Lead Counter Intelligence Investigative Specialist

You may qualify at the GS-14 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service that demonstrates your ability to apply principles, concepts, methodologies, and techniques in the investigation of criminal intelligence: Team Leadership & Work Coordination: Experience leading, coaching, and coordinating the daily activities of an investigative or technical security team, including distributing workloads, planning operations, and identifying staff training needs.

TSCM Program Management: Experience managing or directing a Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) program, including planning operations, safeguarding highly classified/sensitive facilities, and advising senior executives on risk mitigation. Technical & Electronic Surveillance Operations: Experience planning and executing electronic surveillance phases for major criminal or counterintelligence investigations, including conducting pre-operational site surveys and managing technical resources.

Technical Security & Countermeasures Implementation: Experience evaluating and recommending physical and technical security countermeasures, such as intrusion detection systems, TEMPEST equipment, and secure storage containers, to counter espionage and terrorist threats.

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.

All qualifications and education requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume.Your resume may not exceed two (2) pages. For qualifications determinations, it is recommended that applicants include their months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume. If a determination is not able to be made about the duration of your creditable experience for qualification requirements, you will be removed from consideration.

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A "certification" letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain (1) the military service dates including the expected discharge or release date; and (2) the character of service. This "certification" must include your rank, dates of active duty service, type of discharge and character of service (i.e. honorable), and date any terminal leave will begin.

It must be signed by, or by direction of, the adjutant, personnel officer, or commander of your unit or higher headquarters. Active duty members that fail to provide a valid "certification" of service with their initial application will be found "not eligible". Members may be appointed before the effective date of their military retirement/separation if they are on terminal leave.

Current or Former Political Appointees: Agencies must seek prior approval from OPM before they can appoint a current or recent political appointee to a competitive or non-political excepted service position at any level. If you are currently or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employee in the executive branch, you MUST disclose that to the Human Resources Office.

Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume.

Incumbent typical work assignments may include the following: Lead & Coordinate Technical Teams: Serve as the Team Lead for the Technical Surveillance Team in the CI Branch. Utilize coaching, facilitating, and planning techniques to assign tasks, distribute workloads, monitor progress, approve leave, and identify training needs for team members.

Program Management (TSCM): Serve as the Agency Program Manager for the Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) Program, taking responsibility for the physical and technical protection of sensitive and classified information across the Pentagon Reservation and NCR facilities. Manage Digital Forensics Support: Coordinate technical investigations involving cyber technologies, computer networks, and digital media.

Ensure legally and forensically sound extraction, analysis, and preservation of digital evidence from computers, cell phones, and network devices. Implement Technical Countermeasures: Research, evaluate, and recommend physical security systems, intrusion detection systems, locks/barriers, and TEMPEST equipment to minimize systemic vulnerabilities against hostile intelligence and terrorist activities.

Policy & Executive Advising: Provide technical authority and direction to senior agency leadership, OSD, and external law enforcement partners regarding technical intelligence and investigative processes. Lead the development of technical security policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and warning bulletins.