Supervisory Personnel Security Specialist

This position is located in the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Security Infrastructure Directorate, Office of Personnel Security and Suitability (DS/SI/PSS), Adverse Actions Branch 2. The Adverse Actions Division conducts adjudicative determinations on the most complex or serious security issues that may result in a denial, revocation, or suspension of a security clearance for the Department's Presidential appointees, Foreign/Civil Service, Wage Grade applicants, and contractors.

Plans, directs, and organizes Branch programs and activities, ensuring that goals, objectives, and priorities are consistent with those established at the Division and Office level.

Advises on the National Security Adjudicative Guidelines, as well as Department and Bureau policies, plans, initiatives and developments that influence DS personnel security programs.

Supervises and manages a team directly responsible for determining investigative sufficiency and adjudicating security clearance eligibility for a variety of cases.

Serves on interagency working groups and committees to review, develop and issue national security policies including Presidential Executive Orders, Intelligence Community policies, and National Security Directives applicable to all Federal agencies.

Liaises with senior Department officials and with officials from other Federal agencies, including the Intelligence Community (IC), to exchange sensitive information and coordinate personnel security adjudications.