Job Title: Intelligence Operations Specialist, CG-0132-14

Duties

• Coordinates and provides tailored CI functional services to strengthen the FDIC and protect FDIC personnel and contractors, assets and interests from Foreign Intelligence Entities' (FIE) targeting and exploitation. Identifies, analyzes and reports on FIE activities directed against the FDIC. Access, research and analyze all-source information, and write finished intelligence products compliant with Intelligence Community Directives 203, 206 and 208 on FIE tactics, techniques and procedures targeting FDIC personnel, assets and interests to inform risk-based decision making.
• Works with FDIC divisions and offices, and other components to identify FDIC critical information and assets, and analyze FIE threats to these.
• Presents and integrates threat information into FDIC risk assessments developed by other divisions or offices to inform mitigation strategies.
• Accesses all-source information to vet visitors to FDIC facilities to identify known or suspected ties to FIE and inform decision making and mitigation strategies.
• Provides foreign travel briefings/debriefings and visitor vetting, intakes and acts on foreign contact and suspicious activities reporting, and supports supply chain risk-based acquisitions decisions.
• Provides the Intelligence and Threat Sharing Unit Chief with recommendations to remediate vulnerabilities and deficiencies and formulates courses of action to address complex CI issues.
• Meets and deals persuasively with a CI Program, policies, and management echelons of the Corporation or other agencies to elicit cooperation and understanding necessary to support CIP objectives and mitigate FIE threats.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment
Registration with the Selective Service.
U.S. Citizenship is required.
Employment Conditions.
Completion of Financial Disclosure may be required.
Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) required.

Qualifications

Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sector. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic, religious/spiritual; community; student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Additional qualifications information can be found here.
To qualify, applicants must have completed at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the CG-13 grade level or above in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience conducting all-source research and analysis and writing finished intelligence products on foreign intelligence entities' tactics, techniques and procedures, to include exploiting supply chains, that are assessed as compliant with Intelligence Community Directives 203, 206 and 208, and briefing threat analysis to decision makers.
Applicants must have met the qualification requirements (including selective placement factors - if any) for this position within 30 calendar days of the closing date of this announcement.
Applicants eligible for ICTAP (Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program) must achieve a score of 85 "well qualified" for this position. For more information, Click Here.

Education
There is no substitution of education for the experience for this position.

Additional information

Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill identical vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement.
If selected, you may be required to serve a probationary or trial period as applicable to appointment type.
Selectee(s) for this position will be required to report to their duty station office two days per week.
To read about your rights and responsibilities as an applicant for Federal employment, click here.
This position is subject to pre-employment and random drug testing.
Must be able to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to do so may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
In addition to the regular benefits offered by Federal agencies, the FDIC offers additional benefits to its employees. These benefits, some at minimal cost, are some of the best and most competitive in both the private and public sectors.
To find out more, click here.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your resume and the online assessment questionnaire will be reviewed, to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements outlined in this announcement. Therefore, it is imperative that your resume contain sufficiently detailed information upon which to make the qualification determination. Please ensure that your resume contains specific information such as position titles, beginning and ending dates of employment for each position, average number of hours worked per week, and if the position is/was in the Federal government, you should provide the position series and grade level.
Your resume will also be evaluated to measure your responses to the assessment questions. If you rated yourself higher on the questionnaire than what is supported by your resume, your overall qualifications assessment may be adversely affected.
Top ranked candidates will be referred to the selecting official for further review and consideration.
The competencies/knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) you will be assessed on are listed below.

