Summary Serve as an Intelligence Operations Specialist, within the Office of Counterintelligence, for DCSA. Evaluate all-source raw reporting, open-source information and cleared industry reporting to assess foreign intelligence entity (FIE) threats to U.S. critical technologies. Prepare, produce, and deliver finished intelligence products and briefings for senior DoD officials and other DoD agencies. Instruct DCSA field personnel in CI awareness and the foreign intelligence threat. Responsibilities As an Intelligence Operations Specialist, you will be responsible for the following duties: - Review and interpret threat data from all information sources, including the DoD, Intelligence Community and raw information obtained by DCSA by the routine conduct of its missions. - Supports the DCSA CI Directorate in identifying and providing information related to threats posed by foreign intelligence entities. - Process large, disparate datasets from multiple sources to produce analytic insights actionable by intelligence, law enforcement and partner organizations - Evaluates all-source raw reporting, open-source information and cleared industry reporting to assess foreign intelligence threats to U.S. critical technologies. - Research, screen, collect, evaluate and disseminate finished assessments. - Researches, processes, synthesizes, exploits, integrates, evaluates, analyzes and interprets available (primarily raw) information and data. Requirements Conditions of Employment 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 02/09/2026 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 07 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: Possess basic professional knowledge of political and economic methodologies of foreign adversaries in acquiring sensitive or classified information and technology, classified technologies and program data in cleared industry. Possess ability to apply knowledge of the Intelligence Field of a sufficient level to independently execute standard methods as well as carry out recurring approaches and procedures. Communicates ideas and analyses orally and in writing to inform decision making and courses of action from analytic activities related to CI issues. Possess knowledge of the organization of the Intelligence and Law Enforcement Communities including their missions, functions and authorities Specifically you will be evaluated on the following competencies: 1. Qualitative/Quantitative Analysis - Developing and applying quantitative and qualitative analytic methods to identify, collect, process, and analyze large data sets. 2. Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. 3. Tools and Methods - Applies tools and methods to substantive discipline, domain, or area of work. Adapts existing tools and/or methods or employs new methodological approaches required for substantive discipline, domain, or area of work. 4. Research - Knowledge of the scientific principles, methods, and processes used to conduct a systematic and objective inquiry; including study design, collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; and the reporting of results. 5. Learning - Uses efficient learning techniques to acquire and apply new knowledge and skills; uses training, feedback, or other opportunities for self learning and development. Education If substituting education for experience, at the GG-09 level, you must possess a Master's degree or equivalent degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such as degree or LL.B. or J.D. Superior Academic Achievement does not apply to DCIPS positions. If substituting education for experience, transcripts MUST be provided. Failure to provide transcripts will result in you being rated ineligible for this position. Foreign Education: For further information, click on the following link: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/ Additional Information VETERANS PREFERENCE/CURRENT OR FORMER FEDERAL In accordance with DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, veterans preference is not required to be applied when considering candidates with prior Federal competitive or excepted service who have completed a probationary or trial period and have not been separated for cause. Therefore, veterans preference will not be applied to applicants with current federal service, or former federal civilian service meeting the above criteria. Re-employed Annuitant: This position does not meet criteria for re-employed annuitant. The DoD criteria for hiring Re-employed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/1400.25-V300.pdf Applicants selected from this announcement may be required to serve a two-year trial period. If selected, Federal employees currently serving in the competitive service must acknowledge that they will voluntarily leave the competitive service by accepting an offer of employment for a DCIPS excepted service positions. If selected, non-DCIPS candidates must acknowledge in writing that the position they have been selected for is in the excepted service and covered by DCIPS. All Defense Intelligence positions under the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) are in the excepted service by specific statue, 10 U.S.C. 1601. This position is in the excepted service and does not confer competitive status. For more information on the DCIPS occupational structure click here. 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