Personnel Security Specialist
ManTech, El Segundo, CA, United States
MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Personnel Security Specialist (PSS)-II to join our team in El Segundo, CA.
The Personnel Security Specialist (PSS)-II will play a vital role in handling personnel security functions in support of the customer's facility and organization. You will provide "day-to-day" PERSEC services for Collateral, Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), and Special Access Program (SAP) activities, ensuring all personnel files and access requirements are managed with precision. This is a full-time, in-office position that supports mission-critical security awareness and education programs.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
* Maintaining various daily logs for administrative functions and an extensive customer database point of contact listing.
* Performing data entry to the Joint Access Database (JADE) and maintaining all customer-sponsored billets and quota information.
* Reviewing, tracking, and monitoring security clearance processing activities with government personnel to achieve appropriate clearance actions.
* Preparing, processing, and reviewing Program Access Requests (PARs) for accuracy and access eligibility.
* Conducting record checks using DCII, DISS, and SAPNP for candidates being submitted for Special Access Program access.
* Providing leadership, mentoring, and quality assurance for PERSEC team members while interfacing with senior leaders for access approval decisions.
* Supporting security awareness and education programs while enforcing the customer's Standard Operating Procedures.
Minimum Qualifications:
* Bachelor's degree or 4 years of equivalent additional experience.
* 6+ years of related experience
* 4+ years of relevant SCI or SAP experience.
* Completion of required training for JPAS/DISS, Joint Access Database Environment (JADE), and DoD SAPCO approved SAPNP.
* Experience maintaining personnel security files and building tracking spreadsheets for complex PERSEC activities.
* Proven ability to execute Special Access Program Nomination Process Questionnaires and handle classified visit requests.
Preferred Qualifications :
* Minimum 2 years of SAP-related experience is highly desired.
* Familiarity with security policy manuals, including appropriate ICDs, JAFANs, and DoD Manuals.
* Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel).
* Possession of a high degree of originality, creativity, and initiative requiring minimal supervision.
Clearance Requirements:
* Active Top-Secret Clearance with SCI Eligibility
* Willingness to submit to a polygraph.
Physical Requirements:
* Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50%.
* Needs to occasionally move about inside and out of the office to access files, cabinets, and safes.
* Frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentations and must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
* Willingness to travel within the organizational Area of Responsibility (AOR), including air and ground transportation.
The Personnel Security Specialist (PSS)-II will play a vital role in handling personnel security functions in support of the customer's facility and organization. You will provide "day-to-day" PERSEC services for Collateral, Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), and Special Access Program (SAP) activities, ensuring all personnel files and access requirements are managed with precision. This is a full-time, in-office position that supports mission-critical security awareness and education programs.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
* Maintaining various daily logs for administrative functions and an extensive customer database point of contact listing.
* Performing data entry to the Joint Access Database (JADE) and maintaining all customer-sponsored billets and quota information.
* Reviewing, tracking, and monitoring security clearance processing activities with government personnel to achieve appropriate clearance actions.
* Preparing, processing, and reviewing Program Access Requests (PARs) for accuracy and access eligibility.
* Conducting record checks using DCII, DISS, and SAPNP for candidates being submitted for Special Access Program access.
* Providing leadership, mentoring, and quality assurance for PERSEC team members while interfacing with senior leaders for access approval decisions.
* Supporting security awareness and education programs while enforcing the customer's Standard Operating Procedures.
Minimum Qualifications:
* Bachelor's degree or 4 years of equivalent additional experience.
* 6+ years of related experience
* 4+ years of relevant SCI or SAP experience.
* Completion of required training for JPAS/DISS, Joint Access Database Environment (JADE), and DoD SAPCO approved SAPNP.
* Experience maintaining personnel security files and building tracking spreadsheets for complex PERSEC activities.
* Proven ability to execute Special Access Program Nomination Process Questionnaires and handle classified visit requests.
Preferred Qualifications :
* Minimum 2 years of SAP-related experience is highly desired.
* Familiarity with security policy manuals, including appropriate ICDs, JAFANs, and DoD Manuals.
* Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel).
* Possession of a high degree of originality, creativity, and initiative requiring minimal supervision.
Clearance Requirements:
* Active Top-Secret Clearance with SCI Eligibility
* Willingness to submit to a polygraph.
Physical Requirements:
* Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50%.
* Needs to occasionally move about inside and out of the office to access files, cabinets, and safes.
* Frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentations and must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
* Willingness to travel within the organizational Area of Responsibility (AOR), including air and ground transportation.