SAIC is seeking an experienced Personnel Security Specialist to support NGA's Office of Security. This individual will be required to operate in a diverse security environment. This program can quickly adjudicate a polygraph for selected candidates with an active TS/SCI. An active TS/SCI is required in order to be considered for this role. This position will be responsible for the following: • Provide support and maintenance to established PERSEC programs. • Support the execution of the day-to-day PERSEC & Case Initiation Team program. • Prepare, support, and administer PERSEC program briefings, as needed. • Prepare, write, and present reports/whitepapers, various forms of correspondence, as required. • Appropriately and accurately maintain and update databases and files with data entry in a timely manner/real time. • Respond in a timely manner to all telephone and/or email actions, questions, or status inquires to include checks of internal and external personnel security databases. • Assist in maintaining distribution lists for customers to contact PERSEC, as needed/required. • Bring case security issues to the attention of the government Team Leads. • Assist the government PERSEC team to help in developing recommendations for improvement. • Provide service excellence in guidance and resolution to internal and external customers' questions and inquiries in a timely manner for support to their programs. • Utilizes a variety of security concepts, principles and practices to analyze and recommend solutions for difficult and complex security issues. • Document and provide Weekly Activity Report (WAR) actions in the designated template and timeline to the Government Team Lead. • Collect, investigate; research, document, and forward to adjudications, all reportable information from employees and contractors within the mandated timelines (e.g., IRTPA, DNI, etc). • Prepare accurate and quality reports of investigation. • Process applicants within 14 calendar days. • Process employee periodic re-investigation initiations within 15 calendar days. • Process Phased Eligibility cases within seven calendar days of completion of polygraph (e.g., FLEX processing), as assigned. Qualifications • Active TS/SCI required. • Ability to obtain a polygraph. • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related field to personnel security. • General knowledge of/experience in personnel security (3-6 years) in the DOD/IC. • A minimum of 1 year of previous Background Investigator, Personnel Security Specialist, or TS/SCI adjudicative experience. • Familiarity with reviewing Standard Form-85/86 and understand scoping requirements. • Understand and be able to analyze the security repositories (e.g., DISS, Scattered Castles, DCSA's NP2 Portal, eQIP, PIPS/CVS). Desired: • Knowledge of SEADS 4, and 6 and a deep understanding of SEADS 3 and 7 and understand how to apply the regulation appropriately to each case. • Understand the Continuous Evaluation (CE) implementation under ODNI for IC agencies. • Understand the application of reciprocity to applicant cases enrolled in DOD CE with a deferred investigation.