Counterintelligence Officer III

Amentum is seeking a Counterintelligence Officer – Level III to support our customer in Springfield, VA.

Responsibilities:

Conduct defensive CI activities in support of the NGA mission

Conduct daily research to gather, assimilate, evaluate and interpret information concerning intelligence, terrorism and espionage threats against NGA personnel, programs, technology and information systems and/or facilities and the National System for GEOINT (NSG)

Provide daily CI analyses for distribution to selected parties within NGA, the DoD, and the Intelligence Community

Assimilate, evaluate and interpret all-source information related to NGA from an operational security perspective

Publish finished intelligence with recommendations for mitigation and countermeasures, as appropriate

Detect and assess anomalous activities for links to possible foreign intelligence collection within NGA with recommended countermeasures

Immediately alert the government to imminent foreign intelligence, terrorism and espionage threats with recommended countermeasures

Provide analytical forecasts of foreign intelligence, terrorism and espionage threats against NGA as requested with recommended countermeasures

Provide CI assessments of proposed international agreements involving GEOINT sharing as requested

Provide annual CI threat analyses of foreign intelligence and terrorism threats to NGA employees assigned to Contiguous United States (CONUS) and Outside Contiguous United States (OCONUS) locations

Apply knowledge and understanding of most of the applicable analytical tools (Multi-media Message Manager (M3), Palantir, Tripwire Analytic Capability (TAC), ARCSIGHT, RSA Security Analytics, Consular Consolidated Database (CCD), Quantum Leap Intelligence Exchange (QLIX), Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment (TIDE) and Proton) to conduct CI analysis of anomalous activities

Liaise with Department of Defense (DoD), the Intelligence Community, and appropriate law enforcement entities to remain abreast of current CI trends and issues

Conduct liaison with NGA components to facilitate information sharing to support NGA CI activities

Prepare briefs, as requested, related to any or all the above subject matter for delivery to internal and external audiences at the strategic, operational and tactical levels

Conduct formalized threat briefings per month tailored specifically for NGA travelers’ and their intended foreign destinations and geospatial-related conferences and symposia involving foreign official representation/attendance for purposes of determining foreign intelligence service threats/interest in Agency personnel

Conduct foreign contact and foreign travel debriefings per month and preparing applicable reports detailing the results and findings to include preparing Intelligence Information Reports

Provide CI advice and CI expertise in approximately CI Risk Assessments in support of personnel security and the security clearance adjudication process pursuant to Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 704 requirement

Provide CI technical expertise to supprt vulnerability mitigation efforts

Provide CI expertise in protecting emerging geospatial and IC technologies and the intelligence acquisition process

Provide CI support to Research and Technology Protection (RTP) initiatives to include writing CI Threat Assessments (CI/TA)

Provide for the seamless integration of CI support to NGAs Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) policies and initiatives to include compliance with ICD 731, 731.1, 731.2, and ICD 503

Provide IC DTE JPMO advice and expertise in support of CI operations and issues

Interview NGA personnel and prepare accurate operational reports and summaries from those interviews

Provide a formal report of findings and recommendations for all unauthorized disclosures involving the known or suspected loss of classified information

Apply knowledge, experience and understanding to Intelligence Community items in support of Special Access Programs (SAP)

Apply knowledge and understanding of GEOINT needed to conduct approximately four CI damage assessments involving the loss or unauthorized disclosure of intelligence and the preparation of formal reports of findings and recommendations

Produce Intelligence Information Reports (IIRs) as required

Produce CI Notes and CI Minutes for Agency awareness as required

Work closely with members of the Intelligence Community (National Reconnaissance Office, National Security Agency, National Counterintelligence and Security Center, and Defense Intelligence Agency) to share information, collaborate, draft and finalize community information reviews/damage assessments

Conduct CI Incident Assessments

As appropriate, participate in agency and IC directed damage assessment task forces

Complete assigned tasks and activities within prescribed timelines and to established community standards, directives and instructions

Requirements:

ACTIVE TS/SCI clearance is required

Possess a Bachelor’s degree in National Intelligence Studies, Law Enforcement, History, Analysis/Research, Journalism, Political Science, Library Science, Engineering, or Mathematics, or related field

Minimum of 7 years of CI experience

Foundational defensive CI experience (ex. conducting investigations, inquiries, collections, operations, analysis, briefings, debriefings, training and awareness)

Must be credentialed graduates of an accredited federal or DoD CI training academy (ex. FBI Academy, etc.)

Preferred:

Possess Master’s degree in National Intelligence Studies, Law Enforcement, History, Analysis/Research, Journalism, Political Science, Library Science, Engineering, or Mathematics, or related field

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran’s status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language at EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/posters) and Labor Laws Posters (https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/MI5TC2kqOqsOBPMVfnZ32U) .