• Knowledge of Counterintelligence (CI) policy, process and procedures including implementing programs.
• Ability to communicate and write threat information and products in accordance with Intelligence Community standards (203, 206 and 208), other documents, and briefings, for all levels.
• Ability to think critically and apply Structured Analytic Techniques to conduct Counterintelligence research and analysis.
• Knowledge of Foreign Intelligence Entities' tactics, techniques and procedures targeting, exploiting and collecting on personnel, infrastructure, information and systems.
• Knowledge of counterintelligence and security practices including deterrence, response and mitigation.
• Ability to communicate orally using threat intelligence products, other documents, briefings, and oral presentations for all levels. You do not need to respond separately to these KSAs. Your answers to the online questionnaire and resume will serve as responses to the KSAs.
If you are among the best-qualified applicants referred for consideration, you may be required to complete one (or more) job-related structured interview(s) and a test on application of a Structured Analytic Technique.
Applicants are expressly prohibited from disclosing, publishing, reproducing, or transmitting the content of FDIC assessments for any purpose, in any form, or by any means, whether verbal, written, or electronic. Dishonest conduct, such as obtaining help from others, using reference materials, disclosing assessment content, or submitting a response that is not your own original work, may lead to your disqualification from the selection process and from Federal employment in the future (5 CFR part 731). If you are a current Federal employee, you may be removed or debarred from Federal Service.

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• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
In addition to the regular benefits offered by Federal agencies, the FDIC offers additional benefits to its employees. These benefits, some at minimal cost, are some of the best and most competitive in both the private and public sectors.
To find out more, click here.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

• As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies.

If you are applying under any special hiring authority you MUST submit proof of eligibility with your application.
Failure to provide all of the required documentation as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible determination or may affect your consideration status. Please review the following to determine your eligibility and which document(s) is required to complete your application:

VETERANS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY ACT (VEOA) ELIGIBLES AND SPECIAL HIRING AUTHORITIES FOR VETERANS: If you are applying for consideration under VEOA and special hiring authorities for veterans, click here . You must submit documentation (e.g., DD-214, VA Letter, SF-15, etc.) to demonstrate veterans' eligibility.

SPECIAL APPOINTING AUTHORITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES: If you are applying for consideration under special appointing authorities for people with disabilities, you will be required to provide proof of disability documentation to specify that you are a person who (1) has a severe physical disability; (2) an intellectual disability; or (3) a psychiatric disability. The documentation does NOT need to detail your specific disability, medical history, or need for accommodation, however; the letter MUST clearly state that you are eligible for appointment under this authority and that your eligibility is based on a severe physical disability; an intellectual disability; or a psychiatric disability. THE DOCUMENTATION MUST HAVE BEEN OBTAINED FROM: (a). Licensed medical professionals; or (b). State or private vocational rehabilitation specialists; or (c). Any Government agency (e.g., VA, etc.) that issues or provides disability benefits. THE DOCUMENTATION MUST INCLUDE: a statement that you are eligible based on one of the following: severe physical disability, an intellectual disability, or a psychiatric disability. To view sample Schedule A proof of disability letters, click here , and for more information on this special appointing authority, click here . Please note that employees hired under this Schedule A hiring authority will be required to complete a Standard Form 256 to identify their disability status.

INTERAGENCY CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (ICTAP): If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee eligible for consideration under the ICTAP, you must submit proof of eligibility. For more information, click here .

CURRENT FEDERAL EMPLOYEES OR REINSTATEMENT ELIGIBLES WITH COMPETITIVE STATUS: A copy of your most recent SF Form 50, Notification of Personnel Action that shows: (1) permanent or career-conditional tenure (codes 1 or 2, in block 24), and (2) position occupied in the competitive service (code 1, in block 34). If reinstatement eligible, include your Career/Career conditional SF-50. To be considered as a non-competitive eligible candidate, the SF-50 must show the highest grade level or full performance level applicant has attained competitively on a permanent basis, and grade must be equivalent or higher than the grade for which applying.

NONCOMPETITIVE CONVERSION ELIGIBLES UNDER A PATHWAYS PROGRAM: If you are applying under this noncompetitive conversion authority, you must provide proof of program completion. A letter from your current agency certifying completion is acceptable documentation.

FDIC EMPLOYEES: If you want to be considered non-competitively include a copy of your SF-50. The SF-50 must show the highest grade level or full performance level applicant has attained competitively on a permanent basis, and grade must be equivalent or higher than the grade for which applying.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from .
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

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