Description
Manages activities or performs duties that provide intelligence information; investigates personnel under Army jurisdiction to determine their suitability for assignment to sensitive duties; conducts interrogations, briefings, and debriefings; prepares intelligence and investigative reports; analyzes and interprets intelligence and counterintelligence data; works closely with civilian law enforcement officials and investigative agencies; supervises and trains subordinates; knows organization, mission, tactics, and operating methods of friendly and enemy intelligence units and personnel; applies principles and procedures involved in counterintelligence investigations; applies interrogation techniques; applies techniques for conducting effective liaison with local, state, and national investigative and other governmental agencies of friendly and occupied countries; knows operation, characteristics, and regulations governing the use of recording and monitoring equipment; applies techniques and regulations governing investigative surveillance; applies fundamentals of military and civil law including due process and application of legal principles to counterintelligence operations; collects evidence admissible for legal action; obtains depositions; knows the culture, custom, history, social, economic, and political structures of the area of operation; conducts security investigations, surveys, and vulnerability studies of installations; applies principles of communications and signal security; processes photographic film; performs basic computer functions; writes technical reports.
Core Skills
- counterintelligence investigations
- interviewing, interrogation, and debriefing
- all-source and CI data analysis
- threat and risk assessment
- insider threat identification
- report writing and case documentation
- liaison with law enforcement and external agencies
- briefing and training on CI and security topics
- team leadership and supervision
- operational planning and coordination
- knowledge of security policies and regulations
- background investigations and suitability assessments
Common Certifications
- CompTIA Security+
- Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- Certified Counterintelligence Threat Analyst (CITA) – where available
- Intelligence Fundamentals Professional Certification (IFPC)
- Certified Defense All-Source Analyst (CDASA) – Level I
- Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
- Certified Information Privacy Professional / Government (CIPP/G)
- SANS GIAC Cyber Threat Intelligence (GCTI)
- SANS GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
Civilian Career Paths
- COUNTERINTELLIGENCE
- INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- PHYSICAL SECURITY
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