Director, Homeland Identity Intelligence Center

DHS Headquarters•Washington, DC

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About The Position

The Director, Homeland Identity Intelligence Center (HI2C) is located within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A), Office of the Deputy Under Secretary for Collection. I&A shares intelligence and analysis with operators and decision-makers to identify and mitigate threats to the homeland. The Director supports the Deputy Under Secretary for Collection by managing functions related to screening, vetting, watchlisting, identity intelligence, targeting, and digital media exploitation. The role leads a complex organization with a multi-million-dollar budget and oversees multi-year work plans, long-range objectives, and program operations. The Director manages operational planning and organizational changes in response to appropriations or legislative changes, monitors subordinate managers’ performance, reviews staffing and resource needs, and advises senior management about emerging threats or developments requiring immediate action. The Director applies leadership, professional expertise, and tradecraft to complex identity intelligence challenges and works to improve organizational and Intelligence Community performance. The role evaluates technical capabilities and implements emerging technologies to exploit information and produce intelligence supporting Intelligence Community and DHS operational efforts. This is a Senior Executive Service position with a one-year supervisory probationary period unless already completed. A Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information clearance and counterintelligence polygraph are required before employment.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Demonstrated experience managing and analyzing travel and media exploitation data in support of U.S. interagency screening, vetting, and watchlisting processes, including developing and maintaining related information technology solutions.
Substantive knowledge of international terrorism, transnational organized crime, and nation-state threats to the Homeland.
Demonstrated evidence of the five Executive Core Qualifications: commitment to the rule of law and principles of the American founding; driving efficiency; merit and competence; leading people; and achieving results.
Resume limited to two pages and demonstrating applicable experience, education, and accomplishments related to the Executive Core Qualifications and Technical Qualifications.
Selected candidates must successfully complete a background investigation for Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information clearance and obtain a counterintelligence polygraph before employment.
Subject to pre-employment and random drug testing.
File a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report OGE-278e within 30 days of appointment and annually thereafter.
Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment when requested.
Subject to a one-year supervisory probationary period unless already completed.
Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must certify Selective Service registration or exemption.
May be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance before entering duty.

Nice To Haves

Recruitment, relocation, or retention incentive may be authorized at management’s discretion.

Responsibilities

Manage HI2C functions associated with screening, vetting, watchlisting, identity intelligence, targeting, and digital media exploitation.
Manage a complex organization and multi-million-dollar budget, and drive multi-year work plans developed by subordinate managers.
Oversee implementation of long-range plans, goals, and objectives.
Establish operational plans and procedures to respond to changes in appropriations or legislation, and manage resulting organizational changes.
Oversee planning, direction, and timely execution of HI2C program operations, including developing and assigning work and monitoring subordinate managers’ performance goals and objectives.
Identify changes in priorities and take action to implement them.
Review the organization’s mission, functions, and staffing; identify resource requirements and request personnel, overtime, technology, equipment, supplies, and space as needed.
Oversee review, evaluation, and analysis of large quantities of intelligence and information from various sources, and advise senior management of emerging threats or developments requiring immediate action.
Apply leadership, professional knowledge, tradecraft, and subject matter expertise to complex identity intelligence challenges and improve organizational and Intelligence Community performance.
Translate technical developments into activities that have broad organizational and Intelligence Community impact.
Evaluate technical capabilities and implement new technologies to exploit information and produce intelligence for Intelligence Community and DHS operational efforts.
Identify opportunities to develop managerial and professional knowledge, tradecraft, and subject matter expertise, and translate feedback into operational outcomes.