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Intelligence Specialist (HUMINT OPERATIONS CHIEF)

Office of the Chief of Staff of the Army

Department of the Army

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$143,913 - $187,093

per year

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Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading and coordinating human intelligence operations for the U.S.

Army, including managing teams that gather information from people in the field and ensuring these efforts align with broader military goals.

It requires hands-on experience in intelligence work, especially in planning and supporting operations that involve direct human sources.

A good fit would be someone with a military or intelligence background who has completed specialized training in human intelligence collection and enjoys strategic planning in high-stakes environments.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience managing and deconflicting Joint Task Force HUMINT operations and programs
  • Experience supporting the management of HUMINT collection operations requirements and reporting
  • Experience providing assistance to planned or proposed phases of HUMINT operations, including assessing resources and recommending strategy improvements
  • Graduation from a Category 1 HUMINT Collector course (selective placement factor)
  • Knowledge of intelligence processes, cycle, and organizations
  • Ability to use research tools such as library holdings, photographs, statistics, graphics, and maps
  • Knowledge of systems, procedures, and methods for analyzing, compiling, reporting, and disseminating intelligence data

Full Job Description

About the Position: This position is in the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS). Employees occupying DCIPS positions are in the Excepted Service and must adhere to U.S.

Code, Title 10, as well as Department of Defense Instruction 1400.25. This position is located at the HQDA G-2 MI SUPPORT STABLE SHADOW PROGRAM, FIELD OPERATIONS SUPPORT, FORT BELVOIR, VA.

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.

You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

10-Point Other Veterans’ Rating 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans 5-Point Veterans' Preference Current Army Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Current DoD Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee (non-Army) Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement Disabled Veteran w/ a Service-Connected Disability, More than 10%, Less than 30% Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Prior Federal Service Employee Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible United States Citizen Applying to a DCIPS Position Army DCIPS positions apply Veteran's Preference to preference eligible candidates as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, DCIPS Employment and Placement.

In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience.

To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as: 1.

Experience managing and deconflicting Joint Task Force Human Intelligence (HUMINT) operations and programs; AND 2.

Experience supporting the management of HUMINT Collection Operations requirements and reporting.; AND 3.

Experience providing assistance to planned or proposed phases of HUMINT operations to assess required resources and make recommendations to improve HUMINT strategies.

Progressively responsible experience is that which has included intelligence-related research, analysis, collections and /or operations.

This experience should have included intelligence analysis and/or production, intelligence collection and/or operations, counterintelligence, or threat support directly related to the position to be filled.

This experience should demonstrate: Knowledge of intelligence processes, cycle and organizations; Knowledge of and/or ability to use research tools such as library holdings, photographs, statistics, graphics and maps; Knowledge of the systems, procedures and methods of analyzing, compiling, reporting and disseminating intelligence data; and/or Knowledge of organization(s) for and methods of collecting and analyzing intelligence data.

SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR: This position requires a Category 1 HUMINT Collector course graduate.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Human Intelligence (HUMINT) Capabilities Collection Operations Human Intelligence (HUMINT) Collection Operations Major Duties:

  • Serves as the HUMINT Operations Chief (HOC) supporting Joint Task Force.
  • Leads, manages and deconflicts Joint Task Force HUMINT operations, joint and contingency support, support to Technical Requirements, policy development affecting the Joint Task Force Area of Responsibility / Operations.
  • Directs HUMINT Branch staff to support management of: HUMINT collection requirements, HUMINT reporting, HUMINT source data, de-confliction of information, and analysis of threats and Foreign Intelligence Security Service (FISS) information.
  • Assists the JX in the administrative oversight in personnel management.
  • Daily contact is required with personnel in a wide variety of HUMINT organizations having mission-related activities within the intelligence community.
  • Establishes and maintains extensive liaison network with Intelligence Community, DODIIS community, CI/HUMINT organizations, and component personnel.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/14/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/14/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DAST-26-12853747-DCIPS