Intelligence Research Specialist

As an Intelligence Research Specialist you will:

• Serve as a member of the DFC counterintelligence team. DFCs counterintelligence (CI) program which works to deter detect and neutralize the threats posed by foreign intelligence entities to DFC personnel. The CI program routinely prepares classified threat assessments and provides classified briefings to staff engaged in foreign/international activity (such as foreign travel or meeting with foreign officials).
• Coordinate with the DFC Cyber Security Office to ensure that the office is made aware of various cyber intelligence threat streams to enable the office to design appropriate cyber alerting detection and protection measures for DFC systems and information. Coordinates with other DFC offices as appropriate to provide CI intelligence information to ensure protection of DFC personnel and resources. Collaborate with other Federal agencies such as the FBI on possible leveraging of these established CI programs.
• Provide intelligence support to DFCs Know-Your-Customer (KYC) office and lead the noncommercial vetting process by evaluating and analyzing financial/intelligence information and synthesizing all relevant reporting into a finished product supporting strategic objectives. Develop relationships within the broad threat finance intelligence and law enforcement communities to expand knowledge base and to gain access to information.
• Serve as a member of DFCs Insider Threat Program hub participating in day-to-day operations and will be responsible for establishing a process to gather integrate and centrally analyze and respond to counterintelligence relevant information indicative of a potential insider threat.

Please Note: This is not a Bargaining unit position.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National
• Males born aftermust be registered for Selective Service
• Must submit resume and supporting documents (See How To Apply)
• Suitability for Federal employment as determined by a background investigation
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
• Within 30 days of your start date you will be required to file a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450)
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret/SCI security clearance
• This position will require foreign travel to developing countries

Status candidates must meet time-in-grade requirements (52 weeks at the next lower grade level). Applicants must meet all eligibility and qualification requirements no later than the closing date of this announcement.

TIME-IN-GRADE: Current career or career-conditional employees of the Federal government or former career or career-conditional employees who have a break in service of less than one year are required to meet the time-in-grade restriction of one year of Federal experience at the next lower grade with few exceptions outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b).

You may qualify at the GS-13 level if you fulfill the following qualification requirements:
A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service that demonstrates your experience in all of the following:

1. Experience performing intelligence research planning operations collection target analysis and other intelligence collection/analysis related activities; and
2. Experience developing and presenting intelligence analysis reports and briefings.

Note: Education is not substitutional at this grade level.


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.

This position is being advertised concurrently with vacancy announcement 26-SID-DE--BN using Delegated Examining (DE) procedures. If interested refer to that announcement to determine if you meet DE requirements and can apply to that announcement. NOTE: You must apply separately to each announcement in order to be considered under both.

This announcement may be used to fill similar positions if additional vacancies occur.