Security Assistant
Company: Blue Rose Consulting Group, Inc.
Location: Reston
Posted on: March 13, 2023
Job Description:
Blue Rose is seeking a Security Assistant to support our work
with a federal client. This is a Hybrid role in Reston, VA,
requiring you to spend approximately 20% of the time (1-2 days a
week) onsite. - This position is open to U.S. Citizens ONLY. -
-Successful candidates must have a current Tier 2/Public Trust or
higher clearance to start, as well as the ability to maintain it
throughout the term of the position. - -DUTIES: -In this role you
will: -
Monitor and respond to the Personnel
Security Group Email box within 24 hours, which is used to field
questions from cost centers, applicants and other interested
parties -
Initiate Public Trust and National
Security Clearance Investigations and other employee and contractor
background investigations for the Bureau and other fee-for-service
clients in e-QIP and/or eAPP -Serve as the primary point of contact
with security offices and provide advice and assistance to
selectees and employees throughout the background investigation
process -Provide access to selectees and serviced employees to the
eQIP/eAPP system and ensure it is completed by the
employees/applicants -Monitor the status of background
investigations, maintain spreadsheets of ongoing investigations,
and handle returned investigations - -Provide appropriate forms,
answer questions, identify controversial issues or problem areas
and present these issues to Security Management Branch staff for
resolution -
Provide personnel security program
assistance to Bureau's Personnel Security Specialists regarding
suitability factors, proper completion of investigative forms and
criteria for determining position sensitivity designations -
-Perform Registrar/Activator role in the USAccess and the DOIAccess
systems as outlined in the current GSA PIV Credential Issuer (PCI)
Operations Plan for all applicants and employees) -Liaise with the
Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), DOI's
Office of Law Enforcement and Security, as well as other DOI or
federal government agencies in assistance to the Bureau's security
administration mission -Ensure all processes adhere to the
requirements established by NIST and all services performed are
carried out in a consistent and reliable manner in accordance with
Federal policies and procedures -Be responsible for recommending,
developing, and implementing new procedures to foster the
efficiency and effectiveness of the HSPD-12 and e-QIP personnel
security program within the office -
Maintain and provide statistical
reports and spreadsheets related to security -Resolve problems
related to security and suitability, provide advisory services
regarding the security and badging processes, and bringing
unfamiliar or hard to resolve issues to the attention of the
Personnel Security Section Chief -The Security Assistants shall
perform project work relating to PIV cards - -REQUIREMENTS:
-Candidates must have: -
Knowledge of USAccess system as
outlined in the current GSA PIV Credential Issuer (PCI) Operations
Plan to prepare documents and implement the card access program
-Knowledge of the e-QIP initiation and review functions, PIPS/CVS
applications administered via the DCSA Portal -Comprehensive
working knowledge of the regulations, policies, principles, and
procedures of the personnel security program -Ability to analyze
and evaluate security information in accordance with guidelines and
recommend changes or modification to ensure compliance with
regulations -
-Knowledge of Federal security laws
and regulations as well as DOI policies to interpret and apply such
guidelines, manage and/or enhance existing security program
activities -Exceptional communication skills to interact
effectively with customers and to present oral and written reports
to officials of the DOI and other agencies -Capable of utilizing
Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat at a
minimum to prepare statistical information and analysis -Powered by
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Keywords: Blue Rose Consulting Group, Inc., Reston , Security Assistant, Other , Reston, Virginia
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