HUMINT / Counterintelligence Operations Specialist – Top Secret/SCI | El Paso, TX

About the role

Join a dynamic global team united by shared values: commitment, integrity, and perseverance. At Cambridge, you’ll work alongside top talent worldwide, tackling some of today’s most complex and critical challenges in defense and security.

Responsibilities

• Support a high-priority Special Operations and Joint Interagency mission in El Paso, Texas.
• Directly support operational planning, collection management, source operations, and all-source intelligence production in support of national security objectives.
• Conduct all-source intelligence analysis by integrating HUMINT, SIGINT, GEOINT, OSINT, and other intelligence disciplines to identify threat networks, vulnerabilities, and illicit pathways.
• Produce finished intelligence products, including intelligence summaries, network analysis, executive briefings, and operational assessments.
• Develop targeting packages and actionable operational leads to support HUMINT collection, law enforcement coordination, and interdiction efforts.
• Advise government leadership on collection priorities aligned with Priority Intelligence Requirements (PIRs), law enforcement requests, and operational objectives.
• Identify intelligence gaps and develop Source Directed Requirements (SDRs) to guide future HUMINT collection efforts.
• Provide technical advisory support to HUMINT Collection Teams (HCTs) and assist in the planning, synchronization, and deconfliction of HUMINT operations.
• Review operational proposals, Concepts of Operation (CONOPs), and sensitive activity plans to assess technical feasibility and operational risk.
• Conduct HUMINT collection activities in accordance with applicable regulations and prepare Intelligence Information Reports (IIRs) documenting collection results.
• Support Counterintelligence activities and force protection initiatives in accordance with organizational policies and government guidance.
• Manage source administration, source validation, operational records, and accountability within classified intelligence systems.
• Review, process, and disseminate HUMINT reporting while ensuring compliance with DIA tradecraft standards and Intelligence Oversight requirements.
• Prepare executive summaries, decision papers, operational briefings, and staff packages for senior leadership.
• Brief J2X leadership, command staff, and interagency partners on HUMINT operations, collection posture, analytical findings, and operational synchronization.
• Serve as the primary liaison between field collectors, command leadership, and interagency partners to facilitate mission coordination and operational deconfliction.
• Perform additional mission-related duties as required in support of evolving operational requirements.
• Proactively identify, track, and manage emerging threats and vulnerabilities to safeguard an organization’s digital infrastructure.
• Establish ongoing monitoring and analyze data from various sources to identify threats and risks.
• Investigate internal security incidents and coordinate quick and effective response efforts to counter them.
• Perform frequent security audits and penetration testing of commonly used systems.
• Research, collect, and analyze intelligence data and prepare strategic reports.
• Train employees on how to securely use and store sensitive information.
• Develop response strategies derived from modern threat tactics to prevent future attacks.
• Stay up to date in modern trends in cyber threats, attack techniques, and security technologies.

Qualifications

• Must be proficient in using different technologies such as computers and other tools and systems pertinent to the position.
• Education & Experience: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; minimum eight (8) years of operational experience supporting HUMINT, Counterintelligence, J2X, or Intelligence Operations; graduate of a Service HUMINT Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) qualification course or equivalent government HUMINT training; graduate of the Defense Strategic Debriefing Course (DSDC).
• Technical Expertise: Demonstrated experience analyzing HUMINT and Counterintelligence reporting to identify foreign intelligence threats, insider threats, and operational opportunities; experience supporting J2 staff functions, intelligence collection management, and operational planning; demonstrated experience drafting Intelligence Information Reports (IIRs), Source Directed Requirements (SDRs), and finished intelligence products.
• Clearance: Must have a current and active DoD Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
• Previous experience supporting USSOCOM, USNORTHCOM, Joint Task Forces, Special Mission Units (SMUs), or Joint Interagency Task Forces.
• Experience supporting J2X organizations, HUMINT Operations Cells (HOCs), or HUMINT Collection Teams (HCTs).
• Familiarity with DIA HUMINT tradecraft standards, Intelligence Oversight requirements, and domestic operational authorities.
• Experience utilizing Intelligence Community databases such as CHROME, JWICS, and other classified intelligence systems.
• Strong briefing and communication skills with experience presenting operational assessments to senior military leaders and interagency partners.
• Demonstrated ability to operate independently in fast-paced operational environments while managing multiple priorities.