Personnel Security Specialist

Personnel Security Specialist

Washington, DC

Great Waters Federal is part of the Seneca Nation Group (SNG) portfolio of companies. SNG is Seneca Holdings' federal government contracting business that meets mission-critical needs of federal civilian, defense, and intelligence community customers. Our portfolio comprises multiple subsidiaries that participate in the Small Business Administration 8(a) program.

Our team of talented individuals is what makes us successful. To support our team, we provide a balanced mix of benefits and programs. Your total rewards package includes competitive pay, benefits, and perks, flexible work-life balance, professional development opportunities, and performance and recognition programs. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life, and disability, voluntary benefit programs (critical illness, hospital, and accident), health savings and flexible spending accounts, and retirement 401K plan. One of our fundamental principles is to offer competitive health and welfare benefits to our team members, providing coverage and care for you and your family. Full-time employees working at least 30 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in our benefits and paid leave programs. We pride ourselves on our collaborative work environment and culture, which embraces our mission of providing financial and non-financial benefits back to the members of the Seneca Nation.

Great Waters Federal is seeking a Personnel Security Specialist I in Washington, DC. The objective of this work is to provide security clearance processing support to the Department of Justice Antitrust Division. This position will consist of a hybrid work location, where the individual will be required to report onsite several days a week at the DOJ ATR office located in Washington, DC.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Provide clerical assistance for the handling, control, logging, and status-tracking, filing, and disposition of background investigation reports.
• Provide regular reports of security related activities and events; and perform Security Processing and Adjudications Support Services personnel security support functions and assist with fingerprinting (includes scanning fingerprints into LiveScan), initiation of background investigations, requesting additional information, and clearance verifications.
• Review background investigation reports and provide assessments of their adequacy, accuracy, and completeness considering relevant security guidelines.
• Determine the adequacy and completeness of background investigations and develop or collect data/information.
• Evaluate the authenticity, veracity, and pertinence of data/documentation obtained from a variety of sources.
• Request additional investigative actions or develop usable information as needed to render a well-informed decision.
• Create cases in the personnel security database, Justice Security Tracking and Adjudication Record System (JSTARS):
• Entering the correct information into JSTARS and creating the appropriate processing activity to ensure proper routing of the case.
• Uploading all documents to the correct JSTARS case document tab.
• Filing, classifying, and retrieving program related materials and technical documents in JSTARS.
• Entering separation dates and forwarding cases of separated personnel to the Awaiting Destruction Shelf.
• Performing data entry duties pertaining to the personnel security processes.
• Processing requests for additional information on security packages and following up on correspondence received.
• Using the Office of Personnel Management (OPM's) Electronic Questionnaires for Investigative Processing (eQIP) system, or its successor, to review security forms for DOJ applicants or existing personnel and uploading them to JSTARS. Uploading applicable documents into eQIP, such as fingerprint results.
• Conducting investigative checks such as but not limited to PIPS/CVS checks, credit checks, FBI fingerprint checks, FBI Name Checks, NCIC checks, and selective service registration checks.
• Answering general security processing inquiries and forwarding complex inquiries to the appropriate Personnel Security Specialist.
• Preparing memoranda, reports, and other reference documents.
• Advising the Personnel Security Specialist when a candidate has failed to provide the requested information.
• Reviewing monthly organizational reports for data integrity, assisting with data reconciliation as required.
• Properly safeguarding sensitive information to include, but not limited to, Privacy Act Protected Information, Personally Identifiable Information (PII), and Classified National Security Information

Basic Qualifications:

• Must have a current SECRET security clearance.
• At a minimum must have at least two (2) years verifiable experience of working in the Personnel Security field within a federal agency or federal contracting company.
• At a minimum must have at least two (2) years of verifiable experience entering and reviewing information within eQIP.
• One (1) year of verifiable work experience with the Justice Security Tracking and Adjudication Record System (JSTARS) is highly desirable.

Equal Opportunity Statement: Seneca Holdings provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, genetic information and/or predisposing genetic characteristics, victim of domestic violence status, veteran status, or other protected class status. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation and training. The Company also prohibits retaliation against any employee who exercises his or her rights under applicable anti-discrimination laws. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company does give hiring preference to Seneca or Native individuals. Veterans with expertise in these areas are highly encouraged to apply.