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INTELLIGENCE SPECIALIST

Department of the Air Force - Agency Wide

Department of the Air Force

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$146,632 - $190,627

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GS-14 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $104,604 - $135,987

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-13. Senior expert or supervisor.

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

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading and coordinating intelligence analysis for the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, focusing on counterintelligence threats, data collection, and advising senior leaders on national security issues.

A good fit would be someone with extensive experience in intelligence analysis who can handle complex problems, work with multiple data sources, and communicate findings to high-level decision-makers.

It's ideal for seasoned professionals from military, government, or private sector backgrounds passionate about protecting U.S. interests.

Key Requirements

  • Mastery in multi-source intelligence analysis, including applying principles to identify trends and propose new projects
  • Extensive knowledge of U.S. intelligence and counterintelligence community policies, operations, and capabilities
  • Experience in planning, organizing, and leading counterintelligence analysis and collection initiatives
  • Skills in researching, evaluating, and integrating data to produce clear intelligence products
  • Ability to coordinate junior analysts and communicate intelligence findings to diverse audiences, including senior leadership
  • Demonstrated expertise in evaluating foreign intelligence threats and national-level priorities
  • Equivalent to GS-14 level experience in intelligence or related fields, including military or private sector

Full Job Description

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The primary purpose of this position is to serve as an AFOSI Senior Analyst and subject matter expert responsible for the analytical direction, oversight, and coordination of AFOSI investigations, operations, targeted collections, and campaign management.

***Salary ranges includes local market supplements*** This is a GG-14 position in the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS).

The GG-14 duties for the "Professional" work category are at the "Senior" work level and are equivalent to those at the GS-14 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: a mastery in a facet of multi-source analyst duties and responsibilities.

Such as applying the principles, concepts, and methodologies of intelligence analysis and identifying significant intelligence trends and in proposing new or revised analytical projects to alert senior AFOSI and Air Force leadership to new developments and to meet customer requirements.

Also have mastery level knowledge in US intelligence and counterintelligence community practices in the intelligence field.

The employee at this level applies experimental theories and new developments that affect national-level priorities and evaluating the operational capabilities and effectiveness of foreign intelligence and security services and/or terrorist threats targeting USAF, DoD, and US interests.

All relating to problems not susceptible to treatment but by accepted methods or makes decisions or recommendations significantly changing, interpreting, or developing important policies and programs to superiors and USAF, DoD, Congressional, to include all levels of Executive Branch policy makers.

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.

Mastery in applying knowledge and expertise of counterintelligence issues in the planning, organizing, and leading cooperative and coordinated counterintelligence analysis and collection initiatives.

Comprehensive knowledge and experience as a multi-source intelligence analyst applying the principles, concepts, and methodologies of intelligence analysis and identifying significant intelligence trends and in proposing new or revised analytical projects to alert senior AFOSI and Air Force leadership to new developments and to meet customer requirements.

2.

Comprehensive knowledge of US intelligence and counterintelligence community policies, entities, missions, resources, operations, capabilities, databases, and requirements to perform intelligence research planning, operations collection, target analysis, and other intelligence collection/analysis related activities.

3.

Comprehensive skills as a multi-source intelligence analyst to research, interpret, evaluate and integrate data in the production of clear, concise, in-depth intelligence products on counterintelligence issues; coordinating junior analysts' multi-source intelligence analysis conducted in response to customer needs and intelligence production requirements and in communicating related products/information to a variety of audiences.

4.

Experience in the oversight of analytic projects and response to tasking, reviewing analytical products for accuracy and analytical soundness, and providing mentorship to junior analysts in development of analytic judgments, thought processes and drafting intelligence products.

5.

Skill in preparing and presenting clear, concise, effective presentations of complex technical material to senior level audiences using a variety of media tools; demonstrated experience representing an organization and defending organization's position in conferences, working groups and planning sessions.

6. Skill in accomplishing liaison and coordination with counterpart specialists in the Intelligence Community. 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 SAP to fully perform the duties and responsibilities of the position.

A non-disclosure agreement must be signed. 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.

Employee must pass initial and periodic short notice drug testing.

Illegal drug use by employees in sensitive positions presents a clear threat to the mission of the Air Force, national security, and public safety.

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:

1: Execute, manage analytic support, and serve as analytic subject matter expert to worldwide the U.S.

Air Force (USAF) counterintelligence (CI), counterterrorism (CT), criminal, program security, cyber assurance, and economic crimes mission for assigned to SECAF priority SAPs .

2: As assigned Lead Analyst and Subject Matter Expert, ensures compliance with overall AFOSI, DoD, DNI policy and guidance.

Executes AFOSI analytical production subject matter expertise duties to provide Air Force and DoD consumers with high quality, timely, and accurate analysis that address CI, CT, Criminal, and Cyber threats affecting Air Force personnel, operations, assets, programs, information and facilities.

3: Plan, organize, and execute worldwide analytical operations for USAF counterintelligence investigations, collections, and operations as directed by AFMD 39, AFPD 71-1, DoDI 5240.04, DoDD 5240.02, DoDD 5143.01, AFI 71-101, and AFI 71-144.

Execute CI analytical operations for all USAF/AFOSI investigations related SAPs. Determine if a full-field CI investigation is required.

4: Prepares and presents specialized briefings to Air Force, DoD and other government agency officials.

May act as the AFOSI representative for counterintelligence analysis issues to Air Force, DoD and other agencies within the Intelligence Community.

Oversees the preparation of correspondence and reports to be submitted to HAF, DoD, the Congress, and Executive Branch member agencies, addressing the full range of counterintelligence-related issues.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/28/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/28/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: 9L-DCIPS-12873775-105449-SC