TECHNICAL DIRECTOR, TRUST DECISION (ADJUDICATIONS)

US Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency; Quantico (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) in Quantico, Virginia seeks an experienced executive to lead risk governance and trusted decision processes. The role focuses on evaluating sensitive risk, defining risk tolerance, and coordinating cross-sector stakeholders for legally defensible outcomes.

The position emphasizes data privacy, security standards, and cross-domain collaboration to support enterprise modernization initiatives.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated executive experience leading enterprise risk, compliance, or personnel trust governance—serving as a principal authority to evaluate sensitive risk and drive cross-sector consensus.
• Executive experience directing high-volume, high-consequence decision pipelines via data-driven quality frameworks, and steering enterprise digital modernization while preserving privacy and security.

Skills

Executive risk governance

Enterprise risk management

Compliance

Trust governance

Data privacy

Information security

Job description

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) is a separate Agency of the Department of War (DoW) under the direction, authority, and control of the Under Secretary of War for Intelligence and Security (USW (I&S)). This position is placed in the Personnel Vetting (PV) Trust Decision office and reports to DCSA's Deputy Associate Director, Trust Decision. This is a Tier 1 position.

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQs):

There is NO requirement to prepare a narrative statement specifically addressing the Technical Qualifications (TQs). However, to meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show that you possess the TQs within your resume - NOT TO EXCEED 2 PAGES. Resumes over the 2-page limit, will be disqualified.

Technical Qualifications:

1. Demonstrated executive experience leading enterprise risk, compliance, or personnel trust governance-serving as a principal authority to evaluate sensitive risk, define risk-tolerance boundaries, and drive cross-sector stakeholder consensus for legally defensible decision-making.
2. Demonstrated executive experience directing high-volume, high-consequence decision pipelines via data-driven quality frameworks, and steering enterprise digital modernization-including automation and advanced analytics-while strictly preserving data privacy, human-in-the-loop accountability, and information security standards.