Intelligence Operations Specialist - Washington, United States - US Office of Intelligence and Analysis

Description

Duties:

As a Intelligence Operations Specialist, GS /13, your typical work assignments may include:

• Serves as a Counterintelligence Officer in the Counterintelligence Program Division, and expertly gathers information and conducts activities to protect against espionage or other intelligence activities.
• Develops and maintains collaborative information and knowledge sharing networks and builds alliance with colleagues and counterparts within area of responsibility.
• Conducts defensive counterintelligence training and awareness for DHS Personnel, partners, and stakeholders. Independently, develops, plans, coordinates, and evaluates counterintelligence training events specific to addressing customer's needs and requirements.
• Applies expert techniques of debriefing, interviewing, and elicitation in a systematic manner through direct and indirect questioning to obtain information of security, counterintelligence, investigatory and/or intelligence value.

View common definitions of terms found in this announcement: Common Definitions.


Requirements:


Conditions of Employment:

• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You must successfully pass a background investigation.
• This is a Testing Designated Position (TDP). You must submit to a preemployment drug test.
• You may be required to serve a twoyear trial period.
• Acceptance of an excepted service appointment from applicants in the competitive service will require a written statement of understanding when voluntarily leaving the competitive service.

Qualifications:


Specialized Experience

GS-12:

You qualify for the GS-12 grade level if you possess the specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in Federal service or equivalent private/public sector experience.

For this position, specialized experience is defined as:

• Using automated systems, national level databases, hard copy studies, and opensource information to conduct counterintelligence investigations.
• Assessing potential threats and vulnerabilities to determine the level of risk and develop recommendations for appropriate mitigation countermeasures.
• Interpreting specialized datasets or other intelligence regarding a target's capabilities.
• Developing intelligence information reports and documents to explain the target's impact on national operations.
• Coordinating with internal and external stakeholders to develop new sources of intelligence information and foster cooperation in exploiting targets.

NOTE:
Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible.

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

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GS-13:

You qualify for the GS-13 grade level if you possess the specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in Federal service or equivalent private/public sector experience.

For this position, specialized experience is defined as:

• Leading counterintelligence investigations and intelligence gathering activities.
• Using automated systems, national level databases, hard copy studies, and opensource information to conduct counterintelligence investigations.
• Assessing potential threats and vulnerabilities to determine the level of risk and develop recommendations for appropriate mitigation countermeasures.
• Interpreting specialized datasets or other intelligence regarding a target's capabilities.
• Developing intelligence information reports and documents to explain the target's impact on national operations.
• Leading coordination activities with internal and external stakeholders to develop new sources of intelligence information and foster cooperation in exploiting targets.

NOTE:
Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible.

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

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All qualifications and eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.
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IF YOU DO NOT SUBMIT ALL OF THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION, YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE CONSIDERATION AS A STATUS CANDIDATE.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
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Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, No