Intelligence Operations Specialist

Department of the Air Force Headquarters • Fort Bliss, TX

1d

About The Position

Serves as a Senior Planner for Intelligence Operations within Joint Task Force North (JTF-N), Directorate of Intelligence (J2), emphasizing counter-transnational organized crime operations. The role develops intelligence plans, coordinates interagency planning, and identifies intelligence gaps and collection actions to support JTF-N's mission and objectives.

The position requires applying advanced research methodologies and intelligence analysis to complex planning assignments; developing methods and procedures for interagency intelligence programs; integrating all-source intelligence; and understanding U.S. and allied collection systems and their capabilities and limitations. The incumbent coordinates with interagency partners and produces intelligence products, briefings, and contributions to conferences and working groups.

This is a GG-13 position in the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS), at the Senior work level. It is designated Special Sensitive and requires obtaining and maintaining a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information clearance. The role is designated as a Test Designated Position under the Air Force Civilian Drug Testing Program. Travel for temporary duty may be required, as may Battle Roster functions during exercises and real-world events. Situational telework may be available for ad hoc, emergency, or OPM-prescribed unscheduled circumstances.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship.
• Obtain and maintain a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information clearance as a condition of employment.
• Meet the specialized experience requirements for administrative and management positions, including experience demonstrating advanced research and reference techniques applied to complex intelligence planning and analysis.
• Demonstrate knowledge of Combatant Command missions, particularly major transnational organized crime issues within USNORTHCOM's area of responsibility.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the intelligence career field and international drug trafficking and related transnational threats, including trends, funding, and group relationships.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the Intelligence Cycle and intelligence analysis methods, including link, tolls, matrix, traffic pattern and trend analysis, document exploitation, and database manipulation.
• Demonstrate knowledge of joint operations, intelligence community issues, military operations, and intelligence policies, entities, missions, resources, and planning.
• Demonstrate knowledge of all-source collection systems, requirements formulation and validation, review processes, intelligence production, and collection requirements.
• Demonstrate knowledge of U.S. federal law enforcement missions, policies, operations, and databases, including those of the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security.
• Demonstrate skill using commercial software and Intelligence Community databases, including systems for analyzing transnational threats and handling classified and law-enforcement-sensitive data according to applicable procedures.
• Demonstrate effective written and oral communication skills for intelligence products, briefings, and command representation at meetings.
• Maintain current certifications.
• Register for Selective Service, if applicable.
• Refrain from illegal drug use and submit to urinalysis testing if required; sign an acknowledgment that the position is a Test Designated Position.
• Sign a Statement of Understanding before occupying a DCIPS position.
• Serve the applicable probationary or trial period and receive written certification for continued employment upon its completion.
• Be available for varying duty hours, potentially including shift work, on-call duty, overtime, evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Travel by military or commercial aircraft for temporary duty when required.
• Meet any applicable physical or medical assessment requirements for Battle Roster duties that involve deployment to alternate duty locations or in-place duty.

Nice To Haves

• An advanced intelligence-related or professional/scientific degree is desirable.
• Recruitment incentive may be authorized.
• Relocation incentive may be authorized.
• Advance in hire may be authorized with demonstrable proof provided on the resume.
• Leave accrual may be authorized upon request.
• Position may be eligible for TLMS.

Responsibilities

• Develop intelligence plans in support of organizational goals and objectives.
• Collaborate with interagency partners on intelligence planning to support and enhance JTF-N's mission and objectives.
• Identify intelligence gaps and propose information collection actions to address them.
• Interpret, evaluate, and integrate all-source intelligence information for complex planning and analysis assignments.
• Coordinate with interagency partners on significant projects and issues.
• Produce intelligence products, deliver briefings, and contribute to interagency conferences and working groups.
• Represent the command at meetings with intelligence, law enforcement, and partner nation organizations.
• Perform Battle Roster functions during exercises and real-world events, as assigned.

Benefits

• A comprehensive federal employee benefits package is available; specific benefits depend on position type and eligibility.
• Disabled veteran leave may be available to eligible federal employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed