Personnel Security Specialist

RiverTech is seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Personnel Security (PERSEC) Specialist to support the Joint Staff Security Office (JSSO) at the Pentagon.  This person will lead a small team of PERSEC Assistants to support the JSSO in managing and maintaining compliance with Federal, DoD, and organizational personnel security policies. The PERSEC Security Specialist will assist with processing security clearances, maintaining accurate records, and ensuring compliance with security standards and guidelines. To join our team of outstanding professionals, apply today!

Responsibilities

• Leads a team of three (3) PERSEC Assistants supporting the Joint Staff Security Office (JSSO) ensuring that all Joint Staff (JS) personnel have the requisite clearance and to ensure the acceptance and retention of military, civilian, and contractor personnel is consistent with the interests of National Security.

• Performs in-person and telephone customer support during JSSO business hours under minimal supervision, handles and resolves complex issues.

• Provides PERSEC expertise of Executive Orders, DOD, JS, and NATO security policy, procedures, and programs to ensure security eligibility of personnel for entry into JS facilities, assignment to sensitive positions, and access to classified information.

• Processes packages for in-bound personnel, initiating and processing to completion eApp actions background investigation actions, processing fingerprints; preparing folders, processing forms, verifying clearances, indoctrinating personnel for both collateral, SCI, and NATO, debriefing personnel when access is no longer required, running DISS queries and, entering information into clearance systems of record; and other administrative actions necessary to complete in/out processing.

• Reviews security questionnaires for content, accuracy, and completeness, and discuss issues of concern with the PERSEC Chief and assists with contractor SCI nomination packages by validating clearance eligibility and ensuring receipt of required security forms.

• Manages SCI clearances, conduct SCI pre-screens, process security clearance verifications for access to classified networks, prepare documentation, update appropriate systems of records, and debrief personnel from the SCI program when access is no longer required.

• Provides support for compliance with Continuous Evaluation requirements to include receiving and processing self-reports and reports of adjudicative relevant information; reporting adjudicative relevant information to DCSA CAS; and coordinating communication between personnel and DCSA CAS as needed.

• Processes security clearance validation requests submitted to JSSO needed for requesting/granting access to classified spaces, computer networks, access badges, or courier badges.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility.
• High School Diploma/GED.
• Minimum of six (6) years of experience in the Personnel Security (PERSEC) discipline.
• Prior experience and proficiency using the following Systems: Defense Information System for Security (DISS), Intelligence Community Security Clearance Repository "Scattered Castles", National Background Investigation Services (NBIS), Fingerprint Tracking System (FTS).
• Expert knowledge of the U.S. Government Security Programs and skills in planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating security programs to meet mission requirements for PERSEC.
• Excellent written and oral communication and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Expert knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, power point, excel, SharePoint)

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree highly desired.
• Familiarity with DOD365 SharePoint, a plus.

Job ID

2025-18988
Work Type

On-Site
Pay Range

$118,000 - $130,000
Benefits

Regular - The company offers a comprehensive benefits program, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) and a range of other voluntary benefits. Paid Time Off (PTO) is offered to regular full-time and part-time employees.
Company Description

Work Where it Matters

RiverTech, an Akima company, is not just another federal professional solutions contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.

At RiverTech, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.

For our shareholders, RiverTech provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.

For our government customers, RiverTech provides innovative solutions to complex engineering and operational challenges and delivers wide-ranging services for mission support, systems engineering, and IT.

As a RiverTech employee, you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.