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TS/SCI - Security Specialist (Skill Level 3) PERSEC / QART Support

Springfield, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 28 Oct 2025

About the role

Position: Security Specialist (Skill Level 3) — PERSEC / QART Support

Security Clearance: Must have an active Top Secret/SCI clearance to apply-must obtain CI Poly

Location: Springfield, VA

The Mission
Join a high-performing team supporting Personnel Security (PERSEC). You’ll safeguard mission readiness by driving employability reviews, quality audits, and timely decisions—while maintaining gold-standard compliance with Federal Investigative Standards and 5 CFR §302.

What You’ll Do

Sustain and improve established PERSEC programs; support day-to-day PERSEC operations.
Prepare, deliver, and administer PERSEC briefings, reports, white papers, and correspondence, as needed.
Brief SISP leadership and KCs on program requirements and regulations.
Maintain and update systems and repositories (e.g., PeopleSoft security system of record, SISP SharePoint Page, internal SISP file folders) with accurate, real-time data entry.
Respond promptly to phone/email inquiries; conduct checks across internal and external personnel security databases.
Maintain distribution lists for customers to contact PERSEC; surface case issues to Government Team Leads and recommend improvements.
Provide clear, timely guidance to internal and external customers and deliver service excellence.
Apply advanced security concepts, principles, and practices to analyze and resolve complex issues.
Document and provide Weekly Activity Report (WAR) actions using the SISP-designated template and timeline to the Government Team Lead.
Review background investigations and provide employability recommendations for applicants.
Complete all actions within mandated timelines (e.g., IRTPA, DNI).
Prepare accurate and quality employability assessments/reports for decision in accordance with established procedures and 5 CFR §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(s) of record (e.g., PeopleSoft, DISS).
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, including resolution, in the Quality Audit Report Tracker (QART) system.
Create and deliver monthly metrics reports for Investigative Service Providers (ISP) as requested by the GPOC.

What You’ll Bring (Required)

Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in a field related to personnel security.
7–10 years of personnel security experience within the DoD/IC.
3+ years assessing suitability/employability to OPM-specified standards.
3+ years of QART or equivalent auditing experience assessing background investigation quality.
Familiarity with reviewing Investigative Service Provider (ISP) Reports of Investigation (ROI) to determine disqualifying national-security risk for federal employment with our customer.
Clear, concise writing and briefing skills.
Excellent organizational skills to meet required timelines, FIS, and 5 CFR §302 quality standards.