About the Position: This position is in the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS). Employees occupying DCIPS positions are in the Excepted Service and must adhere to U.S. Code, Title 10, as well as Department of Defense Instruction 1400.25. This position is located at the ST-IC-W0CUAA US ARMY FUTURES COMMAND. Serve as Research Technology Protection (RTP) subject matter expert (SME).

Duties

Serve as Research Technology Protection (RTP) subject matter expert (SME); orchestrate science and technology program protection efforts for Army Futures Command’s (AFC’s) Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DOIS). Serve as the AFC lead for Threat Mitigation, synchronizing with the Defense Security Enterprise, IC, and non- traditional partners to protect technologies identified in the Critical Technologies Protection List (CPTL). Oversee the management of AFC CPTL, use the CPTL to prioritize foreign intelligence and counterintelligence (CI) activities in support of research technology protection efforts. Incorporate the integrated application of CI , Intelligence, security/protective measures to mitigate risk within the capability development phase of new Army technologies, concepts and capabilities. Advise the Command on matters related to sensitive programs and security risks related supply chain risk management (SCRM) and the AFC research ecosystem. Incorporate security/protective measures into the early phases of research to include within the academia to mitigate risk of foreign exploitation of the Defense research ecosystem. Leverage CI and adversary threat information to prioritize protection/collection efforts to support safeguarding classified, unclassified controlled technical information or other sensitive information related to modernization/transformation efforts. Design and synchronize protection policies within AFC’s diverse portfolio of research programs by developing processes using a multi-layered and multi-disciplined approach to protect signature modernization efforts. Analyze intelligence related to adversarial threat intent on identifying Controlled Technical Information (CTI) and Critical Program Information (CPI). Collect, process, apply, evaluate and share threat information to support effective risk management to the research or technology in AFC's purview. Analyze, design, develop, integrate, evaluate, produce, and support program protection plans inherently reliant on multi discipline intelligence. Coordinate CI and HUMINT activities related to threat identification and mitigation. Promote cybersecurity best practices to increase protection efforts on funded research and technology programs. Identify problem areas, organizational trends, and significant program deficiencies and accomplishments. Liaise with personnel in other AFC directorates, in assigned and related fields and participates in interagency and inter-service meetings, conferences, panels and committees. Serves as the INFOSEC expert on policies and responsibilities and prescribes procedures for controlled unclassified information (CUI) throughout the AFC enterprise in accordance with regulatory requirements.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance based on a T5 investigation/Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) with eligibility for sensitive compartmented information (SCI).
• In accordance with Change 3 to AR 600-85, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Program, individual must successfully pass a urinalysis screening for illegal drug use prior to appointment and periodically thereafter.
• Two year trial/probationary period may be required.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 10-Point Other Veterans’ Rating30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans5-Point Veterans' PreferenceCurrent Army Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) EmployeeCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Current DoD Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee (non-Army)Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementDisabled Veteran w/ a Service-Connected Disability, More than 10%, Less than 30%Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPrior Federal Service EmployeePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleUnited States Citizen Applying to a DCIPS Position Army DCIPS positions apply Veteran's Preference to preference eligible candidates as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, DCIPS Employment and Placement. In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. To qualify, your resume must describe at least one year of specialized experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as experience that demonstrates a practical knowledge of counterintelligence, research technology protection risk mitigation framework methods and intelligence threat collection requirements as demonstrated by experience 1.) collaborating with affiliated science and technology (S&T) and organizational teams participating in critical technology research, capability and concept development, experimentation and acquisition; 2.) providing intelligence, CI and security assessments to support to planners, operators, and developers regarding the impact of emerging and potential future threats, capabilities, combat, and materiel development programs; and, 3.) advising on global security trends and potential future crises as they relate to intelligence threats aimed at modernization and/or research technology protection efforts. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level in the federal service (GG/GS-13). NOTE: Progressively responsible experience is that which has included intelligence-related research, analysis, collections and /or operations. This experience should have included intelligence analysis and/or production, intelligence collection and/or operations, counterintelligence, or threat support directly related to the position to be filled. This experience should demonstrate: Knowledge of intelligence processes, cycle and organizations; Knowledge of and/or ability to use research tools such as library holdings, photographs, statistics, graphics and maps; Knowledge of the systems, procedures and methods of analyzing, compiling, reporting and disseminating intelligence data; and/or Knowledge of organization(s) for and methods of collecting and analyzing intelligence data. Knowledge of the science and technology Risk Mitigation Framework. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address ST-IC-W0CUAA US ARMY FUTURES COMMAND DO NOT MAIL Fort Huachuca, AZ 85613 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk