Intelligence Specialist (GMI Analyst) at U.S. Army

U.S. Army; al-Ahmadi; On-site; KWD 38,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Army, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, seeks an Intelligence Specialist (GMI Analyst) for a full-time on-site role. Located within DCIPS at ARCENT Kuwait Command Group, you will contribute to adversary assessments and strategic studies.

You will apply analytical methods, brief senior foreign and military officials, and help develop secure intelligence-sharing and compliance processes while supporting theater-wide intelligence production.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience includes two of: counterintelligence, human intelligence, counterterrorism, or foreign disclosure.
• Experience in leadership briefings on strategic threat assessments based on production methodologies.
• Experience implementing corrective actions to maintain compliance with intelligence policy.

Responsibilities

• Employs advanced statistical models, regression analysis, and forecasting to project adversary capabilities.
• Support theater elements to produce all-source intelligence products and strategic threat assessments.
• Articulates clear arguments under incomplete data to persuade senior decision-makers.
• Applies seasoned judgment to interpret vague guidelines in complex situations.
• Conducts audits of intelligence sharing activities and implements corrective actions.
• Develops and negotiates secure intelligence-sharing architectures and bilateral agreements with partners.
• Plans and coordinates intelligence briefings to senior foreign officials and resolves disclosure issues.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Customer Service

Decision Making

Flexibility

Influencing/Negotiating

Integrity/Honesty

Interpersonal Skills

Learning

Reasoning

Self-Management

Stress Tolerance

Teamwork

Job description

Intelligence Specialist (GMI Analyst) – U.S. Army, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait

This Full time on site position offers great opportunities for career growth.

Summary

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 ARCENT, Kuwait Command Group in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Learn more about this agency.

Duties

• Employs advanced statistical models, qualitative and quantitative regression analysis, structured analytic techniques, and long-range forecasting methodologies to produce highly accurate projections of adversary capabilities.
• Support theater elements to produce comprehensive all-source intelligence products, strategic threat assessments, and special intelligence studies.
• Must articulate clear, persuasive arguments under conditions of incomplete data or competing policy interests, often persuading senior decision-makers to accept positions that carry significant operational, resource, or diplomatic consequences.
• Applies seasoned judgment to interpret and adapt vague or insufficient guidelines to situations where motivations and implications are not immediately apparent.
• Conducts recurring audits and compliance reviews of intelligence sharing activities, identifying deficiencies and implementing corrective actions.
• Coordinates and actively participates in the development, drafting, negotiation, and implementation of new, secure intelligence-sharing architectures, bilateral exchange agreements, and memoranda of agreement with foreign partners.
• Plans, prepares, and coordinates intelligence briefings provided to senior foreign military and civilian officials, swiftly resolving any pertinent foreign disclosure, policy, or exchange issues.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• In accordance with Change 3 to AR 600-85, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Program, individual must successfully pass a urinalysis screening for illegal drug use prior to appointment and periodically thereafter.
• Temporary Duty (TDY) Travel may be required 25% or less of the time.
• Must submit a Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE-450.
• Must possess a valid driver's license.
• Designated Mission Essential Position: Required to report for duty during inclement weather, Natural Disasters, and other emergency situations as directed by the Commander.

Qualifications

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.

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.

Specialized experience is defined as experience with 1. Two of the following intelligence disciplines: Counterintelligence, human intelligence, counterterrorism, and/or foreign disclosure, 2. Brief leadership regarding strategic threat assessment based on intelligence production methodologies, and 3. Implement corrective actions to maintain full compliance of intelligence policy.

• Attention to Detail
• Customer Service
• Decision Making
• Flexibility
• Influencing/Negotiating
• Integrity/Honesty
• Interpersonal Skills
• Learning
• Reasoning
• Self-Management
• Stress Tolerance
• Teamwork

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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

This position requires a 2 year trial period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest. Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. Direct Deposit of Pay is required. Must be able to obtain and maintain a TOP SECRET security clearance.

This position requires you to submit a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE 278) or a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter. 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. This is a Security and Intelligence Career Field position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable Target Local Market Supplement of 33.94%. When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction/ for more information. Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations. Must submit a Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE-450, (5 CFR, Part 2634, Subpart I, USOGE, 06/08). Executive Branch Personnel Confidential Financial Disclosure Report upon entering the position and annually, in accordance with DoD Directive 5500-7-R, Joint Ethics Regulation, dated 23 March 2006. Designated Mission Essential Position: Required to report for duty during inclement weather, Natural Disasters, and other emergency situations as directed by the Commander and may be required to remain on duty after the official shift ends, i.e., mandatory overtime; subject to recall to duty. Must maintain a functioning telephone to aid in contact during recall/emergency situations. For positions in a foreign country, that country's laws or international agreements may have a direct impact on the ability of an employee's same sex domestic partner or spouse to accompany the employee and receive certain benefits. If you believe you may be affected by these laws and agreements, you should familiarize yourself with relevant information found at http://cpol.army.mil/library/permiss/2801ss.html before applying for or accepting this position. Candidates initially selected from the U.S. may be eligible for certain foreign area benefits. On this overseas accompanied tour, medical and DoDDS special education services may not be available in the immediate location of this position. Must be able to satisfy the requirements of the 26JUL12 DODI 1400.25 V1230: Visit Microsoft Word - DoDI 1400.25-V1230 [clean] (whs.mil) The initial length of this overseas tour is 1 year, unaccompanied. Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Salary

Salary $121,785 - $158,322 per year Pay scale & grade GG 13 Promotion potential None Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.

Work schedule

Full-time Travel Required 25% or less - Temporary Duty (TDY) Travel may be required 25% or less of the time.

Appointment type

Permanent Occupations and job series 0132 Intelligence Supervisory status No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Sensitive Compartmented Information Position sensitivity and risk Special-Sensitive (SS)/High Risk Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance.

Background check type

National security Financial disclosure required Yes Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests.

Announcement

Announcement number SDST-26-13059643-DCIPS Control number 884339100.

Agency contact information

Army Applicant Help Desk Website https://portal.chra.army.mil/hr_public?id=app_inq Address ST-IC-W47TAA ARCENT KUWAIT DO NOT MAIL Fort Huachuca, AZ 85613 US###