Intelligence Specialist

Department of the Air Force Headquarters•Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This Air Reserve Technician (ART) position serves the 655 Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, in the Air Force Reserve Command. The incumbent provides expertise in ISR, geospatial intelligence, and intelligence production supporting combat mission planning and execution, and is responsible to the ISR Flight Commander for planning, executing, and sustaining the flight’s intelligence functions and operations. The role oversees ISR activities and supports Air Force, Department of Defense, and national-level agencies in foreign intelligence, foreign counterintelligence, counterterrorism, antiterrorism, combat operations, and peacekeeping or peacebuilding operations worldwide. It serves as an Air Force Reserve ISR expert, coordinating with Air Force Reserve and Air Operations Centers on command, control, oversight, and tasking of Reserve and Regular Air Force ISR forces. The incumbent manages work to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and customer needs; assesses capabilities, develops plans to achieve combat-mission-ready proficiency, and implements crew and ground training requirements. This is an enlisted ART position. The employee must maintain Air Force Reserve membership and requirements, participate in unit training assemblies, and may perform non-ART duties generally not exceeding 30 percent of total responsibilities. The position is in the Excepted Service and is subject to DCIPS requirements, including a two-year trial period for new DCIPS employees. The incumbent must be eligible for Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information access and maintain current certifications. The position may involve temporary duty travel by military or commercial aircraft, irregular hours, shift work, and emergency overtime.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Must currently be a member of the Air Force Reserve or be willing and eligible to join; must meet and maintain Air Force Reserve and ART requirements.
Must be eligible for Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information access.
Must maintain current certifications.
Must meet the specialized experience requirements for the General Schedule Administrative and Management qualification standards, or qualify through the stated education or combination-of-education-and-experience provisions.
Experience demonstrating knowledge of intelligence principles, concepts, and methods sufficient to independently perform somewhat complex recurring assignments, and practical knowledge of intelligence analytical principles and practices.
Knowledge of force protection; classified-material handling; Aerospace Intelligence Preparation of the Battlespace; Predictive Battlespace Awareness analysis; deployment preparations and requirements; Combat Mission folders; Air Force Reserve ISR computer systems and software; command, control, and communications protection; intelligence collection, validation, and production procedures; and project management techniques.
Must be fully qualified and experienced as an intelligence specialist, preferably with operational experience in at least two disciplines or operations, including HUMINT, GEOINT/MASINT, SIGINT, all-source or fusion analysis, DCGS, acquisition intelligence, targeting, collection management, analytical production management, or dissemination.
Knowledge of worldwide ISR requirements and processes supporting Combatant Commands and Theater Air Force Component Commands, and of ISR concepts, capabilities, and operations.
Knowledge of laws, regulations, policies, and precedents affecting ISR operational programs and related support resources.
Ability to integrate Air Force Reserve and Regular Air Force forces into ISR operational and maintenance missions while ensuring command, control, oversight, and tasking authorities are properly executed.
Knowledge of ISR plans and policies and ability to formulate operational plans and policies for ISR operations and unit activities.
Knowledge of advanced management and organizational principles and practices, ISR Group and headquarters program goals and operations, staff concepts, objectives, policies, management techniques, and military command.
Ability to gather and analyze information, draw conclusions, develop recommendations, and present findings in briefings, papers, or reports for senior civilian and military decision-makers.
Ability to plan and organize workload, manage multiple taskings, and communicate effectively orally and in writing.
Must be eligible to perform the position under the Lautenberg Amendment; a qualifying domestic-violence conviction disqualifies an individual from performing the duties.
Subject to random, reasonable-suspicion, and safety-mishap or accident drug testing.
Must be registered for Selective Service if applicable.
Must complete the applicable one-year probationary period or two-year trial period; continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
Must work an uncommon tour, evenings, weekends, holidays, shift work, or emergency overtime when required to meet special or essential unscheduled activities.
Must be able to fly in military and/or commercial aircraft for temporary duty assignments when required.
If using education to qualify, must submit transcripts and provide proof of equivalency for foreign education when applicable.

Nice To Haves

Operational experience in ISR operations and TCPED involving national, Global Hawk, U-2, and Predator/Reaper platforms, as one of the two ISR operational areas.
A related Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or a related LL.M. may be used to meet qualification requirements.
Relevant experience may include military, private-sector, government-agency, part-time, or volunteer experience.

Responsibilities

Provide expertise in ISR, geospatial intelligence, and intelligence production for combat mission planning and execution.
Plan, organize, and oversee ISR Flight activities and sustain its intelligence functions and operations.
Support Air Force, Department of Defense, and national-level agencies in foreign intelligence, counterintelligence, counterterrorism, antiterrorism, combat operations, and peacekeeping or peacebuilding operations worldwide.
Interface with Air Force Reserve and Air Operations Centers to maintain command, control, oversight, and tasking of Air Force Reserve and Regular Air Force ISR units, missions, and operations.
Manage work to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and meet customer needs.
Analyze Air Force Reserve and Regular Air Force capabilities to execute required ISR activities and attain unit and crew objectives.
Design, develop, and implement plans to achieve and maintain combat-mission-ready proficiency of assigned ISR units and crew members.
Implement crew and ground training requirements.
Analyze higher-headquarters directives, accident reports, and mission-readiness reports to develop operational plans, standard operating procedures, and implementing instructions for General Military Training of ISR Group and subordinate-unit personnel.
Maintain active Air Force Reserve membership and meet ART requirements, including participation in unit training assemblies.
Maintain current certifications and meet applicable security, drug-testing, and position eligibility requirements.

Benefits

Federal employee benefits package.
Potential eligibility for 15 days of annual active-duty tour with military leave and full civilian pay for ART service.
PCS may be paid if authorized.
Recruitment incentive may be authorized.
Relocation incentive may be authorized.
Leave accrual may be authorized upon request.
Disabled veteran leave may be available to eligible federal employees.
Eligible selectees for foreign-area employment may qualify for living quarters allowance or government quarters, post allowance, and home leave, subject to approval.

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