Intelligence Operations Specialist (senior Intelligence Analyst)

Senior Intelligence Analyst

The purpose of the position is to serve as a Senior Intelligence Analyst within DCSA's Office of Counterintelligence. The incumbent will provide all-source analytic guidance, direction, and mentorship to analysts, and demonstrate sound quantitative and qualitative research methods, analytic tradecraft and standards, use of structured analytic techniques, and ensure coordination and collaboration with IC and LE counterparts.

Responsibilities

As a Senior Intelligence Analyst within the Office of Counterintelligence for DCSA this position will report directly to the Office of Counterintelligence's Division Chief for Analysis, interacting with analysts, Intelligence Community (IC) and Law Enforcement (LE) partners to provide threat assessments to USG customers and cleared industry partners. Provide all-source analytic guidance, direction, and mentorship to analysts, and demonstrate sound quantitative/qualitative research methods.

As an INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS SPECIALIST (SENIOR INTELLIGENCE ANALYST) you will be responsible for the following duties:

• Serve as a senior technical specialist in quantitative and qualitative intelligence analysis, research methodologies and structured analytic technique.
• Review and recommend substantive changes to draft finished intelligence products and briefs to determine of proper sourcing, logical argumentation, communication of analytic judgments, assumptions and sound interpretation of all-source raw threat data and information.
• Develop and oversee processes, procedures, policies and performance expectations that foster robust collaboration and effective work practices across the analytic mission to optimize performance.
• Advise the Chief for Analysis on effectively establishing an Analytic Tradecraft Cell, post-publication Quality Evaluation Program, and product Review Capability.
• Establish a robust, distributed, analytic field capability and support analytic elements in further meeting DoD customer needs and intelligence assessment product lines.
• Advise the Chief for Analysis on effectively developing a robust data analytics capability to complement its threat analysis mission by exploiting large volumes and varieties of data and information.
• Assemble collaborative teams to examine highly complex analytic and production efforts as well as review and assess draft finished intelligence products for technical accuracy in accordance with Intelligence Community Directives 203, 205, 206 and 208.
• Work with supervisors and analysts to correlate and convert information into understandable form for use in finished intelligence products as well as distribution in agency finished intelligence products and briefings.
• Review draft analytic products, make necessary suggestions, and participate in the full analytic process.
• The incumbent is responsible for making recommendations for analyst training and development as well as servers as a mentor and coach.
• Challenge analytic assumptions with alternative ideas and competing hypotheses as well as help increase the depth and quality of analyses.
• Teach ICD 203-compliant analytic tradecraft to DCSA staff.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment Qualifications

The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened from the Office of Personnel Management's (OPMs) basic qualifications requirements. See: Intelligence Series 0132 for OPM qualification standards, competencies and specialized experience needed to perform the duties of the position as described in the MAJOR DUTIES and QUALIFICATIONS sections of this announcement by 12/01/2025. Applicant must have directly applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job, but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position.

You must have specialized experience sufficient to demonstrate that you have acquired all the competencies necessary to perform at a level equivalent in difficulty, responsibility, and complexity to the next lower grade GS/GG-13 in the Federal service and are prepared to take on greater responsibility. Generally, this would include one year or more of such specialized experience.

Specialized experience for this position includes:

• Overseeing organization and functional interrelationships of the Intelligence Community (IC) to tap available resources for the development of new applications, techniques and methods;
• Applying IC Analytic Integrity Standards, including logical argumentation, relevance to customers, application of structured analytic techniques and application of IC methodologies for analytical products;
• Reviewing intelligence collection methodologies of foreign adversaries acquiring sensitive or classified information and technology, classified technologies and program data in cleared industry;
• Providing program/project management to establish & oversee the analytic production process for research and publication of finished intelligence products.

Specifically you will be evaluated on the following competencies:

• Accountability - Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results.
• Creative Thinking - Develops new insights into situations and applies innovative solutions to make organizational improvements; designs and implements new or cutting-edge programs/processes.
• Planning and Evaluating - Determines objectives and strategies; coordinates with other parts of the organization to accomplish goals; monitors and evaluates the progress and outcomes of operational plans; anticipates potential threats or opportunities.
• Research - Knowledge of the scientific principles, methods, and processes used to conduct a systematic and objective inquiry; including study design, collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; and the reporting of results.
• Teaching Others - Helps others learn through formal or informal methods; identifies training needs; provides constructive feedback; coaches others on how to perform tasks; acts as a mentor.

Education Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Additional Information

VETERANS PREFERENCE/CURRENT OR FORMER FEDERAL In accordance with DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, veterans preference is not required to be applied when considering candidates with prior Federal competitive or excepted service who have completed a probationary or trial period and have not been separated for cause. Therefore, veterans preference will not be applied to applicants with current federal service, or former federal civilian service meeting the above criteria. Re-employed Annuitant: This position does not meet criteria for re-employed annuitant.

The DoD criteria for hiring Re-employed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/1400.25-V300.pdf

Applicants selected from this announcement may be required to serve a two-year trial period. If selected, Federal employees currently serving in the competitive service must acknowledge that they will voluntarily leave the competitive service by accepting an offer of employment for a DCIPS excepted service positions.

If selected, non-DCIPS candidates must acknowledge in writing that the position they have been selected for is in the excepted service and covered by DCIPS. All Defense Intelligence positions under the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) are in the excepted service by specific statue, 10 U.S.C. 1601. This position is in the excepted service and does not confer competitive status. For more information on the DCIPS occupational structure click here. For more information about career advancement in DCIPS click here.