Senior Counterintelligence Integration Manager

US Office of the Director of National Intelligence; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Federal benefits

Public service mission

Job summary

US Office of the Director of National Intelligence in Bethesda, MD seeks a senior leader to drive proactive counterintelligence and security initiatives across the federal government.

The role requires interagency coordination, strategic planning, and expert knowledge of IC policies; you will lead task forces and shape national-level guidance.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience at senior levels with interagency collaboration.
• Strong strategic thinking and ability to translate policy into action.
• Superior analytical and communication skills for diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead proactive counterintelligence and security activities across the U.S. government.
• Coordinate interagency counterintelligence efforts and task forces/working groups.
• Design and implement integration strategies for national IC initiatives and programs.
• Manage resources and advise on policy implementation at the national level.

Skills

Leadership

Interagency coordination

Strategic thinking

Analytical thinking

Written and oral communication

Education

Counterintelligence Special Agent credentialing

Job description

Lead proactive counterintelligence and security activities across the United States government, integrating the instruments of national power to detect, report, deter, disrupt, investigate, exploit, and defeat foreign intelligence threats.

This is an excepted service GS-15 position open to the public and all current federal employees at the GS-15 and one level below.

Current federal employees at the GS-15 and one level below may apply to this position, and if selected will maintain pay set at their current grade and step.

Current federal employees at grade levels GS-13 and below are not eligible for this position and their application will not be forwarded to the hiring manager.

All current federal employees that apply for this position must submit their most recent SF-50, Notification of Personal Action (i.e., dated within the last 52 weeks from the closing date of this vacancy announcement) to verify their status of eligibility.

Superior leadership skills and ability to conduct interagency counterintelligence coordination, lead interagency counterintelligence task forces/working groups and a deep understanding of the OFCO/A executor community.

Superior understanding of the following policies and the implementation thereof: EO 12333, ICD 750, ICD 750-1, ICD 751, NSPM-23, the National Counterintelligence Strategy and counterintelligence policies and authorities from the OFCO/A executor community.

Superior ability to anticipate issues relevant to the IC and United States Government and recommend/implement needed actions as they pertain to National level guidance (White House, National Security Council, Congressional engagements, National Counterintelligence Strategy, etc.), the counterintelligence enterprise and the OFCO/A executor community.

Superior ability to design, implement and lead integration strategies for NCSC and IC initiatives and programs, including the superior ability to manage human, financial, and information resources.

Superior leadership skills and ability to lead interagency working groups, build coalitions with IC elements to achieve common goals.

Superior analytical and critical thinking skills, including the superior ability to think strategically, identify needs and requirements, develop recommendations, and evaluate outcomes against goals and objectives.

Superior ability to manage strategic and tactical level topics, and develop innovative recommendations and solutions for improvement.

Superior interpersonal skills and superior ability to work effectively in both independent and in a team or collaborative environment.

Superior oral and written communication skills, including superior ability to draft and edit written reports of varying length and complexity, and to communicate effectively with audiences of varying seniority and expertise.

Expert knowledge of strategy development, planning, and IC organizations' missions/functions/capabilities in order to provide input to national-level strategies and plans and support U.S. national security and foreign policy interests.

Expert knowledge of and experience in the intelligence cycle.

Desired Qualifications:

• Graduate of a U.S. government counterintelligence Special Agent credentialing course.
• At least 5-10 years conducting, managing and leading OFCO/A.
• Graduate of the Joint Counterintelligence Training Academy Counterintelligence Operations Qualification Course or equivalent.
• Previous intelligence mission management experience.
• Previous counterintelligence experience and/or knowledge of IC organizations' counterintelligence components, mission posture, structure, capabilities, processes and policies.