Counterintelligence (CI) Officer with Security Clearance

VTG; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

VTG seeks a Counterintelligence Officer to support a Client in the Northern Virginia area, with responsibilities at multiple locations in the Washington Metropolitan Area. The role requires a high level US Government clearance and extensive CI experience including vulnerability analysis, briefings, and knowledge of foreign intelligence capabilities.

The position emphasizes offensive/defensive CI methods, insider threat awareness, and operations risk assessment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required
• Experience in vulnerability analysis or surveys
• Ability to deliver clear and concise briefings
• Strong knowledge of foreign adversaries' intelligence capabilities including cyber/technical, information operations, and HUMINT
• Understanding of offensive and defensive CI methods
• Familiarity with CI risk analysis including insider threat detection
• Knowledge of fundamentals of intelligence operations including risk assessment
• Level 5 requires overseas tours or TDY experience
• High level US Government clearance at time of application (required)

Skills

Cable writing

Vulnerability analysis

Clear/concise briefings

Counter-intelligence knowledge

CI risk analysis

Overseas/TDY experience

Intelligence operations fundamentals

Foreign languages (desirable)

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree (desirable)

Job description

Overview Seeking Counterintelligence (CI) Officer to support our Client's challenging operational requirements at multiple locations in the Washington Metropolitan Area. What will you do? VTG is seeking a Counterintelligence (CI) Officer to support our Client in the Northern Virginia area. Do you have what it takes?

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and
• 7-12 years of applicable experience (Level 3)
• 12-20 years of applicable experience (Level 4)
• 20+ years of applicable experience (Level 5)
• Cable writing experience
• Experience conducting vulnerability analysis or surveys
• Ability to confidently deliver clear and concise briefings
• Strong knowledge of foreign adversaries' intelligence capabilities including cyber/technical, information operations, and HUMINT
• Understanding of offensive and defensive counter-intelligence methods
• Familiarity with the concepts involved in CI risk analysis including insider threat detection
• Knowledge of and experience in the fundamentals of intelligence operations to include risk assessment
• For level 5: at least 2 total overseas tours (CONUS or OCONUS) or 4 years worth of TDY experience
• Must possess a high level US Government issued clearance at the time of application Desired Qualifications:
• Candidates with a Master's degree are highly desirable.
• Experience in Intelligence Operations / Analysis / Support to Field Operations
• Experience identifying targeting leads through the exploitation of all-source databases to craft targeting packages
• Experience using customer databases to monitor field traffic and communicate with field offices
• Formal CI training and/or certifications
• Overseas experience supporting collection operations and information sharing
• Foreign languages skills
• Pay Range: VTG's estimated starting pay range is $140,000 - $195,000 annually, which is a general guideline for the geographic location. When extending an offer, VTG also considers work experience, education, skill level, market considerations and may possibly include contractual requirements which may cause an offer to fall outside of this range.