Counterintelligence Officer

MANTECH; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

ManTech seeks a motivated Counterintelligence Officer in Springfield, VA to defend missions and information systems. You will perform all-source intelligence analysis, briefings, and risk assessments while coordinating with DoD, IC, and law enforcement.

The role requires extensive CI experience, a related Bachelor's degree, and credentialing from a DoD CI program, with access to advanced analytical tools to detect threats and support security adjudications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 7+ years of counterintelligence experience.
• Credentialed graduate of an accredited CI training academy (e.g., FBI Academy).
• Experience delivering CI briefings to varied audiences.

Responsibilities

• Conduct defensive CI operations to protect missions, personnel, programs, technology, and information systems from threats.
• Research and interpret all-source information to identify CI threats.
• Provide CI analyses and threat forecasts for DoD and IC distribution.
• Apply tools like M3, Palantir, TAC, ARCSIGHT to detect anomalous activities.
• Liaise with government components, DoD, IC, and law enforcement for CI activities.
• Produce CI reports and provide expertise for personnel security adjudications.
• Support RTP initiatives and Supply Chain Risk Management policies.

Skills

CI analysis

Briefings

Threat assessment

Policy integration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

M3

Palantir

TAC

ARCSIGHT

RSA Security Analytics

CCD

TIDE

Job description

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Counterintelligence Officer to join our team in Springfield, VA.

Responsibilities

• Conduct defensive CI operations to protect missions, personnel, programs, technology, and information systems from intelligence, terrorism, and espionage threats.
• Research, gather, evaluate, and interpret all-source information to identify and analyze intelligence, terrorism, and espionage threats against organizational and national systems.
• Provide comprehensive CI analyses and threat forecasts for distribution to DoD and the broader Intelligence Community (IC).
• Apply advanced analytical tools (e.g., M3, Palantir, TAC, ARCSIGHT, RSA Security Analytics, CCD, TIDE) to detect and assess anomalous activities.
• Facilitate extensive liaison and information sharing with government components, DoD, the IC, and law enforcement to support CI activities.
• Conduct foreign contact and travel debriefings, produce critical reports like Supply Chain Risk Assessments and Intelligence Information Reports (IIRs), and provide CI expertise for personnel security adjudications.
• Provide technical CI expertise and support for vulnerability mitigation, Research and Technology Protection (RTP) initiatives, and Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) policies.

Minimum Qualifications

• Possess a Bachelor's degree in National Intelligence Studies, Law Enforcement, History, Analysis/Research, Journalism, Political Science, Library Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
• 7+ years of counterintelligence (CI) experience.
• Experience with foundational defensive CI, including conducting investigations, inquiries, collections, operations, analysis, briefings, debriefings, training, and awareness.
• Be a credentialed graduate of an accredited federal or DoD CI training academy (e.g., FBI Academy).
• Demonstrate experience delivering routine and specialized CI briefings to internal and external audiences across strategic, operational, and tactical levels.

Preferred Qualifications

• Possess a Master's degree in National Intelligence Studies, Law Enforcement, History, Analysis/Research, Journalism, Political Science, Library Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
• Experience participating in and supporting IC-directed damage assessment task forces for unauthorized disclosures or loss of classified information.
• Demonstrated expertise in integrating CI into organizational Supply Chain Risk Management policies and initiatives.

Clearance Requirements

• Active TS/SCI with the ability to obtain/maintain a polygraph

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
• Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a printer or copy machine.
• Frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentations; must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.