Personnel Security Specialist (Entry Level, Mid, Senior)

Description

Personnel Security Specialist (Entry, Mid or Senior Level) -Top Secret

Xcelerate Solutions is seeking a dynamic and results-driven Personnel Security Specialist (Entry, Mid or Senior Level). You will be supporting a Federal Law Enforcement client that requires contracted support to address the growing demand for personnel security across multiple key programs and operations to include background investigations and suitability and security clearance determinations. To provide adjudication analysis and recommendations, grant and suspend clearances, and deliver investigative results to other government agencies, our client must conduct thorough and expeditious background investigations (BIs).

As a Personnel Security Specialist (Entry, Mid or Senior Level) you will be a vital part of a dynamic team of Personnel Security Specialists working to ensure national security through collaboration and innovation by supporting background investigations, continuous vetting, and periodic reinvestigations of individuals, including but not limited to applicants, employees, contractors, and task force officers. Come join our award-winning organization and work with some of the most talented and brightest minds in the GovCon industry.

Location:

Washington, DC or Huntsville, AL

Clearance:

Top Secret

Responsibilities:

• Review, analyze, and resolve Continuous Vetting (CV) alerts for security or suitability concerns.
• Evaluate candidates to determine the appropriate vetting scenario and the type of background investigation (BI) to initiate.
• Process BIs in accordance with Security Executive Agent Directive (SEAD) 4, SEAD 7, Federal
• Investigative Standards, and Federal Personnel Vetting Guidelines.
• Scope and analyze BI documents to identify potential issues or gaps.
• Identify and set leads for areas of concern in BI cases (e.g., criminal history, credit issues, foreign affiliations).
• Review BIs for security and suitability concerns in alignment with adjudicative guidelines.
• Draft adjudications, including mitigation and aggravation factors, to support government decision-making.
• Review, identify, and report security risks related to BI findings.
• Complete security reports with 100% accuracy through collaboration with other stakeholders.
• Collaborate effectively with internal and external partners at various stages of the BI process.

Minimum Requirements:

• Must have an active Top Secret Clearance, and the ability to obtain an initial full-field single background investigation (SSBIs)
• Entry Level: 2 years of experience in the personnel security investigative or investigative analyst field, conducting and interpreting database checks and credit reports. Experience performing routine office administrative support functions. Demonstrated analytical ability to critically review and analyze various types of incoming material and investigative reports to discern potential security vulnerabilities and to identify viable investigative leads. Education Bachelor's (or Associate's w/ 4 years of relevant experience*)
• Mid: 7 years of experience in the personnel security investigative or investigative analyst field Experience interpreting Governmental and commercial database checks to identify areas of concern during the investigative process. Experience analyzing investigative reports and other sources of information to identify security vulnerabilities; to develop investigative leads; to propose a recommendation as to the approval, denial, or revocation of eligibility for access to national security information based on the application of the appropriate adjudicative standards. Education Bachelor's (or Associate's w/ 9 years of relevant experience*)
• Senior: 15 years of experience in federal law enforcement or 17 years of experience in the personnel security investigative or investigative analyst field. Technical training/certification as an investigator and/or adjudicator is required. Prior security management experience preferred. Education Bachelor's (or Associate's w/ 17 years of experience in federal law enforcement or 19 years of experience in the personnel security investigative or investigative analyst field*)

About Xcelerate Solutions:
Founded in 2009 and headquartered in McLean, VA, Xcelerate Solutions (www.xceleratesolutions.com) is one of America's fastest-growing companies. Xcelerate's culture is defined by our diversified workforce of dynamic and versatile professionals, supported with growth and development opportunities that contribute to individual and company growth. This strong commitment to our employees has been recognized by our inclusion on the Washington Business Journal's "50 Best Places to Work" list as well as being a "Great Place to Work" certified company with a 4.6 star, and a 99% CEO approval Glassdoor rating. Come find out why Xcelerate Solutions is one of the DC Metro top employers!

Xcelerate Solutions is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, age, equal pay, disability, veteran status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or expression of another protected characteristic. As part of this commitment to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals, Xcelerate provides reasonable accommodations if needed because of an applicant's or an employee's disability.

Pay Transparency Notice: Xcelerate Solutions will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.