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Intelligence Specialist (Tactical Analysis Team Chief)

Joint Activities

Department of the Army

Fresh

Location

Location not specified

Salary

$121,785 - $158,322

per year

Closes

March 3, 2026More DOD jobs →

SES Pay Grade

Base salary range: $147,649 - $221,900

Typical requirements: Executive-level leadership experience. Senior executive qualifications required.

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

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading a team in Brazil to guide intelligence gathering, analysis, and reporting efforts for a joint task force focused on tactical operations.

The role requires overseeing data collection, identifying key information gaps, and producing reliable intelligence to support missions against targeted threats.

It's a good fit for experienced intelligence professionals with strong leadership skills, language proficiency in Portuguese, and a background in multi-agency collaboration, especially those with military or federal service.

Key Requirements

  • Expert knowledge and proficiency in the Portuguese language, with at least a 2+/2+ score on the Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT)
  • At least one year of specialized experience developing and implementing a collection management framework to structure data sources and prioritize intelligence efforts
  • Experience researching and analyzing multi-intelligence data to assess accuracy, reliability, and produce actionable all-source intelligence products
  • Proven leadership in guiding cross-functional tactical analysis teams to develop advanced analytical methodologies for threat assessments and operational decisions
  • Experience coordinating with multi-agency and international intelligence partners to identify, analyze, and disrupt targeted networks
  • Eligibility under specific federal employment authorities, such as current DCIPS employees, veterans' preference, or DoD civilians
  • U.S. citizenship and adherence to DCIPS regulations under the Excepted Service

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 ST-IC-W453AA JOINT INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE SOUTH.

This position serves as the Tactical Analysis Team Chief in Brazil guiding intelligence collection, analysis and production efforts.

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.

U.S. Citizens overseas under ordinarily resident status are not eligible for appointment under the Status of Forces Agreement.

If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.

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.

Requires expert knowledge and proficiency of the Portuguese language. Ability to score at least a 2+/2+ on a Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT) in Portuguese is required.

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

Specialized experience is defined as: Experience developing and implementing a collection management framework that structures data sources, enhances the ability to identify intelligence gaps and prioritizes collection efforts against targeted activities and organizations; AND Experience researching and analyzing multi-intelligence data to assess the accuracy and reliability of information and produce actionable, all-source intelligence products; AND Experience leading cross-functional tactical analysis intelligence professionals in the development and implementation of advanced analytical methodologies for the development and dissemination of threat assessments and operational decisions used across multiple mission areas; AND Experience coordinating with multi-agency and international intelligence partners to identify, analyze and disrupt targeted networks and organizations, while deconflicting targeting efforts between agency intelligence and other intelligence and law enforcement partners.

Specialized experience is progressively responsible experience 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: Collections Management All Source Intelligence Analysis Leadership Interagency Coordination and Deconfliction This is an Intelligence (General) Career Field position.

Major Duties:

  • Guides, directs, and conducts intelligence analysis and production concerning drug-trafficking organizations and their operational methods, capabilities, and vulnerabilities, their trends and any perceived threats.
  • Assesses developments that could change methods or vulnerabilities of drug-trafficking and the operational plans to counter such threats.
  • Collects, reviews, interprets, evaluates, and integrates data from multiple sources in the process of analyzing targeted activities and organizations.
  • Serves as a counterdrug intelligence analyst team leader for a Tactical Analysis Team (TAT).
  • Maintains liaison with leading analysts in US and partner nation agencies and law enforcement agencies sufficient to discuss mutual analytical problems and production requirements.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 2/26/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/27/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DAST-26-12868954-DCIPS