Intelligence Specialist (Operations Support)

Job Details

Qualifications & Requirements

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, applicants must have one year or more of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade/level. Specialized experience is defined as experience which includes: 1) Developing operational guidance and ensuring intelligence activities comply with applicable laws, policies, and directives. 2) Preparing and presenting intelligence briefings, reports and recommendations to senior leadership officials. 3) Coordinating with external agencies to support Signal Intelligence (SIGINT) requirements, request for information, and operational activities. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the Federal service (GG/GS-13). Specialized experience is progressively responsible intelligence-related security work directly related to the position being filled. Creditable experience may include previous military experience, experience gained in the private sector or in another government agency as long as it was at a level at least equivalent to the next lower band in the series. 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.

Position Overview

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 Strategic Systems Support Element (SSSE), Alexandria, VA.

Duties

• Serve as a senior liaison officer with the responsibility for coordinating with external agencies on SIGINT requirements, requests for information/assistance, and operational/administrative support.
• Synchronize the unit's operations with external partner headquarters to facilitate ongoing and future operations.
• Create unique authorities documents supporting operations and completes all additional tasks assigned by the G3.
• Provide interface between relevant offices and the organization in order to gain support for requirements, de conflict efforts, and provide information on resources, plans, and strategies.
• Develop and evaluate operational proposals, plans, studies and guidelines for adherence to current operational capabilities and conformity to public law, regulations, policy and directives.
• Plan, develop, prepare, and present formal and informal briefings and documents to senior level officials' partner headquarters.
• Coordinate and monitors the planning, research, review, evaluation, and organization of SIGINT analysis. Identifies information gaps and proposes collection requirements to meet current and anticipated intelligence needs and requirements.
• Advise the command on SIGINT policy.
• Maintain direct liaison and encourages, promotes and coordination and planning with counterpart specialists throughout the Intelligence Community including real time interface and communication with partner headquarters offices.