Intelligence Specialist (Operations).

Duties

• Serves as Senior Cryptologic Training Officer representing INSCOM and the Army Cryptologic Operations (ACO) with responsibilities for coordinating training opportunities.
• Prepare, present and coordinate Army training requirements with national‑level agencies, cryptologic and operations centers, theater Army commands, and local commanders.
• Represent assigned tactical units at high‑level forums, working groups and committees that review, coordinate and approve Tactical Overwatch mission/training requirements, concepts and activities for worldwide implementation by tactical forces.
• Interface with senior officers of unified and combatant commanders, corps and division commanders, sister services, and numerous Army HQ staffs on issues affecting national tactical integration training requirements.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• In accordance with Change 3 to AR 600‑85, must successfully pass a urinalysis screening for illegal drug use prior to appointment and periodically thereafter.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance based on an SBI with eligibility for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI).
• Travel (TDY) will be required 25 % or less of the time.
• All INSCOM employees may be subject to extended TDY or worldwide deployments during crisis situations to perform mission‑essential functions as determined by management.
• Must be willing to undergo and successfully complete a counter‑intelligence‑scope polygraph examination with No Deception Indicated (NDI) on a pre‑appointment and periodic basis.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Applicants must meet one of the following employment authority categories and provide supporting documentation.

• 30 % or more disabled veterans
• 5‑point veterans' preference
• Current Army Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) employee
• Current Department of Army civilian employee
• Current Department of Defense (DoD) civilian employee (non‑Army)
• Current DoD DCIPS employee (non‑Army)
• DoD DCIPS interchange agreement
• Disabled veteran with a service‑connected disability (more than 10 %, less than 30 %)
• Non‑DoD transfer
• Prior federal service employee
• Priority Placement Program – DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) technician eligible
• Priority Placement Program – DoD MR and NG preference eligible
• Tech receiving disability retirement
• Priority Placement Program – DoD retained grade preference eligible
• United States citizen applying to a DCIPS position

In order to qualify, you must have at least one year of experience that prepared you to perform the work of this job. Experience includes paid, unpaid, and volunteer work (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps). Your resume must clearly describe relevant experience.

Specialized experience is defined as experience providing signals intelligence or cryptologic operations support and training; developing and executing specialized curricula and operational guidelines for tactical exploitation systems to ensure operator proficiency in real‑world deployment scenarios; and advising senior leadership on operational readiness, constraints, and training pipelines required to support adaptive intelligence priorities for decentralized modular units. This is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level (GG/GS‑12).

Progressively responsible experience should include intelligence‑related research, analysis, collection, and/or operations, demonstrating knowledge of intelligence processes, cycles, organizations, research tools, and methods of analyzing, compiling, reporting, and disseminating intelligence data.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional Information

• Two‑year trial period during which the agency evaluates fitness and public‑interest advancement.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre‑Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• Proof of U.S. citizenship is required.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• Selection is subject to Department of Defense referral system restrictions for displaced employees.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• PCS costs are not authorized.
• Recruitment, retention, and/or relocation incentives may be authorized if in the Government’s best interest.
• Reasonable accommodation requests for the USA Hire Competency‑Based Assessments must be submitted with supporting documentation prior to the assessment.
• Candidates should be committed to improving federal government efficiency, uphold the rule of law, and support the United States Constitution.