Personnel Security Specialist (Senior Adjudicator)

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This position is looking for a dynamic Personnel Security Specialists to review, evaluate, and resolve routine adjudicative actions. This role requires a change agent with the ability to analyze investigation results and make recommendations to grant, deny, or revoke a security clearance. The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened from the Office of Personnel Management's (OPMs) basic qualifications requirements. See: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0000/security-administration-series-0080/ for OPM qualification standards, competencies and specialized experience needed to perform the duties of the position as described in the MAJOR DUTIES and QUALIFICATIONS sections of this announcement by 07/08/2026. Applicant must have directly applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job, but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position. You must have specialized experience sufficient to demonstrate that you have acquired all the competencies necessary to perform at a level equivalent in difficulty, responsibility, and complexity to the next lower grade GS/GG-12 in the Federal service and are prepared to take on greater responsibility. Generally, this would include one year or more of such specialized experience. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience performing in-depth analysis and evaluation of Personnel Security Investigations, security files and other information containing serious derogatory or extremely sensitive information impacting on initial or continuing clearance and access eligibility; Drafting Statement of Reasons (SORs), Letter of Denials (LODs) and Letter of Revocations (LORs) for the purpose of denying or revoking an individual's security eligibility and/or assignment to sensitive and non-sensitive duties on DoD personnel (military and civilian) as well as contractor personnel affiliated with DoD who are in need of, eligible for, or currently maintain Secret, Top-Secret clearance and/or SCI access; Providing advice, guidance, and direction on a wide range or security, counter-intelligence, adjudications, and administrative issues; Providing a second level review on cases with significant derogatory information, approving/disapproving, and signing Letters of Intent to Deny or Revoke security clearances and/or assignment to sensitive and non-sensitive duties; Analyzing responses to Letters of Intent to Deny or Revoke Security Clearance and render adjudicative determination if the response mitigates the security concern or if the response does not mitigate the security concern; Preparing Letter of Denial or Letter of Revocation of Security Clearance; Evaluating reports by analyzing facts and performing appropriate research and preparing detailed responses. Specifically you will be evaluated on the following competencies: 1.Experience in Personnel Security Adjudication 2.Analytical experience in reviewing various sources of information and making a security clearance determination 3.Coaching/Mentoring of junior personnel in Personnel Security Functions and Regulations 4.Demonstrated skill in preparing Letters of Intent to Deny/Revoke Security Clearance and preparing Letters of Denial/Revocation of Security Clearance 5. Demonstrated skill in written and oral communication

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