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SECURITY SPECIALIST
Defense Intelligence Agency
Department of Defense
Location
Reston, Virginia
Salary
$121,785 - $158,322
per year
Type
Closes
January 29, 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 role at the Defense Intelligence Agency involves monitoring potential insider threats by researching employee behaviors using secure databases, networking across teams to solve problems, and making smart decisions in tricky situations.
It also includes communicating professionally and presenting information clearly to different groups.
A good fit would be someone with experience in security or intelligence who is proactive, ethical, and skilled at building relationships in a high-stakes government environment.
Key Requirements
- Build and maintain professional networks across the agency to share resources and resolve issues
- Conduct research using classified and unclassified databases to identify insider threat risks
- Anticipate problems in complex projects and develop creative solutions proactively
- Communicate effectively in spoken and written forms to represent the office professionally
- Apply decision-making techniques in complex situations to maximize benefits for the organization
- Experience in Insider Threat Programs within the Intelligence Community or Certified Counter-Insider Threat Professional
- Background in security, counterintelligence, or analysis, including briefing diverse audiences
Full Job Description
We are committed to: Teamwork: Partnering at all levels and across organizational boundaries for mission accomplishment.
Integrity: Adherence to the highest legal and ethical principles in our responsibilities. Excellence: Unrivaled defense intelligence expertise.
Service: Putting the welfare of the Nation and commitment to our mission before oneself. ASSESSMENT FACTORS 1.
Continues to expand and maintain diverse professional working relationships to actively and effectively network across directorate and Agency functions; continually uses networks to resolve issues and problematic situations by sharing resources and lessons learned.
2. Utilizes a variety of classified and unclassified databases to conduct research regarding Officers whose behavior may pose an insider threat risk. 3.
Anticipates problems and obstacles associated with moderately complex projects and proactively develop creative solutions to address them prior to implementation. 4.
Presents a positive, professional image of the office to all clients, colleagues, and leadership in spoken and written complex communications. 5.
Applies decision making techniques in complex situations to include anticipating and recognizing best practices and choosing options to maximize benefits to the office, directorate, or Agency.
HIGHLY DESIRED SKILLS 1. Experience supporting Insider Threat Programs within the Intelligence Community or Certified Counter-Insider Threat Professional. 2.
Experience working in multiple disciplines to include security, counterintelligence, or analysis. 3. Experience providing briefings to various types of audiences. Major Duties:
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