This position is located in the Strategic Information Division (SID), Office of the Chief Policy Officer (OCPO) of the U.S. International Development Corporation (DFC). As an Intelligence Research Specialist you will be responsible for providing DFC management consultant services for the intelligence research operations and other functional fields determined by senior leadership.
As an Intelligence Research Specialist, you will: Serve as a member of the DFC counterintelligence team. DFC's counterintelligence (CI) program, which works to deter, detect, and neutralize the threats posed by foreign intelligence entities to DFC personnel. The CI program routinely prepares classified threat assessments and provides classified briefings to staff engaged in foreign/international activity (such as foreign travel or meeting with foreign officials).
Coordinate with the DFC Cyber Security Office to ensure that the office is made aware of various cyber intelligence threat streams to enable the office to design appropriate cyber alerting, detection, and protection measures for DFC systems and information. Coordinates with other DFC offices as appropriate to provide CI intelligence information to ensure protection of DFC personnel and resources.
Collaborate with other Federal agencies, such as the FBI, on possible leveraging of these established CI programs. Provide intelligence support to DFC's Know-Your-Customer (KYC) office and lead the noncommercial vetting process by evaluating and analyzing financial/intelligence information and synthesizing all relevant reporting into a finished product supporting strategic objectives.
Develop relationships within the broad threat finance intelligence and law enforcement communities to expand knowledge base and to gain access to information. Serve as a member of DFC's Insider Threat Program hub, participating in day-to-day operations and will be responsible for establishing a process to gather, integrate, and centrally analyze, and respond to counterintelligence relevant information indicative of a potential insider threat.
Please Note: This is not a Bargaining unit position.
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
This position is with Development Finance Corporation, Other Agencies and Independent Organizations.
The posted pay range is $121785 – $158322/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
This position requires a Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-10-09.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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