Lead Personnel Security Specialist

Are you looking for a Challenge? Looking for an innovative organization and the opportunity to learn and grow professionally? We can help! We are seeking a Lead Personnel Security Specialist to support The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA), Washington, D.C.

I’ve never heard of Terrestris. What do you do?

At Terrestris, we leverage technology to create better mission outcomes through better human performance. We form strong client and team relationships through transparency and strive to create an environment where our team can let their excellence shine through. By finding, developing, and incorporating new ideas, we provide memorable services. Rooted in the USMC values of honor, courage, and commitment, Terrestris seeks to deliver extraordinary value to the American people by helping the Government become more efficient and effective.

So, what will a Lead Personnel Security Specialist at Terrestris do?

The Executive Office for the United States Attorneys (EOUSA) mission is to provide close liaison between the Department of Justice (DOJ) in Washington DC., for the ninety-four United States Attorneys Districts, located throughout the fifty states, the District of Columbia, Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. As Lead Personnel Security Specialist, you will manage Personnel Security programs for the Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA) and 94 United States Attorney’s Offices (USAO) that encompasses an estimated 13,000 employees, students, and contractors.

What does a typical day look like for the Lead Personnel Security Specialist?

You will:

• Receive, review, and assemble detailed security packages for federal personnel security specialists to determine suitability and fitness for employment.
• Assist with security clearance requests, contractor waivers, initiating and resolving eAPP issues and/or questions, reviewing eAPP packages and other related pre-employment or re-investigative documents.
• Provide administrative support to Personnel Security Specialists in completing actions in support of the Personnel Security mission.
• Understand and interpret data retrieved from PIPS/CVS, NCIC, or file share software and other personnel security related databases.
• Receive, log, and/or review request for initial or updated personnel security documents to ensure proper procedural requirements have been satisfied prior to initiating background investigations of individuals who would occupy positions where a determination of suitability and fitness for employment is required.
• Ensure that sensitive investigative data is handled and controlled in a secure fashion to protect and safeguard the rights of the individual Per DoD Manual 5200.02.
• Provide a written report of data received from personnel security reports, records and investigative materials for review by federal personnel security specialist.
• Assist federal personnel security specialist in the adjudication of background investigations for suitability and fitness for employment with the government.
• Assist with the process of monitoring, tracking, reviewing, analyzing, adjudication, and compiling results of completed Background Investigations of government personnel and contract employees conducted by OPM, FBI, and other Federal investigative agencies and provide a recommendation for approval, disapproval, or referral for further investigation.
• Assist with the evaluation of favorable and derogatory information.
• Assist with the preparation of Letters of Interrogatory to resolve outstanding issues. Prepare a written report of findings and recommend appropriate suitability/security determination.
• Draft correspondence in the form of Letters of Interrogatory, Adjudicative Worksheets, Notice of Proposed Actions, and Summary Worksheets for second level review by federal personnel security specialists.
• Assist in management of personnel security databases; to include tasks such as creating new cases for employment in JSTARS or personnel security related database in a timely manner with accuracy (not have more than three errors per month not to exceed three consecutive months).
• Assist in updating JSTARS or personnel security related database by removal of personnel that are no longer working for the EOUSA or USAO, adding new contractor personnel, adding clearance information, etc.
• Demonstrate oral and written communications skills to discuss analysis and prepare written communications, setting forth analyses and recommendations.
• Maintain various files and records to prepare routine and special reports and analysis of personnel security activities as requested by the EOUSA or USAO.
• Assist in any other personnel security duties, special projects, as requested.

What qualifications do you look for?

You might be the professional we’re looking for if you have:

• Authorization to permanently work in the United States without sponsorship.
• Ability to obtain a Tier 4 Public Trust clearance
• Bachelor's degree and ten (10) years of experience or fifteen (15) years of relevant personnel security experience involving National Security Information Background and Public Trust Investigation requirements.
• Experience implementing ever evolving complex personnel security background investigation requirements.
• In-depth knowledge of federal security regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Strong analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills.

What kind of benefits does Terrestris Offer?

We offer outstanding benefits including health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, and work-life programs. Our award programs acknowledge employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our service standards. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in our benefit programs. Other offerings may be provided for employees not within this category.

Terrestris is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.

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