Personnel Security - Sr. Data Analyst

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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Personnel Security - Sr. Data Analyst to join our team! In this role you will get to Investigate and process financial anomalies.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Active Top Secret SCI. The selected candidate must be willing to obtain and maintain a post-start CI Polygraph.

• 7+ years of experience with Risk Management Framework

• 7+ years of experience with Security Executive Agent Directive (SEAD).

• Bachelor’s degree preferable in a STEM field.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Prepare all applicable filer notifications regarding SFDP to ensure they are provided to the NGA filer at the intervals specified by the program plan.

• Investigate and process Financial Disclosure and Continuous Vetting (CV) cases within the timeframes designated by the SFDP Team Lead for the filing season.

• Accurately assess financial anomalies, unexplained affluence, and derogatory information for security concerns in accordance with Federal Investigative Standards (FIS) and Security Executive Agent Directive (SEAD) guidance.

• Prepare annual reports summarizing the findings and lessons learned related to anomalies uncovered, percent compliance, actions taken for non-compliance, and trends in customer feedback.

• Propose process improvements to the Division Chief by leveraging lessons learned.

• Ensure the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) connections from NGA to the Background Information system meet NGA and NIST requirements.

• Coordinate the use of multiple security countermeasures to protect the integrity of information assets and enforce data sensitivity.

• Ensure the user community of this network conforms to all computing standards of NGA.

• Ensure site-to-site VPN tunnels are established based on NGA and DOD requirements for information exchange security.

• Ensure users of the Personnel Security Background Investigation systems protect data in accordance with NGA and DOD policies, standards, regulations, and procedures for the specified systems.

• Ensure investigation operations follow accreditation standards using Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 503, Risk Management Framework (RMF), and categorizing methods of High Confidentiality, High Integrity, and Moderate Availability level.

• Implement security controls to protect Background Investigation system(s) against malicious behavior, including intrusion, tampering, and viruses, between the two systems (e.g., Background Investigations System and NGA network).

• Apply the Risk Management Framework to integrate security and risk management activities into the development life cycle.

• Use a risk-based approach to security control selection, considering effectiveness, efficiency, and constraints due to applicable laws, directives, executive orders, policies, standards, or regulations.

• Exhibit clear and concise writing skills and positive, engaging communication skills.

Nice to have:

• Active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph

Minimum Clearance Required to Start:

Top Secret SCI

This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.

Our Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our diverse, intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.

Salary Range: 

$117,000.00 - $210,600.00

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace. Diversity is ingrained in who we are, how we do business, and is one of our company’s core values. Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels for minority, female, disabled, protected veteran and LGBTQ+.

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!