Lead Counter Intelligence Investigative Specialist

Summary

The mission of the Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA) is to provide force protection, security and law enforcement to safeguard personnel, facilities, infrastructure and other resources in the Pentagon Reservation and designated DoD facilities with the National Capital Region. The position is located in the Threat Management Directorate, Investigations and Intelligence Division Counterintelligence (CI) Branch. The CI Branch manages and performs a wide range of CI duties and activities.

Duties

Incumbent typical work assignments may include the following: Lead & Coordinate Technical Teams: Serve as the Team Lead for the Technical Surveillance Team in the CI Branch. Utilize coaching, facilitating, and planning techniques to assign tasks, distribute workloads, monitor progress, approve leave, and identify training needs for team members. Program Management (TSCM): Serve as the Agency Program Manager for the Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) Program, taking responsibility for the physical and technical protection of sensitive and classified information across the Pentagon Reservation and NCR facilities. Manage Digital Forensics Support: Coordinate technical investigations involving cyber technologies, computer networks, and digital media. Ensure legally and forensically sound extraction, analysis, and preservation of digital evidence from computers, cell phones, and network devices. Implement Technical Countermeasures: Research, evaluate, and recommend physical security systems, intrusion detection systems, locks/barriers, and TEMPEST equipment to minimize systemic vulnerabilities against hostile intelligence and terrorist activities. Policy & Executive Advising: Provide technical authority and direction to senior agency leadership, OSD, and external law enforcement partners regarding technical intelligence and investigative processes. Lead the development of technical security policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and warning bulletins. Qualifications

You may qualify at the GS-14 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service that demonstrates your ability to apply principles, concepts, methodologies, and techniques in the investigation of criminal intelligence: Team Leadership & Work Coordination: Experience leading, coaching, and coordinating the daily activities of an investigative or technical security team, including distributing workloads, planning operations, and identifying staff training needs. TSCM Program Management: Experience managing or directing a Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) program, including planning operations, safeguarding highly classified/sensitive facilities, and advising senior executives on risk mitigation. Technical & Electronic Surveillance Operations: Experience planning and executing electronic surveillance phases for major criminal or counterintelligence investigations, including conducting pre-operational site surveys and managing technical resources. Technical Security & Countermeasures Implementation: Experience evaluating and recommending physical and technical security countermeasures, such as intrusion detection systems, TEMPEST equipment, and secure storage containers, to counter espionage and terrorist threats. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. All qualifications and education requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume.Your resume may not exceed two (2) pages. For qualifications determinations, it is recommended that applicants include their months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume. If a determination is not able to be made about the duration of your creditable experience for qualification requirements, you will be removed from consideration. Read more about what should I include in my federal resume at https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS: Federal agencies treat active duty service member as veterans, disabled veterans, and preference eligible, when they submit, as part of their application package, a "certification" of active service in lieu of a DD-214, indicating the service member is otherwise eligible and will be discharged or released within 120 days from the date of submission.. A "certification" letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain (1) the military service dates including the expected discharge or release date; and (2) the character of service. This "certification" must include your rank, dates of active duty service, type of discharge and character of service (i.e. honorable), and date any terminal leave will begin. It must be signed by, or by direction of, the adjutant, personnel officer, or commander of your unit or higher headquarters. Active duty members that fail to provide a valid "certification" of service with their initial application will be found "not eligible". Members may be appointed before the effective date of their military retirement/separation if they are on terminal leave. Current or Former Political Appointees: Agencies must seek prior approval from OPM before they can appoint a current or recent political appointee to a competitive or non-political excepted service position at any level. If you are currently or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employee in the executive branch, you MUST disclose that to the Human Resources Office. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume.

How You Will Be Evaluated

In order to be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and application questionnaire, this position may requires an online USA Hire Competency Based Assessment. The USA Hire online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job. Your eligibility and qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), the responses you provide on the application questionnaire, and the result of the USA Hire Competency Based Assessment(s) required for this position (if applicable). If you are found to be among the top candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration. You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics): Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Influencing/Negotiating Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork DOD PPP candidates using Application-Based Procedures: Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible: Military Spouse Preference applicants, must be selected and placed at the highest grade level for which they have applied and been determined best qualified. You must include a completed copy of the Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist (DD-3145-4) dated within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility for Military Spouse Preference. Other Information

Highly desired candidates possess: Completion of Interagency Training Center's TSCM Fundamentals Course and JCITA Defense CI Agent Credentialing Course to be a CI credentialed TSCM practitioner. Probationary Periods: As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: - your performance and conduct; - the needs and interests of the agency; - whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and - whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing an online application, you may request an alternative application. Please send an email to the following address for information on how to obtain an alternative application: [email protected] Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments. Reemployed Annuitants: Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants (DODI 1400.25, volume 300). http://www.esd.whs.mil/DD/DoD-Issuances/140025/ Nepotism: Under the provisions of 5 USC 3110, an individual may not be appointed into a position if the position is under the supervisory chain of command of a relative. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.