Intelligence Analyst (Targeting)

Department of the Air Force Headquarters • Langley AFB, VA

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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 role conducts research and coordinates collection, performs complex target analysis, engages with customers and partners, and serves as a subject matter expert in an assigned target area. The position is covered under DCIPS Work Level 2 and applies to GG-11 through GG-13 grade levels; salary is set within the applicable range based on qualifications and the selecting official’s determination. This is an excepted-service federal position and is designated special sensitive, requiring the ability to obtain and retain a Top Secret clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information. The position is also designated Mission Essential and requires Intelligence Community Advanced Analyst Program certification after eligibility requirements are met.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship.
• Ability to obtain and retain a Top Secret security clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information; signing a nondisclosure agreement is required.
• High school diploma or GED plus at least four years of relevant experience; or an associate’s degree plus three years; or a bachelor’s degree plus two years; or a bachelor’s degree or higher in a preferred field with no experience.
• Relevant experience may include 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.
• Knowledge of the target intelligence process and disciplines, including target discovery, target systems analysis, intermediate and advanced target development, battle damage assessment, SIGINT, and/or GEOINT analysis.
• Knowledge of intelligence research and collection methods and multi-source intelligence information systems.
• Knowledge of analytic tradecraft, structured analytic techniques, critical thinking, and methods for producing detailed assessments from complex, multi-source information; ability to manipulate databases and identify bias, assumptions, and logical fallacies.
• Ability to write original, concise analytic assessments using all-source intelligence reporting.
• Knowledge of the national Intelligence Community, Joint partners, DoD structure and missions, and Intelligence Community Directives; ability to apply directives to finished intelligence products.
• Skill in conducting unbiased complex research, identifying appropriate systems and data sources, and developing collection requirement assessments.
• Skill in analytic writing and briefing, with the ability to deliver intelligence orally and in writing.
• Must pass initial and periodic short-notice drug testing.
• Must enroll in and complete ICAAP certification after meeting basic eligibility requirements, including 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.
• Must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
• May be required to work evenings, weekends, holidays, shift work, and emergency overtime; must be able to travel on military and/or commercial aircraft for temporary duty assignments.
• Employee must maintain current certifications.

Nice To Haves

• Preferred degrees include engineering, mathematics, physical sciences, cyber, data analytics, life sciences, or social sciences.
• Experience interacting and collaborating with customers or partners.
• Experience gained through military service, private-sector work, or another government agency may qualify.

Responsibilities

• Research and coordinate collection by analyzing complex data to identify intelligence gaps and develop collection requirements that improve understanding of adversaries and address assigned key intelligence questions.
• Conduct complex target analysis and production, with senior analyst support or oversight, and/or lead teams fusing all-source intelligence reporting to meet customer requirements.
• Engage customers and conduct outreach as a subject matter expert, in person or virtually, at organization, Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, and other meetings; provide timely briefings and analytic insight as required.
• Serve as a recognized Intelligence Community subject matter expert in an assigned target area.
• Conduct research using appropriate systems and data sources, and produce collection requirement assessments that link and leverage agency capabilities in support of consumers, customers, and clients.
• Produce detailed target assessments using multi-source information, analytic tradecraft, structured analytic techniques, and critical thinking.
• Deliver intelligence orally and in writing through briefings, conferences, video teleconferences, and intelligence products.
• Maintain current certifications and complete required Intelligence Community Advanced Analyst Program certification after meeting eligibility requirements.

Benefits

• A federal employee benefits package is referenced; specific benefits depend on position type and are available through the hiring agency.
• PCS may be paid if authorized.
• Recruitment incentive may be authorized.
• Relocation incentive may be authorized.
• Leave accrual may be authorized upon request.
• Eligible selectees for certain foreign-area assignments may receive living quarters allowance or government quarters, post allowance, and home leave, subject to approval.
• Disabled veteran leave may be available to eligible federal employees.

What This Job Offers

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