Chief - Joint Counterintelligence Integration

📍 Bethesda, Maryland · 🏛 Office of the Director of National Intelligence · 💰 $169,279–$197,200 per year · 🎓 GS 15 · 🧭 Program Management (0340) · ⏳ Closes Nov 27, 2026 · 13 days left · 🗓 Posted Nov 12, 2026
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About this job

Lead proactive counterintelligence and security activities across the United States government, integrating the instruments of national power to detect, report, deter, disrupt, investigate, exploit, and defeat foreign intelligence threats.

Duties

The National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) is dedicated to leading the U.S. Counterintelligence and Security communities, countering all threats posed by adversarial foreign intelligence affiliated threats and enhancing our national security posture at every level. We will serve as the head of U.S. counterintelligence and integrate the instruments of national power to counter foreign intelligence threats. NCSC will be the "center of gravity" to support the counterintelligence and security efforts of the entire U.S. interagency, and public sector initiatives to protect our nation from adversarial efforts to exploit the United States and victimize the American people. Serve as a Group Chief within the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC), and carries out NCSCs statutory responsibilities of integrating the counterintelligence community. Work in partnership with the Assistant Director and the Deputy Assistant Director of the Counterintelligence Directorate (CD) to lead and advance the U.S. Governments mission of identifying, assessing, prioritizing, and countering foreign intelligence threats to the United States. Lead and manage the day-to-day activities of the Joint Counterintelligence Integration, all the while, leading and guiding the coordination and deconfliction of acute counterintelligence activities, to advance the integration of community initiatives that counter foreign intelligence threats to the United States. Lead, initiate, cultivate, and maintain productive working relationships with senior policymakers across the IC in order to coordinate strategy development activities and evolving requirements and promote the implementation of mission and enterprise objectives. Lead, plan, and prepare briefings, reports, and presentations to organizational leadership, senior policymakers, and senior United States (U.S.) Government agencies and USG officials in a manner that meets their specified requirements and provide expert assessments and recommendations that ensure IC strategic plans and programs align with strategic objectives. Represent NCSC in various IC and policy fora and integrate counterintelligence into the national security decision making process. Recognize, value, build, and leverage diverse collaborative networks within the ODNI and across the IC and routinely engage IC counterparts to drive mission integration. Lead a team of professional staff and assess performance, collaborate and oversee goal setting, and provide feedback on personal development. Manage and lead subordinates and IC assignees on tactical coordination issues to ensure effective implementation of flagship collaboration initiatives. Lead assessments to leverage best practices and lessons learned. Lead and support briefings to senior IC officials and other major stakeholders; address collaboration progress, issues and challenges.

Qualifications

This is an excepted service GS-15 position open to the public and all current federal employees at the GS-15 and one level below. Current federal employees at the GS-15 and one level below may apply to this position, and if selected will maintain pay set at their current grade and step. Current federal employees at grade levels GS-13 and below are not eligible for this position and their application will not be forwarded to the hiring manager. All current federal employees that apply for this position must submit their most recent SF-50, Notification of Personal Action (i.e., dated within the last 52 weeks from the closing date of this vacancy announcement) to verify their status of eligibility. Mandatory Requirements: Superior ability to anticipate issues, and specifically counterintelligence issues, relevant to the IC and USG; recommend/implement needed actions. Superior leadership skills and ability to lead interagency teams and working groups (comprised of counterintelligence, law enforcement, IC members, and NT-50 professionals); build coalitions with IC elements to achieve common goals. Superior ability to design and implement counterintelligence integration strategies for IC initiatives and programs, including the superior ability to manage human, financial, and information resources. Superior analytical and critical thinking skills, including the superior ability to think strategically, identify needs and requirements, develop recommendations, and evaluate outcomes against goals and objectives. Superior ability to manage at the strategic and tactical level, and develop innovative recommendations and solutions for complex counterintelligence and intelligence problem sets. Superior interpersonal skills and superior ability to work effectively in both independent and in a team or collaborative environment. Superior oral and written communication skills, including superior ability to draft and edit written reports of varying length and complexity, and to communicate effectively with audiences of varying seniority and expertise. Superior leadership skills and ability to lead interagency working groups and build coalitions with IC elements to achieve common goals; previous experience in leading/supervising a team in a fast-paced environment. Superior ability to direct taskings, assess and manage performance, collaborate on goal setting and support personal and professional development of all levels of personnel. Expert knowledge of strategy development, planning, and IC organizations' missions/functions/capabilities in order to provide input to national-level strategies and plans and support U.S. national security and foreign policy interests. Expert knowledge of and experience in the intelligence cycle. Desired Requirements: 20 years of experience leading strategic planning, managing, and directing the successful efforts of a government or private organization, preferably in the counterintelligence enterprise. Previous IC intelligence mission management experience. Previous counterintelligence experience and/or knowledge of IC organizations' counterintelligence components, mission posture, structure, capabilities, processes and policies. Should be, or was previously, a Badged and Credentialed Counterintelligence Agent. Related experience in the counterintelligence field can mitigate this desired qualification. Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience as determined by mission specialty area, Master's degree or equivalent experience preferred.

