**Description** SAIC is seeking an experienced Personnel Security Officer (PSO) to support our customer's Office of Security. This individual will be required to perform Employability/Quality Audit Report Tracker. This position is located in Springfield, VA. **_This position can quickly adjudicate a polygraph for qualified candidates with an active TS/SCI. This opportunity requires an active TS/SCI in order to be considered for this position._** The PSO will be responsible for the following: + Provide support and maintenance to established PERSEC programs. + Support the execution of the day-to-day customer PERSEC. + Prepare, support and administer PERSEC program briefings, as needed. + Prepare, write, and present reports/whitepapers, various forms of correspondence, as required. + Brief customer leadership and other customer KC’s regarding the program requirements and regulations. + Appropriately and accurately maintain and update databases and files (e.g., PeopleSoft security system of records, SharePoint Page, internal file folders, etc.) 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. + Provide review of background investigations to make employability recommendations for customer applicants. + Complete all actions within the mandated timelines.Prepare accurate and quality employability assessments/reports for decision in accordance with the established procedure and 5CFR Section 302. + Deliver suitability/employability assessments within 2 business days of receipt of each checkpoint. + Document, file, and maintain all employability actions in the security system of record. + Coordinate with internal and external customers to resolve missing or discrepant information. + Review the specified percentage of investigation reports for compliance with Federal Investigative Standards and applicable implementation plans within five business days of date assignment by GPOC. + Coordinate any issues identified in record audit with GPOC. + Accurately detail information and document status of all issues, to include resolution, in the Quality Audit Report Tracker system. + Create/Prepare metrics reports for Investigative Service Providers (ISP) on a monthly basis, as requested by the GPOC. **Qualifications** **Skills and Experience Required** + **Active TS/SCI is required** + **Ability to obtain a polygraph** + Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience in a related field to personnel security + Significant experience in personnel security (7-10 years) in the DOD/IC + Suitability/Employability experience: 3 years of experience with assessing suitability/employability, requirements to OPM specified standards + QART Experience required: 3 years of auditing experience assessing background investigation quality + Familiarity with reviewing Investigative Service Provider (ISP) Reports of Investigation (ROI), to determine if there is disqualifying information that poses a risk to national security that prevents federal employment with the customer + Clear and concise writing and communication skills + Excellent organizational skills to ensure required timelines, FIS, and five CFR Section 302 quality standards are met + Demonstrate experience with reviewing Standard Form-85/86 and understand scoping requirements + Demonstrate experience with SEAD 3 Reporting Requirements and SEAD 4 Adjudication guidelines **Desired** + Experience making unfavorable recommendations to leadership regarding the suitability of applicants + Familiarity with reviewing CI and full scope polygraphs for admissions that are disqualifying in nature for federal employment REQNUMBER: 2510541 SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability