Personnel Security Specialist

Quick Facts

• Role: Personnel Security Specialist

Description

Serve as a Personnel Security Specialist responsible for planning, developing, implementing, and managing the Personnel Security Program (PSP) and related continuous evaluation and security clearance management programs. Provide senior technical advice on personnel security rules and procedures, administer security clearance processing and investigations, and conduct in-depth personnel security interviews. Independently author and coordinate revisions to personnel security documents to ensure compliance with higher directives and support mission requirements.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, implement, and manage the Personnel Security Program (PSP), Continuous Evaluation Program (CEP), and command-wide Security Clearance Management Program
• Implement higher headquarters (HHQ) personnel security policy; integrate personnel security systems and programs to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities
• Act as senior technical advisor to Department Security Coordinators, supervisors, managers, and tenant commands, ships force, and contractor personnel
• Process security clearances for employees; initiate investigations; recommend actions related to emergency access approvals/denials and clearance verification
• Review and evaluate letters proposing suspension of access to classified information and to the Controlled Industrial Area before Security Director signature
• Conduct in-depth personnel security interviews to gather information related to security clearance eligibility criteria
• Liaise with the Chief Medical Officer/medical clinics and security/personnel staff for applicants where judgment/reliability factors are questioned due to mental health or emotional disorders
• Review, coordinate, and provide professional input to the Personnel Security Plan (PSP) instructions for mission and policy compliance
• Independently author/review/coordinate revisions to personnel security documents and instructions to conform to higher directives
• Coordinate with a management analyst to develop an accurate self-assessment of the personnel security program
• Supervise Security Specialists and administrative/staff personnel; assign work, set priorities and deadlines, and coordinate schedules

Requirements

• US citizenship
• Suitability determination for federal employment
• Obtain and maintain interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty (failure may withdraw the offer or lead to removal)
• Successful completion of pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) and participation in random testing
• Ability/requirement to wear personal protective equipment continuously during shifts
• Current valid US driver’s license
• Participation in direct deposit pay program
• New Department of the Navy employees must pass E-Verify employment verification check
• Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Travel may be required to CONUS/OCONUS, including remote/isolated sites, with ability to travel on military/commercial aircraft for extended periods
• SPeD position requiring DoD certification; obtain and maintain SFPC certification within required timeframes
• Resume demonstrates at least one year of specialized experience at/eq. to GS-11: evaluating and implementing personnel security program policies/procedures and providing advice/recommendations related to security clearances

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides a comprehensive benefits package. Eligibility depends on the type of position and whether it is full-time, part-time, or intermittent.