Personnel Security Officer

Personnel Security Officer

SAIC is seeking an experienced Personnel Security Officer (PSO) to support our customer's Office of Security. This position is located in Springfield, VA. This position can quickly adjudicate a polygraph for qualified candidates with an active TS / SCI. This opportunity requires an active TS / SCI in order to be considered for this position. The PSO will be responsible for the following :

• Provide support and maintenance to established PERSEC programs.
• Support the execution of the day-to-day customer PERSEC.
• Prepare, support and administer PERSEC program briefings, as needed.
• Prepare, write, and present reports / whitepapers, various forms of correspondence, as required.
• Brief customer leadership and other customer KC's regarding the program requirements and regulations.
• Appropriately and accurately maintain and update databases and files (e.g., PeopleSoft security system of records, SharePoint Page, internal file folders, etc.) with data entry in a timely manner / real time.
• Respond in a timely manner to all telephone and / or email actions, questions, or status inquires to include checks of internal and external personnel security databases.
• Assist in maintaining distribution lists for customers to contact PERSEC, as needed / required.
• Bring case security issues to the attention of the government Team Leads.
• Assist the government PERSEC team to help in developing recommendations for improvement.
• Provide service excellence in guidance and resolution to internal and external customers' questions and inquiries in a timely manner for support to their programs.
• Utilizes a variety of security concepts, principles and practices to analyze and recommend solutions for difficult and complex security issues.
• Document and provide Weekly Activity Report (WAR) actions in the designated template and timeline to the Government Team Lead.
• Provide review of background investigations to make employability recommendations for customer applicants.
• Complete all actions within the mandated timelines. Prepare accurate and quality employability assessments / reports for decision in accordance with the established procedure and 5CFR Section 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 of record.
• 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, to include resolution, in the Quality Audit Report Tracker system.
• Create / Prepare metrics reports for Investigative Service Providers (ISP) on a monthly basis, as requested by the GPOC.

Qualifications

Skills and Experience Required :

Desired :