Intelligence Operations Specialist

Full Job Description

This vacancy is for a GS-0132-12, Intelligence Operations Specialist located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United States Coast Guard (USCG), Intelligence Staff in Boston, Massachusetts.

To qualify at the GS-12 grade level, your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the federal sector.

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.

Examples of specialized experience include performing the following types of tasks on a regular basis.

Preparing intelligence reports, collection manuals and instructions for dissemination to field collectors.

Performing long range intelligence planning, through applying difference and unrelated methods to develop and recommend solutions to minimize actual and potential problems.

Reviewing and evaluating incoming intelligence reports and information. Arranging for, and participating in, the briefing and debriefing of personnel returning from, or undertaking, foreign travel.

Advising on potential information sources within and outside the intelligence community.

NOTE: All experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or related applicable assessment) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

NOTE: Education cannot be substituted for experience at this grade level.

National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Major Duties:

You will serve as an Intelligence Operations Specialist and be responsible for collecting, reviewing, evaluating, interpreting, and performing first order analysis of intelligence on all maritime threats in and around the ports and coastal waterways, producing intelligence reports, and disseminating tactical and operational intelligence to the port level operational commander and staff.

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team.

Typical work assignments include: Planning, organizing, and performing research and analysis of complex major issues within the assigned specialty area..

Applying or modifying established intelligence practices to problems involved with real-time and near-real-time intelligence operations, including performing analysis and evaluation of raw un-validated data.

Conducting human, imagery, geospatial, open source, and other means of intelligence collection in the assigned ports in response to Coast Guard intelligence collection requirements and in support of the Operational Commander and the Intelligence Community.

Determining the content and extent of highly technical intelligence to be included in reports and briefings for high-ranking officials or policy makers.

Monitoring intelligence trends to determine levels of coverage provided and required, and to anticipate and formulate new operations requirements.

Briefs command personnel and staff on projects conducted and research formulated.