Careers at DCSA

Over 100 federal agencies rely on our work to help secure and clear the facilities, people, and systems used to keep our nation safe. The men and women of our organization keep the nation's most sensitive information secure - we are America's Gatekeepers!

Careers at DCSA

Student Opportunities: DSE applications are now being accepted. Applications will be accepted until December 8, 2025, or when 100 applications are received. Click here for more information

DCSA Featured Job Openings

Student positions are now open for 2026 DSE applicants.

Working for DCSA

At DCSA, you'll use your skills to protect America's trusted workforce, trusted workspaces, and classified information. By helping build and oversee our various services and applications, training opportunities, and protecting our evolving threats to national security - you'll be on the frontline with us.

Where We Work

DCSA Headquarters is located on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, near Washington, DC. The agency also maintains offices on United States Army Base, Fort Meade, in Fort Meade, Maryland, and houses the Federal Investigations Processing Center in Boyers, Pennsylvania. DCSA operates several regional and field offices across the United States, with regional headquarters in Farmers Branch, Texas; Andover, Massachusetts; Alexandria, Virginia; and San Diego, California.

To improve work-life balance, DCSA offers workplace flexibility at each of these locations, including situational telework and various work schedule options. These offerings are tailored to mission requirements and designed to enhance workforce efficiency and foster emergency preparedness.

Explore Your Career Path: Roles at DCSA

DCSA offers interesting and challenging work for people with an interest in contributing to the security of the United States. The workforce consists of:

  • Personnel Vetting Specialists/Investigators
  • Adjudicators
  • Background Investigators
  • Industrial Security Representatives
  • Information Technology (IT) Professionals
  • Counterintelligence (CI) Specialists and Analysts
  • Information System Security Professionals
  • Insider Threat Professionals
  • Center for Development of Security Excellence Professionals 
  • Industrial Security Policy Specialists 
DCSA also has jobs in support roles in such fields as acquisitions, cyber security, financial management, public affairs, HR, and administration. 

All our positions are covered under the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) and are in the Excepted Service under 10 U.S.C. 1601.