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Intelligence Specialist (Operations Support)

Joint Activities

Department of the Army

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$93,468 - $121,511

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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 supporting intelligence operations by creating plans for managing identities and signatures, conducting threat assessments, and applying related policies to help special operations missions succeed.

It's ideal for someone with hands-on experience in intelligence analysis, research, and operations, especially in military or defense settings.

Candidates who thrive in strategic planning and multi-disciplinary threat evaluation would be a great fit.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience preparing Identity and Signature Management (ISM) plans and strategies for strategic, operational, and tactical missions
  • Experience conducting multi-disciplined threat assessments to support special operations
  • Knowledge of interpreting and applying ISM doctrine, policy, and procedures for operational activities
  • Progressively responsible experience in intelligence-related research, analysis, collections, and/or operations
  • Familiarity with intelligence processes, cycles, and organizations
  • Ability to use research tools such as library holdings, photographs, statistics, graphics, and maps
  • Knowledge of 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 JOINT ACTIVITIES, DIRECTORATE OF PLANS & POLICY, PLANS & FUTURES DIVISION, FORT BRAGG, NC.

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 preparing Identity and Signature Management (ISM) plans and strategies to support complex strategic, operational, and tactical mission requirements.

AND 2) Experience Conducting specialized, multi-disciplined threat assessments to support special operations mission requirements.

AND 3) Experience interpreting and applying ISM doctrine, policy, and procedures to support operational activities.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GG/GS -11).

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.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Identity and Signature Management Threat Assessment Intelligence Policy Major Duties:

  • Serves as a project officer in the Sensitive Activities Division, Operations Directorate, Joint Special Operations Command.
  • Establishes and maintains regular direct liaison contact and staff coordination with national level intelligence, law enforcement and other relevant agencies / departments.
  • Responsible for regular coordination with other military services, combatant commands, federal agencies / departments and intelligence organizations for the development of ISM support required during training, exercises and contingency requirements.
  • Develops, coordinates and conducts highly specialized, classified ISM related individual training for selected Army, Navy, and Air Force units.
  • Serves as a Class "A" Custodian for Special Mission Funds.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 4/6/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/7/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DAST-26-12922196-DCIPS