Salary :
Threat Tec, LLC, a rapidly growing Veteran-Owned Business, is the leader of Operational Environment (OE) replication and Threat Emulation/Wargaming solutions. Threat Tec brings innovative thinking and extensive experience to complex challenges for public and private sector customers. We work alongside our nation's defenders, developing solutions that drive success and protect our future. Join a team that is embodied by an unwavering commitment to professionalism, honesty, and innovation.
Threat Tec is seeking an experienced Personnel Security Specialist to support the 89th Attack Squadron at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota.
The Personnel Security Specialist will administer personnel-security and Sensitive Compartmented Information access requirements for approximately 200 assigned personnel. Responsibilities include clearance tracking, SCI indoctrinations and debriefings, personnel-security records, foreign-travel processing, visit requests, badge administration, security-awareness training and coordination with Air Force security organizations.
The successful candidate must possess strong attention to detail, sound knowledge of Department of Defense and Intelligence Community personnel-security requirements, and the ability to independently manage sensitive records and time-critical security actions.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Conduct SCI indoctrinations, security briefings and debriefings for assigned personnel.
- Create, maintain and audit SCI indoctrination and personnel-security folders.
- Process interim SCI access requests and other access actions required to support operational needs.
- Monitor security clearances, eligibility, access status, reinvestigations and continuous-evaluation requirements.
- Update personnel-security information in DISS, JPAS or designated successor systems.
- Process and track foreign-travel notifications and required pre-travel and post-travel documentation.
- Prepare, submit and track visit-access requests for personnel traveling to other classified or SCI facilities.
- Create, issue, recover and destroy access-control and SCI facility badges as required.
- Maintain badge rosters and Alarmed Facility Access Authorization documentation.
- Process personnel in-processing, out-processing and access termination actions.
- Draft, submit and track security incident reports involving SCI access or personnel-security matters.
- Maintain Security Information Files and For-Cause review or discharge documentation.
- Train Special Security Representatives and other designated personnel on security responsibilities and reporting requirements.
- Administer the unit SCI security-awareness program.
- Distribute annual security-awareness training and maintain accurate completion records.
- Update personnel-security and access-control portions of SCIF Standard Operating Procedures and Emergency Action Procedures.
- Support the proper handling, accountability and destruction of SCI materials.
- Participate in internal security reviews, Staff Assistance Visits and external inspections.
- Prepare and submit recurring and annual personnel-security reports.
- Ensure compliance with ICD 704, applicable Security Executive Agent Directives, Department of Defense manuals, Air Force instructions and ACC/SSO guidance.
- Coordinate with unit security managers, the installation security office, Security Forces, AFOSI, ACC/SSO and other designated security organizations.
- Prepare memoranda, reports, forms, correspondence and briefings in accordance with Air Force administrative-writing standards.
- Establish and maintain secure paper and electronic filing systems.
- Monitor security suspenses and ensure all actions are completed within Government-established timelines.
- Respond to personnel-security questions from assigned military members, civilians, contractors and leadership.
Required Qualifications
- Active and current Top Secret clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information eligibility.
- U.S. citizenship.
- At least one year of experience working within a TS/SCI facility.
- At least one year of dedicated personnel-security experience involving clearance processing, indoctrinations, debriefings, access management or security records.
- Proficiency using DISS, JPAS or designated successor personnel-security systems.
- Working knowledge of SCI eligibility, access, indoctrination and reporting requirements.
- Ability to manage sensitive personnel information and protect Privacy Act and classified records.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
- Ability to accurately prepare and maintain databases, rosters, reports and tracking tools.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently, prioritize multiple requirements and meet Government suspenses.
Preferred Qualifications
- Personnel-security experience in a U.S. Air Force, Department of Defense or Intelligence Community environment.
- Experience managing SCI access and personnel-security records for an organization of 100 or more personnel.
- Previous experience serving as a Special Security Representative, Unit Security Manager or member of a Special Security Office.
- Familiarity with ICD 704, Security Executive Agent Directives and Air Force personnel-security guidance.
- Experience with DCSA clearance-processing pipelines, investigation requests, electronic questionnaires and adjudication tracking.
- Experience creating and tracking security incident reports.
- Experience administering foreign-travel and foreign-contact reporting programs.
- Prior Air Force military or Department of Defense civilian security experience.
- Completion of personnel-security training through CDSE or another recognized Department of Defense security-training program.
Education
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Associate or bachelor’s degree in security management, criminal justice, intelligence studies, homeland security or a related discipline preferred.
- Relevant military training and personnel-security certifications may be considered in place of formal postsecondary education.
Work Location and Schedule
- Work will be performed on-site at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota.
- Standard operating hours are anticipated to be 7:30 a.m. through 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
- Routine telework is not authorized.
- Limited telework may be authorized during installation closures or severe-weather events.
- Local travel within approximately 50 miles of Ellsworth AFB may be required.
- No routine temporary duty travel is anticipated.
$45,000 - $85,000 a year
This position is contingent upon contract award, funding, and/or customer approval. The anticipated salary range is $45,000-$85,000 annually. Final compensation will be determined based on the awarded labor category, work location, candidate qualifications, security clearance, certifications, internal equity, and applicable contract requirements.
Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. This description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions; it does not proscribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. This job description is subject to change at any time.
Threat Tec, LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employers (EEO/AA). All employment and hiring decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs without regard to race, religion, color, sexual orientation, nationality, gender, ethnic origin, disability, age, sex, gender identity, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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