Education

Bachelors

Evaluations

You must submit the supporting documents listed under the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. We will review your resume and supporting documentation to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. Only include documents listed under the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. If you have more than one copy of a document, only include your most recent copy. If you are among the best qualified, you may be referred to the hiring manager for consideration and may be called for an interview. As part of the application process for this position, applicants will be required to respond to four free-response essay questions, which are detailed below. These responses will not be scored or rated as part of the initial evaluation. Instead, they provide applicants with an opportunity to elaborate on their qualifications, professional background, and commitment to public service. FREE RESPONSE ESSAY QUESTIONS All applicants must answer the following four short, free response essay questions. The responses cannot exceed 200 words per question. By submitting your responses to the following questions, you certify that you are using your own words and did not use a consultant or AI (such as a large language model [LLM]). How has your commitment to the Constitution and the founding principles of the United States inspired you to pursue this role within the Federal government? Provide a concrete example from professional, academic, or personal experience. In this role, how would you use your skills and experience to improve government efficiency and effectiveness? Provide specific examples where you improved processes, reduced costs, or improved outcomes. In this role, you will be expected to professionally and efficiently implement executive direction. Provide an example where you implemented leadership direction on a strategy or policy decision that differed from your own recommendation. How has a strong work ethic contributed to your professional, academic or personal achievements? Provide one or two specific examples and explain how those qualities would enable you to serve effectively in this position.

How to apply

We encourage you to read the entire announcement prior to submitting your application. In order to be considered, you must apply via USAJOBS. The ODNI will not accept emailed applications. Your application must be received by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of this announcement. Applications received after the closing date will NOT be eligible for consideration. All attachments should be in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format. Do not include the following types of information in your profile or resume: Classified or government sensitive information Social Security Number (SSN) Photos of yourself Personal information such as age, gender, religious affiliation, etc. Encrypted and digitally signed documents

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Required documents

A complete application package must include: a. RESUME: Resumes must be no longer than two (2) pages in length. Resumes longer than two (2) pages will be removed from consideration. Applicants are encouraged to carefully review the vacancy announcement, particularly the MDRs, and construct their resume to highlight their most significant experience and qualifications relevant to this job opportunity. You must ensure the resume contains all of the required information and you organize it so we can associate the following information for each experience/position: job title; name of employer; beginning and ending dates of employment (month/day/year format), and hours worked per week. We will assume full-time unless otherwise stated. Additionally, include a detailed description of job duties, accomplishments, related skills and responsibilities, to include any supervisory/managerial responsibilities and number of staff supervised (if applicable), and series and grade or equivalent (if a federal position). b. COVER LETTER: Applicants must submit a professional narrative as a supplement to the resume to elaborate on their qualifications and previous work performed. c. CURRENT SF-50: Federal Government employees must provide your official most recent SF-50 (i.e., dated within the last 52 weeks from the closing date of this vacancy announcement). An SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, is used to verify current federal status, position, title, grade, and organization of record. If your SF-50(s) does not provide the information needed to make a final determination for qualification, you will be found ineligible for the position. d. POSITION NUMBER: Reference the announcement number in the subject line on each document submitted. Failure to submit any of the above-mentioned required documents may result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted.

What to expect next

Once you successfully complete the application process, you will receive an acknowledgement of receipt email. Please note that the acknowledgement email does not ensure completion of your application. You must ensure that you submit all required documentation. The most highly qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and possible interview. We expect to make a selection within 60 days of the closing date of this announcement. Due to the large number of applications received, applicants will be contacted ONLY if they have been selected for an interview.

Other information

JOB INTERVIEW TRAVEL Candidates from outside the Washington Metropolitan Area (WMA) may be selected for a telephone, teleconference, or in-person interview. SALARY DETERMINATION The ODNI uses a rank-in-person system in which rank is attached to GS employees on the basis of individual qualifications, experience, and performance. Individuals whose current GS grade is equivalent to the grade of the advertised position will retain their current grade and step. Individuals who transfer to the ODNI from a non-GS pay scale will have base pay converted to the appropriate GS grade and step as determined by the Chief of Human Resource Management. In some cases when a current federal civilian employee applies for an ODNI position that is a lower grade than his or her personal grade, the candidate's personal grade will be downgraded to the grade of the advertised ODNI position and pay will be set at the step that is closest to, and not less than, the employee's current annual base rate of pay, not to exceed the maximum step rate of the GS grade to which assigned. RELOCATION EXPENSES For new ODNI employees, reimbursement for relocation is discretionary based on availability of funds. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS For individuals requiring a reasonable accommodation to support a disability that interferes with completing the job application or hiring process, please contact ODNI Human Resource Management Reasonable Accommodation (HRM RA) by email at [email protected]. Requests for reasonable accommodation will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. To ensure ODNI HRM RA can respond to requests for reasonable accommodation in a timely manner, ODNI HRM RA will only respond to communications that are directly related to an individual's accommodation request. We appreciate your understanding in this matter. The ODNI is an equal opportunity employer and abides by applicable employment laws and regulations.

Frequently asked questions

How much does this Chief - Joint Counterintelligence Integration job pay?

The announcement lists a salary of $169,279–$197,200 per year (GS 15).

When is the last day to apply?

Applications close on Nov 27, 2026 — 13 days from today.

Where is this job located?

This position is located in Bethesda, Maryland with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

How do I apply?

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