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Personnel Security Specialist

Washington, District of Columbia
Salary
$101K–$157K/yr
Job Type
Full-time
Posted
9/12/2025

Job Description

Summary

Adjudicate national security clearances and manage security programs as a Personnel Security Specialist.

## Personnel Security Specialist

Join our team as a Personnel Security Specialist, ensuring national security through meticulous clearance adjudication and comprehensive security program management. We are seeking skilled professionals for positions equivalent to GS-12 or GS-13 levels.

### Responsibilities:

  • **Adjudicate Security Clearances:** Evaluate personnel files, conduct interviews, and review investigation reports to determine eligibility for national security clearances and suitability.
  • **Manage Clearance Status:** Exercise expert judgment in granting, revoking, suspending, or restricting security clearances.
  • **Security Program Involvement:**
* **(GS-12 Equivalent):** Interpret and implement established security management programs. * **(GS-13 Equivalent):** Contribute to the development and presentation of security management program information.
  • **Resolve Issues:** Address and resolve a variety of complex personnel security-related issues.
### Requirements:
  • **Specialized Experience:**
* **For GS-12 Equivalent:** One year of specialized experience comparable to the GS-11 level in federal service, or equivalent experience in the private sector. * **For GS-13 Equivalent:** One year of specialized experience comparable to the GS-12 level in federal service, or equivalent experience in the private sector.
  • **Demonstrated Experience in:**
* Interpreting, implementing, or contributing to the development of security management programs. * Evaluating and adjudicating fitness for security clearances based on investigations and interviews. * Exercising judgment in granting, revoking, suspending, or restricting security clearances. * Resolving diverse personnel security issues.
  • **Note:** All qualifying experience, including volunteer work, will be credited.


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