
Intelligence Operations Specialist
Department of Homeland Security Headquarters
Washington, DCFull-time$102–158K/yrPosted 2 days ago
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Job overview
The Department of Homeland Security Office of Intelligence and Analysis seeks an Intelligence Operations Specialist for a one-year reimbursable detail, with an option to extend for 12 months. The assignment supports review and coordination of finished intelligence products and counterintelligence screening and vetting. It is not a permanent full-time position, and only current full-time federal employees are eligible. A TS//SCI clearance with CI Scope Polygraph is requested.
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Summary
1-year reimbursable assignment with the option to extend for 12 months. This opportunity is temporary and does not constitute a permanent full-time position. DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis Intelligence Operations Specialist Series Requested: 0132 Security Clearance: TS//SCI with CI Scope Polygraph Virtual/Remote: No Only current, full-time federal employees are eligible. This is a Detail, not a Developmental Rotation. Supervisory approval form must be signed.
Duties
Serves as an Analyst in the Counterintelligence Program Division, supporting the review and coordination of finished intelligence products and counterintelligence screening and vetting activities. The incumbent applies counterintelligence principles, analytic tradecraft, and knowledge of intelligence-related security threats to assess information for relevance, reliability, and potential counterintelligence value. The incumbent identifies information related to potential counterintelligence concerns, malign foreign influence indicators, and other threats to DHS personnel, information, operations, and assets. Qualifications
Qualifications required: Knowledge of the principles of intelligence operations and procedures in order to gather, analyze and evaluate intelligence information. Knowledge of the principles of finished intelligence production and adherence to applicable ICD standards. Ability to coordinate and synchronize intelligence operations and activities between intelligence and law enforcement agencies. Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with all levels of management and employees to provide advice on procedures, practices and policies. Please read the following important information to ensure we have everything we need to consider your application: It is your responsibility to ensure that you submit appropriate documentation prior to the closing date. Your resume serves as the basis for qualification determinations and must highlight your most relevant and significant experience as it relates to this Joint Duty assignment opportunity announcement. Be clear and specific when describing your work history since human resources cannot make assumptions regarding your experience. Your application will be rated based on your resume. Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following information: Job Title (Include series and grade of Federal Job) Duties (Be specific in describing your duties) Name of Federal agency Supervisor name, email, and phone number Start and end dates including month and year (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)
Education
EDUCATIONAL SUBSTITUTION: There is no educational substitution for this position. How You Will Be Evaluated
We will review your resume and supporting documentation to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. If you meet the minimum qualifications, your experience, education, and training will be rated using a job questionnaire based on the competencies or knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform this Joint Duty Assignment. If you are among the best qualified, you may be referred to the hiring manager for consideration and may be called for an interview. After reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, a determination will be made. You must submit the supporting documents listed under the required documents section of this announcement. Other Information
**DHS does not offer any additional benefits beyond that which the Federal employee is already receiving. If the position requires a security clearance, employees must have a SECRET or TOP SECRET clearance to placement AND must maintain that level of clearance while performing in the position. Selected applicants for a JDA are requested to fulfill the items below during the JDA: Complete the DHS Training Course 15 days prior to the arrival to the JDA. Complete the DHS Joint Duty Assignment Progress Plan to include: Phase 1: Establish assignment objectives within the first 30 days of the JDA. Phase 2: Complete a self-assessment of the duties performed at the mid-point of the JDA. Phase 3: Complete a final review within the last 30 days of the JDA.
How this job compares
Set against the 780 open Intelligence Analyst jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$102–158K/yr
- Washington, D.C. median$102–158K/yr57 salary ranges
- US median$90–150K/yr580 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $130K, is 3% above the Washington, D.C. median midpoint ($127K) — in the middle half of Intelligence Analyst salary ranges in Washington, D.C..
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 82 open Intelligence Analyst jobs in Washington, D.C. and 780 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
- Intelligence Analyst postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 8 years (650 postings).
- Education
- 220 of the 780 open Intelligence Analyst jobs (28%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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