Background Investigation Analyst (Tier 2)

Description & Requirements

At Maximus, we're proud to be celebrating our 50th year in business, with strong financial performance - including $1.4B in revenue this quarter and 15% growth in our Federal services group. We've also been recognized as a Washington Post Top Workplace and a VETS Indexes 5 Star Employer in 2024..

Maximus Federal is proactively seeking top talent in anticipation of a potential upcoming contract with the Department of Defense (DoD).

This project is currently in the bidding phase, and we're eager to consider strong candidates who may be a great fit for this opportunity.

Why Join Maximus?

Becoming part of Maximus means joining a team that offers:

• Comprehensive benefits, including medical/dental/vision, paid time off, and more

• Opportunities for career advancement and professional development

• A collaborative, respectful work environment with supportive leadership and mentorship

This position would be full-time and onsite in Boyers, PA and Active Secret clearance is strongly preferred. If you do not already have one, you must be eligible and willing to go through the clearance process.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Works on assignments that are semi-routine in nature but recognizes the need for occasional deviation from accepted practice.
- Perform repetitive clerical steps such as document verification, manage inbound and outbound routine calls, and greeting guests.
- Perform entry-level clerical duties requiring general knowledge and the application of various work methods and procedures.
- Provide administrative support to project and operations management, which may include identifying, anticipating, and meetings needs of all departments.

Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Perform virtual case management processing all items and case report/attachments.

- Perform NAC extractions and route all images for scanning.

- Monitor cases throughout the investigative process and take appropriate actions for case delivery.

- Reports to the Department head or Team Lead.

- Review applications, documentation and process information to meet contract requirements.

- Review documents and data submitted from agencies to validate information meets case investigation criteria.

- Provide guidance to field investigators when additional information is needed.

- Input case & subject information and date into multiple government systems.

Minimum Requirements

- High School diploma or equivalent with 1-3 years of experience.
- May have training or education in area of specialization.

Job-Specific Minimum Requirements:
- Active Secret clearance is strongly preferred. If you do not already have one, you must be eligible and willing to go through the clearance process.

- High school diploma or equivalent

- 2+ years experience

- Have basic computer operations skills.

- Good oral and communications skills

- Ability to commute daily to site location in Boyers, PA

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

- Experience in background investigation support

- Ability to work as part of a team.

- Problem/situation analysis.

- Detail oriented.

- Ability to meet deadlines.

- Attentiveness.

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EEO Statement


Maximus is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics.

Pay Transparency


For positions on this contract, Maximus will pay the prevailing wage rate for the location in which the employee is working, as determined by the Department of Labor. That wage rate will vary depending on locality. An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation.