Intelligence Specialist (Operations)

Full Job Description

About the Position: This position is in the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS). Employees occupying DCIPS positions are in the Excepted Service and must adhere to U.S.

Code, Title 10, as well as Department of Defense Instruction 1400.25.

This position is located at the HQ JOINT SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND DIRECTORATE OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION WASHINGTON DC DETACHMENT FORT MEADE, MD.

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.

You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

10-Point Other Veterans’ Rating 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans 5-Point Veterans' Preference Current Army Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Current DoD Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee (non-Army) Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement Disabled Veteran w/ a Service-Connected Disability, More than 10%, Less than 30% Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Prior Federal Service Employee Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible United States Citizen Applying to a DCIPS Position Army DCIPS positions apply Veteran's Preference to preference eligible candidates as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, DCIPS Employment and Placement.

In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below.

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).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience.

To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job.

Specialized experience is defined as: 1) Experience applying current intelligence policies, directives, and procedures to support operational decision-making.

AND 2) Experience applying Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) analysis and policy frameworks to resolve difficult and complex analytical problems.

AND 3) Experience collaborating, coordinating, and deconflicting across the Intelligence Community (IC), and building and sustaining strong professional partnerships throughout the IC.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GG/GS -12) Progressively responsible experience is that which has included intelligence-related research, analysis, collections and /or operations.

This experience should have included intelligence analysis and/or production, intelligence collection and/or operations, counterintelligence, or threat support directly related to the position to be filled.

This experience should demonstrate: Knowledge of intelligence processes, cycle and organizations; Knowledge of and/or ability to use research tools such as library holdings, photographs, statistics, graphics and maps; Knowledge of the systems, procedures and methods of analyzing, compiling, reporting and disseminating intelligence data; and/or Knowledge of organization(s) for and methods of collecting and analyzing intelligence data.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Intelligence Policy and Procedures Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) Analysis & Production Interagency Coordination and Deconfliction Major Duties:

• Act as a SIGINT analytic expert for highly unique special operations targets of operational and intelligence interest to the commands supported requirements.
• Conduct Intelligence research, analysis, evaluation, coordination, and liaison duties within a regional or functional area.
• Serve as senior SIGINT expert analyst for geographical areas or highly specialized functional areas, responsible for solving difficult and complex analytical problems.
• Interface with national and theater level counterparts to maintain situational awareness and develop strategies to accomplish sensitive unique SIGINT requirements.
• Attend conferences/meetings held by the various governmental and military intelligence agencies in furtherance of the information needs of the command.
• Assist in the development of organizational training programs, monitors and evaluates curriculum delivery and provides target related briefings as required.
• Prepare and edit SIGINT products such as briefings, intelligence assessments, SOF feasibility assessments, intelligence estimates, and/or annexes to operational orders.
• Maintain intelligence databases for functional areas or specific countries in order to support no notice and short notice contingency operations.
• Evaluate correctness and accuracy of source data that might affect contingency plans and training of SIGINT analysts.