INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS SPECIALIST (TSCM) Job in Fort Belvoir, VA

Vacancy No. DTRA-25-12649229-P Department Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Salary $68,405.00 to $153,354.00 Grade 9 to 13
Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 12/23/2024 Close Date 1/13/2025
Job Link Apply Online Who may apply Public
Locations:
Fort Belvoir, VA


Summary

This position is placed in the Operations and Integration Directorate (OI).

This job is open to

Clarification from the agency

This announcement is open to: All U.S. Citizens & Displaced employees (Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan - ICTAP eligible), military spouses, and PPP hiring preference available for Military Spouses, Military Reserves, National Guard, and Retained Grade Preference Employees.

Duties

This position may be filled at either GG-9, GG-11, GG-12, or GG-13 grade level.
Incumbent may be advanced non-competitively to the established target grade upon meeting developmental benchmarks, performance requirements, and other requirements, as applicable established for the career program or specifically for the incumbent.

As an Intelligence Operations Specialist you will be responsible for the following duties (level of responsibility and oversight requirements will vary according to grade level):

  • Use knowledge of Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) procedures and techniques to coordinate and conduct inspections, and technical security surveys or support services in accordance with national policies, procedures and applicable laws.
  • Use knowledge of TSCM tactics, techniques and procedures to perform duties to assess vulnerabilities, hazards, identifications of threats, resolve anomalies and implementing countermeasures in operational physical, and electronic security to ensure the security of sensitive or classified information. Provide a broad range of support to the Government's Technical Security Program.
  • Plan, organize, coordinate TSCM activities; provide recommendations to assist with the inspection processes, maintaining legal limits and regulatory guidelines to determine the best course of action to conduct agency and program operations.
  • Research and test a variety of state-of-the-art technical equipment and configured systems for applicability and appropriateness. Will prioritize, upgrade, replace, or recommend purchase of new systems by controlling, maintaining, and tracking all property assigned. Will support establishment and maintain procedures to quickly repair or replace equipment to ensure mission essential equipment is up-to-date with current technology and mission ready.
  • Represent DTRA on inter-agency and intra-agency planning, working groups, task groups, meetings, and conferences. Will liaise with counterpart operational, analytical, and production elements at the national and theater level.
  • Conduct the full spectrum of Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) operations in accordance with national level, DoD, and DTRA Issuances. Will conduct complex technical assignments that require the application of techniques and principals designed to detect, deter, neutralize, or exploit unauthorized electromagnetic, acoustic, and mechanical propagation of information emanating from protected spaces. Will conduct research and analysis on a wide range of complex and sensitive subjects in order to identify the threat and vulnerabilities to DTRA operations, programs, systems, or devices and national level facilities. Will brief TSCM operations findings to on-site security managers. Upon identification of potential technical threats, make appropriate recommendations to mitigate hazards. Will develop operational and intelligence reports, and ensure reports are distributed through authorized DoD reporting channels in support of community-wide databases. Will provide briefings, training, and guidance to DTRA personnel regarding foreign intelligence and security technical threats. Will produce a variety of written documents to include memorandums, equipment evaluations, and TSCM reports for DTRA leadership, agency customers and the TSCM community.
  • Researches and develops new ways to counter the emerging technical threats utilized by Foreign Intelligence Security Services (FISS) or Insider Threat to penetrate DoD facilities. Will assist in the establishment of agency-wide TSCM education and awareness programs to improve technical threat awareness among all agency assigned personnel. Develop briefings, curricula, training aides, and appropriate training materials.
At GG-12/13 level, must have TSCM certification from national academy. At GG-9/11 level, must be willing to undergo training to acquire TSCM certification from national academy.

At GG-12/13 level, Candidate should have working knowledge of security locks and alarms, Protected Distributed Systems (PDS), and security camera placement and operation. At GG-9/11 level, not required.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • Must be a US citizen
  • Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. For more information http://www.sss.gov
  • Resume and supporting documents received by 11:59PM EST will be considered
  • This is a Drug Testing designated position
  • Position is a (DCIPS) position in the Excepted Service under U.S.C. 1601
  • Work Schedule: Full Time
  • Overtime: 25%
  • Tour of Duty: Flexible
  • PCS (Permanent Change of Station): Authorized
  • Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): GG-9/11/12: Non-Exempt; GG-13: Exempt
  • Financial Disclosure: Not Required
  • Telework Eligibility: This position is telework eligible on a situational basis with management approval.
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a TOP SECRET/SCI security clearance.
  • Pre-employment physical required showing no medical reason for the applicant to be unable to complete rigorous training and performance of duties, and the applicant shall meet the minimum DoD TSCM physical standards.
  • Travel in the performance of temporary assignments may be required.
  • Overtime/compensatory time may be required to accommodate operational needs of the organization; up to 25%.
  • May be subject to random DoD counterintelligence scope polygraph if assigned to programs or duty locations requiring such.

