About this role
Job SummaryAbout 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. This position is located at the ST-IC-W0JAAA US ARMY COUNTERINTELLIGENCE COMMAND. This position is located at the U.S. Army Intelligence &Security CMD U.S. Army Counterintelligence Operations Support Battalion.
QualificationsWho 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 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 Veteran's 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; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR: This position requires possession of either a Defense Academy for Credibility Assessment (DACA), Department of Defense Polygraph Institute (DoDPI) or a National Center for Credibility Assessment (NCCA) certificate. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Interviewing Analytical Thinking Judgement and Decision Making Oral Communication 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 experience 1) conducting complex counterintelligence polygraph examinations on military and civilian personnel assigned to National Security Agency (NSA) and Special Access Programs (SAP) programs; 2) coordinating pre-examination briefings and testing logistics with Special Access Programs (SAP) contractors nationwide, ensuring compliance with security protocols and scheduling requirements for sensitive program personnel; 3) preparing comprehensive, technically sound investigative reports evaluating polygraph techniques, methods, and results for use in security suitability and counterintelligence determinations; AND 4) conducting specific-issue and operational suitability polygraph examinations supporting active Human Intelligence (HUMINT) and counterintelligence operations. 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.
Major DutiesConducts advanced interrogation-level interviews on highly sensitive Special Access Programs (SAP) or Human Intelligence (HUMINT)-related cases.Extracts admissions or critical information from deceptive or resistant subjects in complex investigations.Evaluates the effectiveness of current scientifically validated techniques and recommends methodological improvements.Makes precedent-setting decisions with direct impact on Army readiness and national security operations.Analyzes case implications across multiple Special Access Programs (SAP)/Human Intelligence (HUMINT) operations to assess broader security risk.