Supervisory Intelligence Specialist (Operations).

U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command seeks a Branch Chief in the Directorate of Operations for the National Intelligence Ground Center (NGIC) in Charlottesville, VA.

The role oversees day-to-day operations, supervision of civilian and contractor staff, and the production pipelines that deliver finished intelligence products. You will drive workflow modernization with automated, data-driven solutions and KPIs, ensuring compliance with IC directives and publishing standards, while

Qualifications

• Specialized experience in intelligence-related security work.
• Experience planning, directing, or optimizing multi-stage operational pipelines.
• Experience modernizing workflows through automation and data-driven metrics.
• Experience enforcing intelligence community directives and data governance standards.

Responsibilities

• Supervise day-to-day operations of NGIC within the Directorate of Operations.
• Provide admin and technical supervision to civilian and contractor personnel; evaluate performance and develop staff.
• Direct and coordinate high-volume production pipelines and allocate resources across divisions to ensure timely delivery.
• Drive workflow modernization by integrating automated tools and data-driven solutions; establish KPIs to improve efficiency and quality.

Skills

Leadership

Program management

Workflow optimization

Policy compliance

Job description

Duties

• Serves as a Branch Chief in the Directorate of Operations, with responsibility for the supervision and oversight of the day to day internal and external operations of National Intelligence Ground Center (NGIC).
• Branch serves as the operational backbone for NGIC's finished intelligence production quality, foreign disclosure, and dissemination.
• Provide administrative and technical supervision to civilian and contractor personnel, evaluating performance, guiding professional development, and fostering a collaborative, respectful, and high-morale team culture.
• Direct and coordinate high-volume production support pipelines, allocating resources and deconflicting task queues with division leadership, the Senior Intelligence Production Strategist, and analytic directorates to ensure timely delivery.
• Drive workflow modernization across the branch by integrating automated, data-driven solutions and establishing operational metrics (KPIs) to continually enhance production efficiency, throughput velocity, and quality.
• Enforce and champion compliance with IC directives, ODNI standards (ICD 203), National Disclosure Policy, and publishing schemas, serving as primary liaison to promote early workflow integration and diplomatically defend standards.

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.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance based on an SBI with eligibility for sensitive compartmented information (SCI).
• Temporary Duty (TDY) travel will be required 20% of the time.
• All INSCOM employees may be subject to extended TDY or worldwide deployments during crisis situations to perform mission essential functions as determined by management.
• Under crisis operations, may be subject to short notice expanded hours and possible recall situations and irregular work hours, including weekends and holidays.

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

• Current Army Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee
• Current Department of Army Civilian Employees

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; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is

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.

• For this position one year specialized experience equivalent to the GG/GS-13 grade level in the Federal service which includes experience providing administrative, technical, or project leadership to civilian, military, or contractor personnel, including setting priorities, mentoring staff, and fostering a collaborative team culture; AND
• Experience planning, directing, or optimizing multi-stage operational, analytical, or production support pipelines, including balancing resources and deconflicting high-volume queues under competing deadlines; AND
• Experience modernizing workflows or business processes through the integration of automated tools, data-driven solutions, or performance metrics (KPIs) to improve operational efficiency and quality; AND
• Experience applying, enforcing, and diplomatically defending intelligence community directives, security classification, foreign disclosure, editorial tradecraft, or data governance standards across organizational stakeholders.

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.
• All INSCOM employees may be subject to extended TDY or worldwide deployments during crisis situations to perform mission essential functions as determined by management.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI/SBI security clearance.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the
• This is a(n) Intelligence CP 35 Career Program position aligned under the Career Management Directorate.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.
• Recruitment, Retention, and/or Relocation incentives may be authorized based on agency policy.
• Situational Telework may be authorized based on agency policy.

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here:

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.

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full‑time, part‑time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.