Qualifications

The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened from the Office of Personnel Management's (OPMs) basic qualifications requirements. See: Intelligence Series 0132 (opm.gov) i.e. or OPM qualification standards, competencies and specialized experience needed to perform the duties of the position as described in the MAJOR DUTIES and QUALIFICATIONS sections of this announcement by 01/13/2025

Applicant must have directly applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job, but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position.

You must have specialized experience sufficient to demonstrate that you have acquired all the competencies necessary to perform at a level equivalent in difficulty, responsibility, and complexity to the next lower grade in the Federal service and are prepared to take on greater responsibility.
Generally, this would include one year or more of such specialized experience. Specialized experience for this position includes:

You may qualify at the GG-09, if you fulfill the following qualifications:
A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS/GG-07 grade level in the Federal service:
  • Ability to undergo training on Federal & International laws, theories, concepts, principles, policies and procedures governing security protection in assigned areas of responsibilities;
  • Ability to attend training on operations of a Technical Surveillance Counter Measures (TSCM) program;
  • Ability to undergo training on the use of TSCM, Tempest, Cyber and Physical Security equipment and their uses;
  • Ability to undergo training on the application of National, DoD and agency TSCM, TEMPEST and digital forensics policy & procedures, and;
  • Ability to undergo training on the procedures to conduct TSCM survey and technical security evaluation & inspection activities.
  • OR
B. A master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related; OR
C. You have some specialized experience as described in A, but less than one year; and you have more than one year but less than two years of education as described in B. You have computed the percentage of the requirements that you meet, and the total is at least 100%. (To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond the first year by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.)

You may qualify at the GG-11, if you fulfill the following qualifications:
A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS/GG-09 grade level in the Federal service:
  • Ability to undergo training on Federal & International laws, theories, concepts, principles, policies and procedures governing security protection in assigned areas of responsibilities;
  • Ability to attend training on operations of a Technical Surveillance Counter Measures (TSCM) program;
  • Ability to undergo training on the use of TSCM, Tempest, Cyber and Physical Security equipment and their uses;
  • Ability to undergo training on the application of National, DoD and agency TSCM, TEMPEST and digital forensics policy & procedures, and;
  • Ability to undergo training on the procedures to conduct TSCM survey and technical security evaluation & inspection activities;
  • OR
B. A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. OR;
C. You have some specialized experience as described in A, but less than one year; and you have more than one year but less than two years of education as described in B. You have computed the percentage of the requirements that you meet, and the total is at least 100%. (To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond the first year by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.)

You may qualify at the GG-12, if you fulfill the following qualifications:
A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS/GG-11 grade level in the Federal service:
  • Limited experience and understanding of Federal & International laws, theories, concepts, principles, policies and procedures governing security protection in assigned areas of responsibilities;
  • Limited knowledge and experience in the understanding of operations of a Technical Surveillance Counter Measures (TSCM) program;
  • Novice to moderate proficiency on the use of TSCM, Tempest, Cyber and Physical Security equipment and their uses;
  • Moderate familiarity in the application of National, DoD and agency TSCM, TEMPEST and digital forensics policy & procedures, and;
  • Intermediate proficiency of the procedures to conduct TSCM survey and technical security evaluation & inspection activities.
B. Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

You may qualify at the GG-13, if you fulfill the following qualifications:
A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS/GG-12 grade level in the Federal service:
  • Knowledgeable and proficient of Federal & International laws, theories, concepts, principles, policies and procedures governing security protection in assigned areas of responsibilities;
  • Knowledgeable and proficient in the operations of a Technical Surveillance Counter Measures (TSCM) program;
  • Knowledgeable and proficient on use of TSCM, Tempest, Cyber and Physical Security equipment;
  • Knowledgeable in the application of National, DoD and agency TSCM, TEMPEST and digital forensics policies & procedures, and;
  • Knowledgeable and proficient of the procedures to conduct TSCM survey and technical security evaluation & inspection activities.
B. Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

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.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for GG-12 and GG-13.

If substituting education for experience at the GG-9 level, you must possess a masters or equivalent degree OR 2 full years of progressively higher graduate education leading to such a degree, OR LL.B. or J.D., if related.

