Personnel Security Specialist Department of Defense 4,038 reviews - St. Louis, MO $61,801 - $114,510 a year Part-time Department of Defense 4,038 reviews Read what people are saying about working here. Duties Summary JOB DESCRIPTION: Personnel Security Specialists review, analyze, and adjudicate personnel security information and conduct interviews to make security clearance determinations and to resolve questions concerning derogatory information. They advise organization officials on personnel security-related policies, procedures, programs, and investigative requirements. They also work with internal and external staff and stakeholders to identify and resolve personnel security-related issues (e.g., personnel conduct, and misuse of Government-furnished assets). Responsibilities ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The Office of Security is seeking highly qualified, high performing individual/s to serve in the Personnel Security Division, Investigation Initiation Team. The incumbent is responsible for initiating background investigations on all employees, applicants, student hires, and special programs. Incumbent is responsible for recognizing and completing reciprocity checks, initiating eQIPs, managing work load, ensuring eQIPs are completed in a designated time frame, reviewing the Standard Form 86 for errors and ensuring accurate information is reported. The incumbent is responsible for providing guidance to employees, Area Security Officers, and applicants on the security process, answering questions regarding the eQIP process and sending cases to employability and the investigative service providers. The incumbent may also be requested to brief audiences of the security process in general and contractor processing when needed. Personnel Security Specialists analyze personnel security information to obtain and retain a workforce consistent with National Security guidelines and to resolve questions concerning derogatory information. They provide authoritative guidance to organization officials by advising on personnel security policies, formulating, recommending and implementing personnel security investigative requirements, and advising on procedures for adverse personnel security determinations. Personnel Security Specialists work with managers, contractors, military members, NGA organizations (e.g. Human Development, Military Support Office, Office of Contracting Services), and other external agencies (e.g. DIA, OPM) to identify and resolve personnel security related issues. This position requires an understanding of Federal and DoD security regulations, including policies, procedures, and methods pertaining to SCI eligibility and access requirements, FOIA, Privacy Act, NGA security policy and procedures, adjudicative criteria contained in Security Executive Agent Directive (SEAD) 4 and experience with federal personnel security data repositories (e.g. Scattered Castles, JPAS, DCII, eQIP). This position also experiences analyzing and interpreting security or investigative policies, procedures, and regulations to determine impact of new or changing policy and experience implementing process improvements and servicing customers/partners in a fast paced environment. Supervisory status No Who May Apply This job is open to External Applicants Only Questions? This job is open to 1 group. * Job family (Series) 0080 Security Administration * Requirements Requirements Conditions of Employment * US Citizenship is required. * Designated or Random Drug Testing required. * Security Investigation SPECIAL INFO: As a condition of employment at NGA, persons being considered for employment must meet NGA fitness for employment standards. * U.S. Citizenship Required * Security Clearance (Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information) * Polygraph Test Required * Position Subject to Drug Testing * Two Year Probationary Period * Direct Deposit Required SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: You must be able to obtain and retain a Top Secret security clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information. In addition, you are subject to a Counterintelligence Polygraph examination in order to maintain access to Top Secret information. All employees are subject to a periodic examination on a random basis in order to determine continued eligibility. Refusal to take the examination may result in denial of access to Top Secret information, SAP, and/or unescorted access to SCIFs. Employees with SCI access and who are under NGA cognizance are required to submit a Security Financial Disclosure Report, SF-714, on an annual basis in order to determine continued eligibility. Failure to comply may negatively impact continued access to Top Secret information, Information Systems, SAP, and/or unescorted access to SCIFs. NGA utilizes all processes and procedures of the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS). Non-executive NGA employees are assigned to five distinct pay bands based on the type and scope of work performed. The employee's base salary is established within their assigned pay band based on their unique qualifications. A performance pay process is conducted each year to determine a potential base pay salary increase and/or bonus. An employee's annual performance evaluation is a key factor in the performance pay process. Employees on term or temporary appointments are not eligible to apply for internal assignment opportunity notices. This position is a