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SUPERVISORY INTELLIGENCE SPECIALIST

Department of the Air Force - Agency Wide

Department of the Air Force

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$110,401 - $143,523

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GS-13 Pay Grade

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).

Job Description

Summary

This job is for a senior intelligence officer in the Air Force Reserve who manages surveillance and reconnaissance operations, overseeing teams that collect and analyze intelligence data to support military missions.

It involves planning training, ensuring compliance with laws and policies, and making decisions based on complex information from various sources.

A good fit would be an experienced military intelligence professional with leadership skills and hands-on knowledge in areas like data analysis and global operations, ready to balance civilian and reserve duties.

Key Requirements

  • Must be a qualified intelligence officer with operational experience in at least two intelligence disciplines such as HUMINT, GEOINT/MASINT, SIGINT, All-Source Analysis, or Targeting
  • Senior-level knowledge of worldwide Joint Surveillance and Reconnaissance (JSR) requirements, ISR concepts, capabilities, and operations
  • Familiarity with laws, regulations, policies, and precedents affecting ISR programs and support resources
  • Ability to formulate operational and training plans, policies, and manage unit activities using advanced organizational principles
  • Skills in gathering, analyzing data, drawing conclusions, and preparing briefings or reports for top management
  • Military rank of Lt Col (O-5) or equivalent, with experience in ISR platforms like Global Hawk, U2, or Predator/Reaper
  • Prior experience in collection management, analytical production, dissemination, or related areas

Full Job Description

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Air Reserve Technicians are full-time civilian employees who are also members of the Air Force Reserve unit in which they are employed.

In addition to their civilian assignments, they are assigned to equivalent positions in the Reserve organization with a Reserve military rank or grade.

Appointee's civilian assignments will consist of the following duties. THIS IS AN AIR RESERVE TECHNICIAN OFFICER POSITION.

This is an Air Reserve Technician (ART) Officer position located at 655 INTL/SURVEIL/RECON GP with the military rank of Lt Col (O-5), AFSC: 014N3.

For questions concerning military eligibility please contact the Air Force Reserve Qualification Center at 1-800-257-1212.

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 "Senior" 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 In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described 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: Knowledge and understanding of intelligence techniques as well as historical and political affairs.

The incumbent has the ability to collect, organize, and interrelate large amounts of diversely formatted data drawn from a wide variety of sources; assess the validity of the data; and draw conclusions or provide reasonable estimates regarding activities based on that analysis.

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.

Must be fully qualified and experienced intelligence officer preferably having operational experience in at least two of the below intelligence disciplines/operations: HUMINT, GEOINT/MASINT, SIGINT, All-Source Analysis/Fusion Analysis, DCGS, Targeting, Acquisition Intelligence, collection management, analytical production management, and dissemination.

Experience desired in ISR operations, and TCPED of national, Global Hawk, U2 and Predator/Reaper platfonns, as one of the two ISR operational areas. 2.

Senior level knowledge of world-wide JSR operational requirements and associated processes to support Combatant Commands and Theater Air Force Component Commands and understanding of ISR concepts, capabilities, and operations.

Knowledge must also include laws, regulations, policies, and precedents which affect Flight ISR operational programs and related support resources. 3.

Knowledge of and ability to formulate operational and training plans and policies pertaining to ISR operations and training and unit operational and training activities and knowledge of advanced management and organizational principles and practices and major issues, program goals, missions, functions, administrative operations of the ISR Group, 10 AF, and HQ AFRC and knowledge and understanding of a comprehensive range of staff concepts, objectives, policies, management/organizational techniques, and military command.

4.

Ability to gather, assemble, and analyze facts, draw conclusions, conduct analysis, devise recommended solutions, and package the entire process in briefings, papers, or reports suitable for top management use and decision-making(to include civilian and military) and the ability to plan and organize workload and activities, manage multiple taskings, and communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

5. Knowledge of operational and training programs throughout the group in order to conduct studies, analyze findings, and make recommendations on substantive operating programs. 6.

Ability to integrate Air Force Reserves into ISR operations and maintenance missions to include training while ensuring command/control oversight and tasking authorities are properly executed.

CONDITCONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT CONTINUED: This is an Air Reserve Technician (ART) Officer position. The incumbent is required to meet and maintain Air Force Reserve requirements.

The incumbent's regular assignments are ART duties; however, the incumbent may be assigned some non-ART duties, generally not to exceed 30 percent of total responsibilities.

Work schedule will be aligned to allow incumbent to fully participate in unit training assemblies (UTA).

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:

The primary purpose of this position is: as an Air Reserve Technician (ART officer, this position maintains standardization and evaluation oversight and tasking of Air Force Reserve forces and ensure daily standardization and evaluation activities are in compliance with the policies of the Group Commander, 655 ISRW, IO AF and HQ AFRC and to provide training to reservists in the duties assigned.

Provides the ISR Group Commander and senior leadership with guidance on ISR Plans and Programs for execution of Tasking, Processing, Exploitation and Dissemination (TPED) and Task, Post, Process and Use (TPPU) in support of combatant commanders.

DUTY 1: Provides expertise on Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) operations in support of HUMINT, SIGINT, GEOINT/MASINT, Acquisition Intelligence, Targeting, All-Source/Fusion Analysis, and intelligence products for execution of ISR taskings, collection, processing, analysis and dissemination.

Serves as an AFRC ISR Flight supervisor/expert for highly technical, diverse multi-intelligence operations and training functions.

DUTY 2: Organizes, plans, and oversees the activities of the Group's operations and training programs.

Exercises responsibility and authority for planning and managing command/control oversight and tasking of Air Force Reserve ISR forces supporting the Air Force, DoD, and National level Agencies.

Develops goals and work objectives that integrate group and operational and training objectives.

Gives advice and counsel on operational and training policies, procedures, mission objectives, organizational design and administrative matters.

DUTY 3: Serves as an AFRCISR expert, interfacing with AFRC and AF ISR Operations Centers, to maintain command/control/oversight and tasking of Air Force Reserve Forces within the ISR Group as well as Regular Air Force (RegAF) ISR units, missions, and operations.

Individual may represent the ISR Group Commander, when assigned, and supervises and interfaces with AF JSR Operations Center Chiefs and associated personnel while interfacing with RegAF counterparts within the AF JSR Operations Centers (to include but not limited to AF ISR Agency, NASIC, DCGS, ISR and Targeting Operations Centers), and external customers.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/23/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/23/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: 9X-DCIPS-12870957-048070-SC