Personnel Security Specialist

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MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Personnel Security Specialist to join our team in Fort Belvoir, VA.

The Personnel Security Specialist Mid-Level will support multiple Special Access Programs (SAPs), applying an in-depth understanding of program regulations to coordinate, administer, and execute personnel and physical security duties across the enterprise.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

- Process, track, and quality-review incoming Program Access Request (PAR) packages and route for appropriate approvals via the JADE database.
- Update and maintain the JADE database with Program Indoctrination Agreements (PIAs), Debriefing Statements, foreign travel records, and security violation reports.
- Perform personnel security verification and eligibility actions utilizing the Defense Information System for Security (DISS).
- Conduct initial and annual security training, multi-level program access briefings, and formal debriefings for program personnel.
- Assist customers and stakeholders with PAR status inquiries, reciprocity reviews, pending actions, and individual personnel security folders.
- Review DD-254s, issue Pre-Screening Questionnaires (PSQs), and coordinate Continued Access Eligibility (CAE) requests and Counterintelligence (CI) checks.
- Support SAP and SCI facility accreditations, multi-discipline self-inspections, document reviews, and the secure destruction and reproduction of classified materials.

Minimum Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of lower-level education, formal training, and progressively responsible experience.
- 3+ years of experience in personnel security (PERSEC), Special Access Programs (SAP), or a closely related government security discipline.
- Demonstrated proficiency utilizing DISS, JADE, or comparable personnel security databases.
- Practical knowledge of Program Access Requests (PAR), DD-254 documentation, and Pre-Screening Questionnaire (PSQ) workflows.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience supporting SAP and SCI facility accreditation and de-accreditation processes.
- Prior experience conducting multi-discipline security self-inspections and standard operating procedure (SOP) development.
- Familiarity with media control, classified reproduction, and destruction procedures for accountable items.

Clearance Requirements:

- An active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
- Candidate must be capable of obtaining and maintaining SCI and SAP access.

Physical Requirements:

- Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
- Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, and secure storage areas.
- Frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering briefings and exchanging accurate information in these situations.

The projected compensation range for this position is $75,500.00-$125,600.00. There are differentiating factors that can impact a final salary/hourly rate, including, but not limited to, Contract Wage Determination, relevant work experience, skills and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location (For Remote Opportunities), education and certifications as well as Federal Government Contract Labor categories. In addition, MANTECH invests in its employees beyond just compensation. MANTECH’s benefits offerings include, dependent upon position, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, short-term and long-term Disability, Retirement and Savings, Learning and Development opportunities, wellness programs as well as other optional benefit elections.

MANTECH considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to disability or veteran status or any other status protected under any federal, state, or local law or regulation.

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