Counterintelligence Officer - Active Clearance Required

LLNL; Livermore (CA); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory seeks a Counterintelligence Officer to perform comprehensive CI-related research, conduct interviews, and present recommendations to senior management on CI/CT issues.

The role offers a hybrid schedule with some remote work and involves collaboration with DOE IN, other labs, and USIC to address CI/CT challenges while ensuring DOE orders are followed.

Qualifications

• This position requires an active DOE Q-level clearance or active Top Secret clearance.
• Ability to obtain and maintain SCI access.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent education/experience.
• Experience conducting CI investigations and using investigative procedures.
• Knowledge of USIC and national security issues.
• Familiarity with databases and intelligence research tools.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive CI/CT investigations and prepare detailed reports.
• Collect information from open and secure sources to assess CI/CT threats.
• Produce intelligence reports and case files in appropriate databases and records.
• Lead face-to-face briefings for LLNL personnel on CI/CT risks and foreign travel.
• Collaborate with DOE IN, national labs, USIC, and local law enforcement on CI/CT issues.
• Develop and deliver CI training materials and awareness programs.

Skills

CI investigations

Interviews

Briefings

Analytical thinking

Security clearance experience

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a related field

Master’s Degree in a related field

Job description

• Full-time
• Organization: Office of the Director
• Category: Security
• Employee Referral Bonus: Not applicable
• Pre-Employment Drug Test: Required for external applicant(s) selected for this position (includes testing for use of marijuana)
• Pre-Placement Medical Exam: Not applicable
• Security Clearance: Active DOE Q clearance (or active Top Secret clearance) with Sensitive Compartmented Information access

Company Description

Join us and make YOUR mark on the World!

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has turned bold ideas into world-changing impact advancing science and technology to strengthen U.S. security and promote global stability.

Our mission spans four critical national security areas nuclear deterrence, threat preparedness, energy security, and multi-domain defense empowering teams to take on the toughest challenges of today and tomorrow. With a culture built on innovation and operational excellence, LLNL is a place where your expertise can make a real impact.

Job Description

We are looking for a Counterintelligence Officer in the Counterintelligence Program to perform comprehensive research and analysis, conduct interviews, and present recommendations to senior management, high-level DOE personnel, and officials of intelligence agencies on relevant counterintelligence (CI) issues, ensuring the Laboratory’s compliance with Department of Energy (DOE) Order 475.1 (CI Program).

This position offers a hybrid schedule, blending in-person and virtual presence. You will have the flexibility to work from home one day per week on the non-Alternate Work Schedule work week.

This position will be filled at either level based on knowledge and related experience as assessed by the hiring team. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if hired at the higher level.

You will

• Conduct comprehensive complex, diverse, and multi-faceted CI/counterterrorism (CT) investigations.
• Collect and review information from a variety of open and secure sources to assess and mitigate any CI/CT threats associated with foreign visits, travel, and contacts.
• Produce detailed and accurate intelligence reports/records in appropriate intelligence databases, and investigative case files.
• Conduct and present face-to-face briefings/debriefings and presentations to Laboratory personnel regarding hosting foreign nationals, foreign travel, and specific CI/CT risks/threats.
• Participate in joint task forces and collaborations with internal Laboratory divisions, DOE Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence (DOE IN), CI programs at other national laboratories, the United States Intelligence Community (USIC), and local law enforcement to address CI/CT issues.
• Support all elements of the CI outreach program, including refining, developing, and presenting CI awareness and training material to all employees/members of the workforce.
• Enter, retrieve, and manipulate information within Laboratory systems and DOE IN-20 CI analytical and investigative databases.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Additional job responsibilities, at the K03.3 level

• Coordinate joint task forces and collaborations with internal Laboratory divisions, DOE IN, CI programs at other national laboratories, the USIC, and local law enforcement to address CI/CT issues.
• Address novel CI/CT issues with little known precedence and prepare succinct recommendations for LLNL senior management on appropriate courses of action; develop innovative solutions to often unusually complex problems.
• Provide guidance and direction to other program team members, plan and lead collaborative projects/investigations with peers and within the Laboratory, DOE IN, and the USIC.

Qualifications

• This position requires an active Department of Energy (DOE) Q-level clearance or active Top Secret clearance issued by another U.S. government agency at the time of hire.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access. Please note that any current active Q or Top Secret clearance with DOE does not guarantee DOE SCI access approval; if you are denied access, you may be subject to reinvestigation of your existing Q or Top Secretclearance.
• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Experience employing investigative procedures and techniques, including researching, interviewing, and documentation specifically concerning CI investigations.
• Experience identifying foreign government missions, functions and collections processes, as well as U.S. methods of intelligence collection and dissemination.
• Knowledge and experience working on national security issues related to the USIC.
• Broad knowledge of, and significant experience with, classified and unclassified databases, software applications, and other intelligence research tools to identify and assess foreign capabilities using the conventional intelligence disciplines.
• Specialized training and/or subject matter expertise, such as: counterespionage, interviewing, counterproliferation, weapons systems, and/or foreign intelligence services.
• Familiarity with the basic principles of hardware, software, and network systems.
• Experience interpreting and applying knowledge of governmental policies, procedures, orders, and regulations.

Additional qualifications at the K03.3 level

• Significant experience employing investigative procedures and techniques, including researching, interviewing, and documentation specifically concerning complex CI investigations.
• Significant experience identifying foreign government missions, functions and collection processes, as well as U.S. methods of intelligence collection and dissemination.
• Significant specialized training, and/or subject matter expertise such as: espionage, counterproliferation, weapons systems and/or foreign intelligence services.

Qualifications We Desire

• Master’s Degree in a related field.

Pay Range

$114,900 - $140,712 Annually for the K03.2 level
$137,910 - $168,852 Annually for the K03.3 level
This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting; pay will not be below any applicable local minimum wage. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

Additional Information

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Position Information

This is a Career Indefinite position, open to Lab employees and external candidates.

Why Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory?

• Included in 2026Best Places to Work by Glassdoor!
• Flexible schedules (*depending on project needs)

This position requires an active Department of Energy (DOE) Q-level clearance or active Top Secret clearance issued by another U.S. government agency at time of hire. Also, you must have the ability to obtain and maintain Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access. Please note that your current active Q or Top Secret clearance with DOE or another agency does not guarantee DOE SCI access approval; if you are denied access, you may be subject to reinvestigation of your existing Q or Top Secret Clearance.

Pre-Employment Drug Test

External applicant(s) selected for this position must pass a post-offer, pre-employment drug test. This includes testing for use of marijuana as Federal Law applies to us as a Federal Contractor.

Wireless and Medical Devices

Per the Department of Energy (DOE), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory must meet certain restrictions with the useand/or possession ofmobile devices in Limited Areas. Depending on your job duties, you may be required to work in a Limited Area whereyou are not permitted to have a personal and/or laboratory mobile devicein your possession. This includes, but not limited to cell phones, tablets, fitness devices, wireless headphones, and other Bluetooth/wireless enabled devices.

Ifyou useamedical device, whichpairs with a mobile device,you must still follow the rules concerningthe mobile device in individual sections within Limited Areas. Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities requireseparate approval. Hearing aids without wireless capabilities or wireless that has been disabled are allowed in Limited Areas, Secure Space and Transit/Buffer Space within buildings.

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