Maritime Analyst (Hiring Event)

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency•Springfield, VA

About The Position

Maritime Analysts collect, analyze, and consolidate maritime safety-of-navigation information to populate maritime navigation databases and disseminate standardized data, products, and services. They promulgate worldwide navigational warnings, provide quality assurance for maritime products, generate mission-specific datasets, and respond to queries from national and international customers. The position may offer a recruitment incentive, subject to eligibility. Candidates receiving an incentive must sign a service agreement and may be required to repay a prorated amount if the agreement ends before completion. This is a DCIPS position in the Excepted Service under 10 U.S.C. 1601. NGA employees are assigned to pay bands, with base salary established according to qualifications. Annual performance evaluations help determine potential base-pay increases and/or bonuses. Employment at NGA requires U.S. citizenship and meeting NGA fitness-for-employment standards. The position requires the ability to obtain and retain a Top Secret/SCI security clearance and pass a counterintelligence polygraph and drug testing. Employees with SCI access under NGA cognizance must submit an annual Security Financial Disclosure Report (SF-714). The position also includes direct deposit and a trial period during which fitness and the public interest are evaluated.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Ability to obtain and retain a Top Secret security clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI).
Ability to pass a Counterintelligence Polygraph examination and required drug testing; employees may also be subject to random periodic examinations.
Ability to distinguish principal colors and their shades or hues, and near visual acuity of 20/60 or better, with or without corrective lenses.
Proven ability to communicate ongoing work and findings to various audiences through reports and briefings.
Experience interpreting hardcopy and digital nautical charts and publications, and/or using ECDIS, ENC, or DNC.
Experience with the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) and Worldwide Navigational Warning Service (WWNWS).
Experience with multiple navigation modalities, such as celestial, visual, radar, electronic navigation, piloting, or voyage planning.
Experience identifying or analyzing process improvements.
Experience providing quality assurance for maritime products and data sets.
Education route: bachelor's degree from an accredited state or federal maritime academy, the U.S. Naval Academy, or the U.S. Coast Guard Academy; or a bachelor's degree in a related field such as Astronomy, Cartography, Engineering, Geography, Mathematics, Meteorology, Navigation, or Physics, including successful completion of U.S. Merchant Marine Third Mate's License requirements from the U.S. Coast Guard National Maritime Center.
Alternative experience route: at least four years serving in a navigational capacity as a crew member aboard U.S. commercial or military vessels. Experience must include Officer of the Deck Underway qualifications from the U.S. military or proficiency in multiple navigation modalities using NGA or NOAA navigation products.
U.S. Merchant Marine Deck License credentials issued by the U.S. Coast Guard National Maritime Center, or qualifying navigation designations or qualifications such as OOD Underway, Navigator, Assistant Navigator, MOS Marine Deck Officer (880A1), or Quartermaster of the Watch.

Nice To Haves

Experience applying maritime safety knowledge to the needs and requirements of the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community.
Experience with database management, including building, maintaining, or manipulating data in a Geographic Information System (GIS).
Knowledge of horizontal and vertical datums, coordinate systems, map projections, and grids.
Experience supporting integration of super intelligence (SI) tools into operational workflows or systems.

Responsibilities

Collect, analyze, and consolidate maritime safety-of-navigation information for maritime navigation databases.
Disseminate standardized maritime data, products, and services.
Promulgate worldwide navigational warnings.
Provide quality assurance for maritime products and data sets.
Generate mission-specific datasets.
Respond to queries from national and international customers.
Communicate ongoing work and findings to varied audiences through reports and briefings.
Identify or analyze process improvements.