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Intelligence Specialist (Operations)

U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command

Department of the Army

Fresh

Location

Salary

$106,437 - $138,370

per year

Closes

March 11, 2026

SES Pay Grade

Base salary range: $147,649 - $221,900

Typical requirements: Executive-level leadership experience. Senior executive qualifications required.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves planning and conducting investigations into threats like foreign spies, terrorists, and espionage that could harm the U.S. Army or Department of Defense.

The role requires analyzing intelligence to spot risks and trends, while working on operations to protect people and systems.

It's a good fit for someone with experience in intelligence or security who enjoys detailed research and problem-solving in a national defense setting.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience in counterintelligence investigations targeting foreign intelligence entities, terrorist threats, and espionage
  • Experience in planning, organizing, and conducting complex national security investigations affecting U.S. Army/DoD interests
  • Knowledge of full-spectrum counterintelligence operations, including CI-Cyber and Technology/Infrastructure Protection
  • Ability to analyze intelligence using advanced methodologies, forecasting, and threat projection techniques
  • Familiarity with intelligence processes, research tools (e.g., libraries, statistics, maps), and data analysis/compilation methods
  • Eligibility under specific federal employment authorities, such as veterans' preference or current DoD civilian status
  • U.S. citizenship and adherence to DCIPS (Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System) regulations

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. 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: Experience providing subject matter expertise in planning, organizing, and conducting complex CI national security investigations targeting foreign intelligence entities (FIE), terrorist threats, and espionage activities affecting US Army/DoD equities, personnel, and infrastructure; AND Performing broadly defined CI/CE operational assignments, developing projects/deadlines with RSAC, and applying full-spectrum CI knowledge across National Security Investigations, CI Operations, CI-Cyber, and Technology/Infrastructure Protection; AND Analyzing intelligence to assess CI threat developments, trends, and implications using advanced analytical methodologies, forecasting, and threat projection techniques.

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.

Major Duties:

  • Ensuring appropriate technical control, mission management, and oversight are conducted in accordance with standard procedures, regulations, directives and laws.
  • Recommending appropriate courses of action for approval of counterintelligence (CI) activities.
  • Analyzing intelligence information to assess developments, trends, and threat implications.
  • Providing products used to defend positions effectively within the intelligence, planning, and operational communities.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/2/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/3/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DAST-25-12894899-DCIPS