Intelligence Analyst (Targeting)

Department of the Air Force Headquarters • Offutt AFB, NE

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About The Position

The Intelligence Analyst (Targeting) serves as a target intelligence analyst, conducting complex analysis and production in support of customer requirements. The position falls under the Air Force Pilot for Position Classification and Improved Processes for Advancement and is covered by DCIPS Work Level 2, spanning GG-11 through GG-13 grade levels. Salary is set within the applicable range based on the selectee’s qualifications and the selecting official’s determination.

The analyst conducts detailed research and analysis of complex data to identify intelligence gaps and develop collection requirements. With senior analyst support or oversight, the role performs complex target analysis or leads teams that fuse all-source intelligence reporting to meet customer needs. The analyst also engages customers and partners, presenting timely briefings and analytic insight at organizational, Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, and other meetings. The position serves as a subject matter expert on an assigned target area.

The position is designated special sensitive and requires the ability to obtain and retain a TOP SECRET security clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), sign a nondisclosure agreement, and pass initial and periodic short-notice drug tests. The incumbent must maintain current certifications and complete Intelligence Community Advanced Analyst Program (ICAAP) certification after meeting eligibility requirements. The employee may need to work evenings, weekends, holidays, shift work, and emergency overtime, and may travel on military or commercial aircraft for temporary duty assignments. The position is in the Excepted Service and is subject to a DCIPS trial period and applicable probationary or trial-period requirements.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship.
• Meet the DCIPS Pilot Work Level 2 foundational qualification requirement through one of the stated combinations: high school diploma or GED plus four years of relevant experience; associate’s degree plus three years; bachelor’s degree plus two years; or a bachelor’s degree or higher in a preferred field with no experience.
• Ability to obtain and retain a TOP SECRET security clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), and sign a nondisclosure agreement.
• Pass initial and periodic short-notice drug testing.
• Maintain current certifications.
• Complete ICAAP certification after meeting basic eligibility requirements, currently including four years of analytic experience in the IC or equivalent national-security program experience and completion of entry-level training at the home agency.
• Knowledge of target intelligence processes and disciplines, including target discovery, target systems analysis, intermediate and advanced target development, battle damage assessment, SIGINT analysis, and/or GEOINT analysis.
• Knowledge of intelligence research and collection methods, techniques, and practices, and of multi-source intelligence information systems.
• Knowledge of analytic tradecraft, structured analytic techniques, critical thinking, and database manipulation; ability to produce original, concise analytic assessments using all-source intelligence reporting.
• Knowledge of the national intelligence community, Joint partners, DoD structure and organizations, missions, interrelationships, and operations; knowledge of ICDs and ability to apply them to finished intelligence production.
• Skill in complex research, identifying appropriate systems and data sources, assessing collection requirements, analytic writing, and briefing.
• Ability to deliver intelligence orally and in writing through briefings, conferences, VTCs, and intelligence production processes.
• Register for Selective Service, if applicable.
• Submit transcripts when using education to qualify; foreign education must be shown to be equivalent to conventional U.S. education.
• Clearly identify duties, responsibilities, and hours per week for part-time or unpaid experience claimed.

Nice To Haves

• Preferred degree fields include engineering, mathematics, physical sciences, cyber, data analytics, life sciences, or social sciences.
• Relevant experience in intelligence methodologies or tradecraft, data collection or information systems, analytic tradecraft, multi-source intelligence, intelligence analysis, foreign policy, international relations, geopolitical analysis, weapons analysis, or military analysis.
• Relevant experience interacting and collaborating with customers or partners.
• Relevant experience may come from military service, the private sector, or another government agency.

Responsibilities

• Research complex data and coordinate intelligence collection to identify intelligence gaps and create collection requirements.
• Conduct complex target analysis and production, with senior analyst support or oversight, or lead teams fusing all-source intelligence reporting to meet customer requirements.
• Engage customers and conduct client outreach as a subject matter expert, including presenting timely briefings and analytic insight in person or virtually at organizational, IC, DoD, and other meetings.
• Serve as a recognized Intelligence Community subject matter expert in an assigned target area.
• Use multi-source intelligence systems and research methods to support intelligence capability recommendations and threat assessments.
• Produce detailed target assessments from complex information and multiple sources, applying analytic tradecraft and structured analytic techniques.
• Conduct unbiased research, identify appropriate systems and data sources, and develop collection requirement assessments.
• Deliver intelligence orally and in writing through briefings, conferences, VTCs, and intelligence production processes.
• Complete required ICAAP certification and maintain current certifications.

Benefits

• A comprehensive federal employee benefits package is available, subject to position eligibility.
• Recruitment incentive may be authorized.
• Relocation incentive may be authorized.
• Advance in hire may be authorized with demonstrable proof.
• Leave accrual may be authorized upon request.
• Authorized PCS may be paid in accordance with applicable regulations.
• Disabled veteran leave may be available to eligible federal employees.
• Eligible selectees for foreign-area employment may qualify for benefits such as Living Quarters Allowance or government quarters, Post Allowance, and Home Leave, subject to approval.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED