Intelligence Analyst (Targeting)

Department of the Air Force Headquarters • Langley AFB, VA

15h

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 conducts detailed research, identifies intelligence gaps, develops collection requirements, and performs complex target analysis using all-source intelligence reporting. The analyst also engages with customers and partners, delivers briefings and analytic insight, and serves as a subject matter expert on an assigned target area. The role is covered under DCIPS Work Level 2 and encompasses GG-11 through GG-13 grade levels; salary is set within the applicable range based on qualifications. This is an excepted-service federal position designated special sensitive, requiring the ability to obtain and retain a TOP SECRET security clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), and a signed nondisclosure agreement. It is also a Testing Designated Position requiring initial and periodic short-notice drug testing. The employee must complete required Intelligence Community Advanced Analyst Program (ICAAP) certification after meeting eligibility requirements. The position may require travel on military or commercial aircraft for temporary duty assignments, work outside normal duty hours, shift work, and emergency overtime. Employees must maintain current certifications. The role is designated as essential during a national emergency or mobilization.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship.
• At least a high school diploma or GED plus four years of relevant experience; or an associate degree plus three years of relevant experience; or a bachelor's degree plus two years of relevant experience; or a bachelor's degree or higher in a preferred field with no experience.
• Preferred degree fields for the education-based qualification route include engineering, mathematics, physical sciences, cyber, data analytics, life sciences, or social sciences.
• Ability to obtain and retain a TOP SECRET security clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), and sign a nondisclosure agreement.
• Must pass initial and periodic short-notice drug testing.
• Must enroll in and complete ICAAP certification after meeting basic eligibility requirements, currently four years of analytic experience in the Intelligence Community or equivalent national-security program experience and completion of entry-level training at the home agency.
• Knowledge of the target intelligence process 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, database manipulation, and the production of concise, original all-source assessments.
• Knowledge of the national Intelligence Community, Joint partners, Department of Defense structure and missions, and relevant Intelligence Community Directives.
• Skill in unbiased complex research, identifying data sources, developing collection requirement assessments, analytic writing, and briefing.
• Ability to deliver intelligence orally and in writing through briefings, conferences, video teleconferences, and intelligence production processes.
• Employee must maintain current certifications.
• May be required to work evenings, weekends, holidays, shift work, and emergency overtime, and to travel on military or commercial aircraft for temporary duty assignments.
• Must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
• Education used to qualify must be from an institution accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education; foreign education must be shown to be equivalent to U.S. education.
• Employees new to DCIPS must complete a two-year DCIPS trial period; depending on position type, the selectee may instead be required to serve a one-year probationary period or a two-year trial period.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Conduct detailed research and analyze complex data sets to identify intelligence gaps and create corresponding collection requirements.
• Conduct complex target analysis and production, with senior analyst support or oversight, and/or lead teams that fuse all-source intelligence reporting to meet customer requirements.
• Engage with customers and conduct client outreach as a subject matter expert, in person or virtually, at organizational, Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, and distinguished visitor meetings.
• Present timely briefings and analytic insight as required.
• Serve as a recognized Intelligence Community subject matter expert on an assigned target area; operate independently and/or lead teams and prepare and present analysis.
• Use intelligence research and collection methods and information systems to capture data and inform intelligence capability and threat-assessment recommendations.
• Produce detailed target assessments using information from multiple sources, applying analytic tradecraft, structured analytic techniques, and critical thinking.
• Conduct complex research, identify appropriate systems and data sources, and produce collection requirement assessments that link agency capabilities to customer needs.
• Deliver intelligence orally and in writing through briefings, conferences, video teleconferences, and intelligence production processes.

Benefits

• A comprehensive federal employee benefits package is available to employees and their families; specific eligibility depends on position type.
• Recruitment incentive may be authorized.
• Relocation incentive may be authorized.
• Leave accrual may be authorized upon request.
• If authorized, permanent change of station (PCS) expenses may be paid under applicable rules.
• Eligible selectees employed in a foreign area may qualify for certain foreign-area benefits, subject to approval.

What This Job Offers

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