Intelligence Research Specialist (Insider Risk Analyst)

Full Job Description

This position is located at Departmental Offices, Terrorism and Financial Intelligence-Intelligence and Analysis, Insider Risk Management Office (IRMO).

IRMO manages Treasury's Insider Threat Program, which is responsible for deterring, detecting, and mitigating insider threats to Treasury.

As an Intelligence Research Specialist you will review insider threat data to proactively identify potential insider threat concerns and/or insider threat indicators.

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: Providing support to programs, such as insider threat programs, involving the use of User Activity Monitoring (UAM) of Automated Information Systems (AIS); AND Supporting Counterintelligence (CI)/insider threat investigations/inquiries; AND Applying relevant principles, techniques, methods, processes, and technology, such as those involved in intelligence analysis; AND Applying policies, directives, and guidance, such as national-level insider threat policies, Executive Order 13587, National Insider Threat Policy and Minimum Standards, Intelligence Community Standard (ICS) 700-2, and ICS 500-27.

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: Applying relevant principles, techniques, methods, processes, and technology, such as those involved in intelligence analysis; AND Supporting Counterintelligence (CI)/insider threat investigations/inquiries; AND Applying policies, directives, and guidance, such as national-level insider threat policies, Executive Order 13587, National Insider Threat Policy and Minimum Standards, Intelligence Community Standard (ICS) 700-2, and ICS 500-27.

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: Applying relevant principles, techniques, methods, processes, and technology, such as those involved in intelligence analysis; AND Applying policies, directives, and guidance, such as national-level insider threat policies, Executive Order 13587, National Insider Threat Policy and Minimum Standards, Intelligence Community Standard (ICS) 700-2, and ICS 500-27.

OR You may substitute education for general or 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.

OR 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 analytical products, referrals, reports or briefings; AND Researching policies, data, or other established guidance.

OR You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: Master's or equivalent graduate degree; OR 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree; OR LL.B.

or J.D., if related. OR 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.

(*Note: If you are qualifying using education and you are within 9 months of graduating you may tentatively qualify.

However, you must graduate and/or meet all qualification requirements prior to being appointed to the position.) 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 resumé. Major Duties:

Pursuant to 50 USC 3024 (v), and with concurrence and consultation with the Director of National Intelligence and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, this position is being established in the excepted service as an element of the Intelligence Community within the Department of the Treasury.

The following are the duties of this position at the GS-13.

If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position.

As an Intelligence Research Specialist (Insider Risk Analyst), you will: Review and analyze insider threat-related generated data by user activity monitoring (UAM) tools, continuous evaluation systems, and other Treasury and/or community-owned data.

Conduct analysis in support of IRMO operational activities to assemble, correlate, evaluate and assess information concerning insider threats against Treasury personnel, programs, information systems and/or facilities.

Prepare insider threat products, to include referrals reports, with findings and recommended countermeasures and/or mitigation strategies.

Participate in Treasury, Intelligence Community (IC), or other federal forums, briefings, or collaboration activities. Prepare and present insider threat briefings.