Shape the Future of National Security: A Career with DCSA
DCSA is at the heart of protecting the nation's most sensitive information and assets. As a DCSA professional, you won’t just have a job, you’ll have a mission. Your work will directly support the security of the United States and its trusted workforce and workspaces, and classified information.
Why You Should Choose a Career at DCSA
We are committed to excellence and integrity in our mission. Joining our team means becoming part of a dedicated workforce that values service, accountability, and collaboration. Here’s what we offer:
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Meaningful Work
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Perform vital national security functions and see the direct impact of your work.
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Work-Life Balance
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We offer paid time off, situational telework, and various work schedule options to help you thrive both personally and professionally.
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Career Growth
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Take advantage of professional development and leadership training programs to advance your career within DCSA.
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Where We Work: A Global Mission with Local Opportunities
While our headquarters is located on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, near Washington, DC. , our mission is global, and our presence is nationwide.
We have dedicated professionals in offices on United States Army Base, Fort Meade, in Fort Meade, Maryland and at the Federal Investigations Processing Center in Boyers, Pennsylvania.
DCSA also 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.
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.
DCSA’s Personnel Vetting closely examines people affiliated with the federal government (military, civilian, contractors, consultants, etc.) to ensure they possess the requisite judgment, reliability, and trustworthiness for their position.
Associated Careers:
Personnel Vetting Specialists
Background Investigators
Adjudicators
Information Technology (IT) Professionals
Our Personnel Vetting Mission
DCSA oversees the protection of classified U.S. Government and foreign government information, technologies, and material entrusted to cleared industry.
Associated Careers:
Industrial Security Representatives
Industrial Security Policy Specialists
Information Systems Security Professionals
Our Industrial Security Mission
DCSA coordinates with U.S. intelligence, security, and law enforcement counterparts to identify, assess, and disrupt foreign intelligence entity threats to the agency, the trusted workforce and the cleared national industrial base.
Associated Careers:
Counterintelligence (CI) Specialists and Analysts
Insider Threat Professionals
Our Counterintelligence Mission
Security Training provides security products and services to ensure maximal human performance in credibility assessment, industrial security, information security, insider threat, personnel vetting, physical security and special access program missions through training, education, quality assurance and research.
Associated Careers:
Center for Development of Security Excellence (CDSE) Professionals
National Center for Credibility Assessment (NCCA) Professionals
Our Security Training Mission
Begin Your Journey
Your next chapter starts here. Follow our step-by-step guide to navigate the application process and prepare for your career at DCSA.
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For additional information or specific inquiries about the DCSA application process, please contact our Human Capital Management Office at dss.quantico.dss-hq.mbx.hcmo@mail.mil.