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Defense Intelligence Agency

Security Specialist

Location: Virginia, Reston
Requires Relocation: No
Start Date: 15/01/2026
End Date: 29/01/2026
Offering Type: Permanent
Hiring Paths: The public, Veterans, Federal employees - Excepted service, National Guard & Reserves
Service Type: Excepted
Travel Percentage: Not required
Full Time On-site

Defense Intelligence Agency

About Defense Intelligence Agency

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Summary

Job summary

We are committed to: Teamwork: Partnering at all levels and across organizational boundaries for mission accomplishment. Integrity: Adherence to the highest legal and ethical principles in our responsibilities. Excellence: Unrivaled defense intelligence expertise. Service: Putting the welfare of the Nation and commitment to our mission before oneself.

Major duties

DIA employs a variety of professionals who serve throughout the workforce to ensure successful operations. To view this position’s duties, click Vacancies to be directed to DIA’s online application system. Please make note of the position title and 6-digit Job Opening ID number to which you are interested. You can scroll to the bottom of the page to locate the announcement or click on the “Advanced Search” link and enter in the 6-digit Job Opening ID number in the “Job Opening ID” field.

Requirements

All applicants must be U.S. citizens and are subject to a thorough background inquiry.

Qualification

ASSESSMENT FACTORS 1. Continues to expand and maintain diverse professional working relationships to actively and effectively network across directorate and Agency functions; continually uses networks to resolve issues and problematic situations by sharing resources and lessons learned. 2. Utilizes a variety of classified and unclassified databases to conduct research regarding Officers whose behavior may pose an insider threat risk. 3. Anticipates problems and obstacles associated with moderately complex projects and proactively develop creative solutions to address them prior to implementation. 4. Presents a positive, professional image of the office to all clients, colleagues, and leadership in spoken and written complex communications. 5. Applies decision making techniques in complex situations to include anticipating and recognizing best practices and choosing options to maximize benefits to the office, directorate, or Agency. HIGHLY DESIRED SKILLS 1. Experience supporting Insider Threat Programs within the Intelligence Community or Certified Counter-Insider Threat Professional. 2. Experience working in multiple disciplines to include security, counterintelligence, or analysis. 3. Experience providing briefings to various types of audiences.

Evaluations

In order to qualify for this position, your application must include sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position to which you are applying. To view this position’s requirements, click Vacancies to be directed to DIA’s online application system. Please make note of the position title and 6-digit Job Opening ID number to which you are interested. You can scroll to the bottom of the page to locate the announcement or click on the “Advanced Search” link and enter in the 6-digit Job Opening ID number in the “Job Opening ID” field.