the full spectrum of investigative activities; and representing an organization as a recognized authority in the investigative field at conferences, meetings, and presentations involving issues of considerable importance.

Desired attributes include an advanced degree in any field of study, detailed knowledge of the FBI Security Program (Security Access / Clearance), its goals and objectives, tenets, and procedures in order to efficiently plan and carry out assignments and discern and develop new methods of approach, extensive knowledge of the processes and procedures involved with conducting sensitive, complex security matter investigations, from inception to completion, to instigate security BIs, extensive knowledge of FBI's methods of communications and experienced skill in correlating, organizing, and evaluating data to compose and prepare necessary documentation to higher authorities to include DOJ and other Government agencies, members of the Intelligence Community, and private industries, thorough understanding of the personnel security analysis interrelationships between FBI components, DOJ, IC, and other agencies to obtain, develop, resolve, and correlate information and efforts, as required, experience and capability to assist others to ensure compliance with FBI procedures and regulations, so that work is complete in an efficient and timely manner, experience in establishing and maintaining effective relationships with representatives of other Government agencies and supervisory and agent personnel of the FBI in order to ensure effective and efficient coordination of matters involving the safeguarding of National Security Information.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or protected veteran status. We actively support diversity in our hiring practices. Employment offers will be contingent on passing a pre-employment drug screen.