Intelligence Research Specialist

Summary

This position is part of the Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, Department of Energy. As a Intelligence Research Specialist, you will provide overall management, direction, and execution of the Department's Counterintelligence Inspections Program.

Duties

This is an Excepted Service position. This appointment will not confer Competitive Service career-conditional or career tenure status. This means that if you are selected, you would have to compete with other applicants in open competition to meet requirements for another Federal position, unless you meet the requirements for reinstatement. Applicants who voluntarily convert from the competitive service, Senior Executive Service, or other pay systems to a non-time limited appointment under this excepted service authority are not afforded "fallback rights" to the pay system previously assigned prior to conversion. As a GS-15, Intelligence Research Specialist, you will: Direct and execute the nationwide Counterintelligence Inspection Program by establishing operational strategies, methodologies, schedules, and resource allocations to assess departmental risk and program effectiveness. Lead and integrate cross-functional teams of subject matter experts across disciplines-including investigations, analysis, human intelligence (HUMINT), cyber counterintelligence, and technology protection-to evaluate field and headquarters operations. Identify operational and intelligence vulnerabilities across laboratory, plant, and site environments, recommending corrective actions to mitigate foreign intelligence threats. Validate final inspection and intelligence products to ensure evidential sufficiency, analytic integrity, sourcing accuracy, and adherence to departmental and Intelligence Community standards before dissemination. Advise and brief senior leadership and external stakeholders (including executive leadership, site directors, the Intelligence Community, and Congress) to justify complex, sensitive, or controversial findings and defend corrective actions. Evaluate corrective action plans and recurring findings across the enterprise to determine risk mitigation effectiveness and drive updates to nationwide counterintelligence policies, standards, and program priorities.

Qualifications

BASIC REQUIREMENT: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-14) in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as meeting ALL of the following Managing or leading inspection, oversight, or program evaluation initiatives within a counterintelligence, intelligence, or national security program, including establishing operational methodologies, schedules, and resource requirements to assess program effectiveness and operational risk. Directing and reviewing cross-functional technical work across specialized counterintelligence disciplines (such as investigations, analysis, human intelligence [HUMINT], cyber counterintelligence, or technology protection) to ensure analytical rigor, evidentiary sufficiency, and adherence to established operational and reporting standards. Evaluating systemic vulnerabilities and risk assessments to produce authoritative reports, brief executive-level leadership, and recommend enterprise-wide corrective actions or policy improvements to mitigate foreign intelligence and security threats. "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. 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. Limit your resume to no more than two (2) pages. If more than two pages are submitted, only the first two pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility and qualifications. Your full resume will be made available to the hiring manager if you are referred. CTAP/ICTAP candidates: To be considered "well qualified" you must (1) meet all of the requirements as described in this section; and 2) be rated "well-qualified", which is defined as scoring in the in Well Qualified category (or higher). You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

There are no specific education requirements or substitution of education for experience for this position.