Intelligence Specialist

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

About The Position

This is an Air Reserve Technician (ART) enlisted position serving as the Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Flight NCOIC for Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC). The incumbent is responsible to the Flight Commander for the unit and for coordinating Air Force Reserve integration into global ISR operations. The position is a GG-11 role in the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS), in the Excepted Service, and is equivalent to the GS-11 level. ARTs are regular career civil-service employees who must maintain active membership in the Air Force Reserve unit where assigned. The work schedule is aligned to permit participation in unit training assemblies; regular ART duties may be supplemented by non-ART duties, generally not exceeding 30 percent of total responsibilities. The incumbent provides technical and operational expertise across ISR and intelligence disciplines, and plans, organizes, and oversees ISR Flight activities and operations supporting the Air Force, Department of Defense, and national agencies. Work includes integrating Reserve and Regular Air Force ISR forces, ensuring command and tasking oversight, assessing operational capabilities, developing plans and policies, managing compliance and customer needs, and establishing training and readiness programs. Duties support intelligence, counterintelligence, counterterrorism, force protection, combat, and peacekeeping or peace-building operations worldwide. Applicants must meet and maintain ART requirements and must be current members of the Air Force Reserve or willing and eligible to join. The incumbent must be eligible for Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information access, maintain current certifications, and may be required to travel on military or commercial aircraft for temporary duty. The position may involve work outside normal duty hours, including evenings, weekends, holidays, shift work, emergency overtime, or an uncommon tour of duty with brief notice. The job is subject to drug testing and applicable federal employment, security, and service requirements.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Must currently be a member of the Air Force Reserve or be willing and eligible to join, and must meet and maintain Air Reserve Technician requirements and active Reserve membership.
Must be eligible for Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information access.
Must maintain current certifications.
Must meet the specialized experience requirements for the GG-11 position, or qualify through the stated education or a combination of education and experience options.
Specialized experience must demonstrate intelligence career-field knowledge and practical knowledge of analytical principles, concepts, and practices relevant to intelligence work.
Knowledge of force protection, classified-material handling, Aerospace Intelligence Preparation of the Battlespace, Predictive Battlespace Awareness analysis, mobility and deployment preparations and materials, AFRC ISR systems and software, command/control/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 listed intelligence disciplines or operations, such as HUMINT, GEOINT/MASINT, SIGINT, All-Source/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, ISR concepts and capabilities, and relevant laws, regulations, policies, and precedents.
Ability to integrate Air Force Reserve and Regular Air Force forces into ISR operational and maintenance missions and ensure command, control, oversight, and tasking authorities are executed properly.
Knowledge of ISR plans and policies and ability to formulate operational plans and policies for ISR operations and unit activities.
Knowledge of management and organizational principles, ISR Group and command missions and operations, staff concepts, policies, and military command.
Ability to gather and analyze information, draw conclusions, develop recommendations, and prepare briefings, papers, or reports for senior decision-makers; organize workload, manage multiple taskings, and communicate effectively orally and in writing.
May be required to work evenings, weekends, holidays, shift work, emergency overtime, or an uncommon tour of duty with brief notice.
May be required to fly on military or commercial aircraft for temporary duty.
Position is subject to drug testing, including possible random, reasonable-suspicion, and safety-mishap or accident testing.
Position is covered by the Lautenberg Amendment; a qualifying domestic-violence conviction disqualifies an individual from performing the duties.
Must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
Federal employees are required to use direct deposit.

Nice To Haves

Experience in ISR operations and TCPED involving national, Global Hawk, U2, or Predator/Reaper platforms, as one of the two ISR operational areas.
Experience in at least two intelligence disciplines or operations listed in the qualifications.

Responsibilities

Provide expertise in ISR, geospatial intelligence, and intelligence production for combat mission planning and execution.
Advise the Flight Commander, ISS Squadron Commander, ISR Group Commander, and senior leaders on technical multi-intelligence functions, including HUMINT, SIGINT, GEOINT/MASINT, Acquisition Intelligence, Targeting, All-Source Fusion Analysis, and DCGS.
Plan, organize, and oversee ISR Flight activities and intelligence operations supporting Air Force, DoD, and national agencies.
Coordinate and maintain command, control, oversight, and tasking of Air Force Reserve and Regular Air Force ISR units, missions, and operations in coordination with AFRC and Air Force Operations Centers.
Manage work to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and that customer needs are met.
Analyze Air Force Reserve and Regular Air Force capabilities to execute ISR activities and develop plans to achieve and maintain combat-mission-ready proficiency for units and crews.
Use AF DCGS processes when applicable.
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 and ISR operations.

Benefits

Federal employee benefits package.
ARTs receive on average one weekend of military training per month and are eligible for 15 days of active-duty tour each year with military leave granted at full civilian pay.
PCS may be paid if authorized; recruitment or relocation incentives may be authorized; advance in hire may be authorized; leave accrual may be authorized upon request.
Disabled veteran leave may be available to eligible federal employees.

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