DCSA is seeking a qualified CI professional to serve as a Cyber Counterintelligence Special Agent (CISA). In this role you will serve as a SME responsible for providing counterintelligence (CI) functional services, oversight, and support to the cleared Defense Industrial Base (DIB). This is a great opportunity for those with a broad experience in and understanding of Cybersecurity, Cyber defense, CI collection, reporting, foreign intelligence entities (FIE) tradecraft, and operations.

Duties

As a Intelligence Operations Specialist (Cyber) you will be responsible for the following duties: -Provides CI and Cyber subject matter expertise for seamless and impactful integration across all mission areas within the Mid-Atlantic Region. -Serves as a subject matter expert responsible for providing cyber CI functional services, oversight, and support to the cleared Defense Industrial Base; and for conducting CI collections directed against Foreign Intelligence Entity (FIE) targeting cleared industry. - Collect, evaluate, analyze (field-level), and disseminate threat information regarding suspicious activities and other actionable information. - Serves as a technical consultant related to cyber CI and counter-proliferation issues involving facilities where critical program information (CPI) resides and also facilities supporting DoD Research, Development, and Acquisition (RDA) programs. - Conducts CI and Cyber threat awareness training to sensitize DCSA and cleared contractor personnel to the threats posed by FIEs; makes recommendations of appropriate CI and cyber countermeasures necessary to counter FIE collection efforts. - Establishes and maintains highly collaborative relationships with the DoD components, USG LE and IC counterparts, and with cleared contractors. - Represents DCSA CI in daily internal and external meetings pertaining to Cyber-related 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.
• 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 DCAC certification may result in mandatory reassignment to a position that does not require credentials.
• 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.
• 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: Intelligence Series 0132 (opm.gov) 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 09/23/2024 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 GS/GG-12 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: Advising defensive cyber operations and network forensics in support of incident responses, collection activities, or investigations; Providing subject matter expertise to planning efforts with internal and external partners for the development and refinement of information security objectives, priorities, strategies, plans, and programs; Identifying potential points of strength or vulnerability within a network and then recommending appropriate countermeasures; Coordinating with intelligence and industry partners to obtain relevant essential information; and Establishing and maintaining relationships, both internal and external. Specifically you will be evaluated on the following competencies: 1. Influencing/Negotiating: Persuades others to accept recommendations, cooperate, or change their behavior; works with others towards an agreement; negotiates to find mutually acceptable solutions. 2. Information Assurance: Knowledge of methods and procedures to protect information systems and data by ensuring their availability, authentication, confidentiality, and integrity. 3. Information Systems/Network Security: Knowledge of methods, tools, and procedures, including development of information security plans, to prevent information systems vulnerabilities, and provide or restore security of information systems and network services. 4. Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences. 5. Oral Communications: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.

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]