Supervisory Intelligence Operations Specialist with Security Clearance

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Job description

Duties As a Supervisory Intelligence Operations Specialist, GS-0132-15, your typical work assignments may include: The incumbent serves as a Senior Intelligence/Counterintelligence Officer and senior advisor to the Director on highly complex initiatives regarding defensive counterintelligence and intelligence related security threats within DHS and the Intelligence Community (IC). The incumbent manages, supervises, and oversees development, implementation, and oversight of counterintelligence operations and counterintelligence functional services for a unified DHS Counterintelligence Program. The incumbent exercises broad responsibility and authority to represent DHS at interagency and congressional levels, advocating on behalf of DHS counterintelligence and intelligence related security capabilities, influencing IC policies and strategies. The incumbent coordinates DHS Counterintelligence Program and intelligence related security operations with other government agencies to promote mutual cooperation in areas that can be combined for more effective results in the area of information collaboration. The incumbent provides reports to leadership on counterintelligence operations, counterintelligence collection, and counterintelligence functional services; such information may be requested in a variety of forms including e-mail, oral presentation, power point presentation, or white paper; such information, briefings, or presentations may be provided to the Department at the highest level and Congress, requiring the incumbent to develop products of acceptable quality for such presentation. All DHS-HQ announcements have a 5-business day open period due to the number of applications received. This announcement will be open for 5 business days OR until the first 100 applications have been received, whichever happens first. View common definitions of terms found in this announcement: Common Definitions . Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position. Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service. You must successfully pass a background investigation. You must submit to a pre-employment drug test. This position is a Testing Designated Position (TDP) and is subject to random testing. You may be required to serve a two-year trial period. Acceptance of an excepted service appointment from applicants in the competitive service will require a written statement of understanding when voluntarily leaving the competitive service. Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for DHS to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions. You must be able to obtain and maintain Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance. Overnight Travel of 1-5 nights per month may be required. May be required to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays and/or overtime, and/or 24/7 shift schedules, and/or on-call and standby duty status. Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft. May be required to regularly support 24/7 watch operations requiring irregular work hours from a variety of locations throughout the National Capital Region. Qualifications Specialized Experience You qualify for the GS-15 grade level if you possess the specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service or equivalent private/public sector experience. For this position, specialized experience is defined as: Advising on highly complex initiatives regarding counterintelligence and intelligence related security threats. Providing expert counterintelligence leadership and advice on difficult and complex issues on behalf of the Director. Developing counterintelligence program initiatives to provide the Department with information regarding FIE and insider threats, and the means to identify and mitigate these threats throughout the Department. Serves as an expert and advisor on the five functions of counterintelligence and provides technical guidance necessary to resolve matters that are often controversial, complex or precedent setting. NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. All qualifications and eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Note: Current or former Federal employees MUST submit a copy of their SF-50 Form which shows competitive service appointment ("position occupied" block 34 on the SF-50 should show a "1"), tenure group (block 24 should show a 1 or 2), grade, and salary. If you are applying for a higher grade, please provide the SF-50 Form which shows the length of time you have been in your current/highest grade (examples of appropriate SF-50s include promotions, With-in Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s dated a year apart within the same grade/job). If you have promotion potential in your current position, please provide proof. Employees applying with an interchange agreement must provide proof of their permanent appointment. IF YOU DO NOT SUBMIT ALL OF THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION, YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE CONSIDERATION AS A STATUS CANDIDATE. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Education Additional information Permanent Change of Duty Station (PCS) Expenses will not be paid. The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR 213.3102(u), and or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR 315.707. Veterans , Peace Corps , VISTA volunteers , and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement. Pursuant to Executive Order 12564 and DHS policy, DHS is committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and, therefore, conducts random and other drug testing of its employees in order to ensure a safe and healthy work environment. Headquarters personnel in safety- or security-sensitive positions are subject to random drug testing and all applicants tentatively selected for employment at DHS Headquarters are subject to drug testing resulting in a negative test result. If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration of Federal Employment , and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, fine, or imprisonment. Background Investigation: To ensure the accomplishment of our mission, DHS requires every employee to be reliable and trustworthy. To meet those standards, all selected applicants must undergo and successfully pass a background investigation for Top Secret/SCI clearance as a condition of placement in this Special Sensitive Level position. position. This review may include financial issues such as delinquency in the payment of debts, child support and/or tax obligations, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs. This is a permanent appointment in the Excepted Service and will be filled on a full-time permanent basis. Employees hired under an Excepted Service appointment may be required to serve a two (2) year trial period. This position does not confer non-competitive conversion to the competitive service. Acceptance of an excepted service appointment from applicants in the competitive service will require a written statement of understanding when voluntarily leaving the competitive service. Veterans Preference: Veterans preference does not apply under Title 50 appointment authority. How You Will Be Evaluated You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. We will review your resume and supporting documentation to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. If you meet the minimum qualifications, your experience, education and training will be rated using a job questionnaire that is based on the following competencies or knowledge, skills and abilities needed to perform this job: Customer Service, Partnering, Strategic Thinking, and Technical Credibility If you meet the minimum qualifications, you will be placed in one of the following categories: Best-Qualified: Applicants possessing experience that substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position and demonstrate high proficiency in all of the critical competencies, including all Selective Placement Factors (SPF), and a

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