Personnel Security Specialist (Senior Adjudicator)

The Office of Personnel Management is seeking a highly skilled Security Adjudications Specialist to manage and process complex federal security clearances. This role involves providing expert guidance, reviewing sensitive cases, and making critical adjudicative determinations.

• *Key Responsibilities:**
• Provide expert advice and guidance on a wide range of security, counter-intelligence, and adjudication issues.
• Conduct in-depth reviews of security cases, especially those with significant derogatory information.
• Prepare and process Letters of Intent to Deny or Revoke security clearances and assignments.
• Analyze responses to Letters of Intent and render informed adjudicative determinations.
• Draft and issue official Letters of Denial or Revocation of Security Clearance.
• Evaluate security reports, conduct research, and prepare detailed responses.
• Manage the full lifecycle of personnel security, including initial investigations, clearances, re-investigations, upgrades/downgrades, suspensions, revocations, and appeals processes.
• Ensure all security clearance requests and actions comply with regulatory requirements.
• Analyze and report on clearance and appeals findings to senior security officials.
• *Qualifications & Competencies:**
• Minimum of one year of specialized experience at a level equivalent to GG/GS 12 in the Federal service, demonstrating a strong understanding of security administration.
• Proven ability to provide advice, guidance, and direction on security, counter-intelligence, and adjudication matters.
• Demonstrated experience in reviewing complex cases, preparing official letters, and making adjudicative determinations.
• **Personnel Security:** Expertise in applying personnel security principles to process investigations, clearances, and appeals.
• **Flexibility:** Adaptability to new information, changing conditions, and unexpected obstacles.
• **Interpersonal Skills:** Ability to treat others with courtesy, sensitivity, and respect, responding appropriately to diverse needs.
• **Reasoning:** Strong analytical skills to identify relationships, analyze information, and draw accurate conclusions.
• **Writing:** Excellent written communication skills for producing clear, concise, and organized information, including technical material.