SECURITY SUPPORT LEAD

Company Overview:

The Kenific Group, Inc. (KGI) is a private, small business based in the Washington, DC, area. KGI was founded in 2011, initially providing acquisition and supply chain management services to the U.S. Coast Guard. KGI has used this experience to expand our service offerings to other agencies within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Defense (DoD), and the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). Our service offerings have grown in the past ten years, including infrastructure resiliency, contact center operations, information technology, software engineering, program management, strategic communications, engineering, and cybersecurity. We have also grown our customer base to include commercial clients.

Position Summary:

KGI is seeking a full-time, experienced Security Support Lead for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The position's primary purpose is to provide highly sensitive Security Support Services, including but not limited to pre-screening and investigative actions to determine individuals' suitability, fitness, and security eligibility.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Serve as the personnel security expert supervising the planning, execution, and oversight of the DHS security intake processing.
• Manage a team of personnel security professionals, ensuring consistent delivery and compliance to support DHS mission, needs, and requirements.
• Lead data, gap, risk analysis, quality assurance, data entry and processing, and personnel security background investigations records management.
• Utilize the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) National Background Investigations Bureau's Electronic Questionnaires for Investigations Processing (E-QIP) system to grant access for applicants to submit security forms and process applicants through the security investigations.
• Coordinate project tasks and schedules to ensure timely and accurate submissions of all required Personnel Security Division (PSD) Contractor Security Fitness Forms through the E-QIP system.
• Guide the personnel security team to mitigate errors and ensure inconsistencies are resolved, and corrections are completed in compliance with DHS policies and legal requirements.
• Develop deliverables utilizing the full functionalities of Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Access, and Microsoft Excel.
• Prepare weekly End of Day (EOD) Status Reports on the processing of candidates, keeping the Contracting Office Representatives (CORs) and stakeholders fully informed of the progress, issues, and their resolutions.
• Perform data analysis, gap analysis, risk analysis, quality assurance, data entry, data processing, and personnel security background investigations records management.
• Assist back-end security intake processing by receiving and analyzing complete encrypted, password-protected Contractor Security Fitness Forms.
• Monitor the Integrated Security Management System (ISMS) daily to track the status of applicant background investigations.
• Send email communications, make phone calls, and coordinate meetings with the appropriate representatives to implement security requirements.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education/Experience Requirements:

• BS/BA degree.
• Minimum of five (5) years of personnel security and/or sensitive PII data processing experience.
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience in an Integrated Security Management System (ISMS)
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience in the Treasury Enforcement Communications System (TECS),
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience in LEXIS NEXIS
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience in the National Bio Surveillance Integration System (NBIS)
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience in Defense Information Security System (DISS)
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience in Clearance Verification System (CVS)
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience in the Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS)
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience in Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS)
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience in the National Background Investigations Bureau Public Portal (NBIB-NP2)
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, including Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, and Visio.

Clearance:

• U.S. citizenship required
• Active Top Secret required

Work Location:

• Washington, DC

KGI is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

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