Intelligence Operations Specialist (Imagery Analyst)

US Office of Intelligence and Analysis; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The US Office of Intelligence & Analysis (I&A) within DHS is seeking a qualified analyst to ensure national and commercial imagery platforms support departmental priorities. This role provides tactical and strategic support to DHS components to improve decision making in risk-informed operations.

Applicants should demonstrate specialized imagery intelligence experience, extensive IC knowledge of PED standards, and the ability to translate customer needs into actionable products across multiple

Qualifications

• Specialized experience translating customer needs into actionable imagery products across national, commercial, and tactical platforms.
• Knowledge of imagery intelligence products, processes, standards, and principles.
• Knowledge of PED standards, processes, and lexicon across multiple collection means and assets.

Responsibilities

• Analyze national and commercial collection platforms to focus on DHS priorities and enable risk-informed intelligence-driven operations.
• Provide tactical and strategic level support to DHS components and partners to enhance decision making.

Skills

Customer liaison

Imagery analysis

Geospatial intelligence

PED standards

Job description

This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Intelligence & Analysis (I&A).

The primary purpose of this position is to ensure analysis of national and commercial collection platforms is focused on Departmental priorities to implement risk- informed intelligence driven operations against the highest threats. Provides tactical and strategic level support to DHS components and partners to enhance decision making.

Non-BU: This is a non-bargaining unit position.

GS-12 Level: Specialized Experience: You qualify for the GS-12 grade level if you possess the specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal government or private sector equivalent experience. For this position, specialized experience is defined as:

• Vast skill in working with customers and translating customer needs into actionable imagery products from national, commercial, and tactical imagery platforms.
• Vast knowledge of Intelligence Community imagery intelligence products, processes, standards, and principles.
• Vast knowledge of imagery Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (PED) standards, processes, and lexicon, with an understanding of how to apply them across multiple collection means and assets.
• Knowledge of geospatial intelligence collection requirement processes sufficient to inform collaboration with collection requirements managers concerning imagery production requirements/needs.
• Vast knowledge of the National Intelligence Community, their associated missions/functions, and their equities concerning geospatial intelligence.

NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible.

GS-13 Level: Specialized Experience: You qualify for the GS-13 grade level if you possess the specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal government or private sector equivalent experience. For this position, specialized experience is defined as:

• Expert skill in working with customers and translating customer needs into actionable imagery products from national, commercial, and tactical airborne imagery platforms.
• Expert knowledge of Intelligence Community imagery intelligence products, processes, standards, and principles.
• Expert knowledge of imagery Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (PED) standards, processes, and lexicon across multiple collection means and assets.
• Strong ability to communicate geospatial production requirements/needs with geospatial intelligence collection managers to inform collection requirements or operations.
• Expert knowledge of the National Intelligence Community and associated missions/functions and inter-relationships.

NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible.

There is no substitution of education for experience for either grade level.

All qualifications and eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

This position is designated as Emergency Essential. Emergency Essential personnel must be able to serve during a continuity of operation event without regard to declarations of liberal leave or government closures due to weather, protests, and acts of terrorism or lack of funding. Failure to report for or remain in this position may result in disciplinary or adverse action in accordance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations (5 U.S.C. 7501-7533 and 5 CFR Part 752, as applicable).

Pursuant to Executive Order 12564 and DHS policy, DHS is committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and, therefore, conducts random and other drug testing of its employees in order to ensure a safe and healthy work environment. Headquarters personnel in safety- or security-sensitive positions are subject to random drug testing and all applicants tentatively selected for employment at DHS Headquarters are subject to drug testing resulting in a negative test result.