Intelligence Research Specialist

ATF; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ATF in Washington, DC, seeks an Intelligence Research Specialist to lead advanced intelligence analysis and reporting for national security and law enforcement operations. The role involves collecting and evaluating diverse data, briefing partners, and producing expert reports on firearms, gangs, and related trends.

The incumbent will handle sensitive, high-level information and contribute to strategic intelligence efforts across federal agencies in a dynamic, non-bargaining unit environment.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience in collecting, evaluating, and analyzing intelligence data to support investigations.
• Experience preparing and presenting briefings to law enforcement and intelligence agencies.
• Ability to utilize databases and advanced computer operations for intelligence collection and storage.
• Experience reviewing data and producing intelligence reports.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a senior IRS and subject matter expert on complex illegal firearms and related intelligence activities.
• Represents ATF on intelligence committees to develop collection plans, guides, and manuals.
• Collects and analyzes information from multiple sources to produce finished analytical products and reports.
• Develops complex reports on firearms, gangs, and related trends; communicates sensitive/classified information.

Skills

Intelligence analysis

Briefings

Data management

Report writing

Tools

Databases

Analytical software

Job description

Summary

This position is located in the Office of Intelligence Operations, Operational Intelligence Division, Analysis Production Branch located in Washington, DC performing work in the collection, analysis, evaluation, interpretation, and dissemination of information on conditions, trends, and forces in foreign and domestic areas that directly or indirectly affect the national security.

Duties

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The major duties of the Intelligence Research Specialist position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Serves as a senior IRS, a subject matter expert for the most complex illegal national and international criminal and gang activity related to firearms, as well as explosives, arson, other criminal activity, and law enforcement intelligence operations.
• Represents ATF on ATF and joint agency intelligence committees to develop collection plans, guides, and manuals and validate intelligence research reports.
• Collects, evaluates, analyzes, and extracts information from various sources, sometimes involving raw intelligence, and compiles it into useful, finished analytical products, reports, and correspondence.
• Develops complex reports pertaining to firearms and sources of firearms used in crimes, gang structure and leadership, national and international firearms activity and projections, crimes with firearms in various police jurisdictions, criminal background information and trends.
• Finished products, either in written, graphic, or oral form, are of a most complex nature or are often extremely sensitive or highly classified. Incumbent provides information and advice on significant and extremely critical intelligence trends, developments.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Must be U.S. Citizen or National
• Selective Service: If you were born male, on or after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. Additional information is found at: www.sss.gov.
• May be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
• Pass drug screening and subject to random drug test.
• Suitable for Federal employment determined by background investigation.
• You must meet all applicable time-in-grade requirements by the closing of this announcement.

MOBILITY PLAN

New employees hired pursuant to this vacancy announcement must sign a mobility agreement. The purpose of ATF's mobility policy is to enhance career development and progression, and achieve mission and business effectiveness. To accomplish these objectives, the mobility plan will facilitate the movement of employees through special short-term assignments or permanent reassignments throughout the Bureau. Applicants who decline to sign a mobility agreement, as required, will be removed from the hiring process. This is a non-bargaining unit position.

Qualifications

To qualify for the Intelligence Research Specialist position at the GS-13 level, candidates must also have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level GS-12 by the closing date of this announcement.

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.

Specialized Experience Must Include All Of

• Collecting, evaluating, analyzing various types of intelligence data to support investigative operations; AND
• Preparing and presenting briefings on a variety of intelligence topics to other law enforcement and intelligence agencies and organizations; AND
• Utilizing advanced computer operations, intelligence collection and storage to maintain intelligence collection databases; AND
• Reviewing data and producing intelligence reports.

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.

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone. No substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Additional Selections May Be Made From This Announcement.

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. Candidates will not be hired based on their race, sex, color, religion, or national origin.

Career Transition Programs (CTAP or ICTAP):

These programs apply to Federal and/or DOJ employees who meet the definition of surplus or displaced from a position in the competitive service. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: Meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria; Be rated well-qualified for the position with a score of 85 or above based on the competencies listed above; and Submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility: Your separation notice or agency RIF letter from your agency OR if you have not yet been separated, you can provide the letter of intent to separate you from the agency because of reduction-in-force. A copy of your most recent performance appraisal and SF-50 showing current/former position, grade, promotion potential, and duty location OR Certification of Expected Separation, Reduction-In-Force Separation Notice, or Notice of Proposed Removal; SF-50 that documents the RIF separation action; and most recent performance appraisal.

Schedule A:

You must submit "proof of a disability" documentation ("Proof of a disability" is a letter stating that you have an intellectual disability, severe physical disability or psychiatric disability). You must get this letter from your doctor, a licensed medical professional, a licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist, or any Federal, state, or local agency that issues or provides disability benefits. For more information about Schedule A and verification requirements, please see OPM's Schedule A site.

Military Spouses:

Spouse on active duty: documentation showing 1) your spouse's active-duty status. Spouse who incurred a 100% disability because of the service member's active-duty service: documentation showing 1) the member of the armed forces retired, or was released or discharged from active duty, with a disability rating of 100 percent. Spouse killed while on active duty: documentation showing a) the member was released or discharged from active duty due to his or her death while on active duty; b) the member of the armed forces was killed while serving on active duty; c) proof of the widow or widower's marriage to the member of the armed forces; and d) a statement certifying that the individual seeking to use the authority is the un-remarried widow or widower of the service member.

EEO Statement/Policy

The United States government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non-merit factor.

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.

Benefits

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