Personnel Security Specialist Grade 6

Position Overview

The Personnel Security Specialist reviews investigation request documentation for accuracy and completeness and processes e-QIP packets for federal and contractor employees. They initiate the paperwork for background investigations, review the information submitted by the applicants, corresponds with the applicants for clarifying information, responsible for data entry requirements associated with each record, makes case files, forwards cases for processing, and submits the e-QIP packet to be reviewed and forwarded to OPM.

Key Responsibilities

• Prioritize multiple projects simultaneously.
• Schedule and coordinate meetings and schedules for stakeholders and facilities.
• Aid in preparation of presentations.
• Cook up and manage communications.
• Conduct massive data analysis to include development of query techniques, prototype programs and algorithms.
• Conduct analytical and critical thinking.
• Develop innovative projects to strategically and tactically analyze threat related information and entities.
• Provide reactive data analysis support in response to requests from FBI Headquarters, field offices, and other Government agencies.
• Perform quality control of processes and products produced.
• Write clear, concise and timely products threat identify, analyze and collate disparate pieces of information.
• Make accurate observations and judgments.
• Aid in the development of administrative and organizational policies and procedures.
• Collaborate and interact with behavioral and social science experts to conduct research and analysis.
• Gather, analyze, evaluate and prepare recommendations on threat and risk matters.
• Compare and contrast information from different sources.
• Prepare, produce, and disseminate both scheduled and unscheduled general products, such as briefings, studies, estimates, and assessments memoranda.
• Promote and coordinate, where applicable, the sharing of information.
• Represent activity in working groups (both internal and external) and committees as substantive authority in subject area.
• Define critical intelligence topics and initiate comprehensive or unique research efforts on topics related to extensive or speculative analytical projects.
• Define overall analytical objectives in relation to existing or proposed policy and identify required analytical resources.
• Forecast gaps and initiate development of comprehensive collection plans to address these gaps.
• Perform long-range planning in support of existing and projected organization mission requirements.
• Make assessments as to overall resource capability to answer existing/projected requirements and identify resource shortfalls.
• Aid in the development of administrative and organizational policies and procedures.
• Perform all duties associated with a Grade 5 as necessary.
• Perform complex, high-risk, insider threat, high-level security investigations and adjudication recommendations.
• Perform as contractor Team Lead.
• Perform Quality Control (QC) case review.
• Identify additional training requirements from QC case reviews.
• Perform Just-in-Time training to remedy identified QC deficiencies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and seven (7) years of experience in the personnel security investigative or investigative analyst field and nine (9) years with an Associates Science Degree.
• Ten (10) plus years of experience in Federal LE working in the personnel security field; prior security management experience preferred.
• Demonstrated oral and written communications skills to functionally conduct interviews, security briefings, discuss analysis and opinion in a concise, logical and objective manner, and prepare written communications setting forth analyses and recommendations.
• Thorough knowledge in order to develop and extract the most complete and accurate information relative to the subject as possible.
• Demonstrated analytical ability to extensively analyze various types of materials, including investigative reports, to develop information regarding security vulnerabilities; to develop investigative leads; to propose a recommendation as to the approval, denial, or revocation of security clearances.
• Ten (10) plus years of experience in Federal LE working in the personnel security field; prior security management experience preferred.
• Technical training / certification as an investigator and / or adjudicator is required.

Desired Attributes

• Advanced degree in any field of study.
• Thorough understanding of the FBI Security Program (Security Access / Clearance), its goals and objectives, tenets, and procedures in order to efficiently plan and carry out assignments and discern and develop new methods of approach.
• Extensive knowledge of the processes and procedures involved with conducting sensitive, complex security matter investigations, from inception to completion, to instigate security BIs;
• Experienced skill in correlating, organizing, and evaluating data to compose and prepare necessary documentation to higher authorities to include DOJ and other Government agencies, members of the Intelligence Community, and private industries.
• Thorough understanding of the personnel security analysis interrelationships between FBI components, DOJ, IC, and other agencies to obtain, develop, resolve, and correlate information and efforts, as required.
• Experience and capability to assist others to ensure compliance with FBI procedures and regulations, so that work is complete in an efficient and timely manner.
• Experience in establishing and maintaining effective relationships with representatives of other Government agencies and supervisory and agent personnel of the FBI in order to ensure effective and efficient coordination of matters involving the safeguarding of National Security Information.