(FPS) Personnel Security Specialist at Protection Strategies Incorporated

(FPS) Personnel Security Specialist – Competitive Salary - Washington DC / Springfield, VA

The Role

Are you an experienced security professional looking for a new challenge? Do you have a background in personnel security, adjudication, or investigations? If so, this could be the perfect opportunity for you!

As a Personnel Security Specialist, you'll play a crucial role in safeguarding our organization by conducting thorough background investigations and adjudicating security clearances.

Your expertise will help ensure that cases are managed through to completion with fairness and attention to detail.

Ready to make a difference in security? Apply today and become part of the PSI team, where your skills and dedication will be recognized and rewarded.

Key Responsibilities:

• Reviews, evaluates, and adjudicates reports of investigation, personnel files, and other records.
• Take appropriate action to address areas of concern and to manage case through to completion of entire process.
• Coordinate with staff and persons internal and external to the agency to carry out the security activities.
• Utilize advance communication skills.
• Research personnel security information using advance technology as applicable.
• Analyze data, and apply law, regulation, policy, and procedures commensurate with established requirements and with fair concern for equality and detail.
• Reviews and compares personnel security vetting forms in the intake process for completeness, accuracy, and request additional information.

The Company

Together with our federal partners, PSI is engaged in protecting critical assets by investigating and adjudicating personnel for secure and sensitive programs, protecting the resiliency of the Nation's essential infrastructure, and supporting the safe placement of unaccompanied refugee minors.

PSI's success is driven by our motto "People First, Mission Always." We put people first, and this starts with our team members. We treat everyone on our diverse team with respect, and we work hard to ensure everyone's success by providing leadership, training, mentorship, and development opportunities. Our competitive benefits and culture of integrity, professionalism, and excellence attracts top talent in the industry.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or protected veteran status. Our company takes affirmative action in support of its policy to and advance in employment individuals who are minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities.

Our company maintains a drug-free workplace. All offers of employment will be contingent on applicant passing a pre-employment drug screen.

Benefits:

• Medical.
• HSA HRA.
• Goodrx.
• Telemedicine.
• Dental Benefits.
• Vision Benefits.
• Basic and Voluntary Life and Ad&D.
• Disability Products.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• 401(K) Retirement Plan.
• Commuter Benefits.
• Financial Advisor.
• Tuition Assistance.

The Person

• Clearance Preferred but not required.
• High School Diploma.
• 3 years of experience in Personnel Security (PERSEC).
• 3 years of experience in Background Investigation.
• Experience in Adjudication is preferred but will train.
• Shall demonstrate a proficiency in various types of information technology applications, such as Microsoft Office, including MS Word, Access, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Written and oral communications skills commensurate with position.

Will also look at:

• 3 years of Standard Security – Technical, Physical, Information, Industrial, Personnel, Operational – Along with 1 year of Personnel Security (PERSEC).
• Experience with HSPD-12.

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