Intelligence Operations Specialist (Counterintelligence)

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Specialized experience for the GS-13: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as ALL of the following:
-Conducting counterintelligence (CI) activities, including briefings, debriefings, inquiries, assessments, and/or counterintelligence operations with minimal supervision; AND
-Applying counterintelligence directives, policies, and procedures.

Examples of creditable experience include: planning, directing, and conducting counterintelligence activities to detect, deter, or prevent foreign intelligence entity (FIE) attempts at targeting personnel, information, processes, technology, or facilities; and/or experience evaluating and recommending changes in methodology for the conduct of counterintelligence activities.

Specialized experience for the GS-12: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience in ALL of the following:
-Conducting counterintelligence activities, OR related intelligence and/or investigative activities; AND
-Applying intelligence or counterintelligence directives, policies, and procedures.

Examples of creditable experience include: experience receiving and assessing intelligence or counterintelligence information for relevance; experience assessing the effectiveness of intelligence or counterintelligence-related activities across an organization; experience conducting counterintelligence briefings and debriefings; experience conducting inquiries or investigations; experience conducting intelligence or counterintelligence collections activities.

Specialized experience for the GS-11: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as ALL of the following:
-Conducting research in support of, or otherwise assisting in the conduct of counterintelligence activities, OR related intelligence and/or investigative activities; AND
-Application of intelligence or counterintelligence directives, policies, and procedures.

Examples of creditable experience include: experience conducting research in support of intelligence or counterintelligence activities; experience presenting intelligence or counterintelligence briefings; and experience assisting with intelligence or counterintelligence collection activities via debriefings, liaison, open source, and classified source research; and experience assisting with national security inquiries or investigations.

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You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related.

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You may qualify by a combination of successfully completed graduate level education and specialized experience. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 36 semester hours (54 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education.

Specialized experience for the GS-09: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as ALL of the following:
-Assisting with intelligence or national security research or operations; AND
-Experience applying national security directives, policies, and procedures.

Examples of creditable experience include: experience conducting research on national security issues, such as intelligence or counterintelligence issues; experience briefing on national security issues; and experience assisting with investigative activities.
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You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: Master's or equivalent graduate degree, if related;
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2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, if related; or LL.B. or J.D., if related;
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You may qualify by a combination of successfully completed graduate level education and specialized experience. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 18 semester hours may be combined with experience.