Personnel Security Specialist II

Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, ISN Corporation is a nationwide provider of specialized professional services to Federal government agencies. ISN's portfolio includes work with over 100 Federal agencies.

ISN Corporation has been awarded a place in the Washington Business Journal's list of the 50 Fastest Growing Government Contractors. ISN is was also on the Business Inc. Magazine's 5000 List of Fastest Growing Private Companies for two years.

ISN Corporation offers many competitive benefits to its employees, including:

• Major medical insurance with prescription coverage
• Dental plan
• Flexible spending
• Short-term and long-term disability benefits at no cost to employees
• Basic life insurance at no cost to employees
• Retirement Plan
• Paid leave with accrual beginning at Date of Hire

We are looking for an energetic, self-starting, organized, detail-oriented candidate with the ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment to join our team.

Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, ISN Corporation is a nationwide provider of specialized professional services to Federal government agencies. ISN's portfolio includes work with over 100 Federal agencies.

ISN Corporation has been awarded a place in the Washington Business Journal's list of the 50 Fastest Growing Government Contractors. ISN is was also on the Business Inc. Magazine's 5000 List of Fastest Growing Private Companies for two years.

ISN Corporation offers many competitive benefits to its employees, including:

• Major medical insurance with prescription coverage
• Dental plan
• Flexible spending
• Short-term and long-term disability benefits at no cost to employees
• Basic life insurance at no cost to employees
• Retirement Plan
• Paid leave with accrual beginning at Date of Hire

We are looking for an energetic, self-starting, organized, detail-oriented candidate with the ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment to join our team.

ISN is actively recruiting skilled professionals to support the Security Division's comprehensive background investigation (BI) contractor services in Huntsville (HSV) and the National Capital Region (NCR). Our mission is to perform a full range of Background Investigations (BI) services in compliance with multiple Executive Orders (EOs), Security Executive Agent Directives (SEADs), Investigative Standards (IS), and FBI Policies. In these roles, you will help satisfy OGA and TW 2.0 requirements, identifying and adjudicating personnel threats that could compromise the FBI's mission. Most clearances are Top Secret (TS), requiring initial full-field Single Scope Background Investigations (SSBIs) and reinvestigations. Your work will ensure the FBI maintains its high standards and compliance with policies set by executive orders, ODNI, and OPM for personnel vetting. Must have a current TS security clearance and must be capable of obtaining SCI access that includes a requirement to pass a security CI polygraph exam.

Functional Responsibilities

• Provide direct support and service to the administration of the FBI Security Program by participating in the direction, from inception to completion, of complex security assessment investigations conducted by FBI Field Offices (FOs).
• Conduct, review, and analyze a variety of interviews internal and external to the organization.
• Provide support, analysis, and research into complex problems and processes relating to Personal Security.
• Complete written reports and/or oral presentations utilizing critical thinking and analysis skills.
• Contribute to the development of new principles and concepts.
• Work on complex problems and provide solutions.
• Advise the supervisor of potentially controversial matters or those matters with far-reaching implications.
• Initiate or perform extensive FBI indices checks, arrest record checks, and similar checks to obtain pertinent and identifying information for assigned cases.
• Request, receive, review, and analyze various FBI Government files and related material for the determination of an individual's potential security risk.
• Summarize data and compose necessary correspondence to appropriate FOs for initiation of investigations.
• Coordinate with FOs for the submission of investigation information.
• Examine and critically analyze investigative reports and correspondence from the FOs for conformance to administrative requirements as to format and content.
• Recommend the need for polygraph examinations and/or interviews based on analysis of all available data.
• Receive, review, and analyze the results of further investigations, along with the results of interviews and polygraph examinations.
• Summarize all data provided and developed in a formal written analysis of the security concerns and their resolutions.
• Establish and maintain liaison with other FBI HQ Divisions, DOJ, and other agency officials.
• Coordinate or work in concert with other FBI components as required to surface, develop, and resolve various issues encountered.
• Recommend new methods and procedures for passing and affirming clearances including SCI/Regulations, FISs, and/or EO and DOJ Orders.
• Perform security assessment investigations and provide recommendations to FBI HQ.
• Review and analyze requests for investigations concerning security clearances.
• Prepare a detailed analysis of all information developed, including potential remedial or precautionary actions to meet minimum security standards.
• Assist with briefings and debriefings of individual cases as necessary.
• Upload all official documents into the defined system of record, management, workflow, or tracking systems, files, and/or sub-files.

Minimum Experience Requirements

• Three (3) years of experience in the personnel security investigative or investigative analyst field.
• Experience conducting and interpreting database checks and credit reports.
• Experience performing routine office administrative support functions.
• Demonstrated analytical ability to critically review and analyze various types of incoming material and investigative reports to discern potential security vulnerabilities and identify viable investigative leads.
• Proficient computer skills to include expert knowledge of Microsoft Office software applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Use of Internet to conduct research and/or open-source checks in aid of investigations.
• Experience with various Federal LE and IC IT systems for conducting automated record checks.
• Knowledge of and experience with the use of applicable commercial and Federal Government database systems.
• Experience performing database searches for information related to personnel security matters.
• Distribution and update of personnel security documentation files.
• Responsibility for the security of program data and materials.
• Processing security clearance and BI documentation in preparation for adjudication.
• Prepared documentation for Government agencies and customers.
• Experience performing multiple administrative tasks dealing with databases queries, filing, processing mail, and performing audits.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience to conduct established Federal Government standards for investigations, BIs, and security investigations relating to suitability and security standards.
• Current TS security clearance and must be capable of obtaining SCI access that includes a requirement to pass a security CI polygraph exam.

Desired Experience

• Demonstrated understanding of the following security-related/investigative guidelines:
  • Federal Investigative Standards (FISs)
  • Security Executive Agent Directives (SEADs)
  • Executive Orders (EOs)
  • U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (US CFR)
  • Trusted Workforce and Continuous Vetting (CV) Programs

ISN Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer

ISN Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

ISN Corporation is a Drug-Free Workplace. Candidates are required to pass a pre-employment background investigation before beginning employment.