Biometrics Operations Officer

Biometrics Operations Officer

Department: Other Agencies and Independent Organizations

Location(s): Bethesda, Maryland

Salary Range: $121785 - $158322 Per Year

Job Summary: 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.

Major Duties:

• Contribute to the planning and evaluation of the related strategic planning documents in support of United States (U.S.) national security and foreign policy interests and programs. Support assessments of the IC's progress towards mission and enterprise strategic objectives. Conduct research to identify priorities, opportunities, gaps, and interdependencies to link resources to strategy; draft emerging strategic issues and trends. Prepare strategic guidance documentation for IC programs and activities, under direct supervision. Conduct research on best practices in strategy development, execution, evaluation, and impact in order to promote shared vision, values, and goals. Implement outreach activities within and beyond the IC, under direct supervision. Prepare briefings, reports, and presentations to organizational leadership, senior policymakers, and senior U.S. Government officials. Maintain productive working relationships with peers and senior leaders across the IC. Other duties, as assigned.

Qualifications: Thorough knowledge of strategy development and planning and ability to identify emerging trends and strategic issues. Thorough knowledge of IC organizations' missions and policies necessary to support U.S. national security and foreign policy interests. Thorough understanding of performance management principles. Ability to conceptualize, organize, and draw inferences from incomplete data and present a compelling analysis of findings and issues; ability to identify, articulate, document, and mitigate knowledge gaps or alternatives approaches. Ability to communicate clearly, both orally and in written reports, and to logically analyze, synthesize, and evaluate multiple sources of information for their inclusion in briefings and written documents. Organizational and interpersonal skills to facilitate forums, manage competing priorities and advocate new ideas/concepts/processes; ability to exercise independent judgment on time-sensitive issues and work collaboratively across the IC. Ability to develop effective professional and interpersonal relationships with peers and colleagues in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the IC, and U.S. Government and to earn their confidence and trust.

How to Apply: Internal ODNI Cadre Candidates must submit an application through the classified JobsDNI website. For current employees who do not currently have access to internal systems due to extenuating circumstances, applications should be sent to either DNI-COO-HRM-Vacancies-Mailbox@cia.ic.gov (classified email system) or vacancies@odni.gov (unclassified email system). Applications submitted through the classified email system should NOT contain classified information above the TS//SI/TK/NORFORN level.

Application Deadline: 2026-03-27