Mid-Level Personnel Security Analyst - Temporary

About the role

Quantum Sky is searching for a detail-oriented and customer-focused Temporary Mid-Level Personnel Security Analyst to support our security operations program in Washington, DC. This role is ideal for someone with foundational experience in personnel security support service who is looking to grow their career in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment. This position plays a key role in ensuring compliance with federal security regulations while delivering high-quality experience to employees, candidates, and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Perform data entry and administrative support services to manage and track background investigations and security clearance information for agency personnel, including entering/updating information into secure government systems and ensuring records are accurate, complete, and processed on time.
• Create the initial security record within the agency’s security case management and tracking system.
• Assist with the initiation and tracking of background investigations for submission to DCSA.
• Review security forms (SF-85, SF-85P, SF-86) for completion and accuracy.
• Verify sponsorship within USAccess and ensure individuals schedule and attend their enrollment appointment.
• Validate scheduling of investigations and issue security approval notices.
• Provide weekly status updates to the agency’s personnel security leadership.
• Provide administrative assistance for the handling, control, logging, status-tracking, filing, and disposition of background investigation reports.
• Perform personnel security support functions, including fingerprinting (scanning fingerprints into LiveScan), initiation of background investigations, requesting additional information, and processing clearance verification requests.
• Review background investigation reports and provide assessments of their adequacy, accuracy, and completeness in light of relevant security guidelines.
• Determine the adequacy and completeness of background investigations and evaluate the authenticity, veracity, and pertinence of data/documentation obtained from various sources.
• Request additional investigative actions or develop usable information as needed to render a well-informed decision.
• Process requests for additional information on security packages and follow up on correspondence received.
• Use the Defense Counterintelligence Security Agency (DCSA) National Background Investigation Services (NBIS) system to review security forms for HUD applicants or existing personnel.
• Upload applicable documents into NBIS.
• Conduct investigative checks such as PIPS/CVS checks, credit checks, FBI fingerprint checks, FBI Name Checks, NCIC checks, and selective service registration checks.
• Answer general security processing inquiries and forward complex inquiries to the appropriate agency Personnel Security Specialist.
• Prepare memoranda, reports, and other reference documents.
• Advise the Personnel Security Specialist when a candidate has failed to provide requested information.
• Review monthly organizational reports for data integrity and assist with data reconciliation as required.
• Properly safeguard sensitive information, including Privacy Act Protected Information, Personally Identifiable Information (PII), and Classified National Security Information up to Secret Level.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen with the ability to obtain/maintain a Top Secret Clearance and/or Tier 5 favorably adjudicated investigation due to the handling of personally identifiable information and sensitivity of issues disclosed.
• 3-5 years’ experience in processing investigations utilizing NBIS/eAPP, CVS Central Verification System, and USAccess.
• 3-5 years’ experience in customer service, reviewing forms, and making recommendations to the government.
• Working knowledge of 32 CFR 117 (NISPOM).
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion.
• Customer service mindset with strong communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook).
• Knowledge of and ability to meet agency timelines, skilled in prioritizing competing tasks while maintaining accuracy and timeliness.
• Strong writing skills, including experience in crafting analysis of data collected.
• Experience understanding exception codes, such as waivers, conditions, and deviations.
• Understand the difference between suitability determinations and security clearance determinations.
• Experience creating, managing, and closing cases in appropriate security systems of record.
• Excellent written and oral reporting skills, interpersonal skills, and the ability to communicate at all levels of the organization and with customers across geographically dispersed sites.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience supporting government or defense contracting environments (desired).
• Familiarity with security systems such as DISS, NBIS, or similar platforms (desired).
• Basic understanding of clearance processes (Secret, Top Secret, etc.) (desired).
• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice, Security Management, or related field (desired).

Clearance

Current Secret clearance with the ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance.

Schedule

Ability to work on-site in Alexandria, VA, normal business hours Monday - Friday.