Personnel Security and Vetting Policy Support

Join a dynamic company, Decision Technologies, Inc., that stands out in the field of technical support services and engineering consultancy.

With our extensive experience in developing RF Systems and Missile Sensors, production transition, quality and reliability assessment, test and evaluation, and logistics support, we are uniquely positioned to meet the needs of our customers.

Be part of our experienced team that provides exceptional support and leadership in our core competencies.

Decision Technologies offers employees a competitive salary and benefits package, 401K, Flexible Spending Accounts, and Short and Long-Term Disability.

As a growing company, we provide advancement opportunities and Tuition Reimbursement.

Decision Technologies seeks a qualified Personnel Security and Vetting Policy Support (SME) to join our team in Arlington, VA.

Position Description :

Decision Technologies seeks a skilled Personnel Security Policy SME to support the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence & Security (OUSD(I&S)), Counterintelligence, Law Enforcement, and Security Directorate.

The Personnel Security Policy Specialist is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining personnel security policies and procedures to safeguard sensitive information and assets, ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, and mitigate security risks within the organization.

MUST HAVE AN ACTIVE TSSCI CLEARANCE

Responsibilities and Duties :

• Support, develop, revise, interpret, and coordinate four DoD-level policies pertaining to personnel security, including tiered background investigations, adjudications, and continuous evaluation of DoD personnel.
• This includesNational security positions, positions requiring access to classified national security information, sensitive and non-sensitive positionsPersonnel requiring physical access to DoD installations Facilities logistical access to DoD information systems
• Provide daily support for the development of strategies and initiatives to improve personnel security and adjudication processes, implementation of an electronic fingerprint capture, store, and forward capability, Joint Personnel Adjudications System (JPAS) policy maintenance and sustainment, transition from JPAS to the Joint Verification System - Defense Information Systems for Security, adjudicator certification, oversight of investigative service provider billing and product quality, oversight of Central Adjudication Facility policies, procedures, 2004 Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act compliance, continuous evaluation to defend against insider threats, establishment and implementation of performance metrics and monitoring.

Support involves researching, participating in meetings, and providing background information.

Develop up to fifty-two staff packages (Action and Info Memos) annually in conformance with OSD, OUSD(I&S), and local office requirements.

Required Qualifications and Skills :

• Bachelor’s degree
• Knowledge of the DoD's personnel security functions to include personnel security manager responsibilities, investigations, and adjudication policies.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience working with DoD, Intelligence Community, and national-level personnel security policies and procedures.
• A minimum of 5 years of demonstrated expert proficiency in policy development, drafting, formatting, tracking, staffing, reviewing, and reconciling inputs to DoD policies and other publications, and conducting critical reviews of other entities’ policy documents to ensure personnel security equities are accurately reflected.
• A minimum of one year of experience developing, updating, and coordinating personnel security policy and providing policy interpretations and guidance is required.
• At least one year of experience effectively coordinating with DoD services, Agencies, and Field Activities to resolve complex personnel security policy issues.
• Minimum of 1 year of demonstrated experience with developing performance metrics and assessments.

Desired Qualifications and Skills :

• Ten years of relevant experience preferred
• Master’s degree preferred

Travel Requirements :

None

Salary Range : $130000.0000 To $135000.0000 Annually