F-35 JPO Personnel Security Specialist - PERSEC

Responsibilities for this Position

Location: USA VA Arlington
Full Part/Time: Full time
Job Req: RQ225588

Type of Requisition:
Pipeline

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
Top Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
Top Secret

Public Trust/Other Required:
None

Job Family:
Cyber and IT Risk Management

Job Qualifications:

Skills:
Personnel Security, Security Clearances, Security Management
Certifications:
None
Experience:
10 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
Yes

Job Description:

Join General Dynamics IT and be a part of the team of men and women that solve some of the world's most complex technical challenges. We are seeking a Security Specialist - PERSEC to join the F-35 program in Arlington, Virginia.

The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) leads life-cycle management of the F-35 Lightning II, the fifth-generation joint strike fighter serving the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, Cooperative Program Partners (CPP), and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers across multiple classification levels.

Support includes Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), Special Access Programs (SAP), North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI). The F-35 JPO Security Directorate provides full-spectrum, multi-disciplined security support to protect F-35 technology and information across the enterprise and throughout the acquisition and sustainment lifecycle, spanning Continental United States (CONUS) and overseas operations globally.

The role of the Security Specialist - Personnel Security (PERSEC) (Senior) is to provide SME-level guidance and senior-level interface for all Personnel Security (PERSEC) functions supporting the F-35 JPO, including Program Access Request (PAR) management, Personnel Clearance (PCL) management, and Special Access Program (SAP) billet management:

• Maintain personnel security files as required in accordance with DoD and Intelligence Community (IC) security regulations

• Assist with updating personnel security clearance and access databases, including the Defense Information System for Security (DISS)

• Provide Program Access Request (PAR) Management Support; support for all PARs regarding international members shall occur at the F-35 JPO Headquarters in Crystal City, Virginia

• Provide Personnel Clearance (PCL) Management Support for on-site Government and DoD contractor personnel

• Ensure security clearances for on-site personnel are current based on position sensitivity and access level as reflected in the DoD system of record

• Develop and maintain a PERSEC management system that tracks all JPO personnel accessed to at least one SAP and monitors PAR processing timeliness from submission to adjudication

• Provide SME-level guidance on DoD Personnel Security Program (PSP) requirements per DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5200.02

Required Qualifications:

• Master's Degree , OR Bachelor's Degree plus four (4) years of additional work experience in personnel security

• A minimum of ten (10) years of experience performing PERSEC functions in support of DoD or intelligence community programs, including SAP PAR processing, clearance management, and access database maintenance

• Demonstrated experience with the Defense Information System for Security (DISS) and related personnel security systems of record

• Experience managing SAP indoctrination, debriefing, and billet management processes

• Top Secret/SAR/SCI clearance required

WHAT CAN GDIT OFFER YOU?

• Excellent customizable health benefits (Medical, Dental and Vision)

• 401K with company match

• Educational Assistance and eLearning

• Flexible work week

• Internal mobility team dedicated to employee advancement

• Rewards and Recognition programs

• Innovative and collaborative environment encouraging of highly motivated critical thinking

The likely salary range for this position is $128,039 - $173,229. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

Travel Required:
10-25%

Telecommuting Options:
Onsite

Work Location:
USA VA Arlington

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Our Identity Verification Process:
As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About Our Work:
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

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Join General Dynamics IT and be a part of the team of men and women that solve some of the world's most complex technical challenges. We are seeking a Security Specialist - PERSEC to join the F-35 program in Arlington, Virginia.


The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) leads life-cycle management of the F-35 Lightning II, the fifth-generation joint strike fighter serving the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, Cooperative Program Partners (CPP), and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers across multiple classification levels.


Support includes Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), Special Access Programs (SAP), North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI). The F-35 JPO Security Directorate provides full-spectrum, multi-disciplined security support to protect F-35 technology and information across the enterprise and throughout the acquisition and sustainment lifecycle, spanning Continental United States (CONUS) and overseas operations globally.


The role of the Security Specialist - Personnel Security (PERSEC) (Senior) is to provide SME-level guidance and senior-level interface for all Personnel Security (PERSEC) functions supporting the F-35 JPO, including Program Access Request (PAR) management, Personnel Clearance (PCL) management, and Special Access Program (SAP) billet management:

• Maintain personnel security files as required in accordance with DoD and Intelligence Community (IC) security regulations

• Assist with updating personnel security clearance and access databases, including the Defense Information System for Security (DISS)

• Provide Program Access Request (PAR) Management Support; support for all PARs regarding international members shall occur at the F-35 JPO Headquarters in Crystal City, Virginia

• Provide Personnel Clearance (PCL) Management Support for on-site Government and DoD contractor personnel

• Ensure security clearances for on-site personnel are current based on position sensitivity and access level as reflected in the DoD system of record

• Develop and maintain a PERSEC management system that tracks all JPO personnel accessed to at least one SAP and monitors PAR processing timeliness from submission to adjudication

• Provide SME-level guidance on DoD Personnel Security Program (PSP) requirements per DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5200.02

Required Qualifications:

• Master's Degree , OR Bachelor's Degree plus four (4) years of additional work experience in personnel security

• A minimum of ten (10) years of experience performing PERSEC functions in support of DoD or intelligence community programs, including SAP PAR processing, clearance management, and access database maintenance

• Demonstrated experience with the Defense Information System for Security (DISS) and related personnel security systems of record

• Experience managing SAP indoctrination, debriefing, and billet management processes

• Top Secret/SAR/SCI clearance required

WHAT CAN GDIT OFFER YOU?

• Excellent customizable health benefits (Medical, Dental and Vision)

• 401K with company match

• Educational Assistance and eLearning

• Flexible work week

• Internal mobility team dedicated to employee advancement

• Rewards and Recognition programs

• Innovative and collaborative environment encouraging of highly motivated critical thinking

The likely salary range for this position is $128,039 - $173,229. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.



Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40



Travel Required:
10-25%



Telecommuting Options:
Onsite



Work Location:
USA VA Arlington



Additional Work Locations:



Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.



Our Identity Verification Process:
As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.



About Our Work:
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.


Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at

gdit.com/tc .


Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

PI286226778