The Eastern Region CI Office, DCSA is seeking a qualified CI professional to serve as the Regional Operations Officer for the Region. In this role you will serve as a SME responsible for directing and overseeing a CI workforce providing CI support to the cleared Defense Industrial Base. This is a great opportunity for those with broad CI experience in the identification and thwarting of foreign intelligence threats to the USG's trusted workforce and critical technologies.

Duties

MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS: Incumbent must be a CI credentialed agent or successfully complete the DoD CI Agent Course (DCAC) offered by the Joint CI Training Academy (JCITA) and be certified to carry CI Special Agent credentials within 18 months of onboarding in accordance with DoD 5240.02 and DoD 5240.06. This time period may be extended due to class availability. Failure to obtain CI Special Agent certification may result in mandatory reassignment to a position that does not require credentials. As a SUPERVISORY INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS SPECIALIST you will be responsible for the following duties: Serves as a Supervisory Intelligence Operations Specialist (hereafter referred to as Regional Operations Officer) within the Eastern Region, supervising a geographically dispersed workforce of CI agents and CI analysts. -Plans, directs, coordinates, implements, and evaluates operational activities and assigned personnel in support of the CI Regional Mission Director. -Directs, reviews, and edits operational documents, significant case summaries, metrics, and information briefings for senior DCSA and senior DoD intelligence officials and for use in the intelligence and law enforcement communities. -Assists in the planning, developing, directing, and execution of seamless and impactful integration across all mission sets within the Eastern Region. -Represents DCSA CI in daily internal and external meetings, concerning operational discussions to identify and resolve threats to cleared industry.

Requirements

• Must be a US citizen
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. For more information http://www.sss.gov
• Resume and supporting documents received by 11:59PM EST will be considered
• This is a Drug Testing designated position
• Position is a (DCIPS) position 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
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Financial Disclosure: Not Required
• Telework Eligibility: This position is telework eligible, but is not a full time telework position. The incumbent will be required to report to the office on a routine basis.
• If selected, the incumbent must obtain and maintain appropriate security clearance as indicated in job announcement.
• The incumbent will be required to sign a continued service agreement agreeing to stay with the agency for 12 months upon completion of the DCAC training.

Qualifications

The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened from the Office of Personnel Management's (OPMs) basic qualifications requirements. See: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0100/intelligence-series-0132/ for OPM qualification standards, competencies and specialized experience needed to perform the duties of the position as described in the MAJOR DUTIES and QUALIFICATIONS sections of this announcement by 01/16/2024 Applicant must have directly applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job, but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position. You must have specialized experience sufficient to demonstrate that you have acquired all the competencies necessary to perform at a level equivalent in difficulty, responsibility, and complexity to the next lower grade (GG/GS-13) in the Federal service and are prepared to take on greater responsibility. Generally, this would include one year or more of such specialized experience. Specialized experience for this position includes: Directing and executing CI activities against FIE efforts to acquire classified and sensitive information or defense technology from cleared industry; Providing advice on the development of new CI activities, personnel security, investigative methods and approaches, and revising existing operational guidance and directives; Performing, managing, and supervising CI collections, investigations, operations, and reporting; Planning, directing, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating CI operational activities; Reviewing and editing operational documents, significant case summaries, and information briefings for senior intelligence officials and for use in the intelligence and law enforcement communities. Specifically you will be evaluated on the following competencies: Accountability - Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results. Determines objectives, sets priorities, and delegates work. Accepts responsibility for mistakes. Complies with established control systems and rules. Influencing/Negotiating - Persuades others to accept recommendations, cooperate, or change their behavior; works with others towards an agreement; negotiates to find mutually acceptable solutions. Planning and Evaluating - Organizes work, sets priorities, and determines resource requirements; determines short- or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with other organizations or parts of the organization to accomplish goals; monitors progress and evaluates outcomes. Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. Technical Competence - Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience to perform one's job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues.

Education

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

Contacts

• Address Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency 27130 Telegraph Road Quantico, VA 22134 US
• Name: DCSA Servicing Team
• Phone: 614-692-2886
• Email: [email protected]