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Company: SAIC
Location: Springfield, VA
Career Level: Entry Level
Industries: Technology, Software, IT, Electronics

Description

Description

SAIC is seeking an experienced Personnel Security Officer (PSO) to support our customer's Office of Security. This individual will be required to perform Empolyability/Quality Audit Report Tracker. This position is located in Springfield, VA.

This position can quickly adjudicate a polygraph for qualified candidates with an active TS/SCI.  This opportunity requires an active TS/SCI in order to be considered for this position.

The PSO will be responsible for the following:

  • Provide support and maintenance to established PERSEC programs.
  • Support the execution of the day-to-day customer PERSEC.
  • Prepare, support and administer PERSEC program briefings, as needed.
  • Prepare, write, and present reports/whitepapers, various forms of correspondence, as required.
  • Brief customer leadership and other customer KC's regarding the program requirements and regulations.
  • Appropriately and accurately maintain and update databases and files (e.g., PeopleSoft security system of records, SharePoint Page, internal file folders, etc.) 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.
  • Provide review of background investigations to make employability recommendations for customer applicants.
  • Complete all actions within the mandated timelines.
    Prepare accurate and quality employability assessments/reports for decision in accordance with the established procedure and 5CFR Section 302.
  • Deliver suitability/employability assessments within 2 business days of receipt of each checkpoint.
  • Document, file, and maintain all employability actions in the security system of record.
  • Coordinate with internal and external customers to resolve missing or discrepant information.
  • Review the specified percentage of investigation reports for compliance with Federal Investigative Standards and applicable implementation plans within five business days of date assignment by GPOC.
  • Coordinate any issues identified in record audit with GPOC.
  • Accurately detail information and document status of all issues, to include resolution, in the Quality Audit Report Tracker system.
  • Create/Prepare metrics reports for Investigative Service Providers (ISP) on a monthly basis, as requested by the GPOC.

Qualifications

Skills and Experience Required:

  • Active TS/SCI is required
  • Ability to obtain a polygraph
  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in a related field to personnel security
  • Significant experience in personnel security (7-10 years) in the DOD/IC
  • Suitability/Employability experience: 3 years of experience with assessing suitability/employability, requirements to OPM specified standards
  • QART Experience required: 3 years of auditing experience assessing background investigation quality
  • Familiarity with reviewing Investigative Service Provider (ISP) Reports of Investigation (ROI), to determine if there is disqualifying information that poses a risk to national security that prevents federal employment with the customer
  • Clear and concise writing and communication skills
  • Excellent organizational skills to ensure required timelines, FIS, and five CFR Section 302 quality standards are met
  • Demonstrate experience with reviewing Standard Form-85/86 and understand scoping requirements
  • Demonstrate experience with SEAD 3 Reporting Requirements and SEAD 4 Adjudication guidelines

Desired:

  • Experience making unfavorable recommendations to leadership regarding the suitability of applicants
  • Familiarity with reviewing CI and full scope polygraphs for admissions that are disqualifying in nature for federal employment


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