Personnel Security Tier II SAP Adjudicator

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Top Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Top Secret/SCI

Suitability:

Agency Specific

Public Trust/Other Required:

SSBI (T5)

Job Family:

Security Adjudication

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Documentations, Personnel Security Management, Problem Resolution, Program Security, Security Clearances

Certifications:

Experience:

2 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a PERSONNEL SECURITY TIER II SAP ADJUDICATOR.  Join a high optempo, mission critical team in support of a DoD joint service organization at the highest levels of the federal government in the heart of our nation’s capital. As a SAP Adjudicator, you provide subject matter expertise in conducting SAP eligibility determinations, monitoring personnel security actions and providing advice to the Program Security Officer (PSO) relating to access eligibility.  You must possess and exhibit exceptional technical skills to resolve issues in the areas of Level I and II SAPNP access eligibility as quickly and efficiently as possible. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As the SAP Adjudicator, you will perform SAPNP access determination reviews to ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a SAP Adjudicator joining our team to bring professionalism and integrity to a fast-paced environment that offers extensive options for training, certification, and career advancement. When we succeed, you succeed and together our best becomes better.

HOW A SAP ADJUDICATOR WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

• Reviewing and updating Local Level I and Level II SAPNP processing policies and procedures.
• Initiating the process for determining a candidate's access eligibility.
• Performing Level I and Level II SAP access eligibility determinations.
• Inputting Level I & II access eligibility determination results into relevant database(s).
• Monitoring and tracking personnel security actions until complete.
• Expeditiously responding to incoming eligibility determination requests and reports.
• Reviewing and remaining current on the personnel security standards appropriate to the classification level of the programs for which access was requested.
• Preparing request for waiver and/or exception documentation and initiating staffing for approval.
• Coordinating access approval or denial process with appropriate access approval authority.
• Preparing documentation to notify appropriate personnel of access approval or denial.
• Conducting program debriefings and processing of relevant documentation (e.g., SAP nondisclosure agreements, and/or polygraph consent forms).
• Updating program access lists or rosters in appropriate database(s) following indoctrination.
• Providing advice to the Program Security Officer (PSO) relating to the access eligibility review process and guidelines regarding Level II and III issues, including the procedures to be followed in the appeal processes.
• Providing proper protection for privacy information.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

• Required Education:
  • Associate degree in Security, Administration, Business Administration or related field with two (2) years of related experience; or no degree with a minimum of four (4) years’ experience in personnel security.
  • Must have successfully completed a SAP adjudication development and certification course from a U.S. Government agency or have two (2) years of experience performing a similar function.
• Required Experience: Minimum three (3) years of security experience as a junior security specialist.
• Required Technical Skills: Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Access, and PowerPoint)
• Security Clearance Level: Active Top Secret with SCI Eligibility
• Required Skills and Abilities:  You must show you have experience in:
  • Experience conducting Level I and II SAPNP Access Eligibility Determination reviews in accordance with DoD 5205.07 Volume 2.
  •  Maintaining various databases.
  •  Producing, handling, storing, transmitting, and transporting classified materials, up to and including Top Secret Special Access Programs (SAPs) and Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI).
  • Possessing and exhibiting exce