Personnel Security Specialist

Job Title

Personnel Security Specialist

Duties

The successful candidate will perform the full range of Personnel Security Specialist duties. Such duties include but are not limited to:

1. Assist the Chief, PSB, with planning, developing, and executing NRC personnel security policies, standards, and procedures to ensure effective branch operations.
2. Implement administrative and adjudicatory processes for NRC access authorizations-including cases involving significantly derogatory information-for NRC employees, contractors, licensees, and others.
3. Request investigative products from the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) and initiate supplemental investigative actions as required by 10 CFR Parts 10, 11, 25, and EO 12968.
4. Administer the pre-employment investigation waiver program under Section 145b of the Atomic Energy Act, reviewing eligibility under applicable regulations and Executive Orders.
5. Prepare special reports for senior leadership on complex or controversial security cases and recommend solutions to improve personnel security processes.
6. Conduct interviews and evaluate investigative findings, particularly in cases involving derogatory information.
7. Communicate findings clearly and logically in writing and orally.
8. Maintain cooperative working relationships with supervisors, peers, and external partners.
9. Support modernization of personnel vetting processes aligned with government-wide TW 2.0 policies.
10. Participate in Continuous Vetting (CV) by reviewing automated record checks, identifying potential security concerns, and initiating follow-up actions.
11. Adapt NRC adjudicative processes and documentation to TW 2.0 requirements.
12. Contribute to training, communication, and implementation activities supporting TW 2.0 adoption.