Intelligence Operations Specialist

Summary

You will serve as a Counterintelligence Special Agent in NASA's Defensive Counterintelligence Program, assigned to the Counterintelligence (CI)/Counter terrorism (CT) Office at Wallops Flight Facility. You will be responsible for providing CI support to research and technology at NASA, providing CI education and awareness to NASA personnel, and conducting CI inquiries and investigations with U.S. Government agency partners.

• Coordinates Counterintelligence (CI) and Counter terrorism (CT) support to protect people, information, operations, facilities, and research
• Produces and distributes annual Center CI Threat Assessments and other Threat Assessments, CI/CT Executive Briefs and other threat reporting, as required.
• Provides foreign travel CI/CT threat briefings to NASA employees and contractors going to "Designated" or other high intelligence threat countries.
• Issues foreign national (FN) visitor CI/CT threat briefings to NASA employees the FNs will meet with and conducts name checks on FN visitors or new employees from high intelligence threat countries.
• Conducts CI/CT inquiries, properly documents all investigative activity, and coordinates with servicing FBI office on all national security concerns.
• Administers focused CI support to sensitive NASA research and development programs and to leading-edge technologies/capabilities. Provides CI/CT education and awareness to entire Center workforce.
• Presents "Special Event" Threat Assessments to Center Leadership, program managers, and the NASA Security Office for "open house" type events, certain high interest launches, etc., and provides onsite CI/CT support during such activities.

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• This position is open to U.S. citizens, nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
• This position may require a one-year probationary period. If selected, the requirement to serve such period will be determined by Title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 11.
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• Current Federal employees must meet qualifications, time in grade, and 90 days after competitive appointment requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
• Position subject to pre-employment background investigation or higher-level clearance.
• If selected, you will be required to complete a financial disclosure statement.

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. To qualify for GS-13, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level:

• Participating in counterintelligence (CI) investigations to identify threats posed by foreign intelligence or terrorist groups;
• Developing written reports of investigative findings to identify indications of foreign intelligence or foreign terrorism activity;
• Preparing counterintelligence briefings to provide awareness of foreign intelligence and foreign terrorist groups' tactics and techniques.

Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job.

Additional selections may be made for similar positions across NASA within the local commuting area(s) of the location(s) identified in this announcement. By applying, you agree to have your application shared with interested selecting official(s) within NASA. CTAP/ICTAP will be cleared for any additional selection from this announcement.

If you are applying for a GS-12 or higher level and are a current federal employee, you must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible for this position. To be eligible, you must have completed a minimum of 52 weeks in a position no more than 1 grade lower than the advertised position. (Please submit your SF-50 that shows Time-in-Grade eligibility and reflects your title, series, and grade.

If your eligibility for both merit promotion and/or time-in-grade cannot be determined, your application will be rated ineligible.)

Time-in-grade requirements also apply to applicants who have held a non-temporary, competitive service GS position in the past year.