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SECURITY SPECIALIST
Defense Intelligence Agency
Department of Defense
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 Security Specialist role at the Defense Intelligence Agency involves handling security matters to support national defense operations, including problem-solving, decision-making, and collaborating across teams in the intelligence community.
It requires strong communication and the ability to anticipate issues in complex projects.
A good fit would be someone with experience in security or intelligence fields who thrives in high-stakes, team-oriented environments and values integrity and excellence.
Key Requirements
- Excellent oral and written communication skills for clear, concise responses to complex questions
- Ability to make insightful, well-reasoned, and timely decisions assessing organizational impact
- Skill in anticipating problems in moderately complex projects and developing creative solutions proactively
- Application of innovative approaches to obtain feedback and improve processes, products, and services
- Establishing effective working relationships within DIA and across the Intelligence Community
- Commitment to teamwork, integrity, excellence, and service in a defense intelligence context
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.
Demonstrates excellent oral and written communication skills to compose and deliver responses to complex questions in a clear, concise, and organized manner. 2.
Makes insightful, well-reasoned, and timely decisions by assessing the relevance and impact to the organization. 3.
Anticipates problems and obstacles associated with moderately complex projects and proactively develop creative solutions to address them prior to implementation. 4.
Applies innovative approaches to obtain feedback to enhance skills and facilitate improvement in processes, products and services, while considering emerging organizational issues. 5.
Establishes effective working relationships within DIA and across the Intelligence Community to advance enterprise level goals and strategies. Major Duties:
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