Supervisory Intelligence Specialist (Operations)
Department of the Army
Summary
About the Position: This position is in the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS). Employees occupying DCIPS positions are in the Excepted Service and must adhere to U.S. Code, Title 10, as well as Department of Defense Instruction 1400.25. This position is located at the ST-IC-W1U301 US ARMY INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY CMD.
Duties
- Conducts independent overt liaison operations with military and civilian intelligence, law enforcement, and security agencies to facilitate the secure exchange of critical force protection and intelligence data.
- Serves as the primary G2 representational authority to host nation, foreign, and U.S. national-level counterpart intelligence and security agencies, ensuring seamless theater-level coordination and interagency cooperation.
- Manages and resolves complex information requests and assistance requirements between supported theater command headquarters and international partners, while coordinating high-level bilateral visits for senior military and civilian officials.
- Executes overt intelligence and counterintelligence collection activities in close coordination with Country Team members and defense attachés, drafting and publishing formal Intelligence Information Reports (IIR).
- Directs personnel management and supervisory operations for the liaison element, to include assigning analytical workloads, evaluating employee performance, establishing training standards, and enforcing Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policies.
How You Will Be Evaluated
As part of the assessment process, your resume will be evaluated using a competency-based method. This structured evaluation measures your qualifications, experience, and skills, against the core competencies required for the position. Final scores will determine whether you are referred to the Hiring Manager for further consideration. Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement.
Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position.
Required Documents
- WARNING: DO NOT INCLUDE CLASSIFIED INFORMATION IN YOUR APPLICATION PACKET!
- Application packages that contain Classified information WILL NOT receive consideration for this position.
- Should you submit a resume or any other document as part of your application package and it is confirmed that any of the information is Classified, in addition to being found ineligible for consideration for this position, your Security Office will be notified to determine if any further action is warranted.
- The documents you are required to submit vary based on the authority you are using to apply (i.e., applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent Federal employee, applying as a reinstatement, etc).
- Please review the following links to see which documents you need to provide to prove your eligibility to apply: Applicant Checklist for Internal/Merit Promotion Announcements.
- As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply.
- If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further. 1.
- Your resume: Your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement.
- Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration.
- For each relevant work experience, make sure you include the employer's name, job title, start and end dates (include month and year), for qualifications purposes, the number of hours worked per week, and a brief description that show you can perform the tasks at the required level listed in the job announcement.
- If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive consideration for this position.
- Avoid using acronyms and terms that are not easily understood.
- The hiring agency will not make assumptions about what's in your resume.
- If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations, and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
- For additional information, to include formatting tips, see: What to include in your resume. 2.
- Other supporting documents: Cover Letter, optional Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable Proof of Eligibility to Apply: Your application must include the documents which prove you are eligible to apply for the vacancy.
- The Proof of Eligibility document describes authorities commonly used in merit promotion recruitment and what document(s) are required to prove you meet the requirements of the authority.
- You must meet the requirements of at least one of the authorities listed in the Who May Apply section above to receive further consideration.
- NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office.
- Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you.
- You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application.
- You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.
About this role
The Supervisory Intelligence Specialist (Operations) position with the Department of the Army is based in Bucharest, Romania. About the Position: This position is in the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS). The role pays $143,913 to $196,689 per year.
Day to day, the role conducts independent overt liaison operations with military and civilian intelligence, law enforcement, and security agencies to facilitate the secure exchange of critical force protection and intelligence data. The full list of duties, conditions, and required documents appears in the official announcement linked on this page.
Who should apply
Review the announcement's Qualifications section closely, since it defines exactly what the intelligence field experience this Supervisory Intelligence Specialist (Operations) position requires. Match your federal resume directly to the announcement's wording so a reviewer can confirm each requirement in writing. For this Supervisory Intelligence Specialist (Operations) position with the Department of the Army in Bucharest, Romania, confirm you meet each requirement before applying.
How competitive it is
At $143,913 to $196,689 per year, this is a mid-to-senior role where a precisely tailored application matters most. Because it is a supervisory or senior position, expect experienced candidates and a strong emphasis on a documented leadership and performance record. Based in Bucharest, Romania, it competes within that local market, which can mean lighter competition than major metropolitan postings. The announcement closes on June 26, 2026, and federal postings can close early once enough applications arrive, so applying promptly is wise.
This overview is general guidance from Job Army to help you understand the role. Always read the official announcement for exact duties, qualifications, and requirements before applying.