Personnel Security Team Lead

Hybrid; Herndon, VA full timeHybrid

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senior

$112k–$190k

H1B: no

Clarityinnovates The Personnel Security Team Lead manages daily personnel security operations for classified government contracts and facilities. This role provides senior subject matter expertise and operational leadership to ensure compliance and efficiency in security clearance processing and access management.

Responsibilities

Lead and coordinate daily personnel security activities supporting assigned cleared facilities
Ensure accurate, timely, and compliant administration of security clearance processing
Oversee personnel eligibility verification, access management, government reporting, security briefings, visit authorizations, and personnel security recordkeeping
Provide operational leadership and technical guidance to security team members
Establish standardized workflows and monitor workload distribution
Drive process improvements to ensure efficient and consistent security support
Collaborate with Director of Security, FSOs, CSSOs, CPSOs, Human Resources, Recruiting, Program Management, and government security representatives
Integrate personnel security requirements into employee onboarding, contract staffing, program access, and organizational growth initiatives

Qualification

Education and ExperienceExtensive hands-on experience with DISSExperience supporting DCSA inspections

Required

Education and Experience
Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
10+ years of progressively responsible experience in personnel security or industrial security, preferably within a DoW and/or Intelligence Community government contracting environment.
Demonstrated experience administering personnel security processes under the National Industrial Security Program.
Advanced working knowledge of 32 CFR Part 117, applicable SEAD requirements, and government personnel security procedures.
Extensive hands-on experience with DISS, NBIS, and other applicable government personnel security systems.
Experience coordinating security clearance investigations, eligibility actions, access administration, and personnel security reporting.
Demonstrated experience supporting collateral and/or SCI personnel security operations.
Experience leading personnel security workflows, mentoring team members, or coordinating operational assignments.
Experience supporting DCSA inspections, security self-assessments, and compliance reviews.
Strong knowledge of personnel security records management, privacy requirements, and sensitive information protection.
Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and high-volume security processing requirements.