If substituting education for experience at the GG-11 level, you must possess a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher graduate education leading to such a degree, OR LL.M., if related.

If substituting or combining education for experience, transcripts MUST be provided. Failure to provide transcripts will result in you being rated ineligible for this position.

Foreign Education: For further information, click on the following link:
https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/

Additional information

VETERANS PREFERENCE/CURRENT OR FORMER FEDERAL
In accordance with DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, veterans preference is not required to be applied when considering candidates with prior Federal competitive or excepted service who have completed a probationary or trial period and have not been separated for cause. Therefore, veterans preference will not be applied to applicants with current federal service, or former federal civilian service meeting the above criteria.

Other Notes:

  • This position is a Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) position.
  • The applicant shall meet the minimum DoD TSCM physical standards:
  • Hearing acuity tests results per audiometer test not to exceed 30 decibels (A.S.A. or equivalent I.S.O.) in either ear in the 500, 1000, and 2000 Hz ranges. Applicants must be able to hear the whispered voice at 15 feet with each ear without the use of a hearing aid.
  • Vision must be a minimum of 20/30 in one eye and 20/20 in the other eye, distant and near, through normal vision or corrective measures.
  • Color perception test results, employing the pseudo-isochromatic plates for testing color perception, not to exceed four incorrect identifications out of fourteen test plates.
  • Free from any physical problems which materially hinder manual dexterity. Applicant must have normal range of motion in all extremities.
  • A complete medical examination showing no medical reason for the applicant to be unable to complete rigorous training and performance of duties to include the following:
    • Ability to lift forty pounds overhead, using both arms.
    • Ability to carry forty pounds in a manner similar to carrying a suitcase.
    • Ability to climb a six-foot ladder.
    • Ability to crawl beneath a three-foot barrier.

Re-employed Annuitant: This position DOES NOT meet criteria for re-employed annuitant. The DoD criteria for hiring Re-employed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/1400.25-V300.pdf

Applicants selected from this announcement may be required to serve a two-year trial period.

If selected, Federal employees currently serving in the competitive service must acknowledge that they will voluntarily leave the competitive service by accepting an offer of employment for a DCIPS excepted service positions.

If selected, non-DCIPS candidates must acknowledge in writing that the position they have been selected for is in the excepted service and covered by DCIPS. Selection under this appointment authority does not confer civil service competitive status.

All current and former Federal employees must submit a copy of your latest SF50 (Notification of Personnel Action) showing your tenure, grade and step, and type of position occupied (i.e., Excepted or Competitive); or similar Notification of Personnel Action documentation, i.e., Transcript of Service, Form 1150, etc.

Resumes should NOT include: Classified information/SSN/Photo of yourself/personal information (gender, religion, affiliation etc/Encrypted digitally signed docs). Resumes with this prohibited information will be automatically ineligible for consideration.

Benefits

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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.

Read the job opportunity carefully to make sure you have included all required contact information.
Include dates, hours, level of experience and examples for each work experience
For each work experience you list, make sure you include:

  • Start and end dates (including the month and year).
  • The number of hours you worked per week.
  • The level and amount of experience-for instance, whether you served as a project manager or a team member helps to illustrate your level of experience.
  • Examples of relevant experiences and accomplishments that prove you can perform the tasks at the level required for the job as stated in the job announcement. Your experience needs to address every required qualification.
If your resume does not clearly outline details for each position as noted, you may be deemed "not referred" for this position.

Once the application process is complete, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified for this job, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the Occupational Questionnaire. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job If you are found to be among the top candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.

Required Documents

Please review the General Application Information and Definitions at:
https://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/Careers/downloads/DoDGenAppInfo%2012-1-2020.pdf?ver=ECNbdsHtGilTd3OENN4A0Q%3d%3d

The documents you are required to submit vary based on the authority you are using to apply (i.e., applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent Federal employee, applying as a reinstatement, etc.).

Your complete application includes your COMPLETE resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.

