Defense Logistics Agency

Counterintelligence Program Analyst

Defense Logistics Agency$90K — $120K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of specialized experience in counterintelligence or related fields.
  • Formal credentialing from an accredited federal or military counterintelligence academy.
  • Strong analytical skills to assess intelligence risks and security problems.
  • Experience developing and interpreting complex intelligence data.
  • Proven ability to collaborate with Intelligence Community and law enforcement partners.
  • Expertise in supporting counterintelligence, insider threat, and security programs.
  • Demonstrated capability in conducting training and debriefings.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a Counterintelligence Specialist leading efforts to counter Foreign Intelligence Entity threats.
  • Collaborate with senior analysts and partners to provide technical advice and significant case briefings.
  • Oversee global counterintelligence activities and implement plans and procedures.
  • Conduct liaison and briefing activities, preparing Intelligence Information Reports as necessary.
  • Analyze intelligence requirements to assess their impact on the organization.
  • Provide expert guidance on policy interpretation and counterintelligence processes.
  • Plan and conduct insider threat activities, fostering information sharing networks.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package tailored for federal employees.
  • Access to programs designed for long-term career rewards.
  • Eligibility for benefits varies based on position classifications.
Full Job Description
Summary

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Duties

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  • Serves as a Counterintelligence Specialist, technical authority, and counterintelligence expert facilitating programactivities and leads efforts to identify, disrupt, or protect against Foreign Intelligence Entity (FIE) threats.
  • Collaborates with the DLA Intelligence Office (DI) Senior Cl Program Analyst, Intelligence Community (IC)partners, and Law Enforcement (LE) counterparts to provide technical advice, staff support, and significant case briefings.
  • Oversee the implementation of plans, programs, and procedures for performing counterintelligence activities at DLA locations throughout the globe.
  • Conducts CI functional services, liaison, briefing, and debriefings activities while also preparing and disseminating Intelligence Information Reports (IIRs) as needed.
  • Analyzes requirements for intelligence, Cl, insider threat and terrorist threat information to determine the impact on DLA.
  • Provides expert advice and guidance to DLA Headquarters and field managers on policy interpretation, new developments and advances in counterintelligence processes, serving as a subject matter expert on countermeasures.
  • Conducts Cl Program planning and insider threat activities maintaining highly collaborative information-sharing networks to ensure DLA requirements are met.


Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Must be a U.S. citizen
  • Tour of Duty: Flexible (https://www.dla.mil/Careers/Join-Our-Team/Benefits/#Work)
  • Security Requirements: Special Sensitive with Top Secret/SCI
  • Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
  • Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
  • Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
  • Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
  • Bargaining Unit Status: No
  • Selectees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities. See https://www.tsa.gov/real-id for more information.


Qualifications

To qualify for a Counterintelligence Program Analyst, your resume and supporting documentation must support:

A. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-13 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Creditable specialized experience must have been acquired in a federal, military, or law enforcement environment requiring formal credentialing or graduation from an accredited federal or military counterintelligence academy. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes:

  • Analyzing and resolving a variety of complex security problems in designated functional areas to include interpreting intelligence to assess risks to personnel, information, equipment, and facilities.
  • Developing, evaluating, and interpreting quantitative and qualitative data, including specialized intelligence datasets, and utilizing them independently to accomplish routine and complex projects or produce formal intelligence reports.
  • Supporting and implementing executive orders, laws, precedents, directives and regulations governing various counterintelligence, insider threat, and DoD security programs.
  • Applying policy recommendations and direction when developing evaluations, oversight techniques. and recommendations to mitigate threats.
  • Establishing and maintaining collaborative information-sharing networks with Intelligence Community, interagency, or law enforcement counterparts as required.
  • Conducting defensive counterintelligence training, debriefings, or liaison to support CI functional services and reporting requirements.


While not a mandatory requirement for initial eligibility, preference may be given to candidates who possess formal counterintelligence credentials. Highly qualifying credentials include graduation from an accredited federal or military counterintelligence training program, such as:

  • Army Counterintelligence Special Agent Course (CISAC)
  • Marine Corps MAGTF CI/HUMINT Course
  • Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) Academy
  • Joint Counterintelligence Training Academy (JCITA) courses
  • Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) or other IC-accredited equivalents


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.

Education

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

Additional information

As required by 5 C.F.R. § 302.106, DLA will provide Section 508 conformant ICT to employees with disabilities. All ICT interfaces with the public related to vacancy announcements and career transition opportunities must conform to the applicable requirements in the current ICT Standards and Guidelines (36 C.F.R. § 1194).

For Important General Applicant Information and Definitions go to: http://www.dla.mil/portals/104/documents/careers/GenAppInfoDef.pdf

Reemployed Annuitants: This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/140025_vol300.PDF

Information for Veterans is available at: https://www.dla.mil/Careers/Programs/. As of 23 December 2016, Military retirees seeking to enter federal service in the Department of Defense now require a waiver if they would be appointed within 180 days following their official date of retirement.

Benefits

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