Amentum is seeking an Case Initiation Team Support Specialist II to support the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and Office of Security (SIS) in Springfield, VA.

Duties May include:

• Provide support and maintenance to established PERSEC programs.

• Support the execution of the day-to-day NGA PERSEC & Case Initiation Team program.

• Prepare, support, and administer PERSEC program briefings, as needed.

• Prepare, write, and present reports/whitepapers, various forms of correspondence, as required.

• Brief SISPI leadership and other NGA KC’s regarding the program requirements and regulations.

• Appropriately and accurately maintain and update databases and files (i.e., PeopleSoft security system of records, SISPI SharePoint Page, internal SISP 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 SISP designated template and timeline to the Government Team Lead.

• Collect, investigate; research, document, and forward to adjudications, all reportable information from employees and contractors within the mandated timelines (e.g., IRTPA, DNI, etc).

• Prepare accurate and quality reports of investigation.

• Process applicants within 14 calendar days to meet IRTPA/DNI mandates.

• Process employee periodic re-investigation initiations within 15 calendar days to meet IRTPA mandates.

• Identify any outstanding actions on a weekly basis to the government Team Lead to may impact IRTPA mandate timelines.

• Process CIA Detailee cases within seven business days of assignment.

• Process Phased Eligibility cases within seven calendar days of completion of polygraph (e.g., FLEX processing), as assigned.

• Prioritize high priority initiatives/cases as coordinated/assigned by the Government Team Lead.

Required:

• TS/SCI clearance and must be willing to undergo a polygraph exam.

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience in a related field to personnel security.

• 3-6 years experience in personnel security in the DOD/IC.

• A minimum of 1 year of previous Background Investigator, Personnel Security Specialist, or TS/SCI adjudicative experience.

• Familiarity with reviewing Standard Form-85/86 and understand scoping requirements.

• Understand and be able to analyze the security repositories (e.g., JPAS/DISS, Scattered Castles, DCSA’s NP2 Portal, eQIP, PIPS/CVS).

Desired:

• Knowledge of SEADS 4, and 6 and a deep understanding of SEADS 3 and 7 and understand how to apply the regulation appropriately to each case.

• Understand the Continuous Evaluation (CE) implementation under ODNI for IC agencies.

• Understand the application of reciprocity to applicant cases enrolled in DOD CE with a deferred investigation.

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