Duties
This position is in the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM), Office of the Chairman, Chief Operating Officer, Office of Security Services (OSS). The incumbent serves as a Security Specialist expert practitioner with primary responsibilities in Insider Threat Program (ITP) operations and analysis, and Operations Security (OPSEC) program support. The incumbent performs advanced analytical, assessment, and program implementation functions supporting EXIM's compliance with Executive Order (O.E.) 13587, the National Insider Threat Policy, National Insider Threat Task Force (NITTF) Minimum Standards, NSDD-298, and applicable Intelligence Community directives
Duties typically include, but are not limited to:
- Develops and maintains analytical products, including threat profiles, insider threat risk assessments, indicator matrices, and trend analyses.
- Prepares executive summaries and decision briefs for the ITPM and senior leadership that translate analytical findings into actionable recommendations.
- Leads and supports case management for insider threat inquiries and investigations. Serves as an expert participant in EXIM's cross-agency Insider Threat Working Group (ITWG).
- Conducts complex periodic insider threat risk assessments to systematically identify personnel, counterintelligence, cyber, and operational vulnerabilities, documents findings and tracks remediation actions to closure.
- Maintains current awareness of national-level insider threat policy developments, Intelligence Community guidance, and evolving adversary tactics.
- Maintains EXIM's Critical Information List (CIL) and associated indicators in collaboration with other OSS stakeholders.
- Conducts expert threat analysis for
- OPSEC purposes, integrates intelligence reporting, opensource intelligence (OSINT) findings, and counterintelligence assessments to evaluate foreign intelligence entity (FIE) capabilities and intentions directed against EXIM activities.
Requirements
Conditions of employment
- U.S. Citizenship
- Background and Security/Suitability Investigation.
- May be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
- Specialized experience MUST be documented on your resume.
- Current or Former Political Appointees: If you are, or have been employed in the last 5 years, you must disclose this information. Failure to do so may result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service.
- The incumbent for this position will be subject to random drug testing once they begin working for EXIM.
- The incumbent must obtain and maintain a national security (Confidential, Secret, Top Secret, or Top Secret/SCI) clearance.
Qualifications
Specialized Experience (Credit for Specialized Experience on resume must reflect 40 hours/Full-time per week for each period of work):
GS-13: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the Federal Government or other equivalent pay systems. Specialized experience includes:
- Experience analyzing insider threat, OPSEC, and security data to identify vulnerabilities, assess risks, and develop mitigation recommendations.
- Experience conducting security assessments, reviews, investigations, and self-inspections; developing risk assessments, analytical products, and briefings for senior leadership.
- Experience advising leadership and collaborating with IT, HR, legal, intelligence, and security organizations to implement security policies, procedures, training, and corrective actions.
Education cannot be substituted for experience at the GS-13 grade level.
For qualification determinations, your resume must contain the following for each work experience listed:
- Organization/Agency's Name
- Title
- Salary (series and grade, if applicable)
- Start and end dates (including the month and year)
- Number of hours you worked per week
- Relevant experience that supports your response to the specialized experience that is stated in the job announcement
If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and you will not receive consideration for this position.
NOTE: Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications and your application may be marked as incomplete/ineligible and you will not receive consideration for this position.
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.Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week.
Foreign Education: If you are qualifying by education and/or you have education completed in a foreign college/university described above, it is your responsibility to provide transcripts and proof of U.S. accreditation for foreign study. Please visit the following links for more information:
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.
Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined
here.
All requirements must be met by 09/28/2026, the closing date of the announcement.
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Additional information
Current or Former Political Appointees: Pursuant to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) oversight authority under section 1104(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.) and section 5.2 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, OPM requires agencies to seek their approval prior to appointing any current or former political appointee to a permanent position (without time limits) in the civil service. A former or recent political appointee is someone who held a political appointment covered by OPM's policy within the previous 5-year period. OPM's oversight in this area safeguards merit system principles as well as fair and open competition free from political influence. If you are currently employed, or have been employed within the last 5 years, you must disclose this information. Failure to disclose this information could result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service.
Please visit the following link for the types of political appointments.
Noncompetitive Appointment Authorities: The following links contain information on the eligibility requirements to be considered under a noncompetitive appointing authority:
Selective Service: If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law.
This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
Ethical Standards/Financial Disclosure:
EXIM is committed to the highest ethical standards. As an employee, you will be covered by the criminal conflict of interest statutes and the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch. You will be required to complete new employee ethics training within 3 months of your appointment.
If this position is subject to financial disclosure requirements (either public or confidential depending upon your position), you will be required to complete a new entrant financial disclosure report within 30 days of your appointment.
Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) Eligibles: These programs apply to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria; 2) be rated well-qualified for the position with a score of
80 or above based on the competencies listed above; and 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility. For more information, please click
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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
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How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents) and the responses you provide on the application questionnaire.
If you are found qualified for this position and meet or exceed a predefined rating threshold from your questionnaire responses, a Subject Matter Expert (SME) will review your resume to determine if your technical competencies meet the proficiency requirements established for this position.
You will be notified by email if your application is forwarded to the hiring official for further consideration.