INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS SPECIALIST

About the Role

The incumbent will serve as an Intelligence Operations Specialist in the Counterintelligence (CI) and Insider Threat Directorate, working closely with U.S. intelligence, security, and law enforcement partners. The role involves conducting all-source analysis to identify, assess, and neutralize foreign intelligence and cyber threats targeting the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), the Trusted Workforce, critical technologies, supply chains, and personnel.

Responsibilities

• Threat Analysis: Conduct comprehensive all-source research and analysis to identify and assess foreign intelligence and cyber threats.
• Communication: Present analytical findings clearly and concisely in both oral and written reports to inform stakeholders.
• Collaboration: Represent DCSA at CI working groups, fostering collaboration and information sharing with partner agencies.
• Liaison: Maintain strong working relationships with U.S. Intelligence and Law Enforcement Communities to facilitate information exchange and coordinated analytic efforts.
• Program Support: Provide expert advice and guidance to leadership on all aspects of CI and Insider Threat program areas, and perform administrative and information management tasks as needed.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• This is a Drug Testing designated position.
• Position is in the Excepted Service under U.S.C. 1601.
• Work Schedule: Full Time.
• Overtime: Occasionally.
• Tour of Duty: Flexible.
• PCS (Permanent Change of Station): Not Authorized.
• Telework Eligibility: Supervisors may approve situational telework on a case-by-case basis.
• Security Clearance: Incumbent must obtain and maintain appropriate security clearance.

Qualifications

Applicants must have specialized experience that demonstrates the possession of knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for success in the position. This includes:

• Writing and presenting in-depth knowledge of intelligence, CI, law enforcement, threats to critical technologies, and related disciplines.
• Supplying knowledge of terminology, methodology, and intelligence gathering techniques, as well as research and structured analytical techniques applied to complex CI assignments.

Applicants will be evaluated on the following competencies:

• Accountability: Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results.
• Oral Communications: Expresses information effectively, considering the audience and nature of the information.
• Planning and Evaluating: Organizes work, sets priorities, and determines resource requirements.
• Problem Solving: Identifies problems, evaluates information, and makes sound recommendations.
• Tools and Methods: Applies and adapts tools and methods to substantive disciplines or areas of work.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Additional Information

Veterans preference is not applied for candidates with prior Federal competitive or excepted service who have completed a probationary period and have not been separated for cause. This position does not meet criteria for re-employed annuitants. Selected candidates may be required to serve a two-year trial period. Federal employees in the competitive service must acknowledge voluntary leave to accept this excepted service position. The role is subject to initial and random drug testing.