Lead Personnel Security Specialist

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Job Summary:
Alluvionic is seeking a Lead Personnel Security Specialist to join the Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA) Security and Emergency Management Staff (SEMS) in Washington, DC. As the lead, you will play a crucial role in managing and overseeing personnel security programs.


Must be US Citizen
Clearance Required:  Yes – Obtain a High-Risk Public Trust (T4)
*This is an onsite position.*

Responsibilities:

• Provide Personnel Security support to the Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA) and to 94 United States Attorney’s Offices (USAO) that encompass an estimated 13,000 employees, students, and contractors. Support includes but is not limited to the following:
  • Receive, review, and assemble detailed security package for federal personnel security specialist to determine suitability and fitness for employment.
  • Assist with security clearance requests, contractor waivers, initiating and resolving eAPP issues and/or questions, reviewing eAPP packages, and other related pre-employment or re-investigative documents.
  • Provide administrative support to Personnel Security Specialists in completing actions in support of the Personnel Security mission.
  • Understand and interpret data retrieved from PIPS/CVS, NCIC, or file share software, and other personnel security-related databases.
• Receive, log, and/or review requests for initial or updated personnel security documents to ensure proper procedural requirements have been satisfied prior to initiating background investigations of individuals who would occupy positions where a determination of suitability and fitness for employment is required.
• Ensure that sensitive investigative data is handled and controlled in a secure fashion to protect and safeguard the rights of the individual Per DoD Manual 5200.02.
• Provide a written report of data received from personnel security reports, records and investigative materials for review by federal personnel security specialist.
• Assist federal personnel security specialist in the adjudication of background investigations for suitability and fitness for employment with the government.
  • Assist with the process of monitoring, tracking, reviewing, analyzing, adjudication, and compiling results of completed Background Investigations of government personnel and contract employees conducted by OPM, FBI, and other Federal investigative agencies and provide a recommendation for approval, disapproval, or referral for further investigation.
  • Assist with the evaluation of favorable and derogatory information.
  • Assist with the preparation of Letters of Interrogatory to resolve outstanding issues. Prepare a written report of findings and recommend the appropriate suitability/security determination.
  • Draft correspondence in the form of Letters of Interrogatory, Adjudicative Worksheets, Notice of Proposed Actions, and Summary Worksheets for second level review by federal personnel security specialists.
• Assist in management of personnel security database; to include task such as create new cases for employment in JSTARS or personnel security related database in a timely manner with accuracy (not have more than three errors per month not to exceed three consecutive months).
• Assist in updating JSTARS or personnel security related database by removal of personnel that are no longer working for the EOUSA or USAO, adding new contractor personnel, adding clearance information, etc.
• Demonstrate oral and written communications skills to discuss analysis and prepare written communications setting forth analyses and recommendations. I. Maintains various files and records to prepare routine and special reports and analysis of personnel security activities as requested by the EOUSA or USAO.
• Assist in any other personnel security duties, special projects, as requested.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 10 years of relevant personnel security experience
  OR
  No degree and a minimum of 15 years of relevant personnel security experience, specifically involving National Security Information background investigations and Public Trust determinations.

• Proven experience in implementing and managing complex and evolving personnel security programs.

• Strong working knowledge of federal security processes, adjudicative guidelines, and investigative standards.

• Demonstrated leadership ability and experience supervising or leading security teams in a federal or contractor environment.

• Proficiency with security systems such as e-QIP, DISS/JPAS, CVS, and related platforms.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to brief senior officials.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience supporting EOUSA, DOJ, or other federal law enforcement or legal agencies.

• Familiarity with insider threat, industrial security, or physical security programs.

• Security-related certifications (e.g., SFPC, SAPPC, or equivalent) are a plus.

• Experience managing or responding to audits and policy compliance reviews.

Who We are:
Alluvionic is a woman-owned, 8(a) certified solutions provider of project management and process improvement services. We offer a wide range of products and services including extensive enterprise Process Improvement, CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration), CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification), PMO (Project Management Office), and ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) implementations for clients in various industries, providing Project Assurance® for every project.
We pride ourselves in being a Registered Provider Organization (RPO) with the CMMC Accreditation Body.

What it’s like to work at Alluvionic:
Working at Alluvionic means being surrounded by helpful and brilliant people who want to support your career growth. We are a company that puts people first and will help you get where you want to go. When we make mistakes, we own them, fix them, and improve our processes so we do better next time. We work hard and never forget to have fun, especially at happy hour.
We live by our company values of Family, Integrity, Professionalism, Innovation, Forward-Progress, Organization, and Communication. We invite you to apply if you share values even if your career path has been nontraditional.
Alluvionic is an authorized DoD SkillBridge Partner Organization. The DoD SkillBridge program is an opportunity for servicemen & servicewomen to complete an internship during the last 180 days of service to gain valuable civilian career experience.