Job Description

Remote Work:
Hybrid
Job Number:
R0202298
Location:
McLean,VA,US
Counterintelligence Specialist, Senior

The Opportunity: 

Critical decisions are made every single day the corporate environment. What if you could use your investigative, analytical, and functional skills to help our leaders make informed decisions? With all the information available today, it takes a skilled analyst to know how to find and interpret the best data to give leadership the right answers. As a Counterintelligence (CI) Specialist, you will use your specialized functional experience and your attention to detail to respond to reported incidents, conduct briefings and debriefings, and develop due diligence and risk assessments to give leadership the actionable intelligence and context they need. If you have strong research and analytical skills and a detail oriented problem-solving mindset, we have an opportunity to use those skills to support Booz Allen’s corporate risk mitigation decisions.

As a CI Specialist on our team, you’ll serve as a subject matter expert, performing defensive CI tasks with a focus on corporate risk mitigation to help leadership understand threats and vulnerabilities. Using your comprehensive understanding of CI, you will research and analyze disparate data sources to determine context, identify risk and author reports for program and leadership consumption. You will conduct security briefings and debriefings, including those involving international travelers, to assess risk and promote general CI awareness and education. You will also conduct incident response with a customer-service mindset, working in a fast-paced environment with little supervision while maintaining attention to a high-level of detail to ensure transparent communication and task completion. As the authority on CI, your leadership will look to you for time critical recommendations, often under pressure. This is a chance to grow your expertise and broaden your skillset into areas, such as supply chain risk management. You’ll share your expertise with others through leadership and mentoring. We focus on growing as a team to deliver the best support to our customers, so you’ll have resources to learn new skills and tools. Join us as we provide the right information at the right time to support the critical needs of our leadership.

Join us. The world can’t wait. 

You Have: 

  • 6+ years of experience with counterintelligence analysis or investigations within DoD or the Intelligence Community (IC)

  • 6+ years of experience with conducting briefings, presentations and liaison activities with IC, DoD, or cleared academia and cleared industry

  • Experience with conducting peer reviews and editing draft products

  • Knowledge of IC analytic and tradecraft standards in accordance with ICD 203

  • Ability to conduct classified and unclassified research using IC research tools

  • Ability to multitask and make decisions based on various contextual data sets

  • Top Secret clearance

  • HS diploma or GED

Nice If You Have: 

  • 3+ years of experience with supply chain risk management (SCRM), including assessing system and component criticality, mapping supply chains, identifying critical suppliers, assessing supply chain threat and vulnerability assessment, and conducting risk identification and mitigation

  • Experience with open-source intelligence (OSINT) or managed attribution research

  • Knowledge of the defense industrial base (DIB)

  • Bachelor's degree

Clearance: 

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Top Secret clearance is required.  

  

Create Your Career: 

Grow With Us 

Your growth matters to us—that’s why we offer a variety of ways for you to develop your career. With professional and leadership development opportunities like upskilling programs, tuition reimbursement, mentoring, and firm-sponsored networking, you can chart a unique and fulfilling career path on your own terms.  

A Place Where You Belong 

Diverse perspectives cultivate collective ingenuity. Booz Allen’s culture of respect, equity, and opportunity means that, here, you are free to bring your whole self to work. With an array of business resource groups and other opportunities for connection, you’ll build your community in no time. 

Support Your Well-Being 

Our comprehensive benefits package includes wellness programs with HSA contributions, paid holidays, paid parental leave, a generous 401(k) match, and more. With these benefits, plus the option for flexible schedules and remote and hybrid locations, we’ll support you as you pursue a balanced, fulfilling life—at work and at home.  

Your Candidate Journey 

At Booz Allen, we know our people are what propel us forward, and we value relationships most of all. Here, we’ve compiled a list of resources so you’ll know what to expect as we forge a connection with you during your journey as a candidate with us.  

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $75,600.00 to $172,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of flexibility and collaboration, whether that happens in person or remotely.

  • If this position is listed as remote or hybrid, you’ll periodically work from a Booz Allen or client site facility.
  • If this position is listed as onsite, you’ll work with colleagues and clients in person, as needed for the specific role.

EEO Commitment

We’re an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that empowers our people to fearlessly drive change – no matter their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation, or related medical conditions), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.

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