INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS SPECIALIST

INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS SPECIALIST

Department: Department of the Navy

Location(s): Seoul, South Korea

Salary Range: $121785 - $158322 Per Year

Job Summary: You will serve as a INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS SPECIALIST for Naval Criminal Investigative Services (NCIS)

Major Duties:

• You will plan and carry out all assignments necessary to collect needed intelligence information in the Seoul, Republic of Korea area of responsibility.
• You will spot, assess, and handle U.S. and non-U.S. citizens who have access to foreign intelligence information that can address national and service-specific collection requirements.
• You will initiate overt collection strategies and formulate collection operations to develop human source networks in order to target specific requirements and topics.
• You will prioritize sources with the potential for yielding high quality information-based on first-hand knowledge of assigned area of responsibility and outstanding intelligence requirements.
• You will brief high-level managers and other key personnel, debriefing sources, gleaning maximum amount of reportable intelligence information.
• You will produce a high volume of professional quality reporting in a timely and accurate manner, determining the appropriate dissemination to the consumer base.
• You will maintain overt liaison with personnel within the Service, outside intelligence agencies, operational forces, and allied governments as appropriate to discuss collection requirements and projects.
• You will organize, coordinate, and carry out engagement opportunities with Host Nation counterparts for NCIS and other Department of Navy leaders.

Qualifications: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-12) or pay band in the federal service . Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience analyzing, coordinating, and evaluating complex counterintelligence, cultural, geographic, and technical issues to implement and monitor a major intelligence collection requirements program; Experience monitoring and expanding extensive information network to identify intelligence collection opportunities; Experience providing timely recommendations on assigned collection requirements management area; and Experience planning, implementing, and maintaining databases for intelligence assignments; and translating, interpreting and communicating in formal and informal Korean language Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Additional qualification information can be found from the following DON DCIPS policy website: https://www.secnav.navy.mil/doni/Naval%20Intelligence%20Activity/Chapter%205%20-%20Employment%20and%20Placement.pdf

How to Apply: Click the Apply Online button to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes: 1. Complete resume with relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be considered. Your resume must show complete information for each job entry to support minimum qualifications. The following information should be provided in your resume, but it is acceptable to provide elsewhere in your application package: employer's name, starting and end dates (Mo/Yr), hours per week if experience was less than full time (35-40 hours per week), and pay plan, series and grade level (e.g. GS-0201-09) for relevant federal experience. TIP: A good way to ensure you include all essential information is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to create your resume. 2. Supporting documentation: SF50 Foreign language certification level showing a DLPT score of 3/3 or above. Failure to submit a complete application package will result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration. Your complete application must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 03/13/2026. Applications received after 03/13/2026 will generally result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration. If more than one resume is received, only the last resume received and processed will be reviewed. NOTE: To check the status of your application or return to a previous or incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account: https://mydon.usajobs.gov/Account/Login select Application Status, and click on the more information link under the application status for this position. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process so please plan appropriately. You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application. Do not email or send hard copy resumes/applications to the Contact Information or Agency Information listed in this vacancy announcement. All resumes/applications received at the addresses listed in the Contact Information or Agency Information will be destroyed and will not be considered for this vacancy announcement. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that all information in their resume and documents are legible and accurate. HR will not modify answers/documents submitted by an applicant.

Application Deadline: 2026-03-13