Personnel Security Specialist V

1 week ago


Washington, Washington, D.C., United States Amentum Full time
Job Description

This position is contingent upon a number of items including, but not limited to, security processing and position availability, which may lead to a lengthy hiring process.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and implement various types of security programs and procedures to facilitate the operation of the FBI Security Program.
  • Conduct exhaustive and extensive checks in accordance with the FBI's Security Manual, Federal guidelines, policies, and procedures.
  • Analyze and evaluate investigative reports, personnel files, and other records to recommend suitability and security determinations.
  • Provide recommendations regarding the adequacy and completeness of investigations and the authenticity, veracity, and pertinence of data to the case.
  • Recommend whether security clearances should be granted, denied, revoked, or suspended, as appropriate.
  • Coordinate and correlate investigative activity, information gathering, and matters of mutual interest between FBI Field Offices, Legal Attaches, other Government agencies, and private industry.
  • Ensure cases are handled in compliance with FBI policies and legal requirements.
  • Perform all duties associated with level IV as necessary.
Requirements
  • Must have an Active Top Secret US Government Clearance.
  • Technical training/certification as an investigator and/or adjudicator is required.
  • Bachelor's Degree required.
  • Eight (8) plus years of experience in Federal Law Enforcement (LE) or (10) plus years of experience working in the personnel security field; prior security management experience preferred.
  • Demonstrated oral and written communications skills to functionally conduct interviews, security briefings, discuss analysis and opinion in a concise, logical, and objective manner, and prepare written communications setting forth analyses and recommendations.
  • Thorough knowledge of the indices systems, various record check systems, and file review processes in order to develop and extract the most complete and accurate information relative to the subject as possible.
  • Demonstrated analytical ability in order to extensively analyze various types of materials, including investigative reports, to develop information regarding security vulnerabilities; to develop investigative leads; to propose a recommendation as to the approval, denial, or revocation of security clearances.
Desired Qualifications
  • 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 effectively and 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 in order 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.
Compensation & Benefits

This position includes a competitive benefits package. For more detailed information on our Benefits and what it is like to work for Amentum, please visit our careers site:

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