Intelligence Operations Specialist

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF); Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) at Headquarters in Washington, DC seeks an Intelligence Operations Specialist (GS-14) to support the Office of Intelligence Operations.

Qualified candidates will have specialized experience in intelligence information acquisition, dissemination of raw information, planning regional collection efforts, and producing/releasing reports in compliance with applicable laws and Departmental regulations.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience demonstrating knowledge of intelligence information acquisition and research methodologies.
• Experience identifying and disseminating raw information to support intelligence programs and collection plans.
• Ability to plan and direct regional collection efforts from need identification to delivering fused intelligence.
• Experience producing and releasing raw intelligence reports while balancing source protection and legal compliance.

Skills

Intelligence acquisition

Research methodologies

Dissemination of raw information

Regional collection planning

Intelligence reporting & release

Job description

This position is located in the Office of Intelligence Operations, Operational Intelligence Division (OID), Analysis Production Branch at the ATF Headquarters in Washington, D.C. The OID mission is to provide a full range of synchronized intelligence to support ATF, federal partners, and customers to protect public safety and combat firearms trafficking and violence.

To qualify for the Intelligence Operations Specialist position at the GS-14 grade level, you must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Minimum Qualifications

Specialized experience is demonstrated experience, which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position. Experience must be in the normal line of progression or must be related to the work of the position advertised and must be reflected in resume.

To qualify for this position at the GS-14 grade level, candidates must meet the following specialized experience by the closing date of this announcement.

EXPERIENCE:

Candidates must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-13) (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience must include all of the following:

• Applying knowledge of intelligence information acquisition and research methodologies to collect information of intelligence value; AND
• Identifying and disseminating raw information from various sources to support existing or emerging intelligence programs, analytic requirements, and approved collection plans; AND
• Planning and directing management of a regional collection effort from identifying the information need to delivering a fused intelligence product to the consumer; AND
• Producing, reviewing and releasing raw intelligence information reports that balance the needs of protecting sources and the integrity of the information, while ensuring compliance with applicable laws, rules and Departmental regulations.

Your resume must support your responses to the application questionnaire and the qualification requirements. Failure to do so may result in an ineligible rating. See the Required Documents section for important notes about what must be included in your resume.