Chief Operations Coordination Group
Office of the Director of National Intelligence · Other Agencies and Independent Organizations
This job in plain English
This GS-15 supervisory job leads counterintelligence operations coordination for the National Counterintelligence and Security Center at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in Bethesda, MD. It is a full-time permanent job with one opening, and up to 25% travel may be required. The announcement may close early once 100 applications are received.
It may close early. The job may close before the closing date once 100 applications are received.
Can you apply?
Yes, if you are a U.S. citizen: this job is open to everyone.
- Open to everyoneAny U.S. citizen or national can apply. Some jobs also accept non-citizens; the announcement says so.
The job is open to the public, meaning U.S. citizens, nationals, or people who owe allegiance to the U.S. Current and former federal employees with competitive or excepted status may also apply, and current federal employees at GS-15 and one level below may apply, but GS-13 and below are not eligible.
What you would do
- Serve as Group Chief leading NCSC's intelligence mission manager role for counterintelligence
- Lead day-to-day coordination of operations and offensive counterintelligence activities
- Lead development of strategic offensive counterintelligence initiatives and measure their effectiveness
- Represent NCSC in intelligence community and policy forums and national security decisions
- Lead and manage a team of professional staff, including performance and goal setting
- Lead assessments and briefings to senior intelligence officials on collaboration progress
Do you qualify for GS-15?
With experience: You need at least 15 years of experience conducting, managing, and leading offensive counterintelligence operations (OFCO/A). The announcement does not name a grade for this experience.
With education: The lowest accepted education level is a bachelor's degree. You must also be a graduate of a U.S. government counterintelligence Special Agent credentialing course.
How to apply well
What to send:
- Resume no longer than two pages, showing job title, employer, start and end dates, and hours per week for each job
- Cover letter describing your qualifications and past work
- Current SF-50 dated within the last 52 weeks, if you are a federal employee
- Answers to four essay questions, up to 200 words each, written without AI or consultants
- Put the announcement number on each document
How you will be rated: Your resume and documents are reviewed to check basic qualifications, and the best qualified are referred to the hiring manager. The essay answers are not scored, but missing documents or a resume over two pages may lead to removal from consideration.
Tips for this job:
- Make your resume two pages or less and include the month, day, and year of each job's dates plus hours per week.
- If you are a federal employee, include an SF-50 dated within the last 52 weeks, or you may be found ineligible.
- Current ODNI employees must apply through JobsDNI, or the application will be removed.
Good to know before you apply
Schedule: Full-time
Incentives and relocation: Relocation expenses may be reimbursed, based on agency policy and available funds.
Conditions of employment:
- Must be a U.S. citizen living in the United States
- Suitability or fitness determination based on a completed background investigation
- Must obtain and keep a Top Secret clearance with SBI and SCI eligibility
- Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete Selective Service registration certification
- Two-year trial period for all new permanent appointments
- Drug test required
- Financial disclosure required
We wrote this summary automatically from the official announcement. The announcement on USAJOBS is the only one that counts: read it before you apply.
Job details
- Salary
- $169,279 – $197,200 per year
- Pay scale and grade
- GS-15 · General Schedule
- Location
- Bethesda, Maryland
- Appointment
- Permanent
- Work schedule
- Full-time
- Service
- Excepted
- Openings
- 1
- Security clearance
- Sensitive Compartmented Information
- Travel
- 25% or less
- Drug test
- Not required
- Supervisory
- Yes
- Occupation
- Program Management (0340)
- Announcement
- 27-13090066-DNI/NCSC
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