National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Intelligence Research Specialist

Redstone Arsenal, Alabama Full time

Intelligence Research Specialist

Department: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Location(s): Redstone Arsenal, Alabama

Salary Range: $129690 - $168597 Per Year

Job Summary: You will serve as a Cyber Counterintelligence Special Agent/Analyst assigned to NASA's Counterintelligence & Counterterrorism (CI/CT) Division. You will identify, analyze, and disrupt foreign intelligence threats targeting network infrastructure, programs, systems, personnel, and operations. You will also provide Cyber CI support to research and technology at NASA, provide CI education and awareness, and conduct CI inquiries and investigations with U.S. Government agency partners.

Major Duties:

  • Serve as a CI Cyber Special Agent/Analyst monitoring networks, endpoints, and cloud environments for indicators of intelligence-driven cyber targeting and analyzing anomalies, persistent threats, insider threats, and foreign intelligence activities.
  • Conduct and support cyber and CI investigations through analysis and correlation of technical data, logs, digital forensics, and threat assessments. Develop actionable intelligence products that inform stakeholders of foreign cyber threats.
  • Brief executives, mission owners, and other leadership on CI-relevant cyber events. Advise leadership on security posture, gaps, and recommended countermeasures. Produce high-visibility threat and vulnerability assessments and intelligence reports.
  • Conduct all-source intelligence research and analysis on technical CI topics of interest and synthesize all-source data to identify patterns, commonalities, and linkages for attribution.
  • Establish and maintain liaison with counterpart US agencies such as the FBI and other intelligence, CI, and security organizations; participates in the local and national FBI Cyber Task Force.
  • Lead or support cyber-CI related incident response actions, support mitigation of cyber intrusions tied to foreign actors, and preserve the integrity of digital evidence for counterintelligence and/or law enforcement follow-on actions.
  • Support recommendations of defensive controls, segmentation, monitoring enhancements, and policy updates.

Qualifications: Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. To qualify for GS-14, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level: Conducting cyber operations or cyber analysis in two or more of the following areas: cyber defense, cyber and hybrid cyber threat intelligence analysis, digital forensics, and/or counterintelligence operations. Conducting network analysis, endpoint telemetry, packet capture, and using SIEM/SOAR and logging tools, forensic platforms, and/or scripting. Identifying adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures, including foreign profiles and malware groups. Analyzing and fusing cyber and human-based intelligence reporting to create concise assessments and responding to targeted cyber events or supporting cyber investigations. Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job. NASA prohibits the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or AI-assisted tool in drafting application and assessment responses. Please visit https://www.nasa.gov/careers/how-to-apply/#Artificial-Intelligence to review NASA's guidance on the use of AI tools during the application process.

How to Apply: Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application and have all required information available. We encourage you to provide a complete description of your educational achievements and include both paid and non-paid work in the experience portion of your resume. If you submit a resume that does not contain the required information, you may lose consideration. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application, to include the initial online assessment and submission of the required documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. The application process is as follows: To begin the application process, you will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application process. Once logged in to your account, click on the "Apply" link. Follow the prompts to select your resume (2 pages or fewer) and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. Resumes longer than 2 pages will be rejected by the system. Resumes submitted via other document types will not be forwarded to the hiring manager, nor will they be used in the review of your qualifications. We strongly encourage you to utilize the USAJOBS resume builder when creating your resume. Using the resume builder will help you ensure your resume includes important information related to your qualifications and eligibility for this position. Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all necessary supporting documentation. During the application process you can review, edit, delete and update your information. We'll automatically save your progress as you go, so you won't lose any changes. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the 'Include Personal Information' section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process. You will be taken to the vacancy questionnaire which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify all required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application. Click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59PM (ET) on the announcement closing date. NASA's online application process provides step by step guidance to ensure you provide all needed information. If you are unable to apply online, please contact NSSC-CONTACTCENTER@MAIL.NASA.GOV for assistance. Be advised - application materials faxed, emailed, and/or mailed to NASA Headquarters will not be accepted for this announcement. NASA provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you are an applicant with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency contact center listed on the job vacancy announcement. The decision on granting reasonable accommodations will be on a case-by-case basis.

Application Deadline: 2025-12-23