Personnel Security Specialist

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Personnel Security Specialist to join our team in Fort Belvoir, VA.

The Personnel Security Specialist Mid-Level will support multiple Special Access Programs (SAPs), applying an in-depth understanding of program regulations to coordinate, administer, and execute personnel and physical security duties across the enterprise.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Process, track, and quality-review incoming Program Access Request (PAR) packages and route for appropriate approvals via the JADE database.
• Update and maintain the JADE database with Program Indoctrination Agreements (PIAs), Debriefing Statements, foreign travel records, and security violation reports.
• Perform personnel security verification and eligibility actions utilizing the Defense Information System for Security (DISS).
• Conduct initial and annual security training, multi-level program access briefings, and formal debriefings for program personnel.
• Assist customers and stakeholders with PAR status inquiries, reciprocity reviews, pending actions, and individual personnel security folders.
• Review DD-254s, issue Pre-Screening Questionnaires (PSQs), and coordinate Continued Access Eligibility (CAE) requests and Counterintelligence (CI) checks.
• Support SAP and SCI facility accreditations, multi-discipline self-inspections, document reviews, and the secure destruction and reproduction of classified materials.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of lower-level education, formal training, and progressively responsible experience.
• 3+ years of experience in personnel security (PERSEC), Special Access Programs (SAP), or a closely related government security discipline.
• Demonstrated proficiency utilizing DISS, JADE, or comparable personnel security databases.
• Practical knowledge of Program Access Requests (PAR), DD-254 documentation, and Pre-Screening Questionnaire (PSQ) workflows.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting SAP and SCI facility accreditation and de-accreditation processes.
• Prior experience conducting multi-discipline security self-inspections and standard operating procedure (SOP) development.
• Familiarity with media control, classified reproduction, and destruction procedures for accountable items.

Clearance Requirements:

• An active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Candidate must be capable of obtaining and maintaining SCI and SAP access.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
• Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, and secure storage areas.
• Frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering briefings and exchanging accurate information in these situations.