INTELLIGENCE SPECIALIST
Department of the Air Force - Agency Wide
Posted: March 16, 2026 (0 days ago)
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Department of the Air Force - Agency Wide
Department of the Air Force
Location
New Mexico
Salary
$107,592 - $139,871
per year
Type
Full-Time
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Base salary range: $88,520 - $115,079
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-12. Expert-level knowledge in field.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
This job involves leading a team to analyze global military threats and create training scenarios using intelligence data, working closely with national security organizations.
It's ideal for experienced analysts with a strong background in intelligence gathering and assessment who thrive in high-pressure environments handling sensitive information.
The role requires expertise in interpreting complex data to support decision-making in the Air Force.
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The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a Senior Intelligence Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) Analyst who is highly versed in the areas of worldwide military capabilities, doctrine, and tactics to lead a team of military and contract personnel in the design and development of scenarios within the framework and approval of National Intelligence organizations.
This is a GG-13 position in the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS).
The GG-13 duties for the "Professional" work category are at the "Full Performance" work level and are equivalent to those at the GS-13 level.
The selectee's salary will be set within the grade equivalent to a GS/GG grade based on the selectee's qualifications in relation to the job.
To qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements describes in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management Positions.
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Your resume must reflect the quality level of experience which demonstrates the possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for successful job performance required for this position.
Examples of creditable experience include: extensive knowledge of the full range of intelligence research and collection methods, techniques, and practices to use multi-source intelligence information systems to capture data in order to make recommendations in developing intelligence capabilities and threat assessments; knowledge of advance analytical principles, concepts, and methods to produce detail analyses of complex information/situations attained from multiple sources, to include database manipulation.
Note: Creditable experience may include previous military experience, experience gained in the private sector, or experience gained in another government agency.
AND KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: 1.
Knowledge of the full range of intelligence research and collection methods, techniques, and practices to use multi-source intelligence information systems to capture data in order to make recommendations in developing intelligence capabilities and threat assessments to interpret policy and commit resources.
2. Knowledge of advanced analytical principles, concepts, and methods to produce detailed analyses of complex information/situations attained from multiple sources, to include database manipulation. 3.
Knowledge of the national intelligence community, Joint and DoD structure, organizations, and mission or functions and their inter-relationships and operations. 4.
Skill in conducting unbiased complex research, identifying appropriate available systems/data sources, and producing collection requirement assessments that answer specific tasks to link and leverage agency capabilities in support of consumers, customers, and clients.
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Skill in communicating effectively with others, both orally and in writing, in working out solutions to problems or questions related to the work, writing clear and concise intelligence products, and delivering written and/or verbal presentations to senior level audiences for decision-making purposes.
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Ability to maintain control of classified material, quickly assimilate disparate data, render knowledgeable and accurate assessments of the implication of such data, and make decisions, estimates, and recommendations under conditions of urgency and pressure based on mature judgment and experience and present and/or defend a position effectively.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT CONTINUED: 1.
Position is designated special-sensitive and requires eligibility for access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), other intelligence-related Special Sensitive information, or involvement in Top Secret Special Access Programs (SAP) to fully perform the duties and responsibilities of the position.
A non-disclosure agreement must be signed. A favorable suitability determination is required before appointment. 2.
Drug Testing: This position has been designated by the Air Force as a Testing Designated Position (TDP) under the Air Force Civilian Drug Demand Reduction Program as a presumptive position identified by general criteria and specific occupational series/codes.
Employee must pass initial and periodic short notice drug testing.
Illegal drug use by employees in testing designated positions presents a clear threat to public safety and/or the mission of the Air Force and national security. 3.
Modeling, simulation, and distributed mission operations experience at the operational and tactical level of war plus detailed working knowledge of hardware and software tools in the development of scenarios, targets, and damage assessment is highly desirable.
PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work.
You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.
VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social).
Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that 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:
DUTY 1: Serves as a multi-source intelligence analyst on complex technical analysis and production.
Ensures situations and information analyzed and produced are not susceptible to generally adverse methods and requires the use of independent judgment and experience to develop alternate methods, approaches, and procedures, if required.
Performs analysis or leads teams/projects in intelligence production to support component, combatant command, and support agency planning and operations.
DUTY 2: Presents ISR capabilities to a variety of service, national, and coalition customers.
Provides Commanders and other customers the intelligence information and analysis derived from ISR assets to maximize their own forces' effectiveness by optimizing friendly force strengths, exploiting adversary weaknesses, and countering adversary strengths.
Identifies the requirement and delivers a fused intelligence product to a consumer. DUTY 3: Conducts complex analysis of multi-source intelligence.
Evaluates both classified and unclassified information to understand adversary strengths, weaknesses, and centers of gravity.
Conducts complex research, evaluates, analyzes and fuses multi-source information from all intelligence disciplines, such as dissemination of collateral and SCI data involving foreign air, ground, naval, missile, and air defense systems in the development of joint and coalition scenarios to satisfy a broad range of customer requirements.
DUTY 4: Manages intelligence production. Manages intelligence production to satisfy component, combatant command and support agency requirements.
Uses a variety of intelligence production requirement tasking methods (email, phone call, COLISEUM, etc.) and then builds production schedules to meet consumer demand.
DUTY 5: Serves as a functional authority on ISR issues for Agency leadership. Makes recommendations and defends to the Director and AF ISR Agency staff, decisions on operational policy matters.
The incumbent is responsible for a wide range of intelligence activities involving the evaluation, analysis, and production of scenarios designed to answer ISR exercise and/or test objectives for acquisition and operational communities.
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