DCIPS position in the Excepted Service under 10 U.S.C. 1601. DoD Components with DCIPS positions apply Veterans' Preference to preference eligible candidates as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 USC, in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, DCIPS Employment and Placement. If you are an external applicant claiming veterans' preference, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., you must self-identify your eligibility in our ERecruit application. Qualifications MANDATORY QUALIFICATION CRITERIA: For this particular job, applicants must meet all competencies reflected under the Mandatory Qualification Criteria to include education (if required). Online resumes must demonstrate qualification by providing specific examples and associated results, in response to the announcement's mandatory criteria specified in this vacancy announcement: 1. Demonstrated knowledge and experience with Federal personnel security policies and regulations, with formulating and recommending ways to meet standards and expectations. 2. Knowledge and experience with the Federal clearance investigations and adjudications process. 3. Demonstrated ability managing long term, time sensitive projects and tasks. 4. Demonstrated customer service skills in working with peers, managers, internal and external customers and other departments within an organization. 5. Proven success in environments with minimal supervision to include managing own time effectively, maintaining control over all current projects/responsibilities and follows up on all relevant issues. EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: Must obtain DoD Security Fundamentals Professional Certification (SFPC) within 24 months. DESIRABLE QUALIFICATION CRITERIA: In addition to the mandatory qualifications, experience in the following is desired: 1. Knowledge and experience with the federal clearance investigations and adjudications process within the Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC). 2. Security Fundamentals Professional Certification (SFPC). 3. Bachelor's Degree. 4. Knowledge of security databases (JPAS, Scattered Castles, DCII, CVS, PIPS, eQIP). 5. Minimum of two years of Personnel Security experience. Education Additional information How You Will Be Evaluated You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. Applicants are NOT required to submit a cover letter. The entire cover letter cannot exceed the specified limits provided in the Cover Letter field (3,000 characters). Pages exceeding this limit will not be considered. THE COVER LETTER IS RECOMMENDED BUT IS NOT REQUIRED FOR EMPLOYMENT CONSIDERATION WITH THE NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. APPLICANT EVALUATION PROCESS: Applicants will be evaluated for this job opportunity in three stages: 1) All applicants will be evaluated using the Mandatory Qualification Criteria, 2) Qualified applicants will then be evaluated by an expert or panel of experts using a combination of qualification criteria to determine the best-qualified candidates, 3) Best-qualified applicants may then be further evaluated through an interview process. Applicants are encouraged to carefully review the Assignment Description, Additional Information Provided By the Selecting Official, and the Qualification Requirements; and then construct their resumes to highlight their most relevant and significant experience and education for this job opportunity. This description should include examples that detail the level and complexity of the performed work. Applicants are encouraged to provide any education information referenced in the announcement. If education is listed as a mandatory requirement, only degrees obtained from an institution accredited by an accrediting organization recognized by the Secretary, US Department of Education will be accepted. As a condition of employment at NGA, persons being considered for employment must meet NGA fitness for employment standards. In accordance with section 9902(h) of title 5, United States Code, annuitants reemployed in the Department of Defense shall receive full annuity and salary upon appointment. They shall not be eligible for retirement contributions, participation in the Thrift Savings Plan, or a supplemental or redetermined annuity for the reemployment period. Discontinued service retirement annuitants (i.e., retired under section 8336(d)(1) or 8414(b)(1)(A) of title 5, United States Code) appointed to the Department of Defense may elect to be subject to retirement provisions of the new appointment as appropriate. (See DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 300, at http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives.) All candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, disability, or sexual orientation. NGA provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. Applications will only be accepted online. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify us at recruitment@nga.mil. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis. Background checks and security clearance Security clearance Top Secret/SCI * Required Documents Required Documents None If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education . Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating. * Benefits Benefits A career with the U.S. Government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Learn more about federal benefits . 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