INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS SPECIALIST
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Posted: January 29, 2026 (0 days ago)
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Office of the Chief Administrative Officer
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Location
Salary
$121,785 - $158,322
per year
Type
Full Time
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Base salary range: $88,520 - $115,079
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-12. Expert-level knowledge in field.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
This job involves analyzing intelligence reports, collecting and reviewing sensitive data to spot issues, and leading investigations into security threats within the Department of Housing and Urban Development's national security office.
It focuses on protecting the agency's people, assets, and operations from risks like insider threats.
A good fit would be someone with experience in intelligence or security analysis who enjoys fast-paced work, collaboration, and innovating to support government missions.
This position is located in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Administration.
This position is currently located in Washington, DC; however, the duty location is expected to relocate to Alexandria, Virginia.
The selected applicant may be required to report the Washington, DC location upon entry on duty and later transition to reporting to Alexandria, Virginia.
You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.
Specialized Experience: For the GS-13 grade level, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service.
Specialized Experience for this position includes: - Performing preliminary analyses of raw and finished intelligence reports to determine if they meet an Organization's intelligence requirements; AND - Collecting, recording, and analyzing sensitive data/information to identify problems or anomalies; AND - Conducting intelligence and database checks in support of incident/threat response; AND - Planning, overseeing, and conducting the full range of intelligence/counterintelligence (CI) inquiries, OPSEC, and insider threat operations.
The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis.
To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume.
Time-in-Grade: In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable: For the GS-13 you must have been at the GS-12 level for 52 weeks.
Time After Competitive Appointment: Candidates who are current Federal employees serving on a non-temporary competitive appointment must have served at least three months in that appointment.
Major Duties:
HUD's Mission The mission of the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is to foster strong communities by supporting access to quality, affordable housing, expanding the housing supply, and unlocking homeownership opportunities for the American people.
The Department is committed to furthering the promise of self-sufficiency in every American while promoting economic development to revitalize rural, tribal, and urban communities across the country.
HUD gives the most vulnerable Americans the opportunity to thrive and succeed.
It's Office of Administration (OA), Office of National Security (ONS), propels that mission by safeguarding personnel, assets, and mission-critical operations through strategic collaboration with key leaders and critical stakeholders, enabling proactive risk mitigation and reinforcing mission assurance in support of long-term national security objectives.
Envision what the government of the future should be: agile, responsive, efficient, accountable. ONS is making that vision a reality every day, because the vulnerable and homeless deserve no less.
Join us in inventing the future of government today.
Successful candidates to this specialized team will be versatile leaders who: * Have broad, mission-impacting exposure across national security programs * Thrive in a dynamic operating environment * Are ready to demonstrate meaningful influence on mission execution * Foster professional credibility, trust, and cross-organizational collaboration * Welcome opportunities to lead through strengthening decision-making skills in fast-moving and evolving threat environments * Are focused on growth and modernization, where continuous improvement, forward-leaning security practices, and professional development are encouraged If you are passionate about good government, excited about innovating, craving technology solutions, and want to have fun while having an impact--HUD's OA, ONS is the place for you!
As an Intelligence Operations Specialist, you will: Serve as one of HUD's subject-matter experts on insider risk monitoring and OA's technical authority on topics of UAM technologies and insider risk project management.
Identify, assess, and manage potential threats that insiders could pose to the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of information assets.
Advocate on behalf of HUD and OA interests at interagency, Intelligence Community (IC), and the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) working groups, committees, or other venues.
Recommend solutions to comply with significant initiatives, directives, guidelines, and policy developments within the IC and HUD.
Advise, administer, and disseminate as appropriate, intelligence information and products. Fill in gaps in intelligence reporting with past knowledge of operations and known courses of action.
Prepare comprehensive intelligence annexes to operational plans.
Develop standard targeting intelligence methods and is responsible for developing emerging targeting methods to keep pace with adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures.
Plan, oversee, and conduct the full range of intelligence/counterintelligence (CI), inquiries, OPSEC, and insider threat operations.
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