The following documents are REQUIRED:
1. Your resume:

  • If area of consideration is limited to the local commuting area, you must reside OR be currently employed within a reasonable distance of the advertised position's location(s). Please ensure your resume reflects your current home address and/or employer's address as this will be used to determine the area of consideration eligibility requirement when an SF50 is not applicable

  • Narrative responses in the assessment questionnaire do not replace content in your resume or vise a versa. Experience must be described in both places for qualification determinations.
Your resume must include your name and contact information and support the specialized experience described in this announcement.
  • For qualifications determinations your resume must contain the dates of employment (i.e., Month/Year to present). (See How You will be Evaluated)
  • For additional information see: What to include in your resume.
2. Transcripts
  • College transcript(s) required if qualifying based on education (ONLY for GG-9 & GG-11). We accept unofficial transcripts, as long as they contain your name, the name of the school, the date and degree that was awarded, and the lists of classes and credits earned.
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  • If applying for Veteran's preference, please provide a copy of your DD214 showing character of service, SF-15 Form and VA letter showing final percentage, or certification of expected discharge or release from active duty.
  • Future Military Retirees: You are required to submit a copy of your "official" Retirement (NOTE: Member 4 Copy is preferred, but we will accept copies that show character of service i.e. "honorable or general-under honorable conditions." The Member 1 copy will not be accepted), OR if your DD214 has yet to be approved, a Retirement Letter will be accepted up to 120 days prior to retirement signed by, or by direction of, the adjutant, personnel officer, or commander of your unit or higher headquarters which must include your rank, dates of active duty service, the Type of Discharge, Character of Service (i.e. honorable).
  • IF, you are taking leave prior to your retirement date, you must provide a copy of your "approved" terminal leave request form (must show "Terminal" or "Other- Transition") or the Approved Terminal/Other-Transition Leave Start Date must be indicated on your Retirement Letter. If you are not taking leave prior to your separation date you are not required to provide a terminal leave request form or indicate a Leave Start Date on your Statement of Service.
  • Future Military Separatees (Not Retiring): You are required to submit a copy of your "official" DD214 (NOTE: Member 4 Copy is preferred, but we will accept copies that show character of service i.e. "honorable or general-under honorable conditions." The Member 1 copy will not be accepted), OR if your DD214 has yet to be approved, a copy of your most recent active duty orders for separation or a statement of service letter will be accepted up to 120 days prior to separation which must reflect the Type of Discharge, and Character of Service (i.e. honorable).
  • IF, you are taking leave prior to your separation date, you must provide a copy of your "approved" terminal leave request form (must show "Terminal" or "Other-Transition") or the Approved Terminal/Other-Transition Leave Start Date must be indicated on your Statement of Service. If you are not taking leave prior to your separation date you are not required to provide a terminal leave request form or indicate a Leave Start Date on your Statement of Service.
  • NOTE: Active duty military members are not eligible for appointment unless currently on terminal leave.
4. SF-50:
  • If applicable, all current and former Federal employees must submit a copy of your latest SF50 (Notification of Personnel Action) showing your tenure, grade and step, and type of position occupied (i.e., Excepted or Competitive); or similar Notification of Personnel Action documentation, i.e., Transcript of Service, Form 1150, etc. Failure to provide latest SF50 will result in you being rated ineligible for this position.
  • If selected, additional documentation may be required prior to appointment.

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 schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

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.

How to Apply

To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package as described in REQUIRED DOCUMENTS.

Click 'Apply Online' to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account.

1. Follow the prompts to complete the assessment questionnaire and upload required documents.
2. Please ensure you click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application.
3. Applications must be received by the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration.

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2. Click Application Status within your profile to expand your application
3. Locate the job announcement and click the more information link under the Status column for this position. You will be routed to Application Manager. The Details tab displays by default. The Details tab displays comprehensive information about the selected Application Package including: assessment(s) and the status, supporting documents and their status, correspondence sent to you by the hiring agency, and your application processing status.

Agency contact information

DTRA Servicing Team
Phone
614-692-0259
Fax
(215) 516-6068
Email
DHRC-DDTRAHR@dla.mil
Address
Defense Threat Reduction Agency
8725 JOHN J KINGMAN ROAD
MSC 6201
FT BELVOIR, VA 22060-6201
US
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Next steps

Once you successfully complete the application process, you will receive a notification of receipt. Your application package will be reviewed to ensure you meet the basic eligibility and qualifications requirements, and you will receive a notification. A review will be made of your online questionnaire and the documentation you submitted to support your responses. A list of qualified applicants will be created and sent to the selecting official. All applicants reviewed and/or referred will receive a notification letter.

The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews, and once the selection is made, you will receive a notification of the decision.

*NOTE: If you submit a resume but no questionnaire, you cannot be considered for the position. If you submit a questionnaire but no resume, you cannot be considered for the position. Your application will be appropriately documented and you will be removed from further competition against this announcement.

REGARDING INTERVIEWS: Interviews may be required for this position. Accommodations may be made to conduct telephonic interviews to preclude travel hardships for applicants. Note: Declining to be interviewed or failure to report for a scheduled interview will be considered as a declination for further consideration for employment against this vacancy.

This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.


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