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Posted: December 17, 2025 (28 days ago)

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INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS SPECIALIST

Air National Guard Units

Department of the Air Force

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Salary

$77,204 - $100,361

per year

Closes

January 16, 2026

GS-1 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $21,996 - $27,534

Typical requirements: No experience required. High school diploma or equivalent.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves gathering and analyzing information about cyber threats to help military teams defend against attacks on computer systems and networks.

The role focuses on creating reports and sharing insights with operations staff to improve defenses and plan responses.

It's a good fit for someone with experience in intelligence analysis, especially in cybersecurity, who enjoys working in a team-oriented military environment.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience in intelligence operations, policy development, or program organization equivalent to the next lower grade level
  • Strong skills in collecting, evaluating, and organizing facts from open-source and classified sources
  • Ability to prepare clear, concise written reports and intelligence products like summaries and presentations
  • Experience analyzing adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures in cyberspace operations
  • Knowledge of Intelligence Preparation of the Operational Environment (IPOE) and Cyber Protection Team (CPT) missions
  • Proficiency in handling classified information, including derivative classification and security protocols
  • Effective communication and coordination with external agencies and teams in intelligence and cyberspace communities

Full Job Description

This National Guard position is for an INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS SPECIALIST, Position Description Number D2342000 and is part of the OH 179 Cyberspace Wing, Ohio Air National Guard.

The purpose of this position is to collect cyberspace-centric information relevant to performing complex intelligence analysis in order to educate unit operations personnel on adversary tactics, techniques and procedures.

GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Experience, education, or training which demonstrates administrative, professional, investigative, or technical work requiring the ability to deal effectively with others, to collect, evaluate and organize pertinent facts.

Experience preparing clear and concise written reports.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: 1 year equivalent to at least next lower grade level, experience, education or training developing and recommending policy, organizing and carrying out specific programs, evaluating and recommending changes in methods of intelligence operations.

Experience in administrative, investigative, or technical work which required the applicant to deal effectively with others.

Experience collecting, evaluating and organizing pertinent facts and to analyze and prepare clear and concise reports.

Major Duties:

As an INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS SPECIALIST, GS-0132-11, you will perform the following duties: 1.

Focal point for all Intelligence Preparation of the Operational Environment (IPOE) activities in support of specific Cyber Protection Team (CPT) or Industrial Control Systems (ICS) defense missions.

Analyzes specific adversary indicators provided through their own open-source and classified systems research efforts, unit mission activities or supplied by other external agencies in order to address Commander's Critical Information Requirements (CCIRs).

Participates in committees and meetings as a representative of the squadron within assigned area of responsibility.

Develops all reports and other documents necessary to disseminate analysis both among the CPT and ICS defense members of the unit and out to the broader intelligence and cyberspace communities as mission requirements demand.

(40%) 2. Responsible for squadron-wide intelligence projects and activities within a specifically defined within the operational cyber intelligence functional area of responsibility.

Prepares studies or reports relevant to all aspects of Cyberspace Operations/Cyberspace Warfare. Produces threat analysis studies. (30%) 3. Prepares evaluations and interpretations of findings.

Analyzes data collected during various types of assessments to determine and propose needed changes and improvements to procedures for information protection.

Informs operators where mission findings match up with known threat indicators.

Provides further intelligence and analysis to Cyberspace Operators based on these indicators in order to inform tactical planning and operations.

Provides expert technical advice via the production of intelligence products i.e. presentations, intel summaries and guidance in both written and verbal formats.

Safeguards classified, privacy act, and proprietary information obtained during mission activities. Researches and implements security classification guidance.

Serves as squadron subject matter expert in derivative classification. (20%) 4.

Coordinates with all external entities to include, but not limited to Group, Wing, 24th AF, 25th AF and supported COCOMs as well as other organizations within the intelligence and cyberspace defense communities on sources of intelligence products.

Produces appropriate portions of after-action reports on all intelligencerelevant functions within the squadron as mission requirements demand.

Ensures intelligence products are adequately protected and have proper classification markings. (10%) Performs other duties as assigned.

*The above duty description does not contain all details of the official position description.

A copy of the entire position description can be found on FASCLASS by searching the position description PD#: (D2342000). https://acpol2.army.mil/fasclass/search_fs/search_fasclass.asp

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Posted on USAJOBS: 12/17/2025 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 12/18/2025

Source: USAJOBS | ID: OH-12847982-AF-25-379-C