Counterintelligence Officer - Active Clearance Required

LLNL•Livermore, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is hiring a Counterintelligence Officer in its Counterintelligence Program. The role performs research and analysis, conducts interviews, and presents recommendations to senior management, high-level Department of Energy personnel, and intelligence agency officials on counterintelligence issues. It helps ensure the Laboratory complies with DOE Order 475.1 (CI Program). The position is offered at either the K03.2 or K03.3 level, based on knowledge and related experience assessed by the hiring team; additional responsibilities apply at K03.3. The position has a hybrid schedule, with the flexibility to work from home one day per week during the non-Alternate Work Schedule work week. Responsibilities include investigating counterintelligence and counterterrorism threats, assessing foreign visits, travel, and contacts, documenting findings in intelligence databases and case files, briefing Laboratory personnel, contributing to interagency and institutional collaborations, and supporting counterintelligence outreach and training. This Career Indefinite position is open to Laboratory employees and external candidates. Candidates must have an active DOE Q-level clearance or active Top Secret clearance from another U.S. government agency at the time of hire, and be able to obtain and maintain SCI access. External applicants selected for the role must pass a post-offer, pre-employment drug test.

Requirements

At the time of hire, hold an active DOE Q-level clearance or an active Top Secret clearance issued by another U.S. government agency.
Ability to obtain and maintain Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access.
Bachelor’s degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of education and related experience.
Experience employing investigative procedures and techniques, including research, interviewing, and documentation concerning CI investigations.
Experience identifying foreign government missions, functions, and collection processes, as well as U.S. intelligence collection and dissemination methods.
Knowledge and experience working on national security issues related to the U.S. Intelligence Community.
Broad knowledge of and significant experience with classified and unclassified databases, software applications, and other intelligence research tools used to identify and assess foreign capabilities through conventional intelligence disciplines.
Specialized training or subject matter expertise in areas such as counterespionage, interviewing, counterproliferation, weapons systems, or foreign intelligence services.
Familiarity with basic hardware, software, and network systems principles.
Experience interpreting and applying governmental policies, procedures, orders, and regulations.
At the K03.3 level, significant experience with investigative procedures and techniques, including research, interviewing, and documentation concerning complex CI investigations.
At the K03.3 level, significant experience identifying foreign government missions, functions, and collection processes, as well as U.S. intelligence collection and dissemination methods.
At the K03.3 level, significant specialized training or subject matter expertise, such as in espionage, counterproliferation, weapons systems, or foreign intelligence services.
External applicants selected for the position must pass a post-offer, pre-employment drug test.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in a related field.

Responsibilities

Conduct comprehensive, complex, diverse, and multifaceted counterintelligence and counterterrorism investigations.
Collect and review information from open and secure sources to assess and mitigate CI/CT threats associated with foreign visits, travel, and contacts.
Produce detailed, accurate intelligence reports and records in appropriate intelligence databases and investigative case files.
Conduct and present in-person briefings, debriefings, and presentations to Laboratory personnel about hosting foreign nationals, foreign travel, and specific CI/CT risks and threats.
Participate in joint task forces and collaborations with Laboratory divisions, DOE Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, other national laboratories, the U.S. Intelligence Community, and local law enforcement to address CI/CT issues.
Support the CI outreach program, including refining, developing, and presenting awareness and training materials to employees and members of the workforce.
Enter, retrieve, and manipulate information in Laboratory systems and DOE IN-20 CI analytical and investigative databases.
At the K03.3 level, coordinate joint task forces and collaborations to address CI/CT issues.
At the K03.3 level, address novel CI/CT issues with little precedent and prepare concise recommendations for LLNL senior management on appropriate courses of action.
At the K03.3 level, develop innovative solutions to unusually complex problems.
At the K03.3 level, provide guidance and direction to other program team members and plan and lead collaborative projects and investigations with peers, the Laboratory, DOE IN, and the USIC.
Perform other duties as assigned.