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Intelligence Specialist (Operations)

Army

Job Location:

Fort Carson, CO - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 106437 - 106437

Posted: 21 October 2026 (2 days ago)

Application Deadline: 20 January 2027

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Summary

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. These positions are located at the US Army Special Forces Command (ABN) 1st Special Forces Group (SFG) Fort Lewis WA; 3rd SFG Fort Bragg NC; 7th SFG Eglin AFB FL; 10th SFG Fort Carson CO; 5th SFG Fort Campbell KY.

Duties

Establish and manage the Theater source registry.
Coordinate to resolve and adjudicate any source conflict concerning Theater sources.
Conduct liaison with counterparts from Army joint and national intelligence organizations and U.S. Embassy staffs.
Develop draft edit and coordinate theater policies and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to enable CI/HUMINT operations.
Facilitate the processing of Intelligence Information Reports (IIRs) released to the intelligence community via the CHROME application.
Publish Notice of Intelligence Potentials (NIPs) IIR evaluations and Collection Emphasis messages.
Provide training and policy instruction to end-users on CI/HUMINT automated systems.
Serve as the primary or alternate Intelligence Oversight Officer.
Serve as the functional manager for the administration of automated systems supporting CI/HUMINT collection and dissemination.
Manage the administrative support system for the commands portion of the DoD HUMINT and CI management system.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination as determined by a completed background investigation.
In accordance with Change 3 to AR 600-85 Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Program individual must successfully pass a urinalysis screening for illegal drug use prior to appointment and periodically thereafter.
Must be willing to undergo and successfully complete a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination with No Deception Indicated (NDI) on a pre-appointment and periodic basis.
May be required to perform frequent and extended temporary duty (TOY) travel 25% or less.
May be required to work irregular shifts.
This position has been identified as being a Key Position. *For more information please see Qualifications below.

Qualifications

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 Veterans 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.

Specialized 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. De-conflicting operational sources within a command or theater-level registry. AND
2. Coordinating Counterintelligence (CI) or Human Intelligence (HUMINT) operational plans with government agencies. AND
3. Evaluating and processing Intelligence Information Reports (IIRs) through specialized databases for release to the intelligence community.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GG/GS-12).

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.

*Note: This position has been identified as being a Key Position under the provisions of AR 690-11 Use and Management of Civilian Personnel in Support of Military Contingency Operations. A Key position is defined as any Army position that cannot be vacated during a national emergency or mobilization without seriously impairing the capability of their organization to function effectively. Because of the essential nature of these positions the Secretary of the Army or his/her designee shall designate such positions as Key positions and shall require that they not be filled by Ready Reservists or military retirees with recall obligations. Prior to occupying the position Civilians must be exempted from recall to active duty because of Reserve or retired military obligations.

Education

NOTE: Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Additional information

This position requires a 2 year trial period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public making this determination the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
Male applicants born after December 31 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance.
Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
This is an Intelligence (General) Career Program position aligned under the Operational Support Career Management Directorate.
TERM: This announcement is for a term position. Permanent employees who apply are selected for and ultimately accept this position will be converted to a term appointment. Term positions in DCIPS may be extended up to a maximum of six years. This position may be converted to permanent without further competition after completion of two years of continuous service in this position.
Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
Salary includes applicable locality pay.
Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.
Incentive(s) are not authorized determined to be in the best interest of the Government.

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e. physical or mental) covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position after notification of the adjudication of your request you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here: should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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