See CONDITIONS and QUALIFICATIONS for important information about this position. Responsible for complex assignments involving defensive counterintelligence (CI) and information coordination with a broad set of Communities of Interest to establish and maintain SSA's defensive CI operations, collaboration and intelligence and information sharing missions which support homeland security. See DUTIES for responsibilities of the position.

Duties

Conducts analysis on information relating to reporting and uses statistical information to create trend and predictive analysis models. Conducts all-source analysis when accessing and evaluating Foreign Intelligence Entities (FIE) intelligence reports to provide recurring or ad hoc threat briefings and written analytical reports to management on complex situations and threats. Offers guidance on revising existing and/or creating new policies and procedures to handle these situations. Conducts an annual risk assessment to identify and prioritize critical agency assets, the loss or compromise of which would be damaging to SSA’s mission or would affect the ability of another federal department or agency to conduct its mission. Assists in determining vulnerability of assets and formulating appropriate mitigation strategies. Identifies potential threats to critical assets by researching classified databases and information sources and by conducting open-source research. Provides senior management with current situational awareness updates on global and domestic defensive counterintelligence events. Identifies and researches requirements, intelligence databases and various ancillary sources to gather and disseminate intelligence information in support of ongoing or emerging intelligence program or project requirements. Work may include recurring assignments projecting data to assess future situations. Develops and executes a program implementation plan, establishes related Defensive CI policies and metrics, and creates an outreach strategy to engage elements of the Intelligence Community (IC) focused on defensive CI and law enforcement. Develops and maintains a response protocol for resolving defensive CI information that presents a credible threat to SSA. Develops a defensive CI awareness strategy for use by all agency stakeholders.

Requirements

• All application materials must be received by the closing date. All application forms submitted become the property of SSA Human Resources. Requests for copies of application documents will not be accepted.
• Applicants must be in good standing. Applicants must have a fully successful rating of record. Official Personnel Folders will not be reviewed.
• Travel to off-site locations on a recurring basis and travel to other federal and state agencies or private sector organizations will be required (travel time is estimated to be 10%). Travel will be mostly local (within Baltimore/DC metro area).
• You must have (or be able to obtain) Top-Secret Security Clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmentalized Information (TS-SCI).
• See QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, REQUIRED DOCUMENTS and HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED sections for more information about this position.

Qualifications

To qualify for this GS-13 Intelligence Operation Specialist position you must demonstrate at least 52 weeks of Specialized Experience. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE must have been gained in a federal position at or above GS-12 OR (if your position/experience is in another federal pay scale OR outside of federal service) by performing duties at a level of responsibility and difficulty equivalent to GS-12. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is work that primarily consists of collecting, analyzing, evaluating, interpreting and disseminating information on conditions, trends and forces in foreign and domestic areas that directly or indirectly affect national and agency security. If you have this experience, your resume must describe, in your own words, the duties you perform that demonstrate it. Since Specialized Experience also has a time component, it must be evident that the duties you describe are at the required level for at least 52 weeks. Reviewers cannot assume you perform duties you don't describe. An affirmative response to the online questionnaire is not sufficient to demonstrate experience. Specialized Experience must be met by the closing date of this announcement. *In addition, you must have (or be able to obtain) Top-Secret Security Clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmentalized Information (TS-SCI). TYPICAL DUTIES THAT DEMONSTRATE SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE INCLUDE: (1) developing CI policies and metrics (2) developing training programs or presentations to support a Defensive CI program (3) participating in and contributing to detailed annual risk assessments (4) performing statistical analysis (5) evaluating intelligence reports and providing threat briefings (6) developing recurring CI reports Federal applicants for promotion must have at least 52 weeks at GS-12. Time-in-grade requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Information on this series can be found at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0100/intelligence-series-0132/ Location of Position: Office of the Deputy Commissioner for Budget, Finance and Management (DCBFM) Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness (OSEP) Office of Emergency Management (OEM)

Education

This position does not have an educational requirement, but you must have (or be able to obtain) Top-Secret Security Clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmentalized Information (TS-SCI).

If you claim this type of clearance, upload a copy of your certificate with your supporting documents.

If you completed any other relevant training, you want considered as part of your evaluation, include that training on your resume rather than uploading certificates you received.

Contacts

• Address DCBFM - OSEP 6401 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21235 US
• Name: OPE Staffing DCBFM
• Phone: 410-965-1234
• Email: [email protected]