Department of State

Department of State

Lead Personnel Security Specialist

Arlington, Virginia

Sponsorship not specified$122k-$158kDetected 8 days ago
Cybersecurity

About the role

  • This position is located in the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Security Infrastructure Directorate, Office of Personnel Security and Suitability, Investigations Division (DS/PSS/INV).
  • PSS is responsible for determining the initial and continued suitability and security clearance eligibility of Foreign Service, Civil Service, and Wage Grade employees or applicants, Presidential Appointees, and contractors.
  • There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-13 position.

Requirements

  • Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR 300, Subpart F.
  • Experience formulating written case analyses outlining final recommendations for security clearance eligibility
  • Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement.
  • Experience applying personnel security and suitability adjudicative techniques and practices in order to make final determinations in the security clearance process

Compensation

  • $122k-$158k

Visa & Work Authorization

  • PSS is responsible for determining the initial and continued suitability and security clearance eligibility of Foreign Service, Civil Service, and Wage Grade employees or applicants, Presidential Appointees, and contract

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