Personnel Security Specialist Job at MANTECH, Los Angeles, CA

  • MANTECH
  • Los Angeles, CA

Job Description

MANTECH seeks a Personnel Security Specialist II to handle personnel security functions in support of the customer’s facility and organization to join our team in El Segundo, CA .

The Personnel Security Specialist’s will provide day-to-day PERSEC services for Collateral, Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), and Special Access Program (SAP) activities.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Maintain various daily logs for administrative functions associated with PERSEC.
  • Perform data entry and record checks in the Joint Access Database (JADE) and maintain all customer-sponsored personnel access information and billets.
  • Build and maintain tracking spreadsheets and databases while following and enforcing customer Standard Operating Procedures.
  • Review, track, and monitor security clearance processing activities and prepare Program Access Requests (PARs) and Special Access Program Nomination Process (SAPNP) questionnaires.
  • Conduct Defense Central Index of Investigations (DCII), DISS, and SAPNP reviews of candidates submitted for SAP access.
  • Provide support for security awareness programs and interface with senior leaders and Government Program Managers for Access Approval decisions.
  • Experience maintaining personnel security files, tracking spreadsheets, and administrative logs.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree; 4 additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree
  • 6+ years of related PERSEC experience, including 2 years of relevant SCI or SAP experience.
  • Must complete DISS, Joint Access Database Environment (JADE), and DoD SAPCO approved SAPNP training.
  • Experience executing Special Access Program Nomination Process Questionnaires and conducting record checks.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Familiarity with security policy manuals, ICDs, JAFANs, DoD Manuals, and guiding policy documents.
  • Ability to work in a dynamic environment and effectively interact with DoD, military, civilian, and industry partners.

Clearance Requirements:

  • Must possess an active Top-Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
  • Must have eligibility for access to Special Access Program Information.
  • Must be willing to submit to a Counterintelligence polygraph.

Physical Requirements:

  • Willingness to travel within the organizational Area of Responsibility (AOR), which may include both air and ground transportation.
  • Must be able to remain in a stationary position for extended periods in closed-area offices.
  • Must be able to occasionally move about inside and outside the office to access files, cabinets, and safes.

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