Intelligence Operations Specialist (Imagery Analyst)

Summary

This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Intelligence & Analysis (I&A).
The primary purpose of this position is to ensure analysis of national and commercial collection platforms is focused on Departmental priorities to implement risk- informed intelligence driven operations against the highest threats. Provides tactical and strategic level support to DHS components and partners to enhance decision making.
Non-BU: This is a non-bargaining unit position.

Duties

As a Intelligence Operations Specialist (Imagery Analyst), GS-0132-12/13, your typical work assignments may include:

• Manages joint Production, Exploitation, and Dissemination (PED) activities. Contributes to the production of intelligence exploitation policies. Performs complex and timely imagery analysis ensuring the highest caliber products are disseminated to customers.
• Analyzes soft copy imagery data and produces products in accordance with Tasking, Collection, and PED (TCPED) process, which support organization's intelligence needs.
• Ensures analysis of collected imagery (national, commercial, and tactical) is focused on Departmental priorities to implement risk-informed intelligence-driven operations against mission priorities.
• Provides consultant service and/or monitors projects in interrelated geographical or functional fields; serves as imagery analysis expert on behalf of division and I&A.
• Applies an extensive knowledge of intelligence, imagery analysis, research, and database management methodologies to monitor ongoing and merging issues that pose a threat to the homeland.
• Advises supervisor and others on geospatial intelligence findings and recommends positions.
• Communicates analytical assessments clearly and succinctly (visually, written, and verbally) and presents analytic products and findings in both strategic and operational environments.

All DHS-HQ announcements have a 5 business day open period due to the number of applications received. This announcement will be open for 5 business days OR until the first 100 applications have been received, whichever happens first.
View common definitions of terms found in this announcement: Common Definitions.

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You must successfully pass a background investigation.
• You must submit to a pre-employment drug test. This is a Testing Designated Position (TDP) and is subject to random testing.
• You may be required to serve a two-year trial period.
• Acceptance of an excepted service appointment from applicants in the competitive service will require a written statement of understanding when voluntarily leaving the competitive service.
• Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for DHS to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions.
• Complete the initial online assessment and USAHire Assessment, if required.
• You will be subject to a pre-employment polygraph examination and random polygraph examinations may be conducted after entry on duty.
• Must be able to obtain/maintain a TOP SECRET/SCI Security Clearance.

Qualifications

• Vast skill in working with customers and translating customer needs into actionable imagery products from national, commercial, and tactical imagery platforms.
• Vast knowledge of Intelligence Community imagery intelligence products, processes, standards, and principles.
• Vast knowledge of imagery Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (PED) standards, processes, and lexicon, with an understanding of how to apply them across multiple collection means and assets.
• Knowledge of geospatial intelligence collection requirement processes sufficient to inform collaboration with collection requirements managers concerning imagery production requirements/needs.
• Vast knowledge of the National Intelligence Community, their associated missions/functions, and their equities concerning geospatial intelligence.

NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible.
GS-13 Level:
Specialized Experience: You qualify for the GS-13 grade level if you possess the specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal government or private sector equivalent experience. For this position, specialized experience is defined as:

• Expert skill in working with customers and translating customer needs into actionable imagery products from national, commercial, and tactical airborne imagery platforms.
• Expert knowledge of Intelligence Community imagery intelligence products, processes, standards, and principles.
• Expert knowledge of imagery Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (PED) standards, processes, and lexicon across multiple collection means and assets.
• Strong ability to communicate geospatial production requirements/needs with geospatial intelligence collection managers to inform collection requirements or operations.
• Expert knowledge of the National Intelligence Community and associated missions/functions and inter-relationships.

NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible.
There is no substitution of education for experience for either grade level.
All qualifications and eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.
This position is designated as Emergency Essential. Emergency Essential personnel must be able to serve during a continuity of operation event without regard to declarations of liberal leave or government closures due to weather, protests, and acts of terrorism or lack of funding. Failure to report for or remain in this position may result in disciplinary or adverse action in accordance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations (5 U.S.C. 7501-7533 and 5 CFR Part 752, as applicable).
Pursuant to Executive Order 12564 and DHS policy, DHS is committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and, therefore, conducts random and other drug testing of its employees in order to ensure a safe and healthy work environment. Headquarters personnel in safety- or security-sensitive positions are subject to random drug testing and all applicants tentatively selected for employment at DHS Headquarters are subject to drug testing resulting in a negative test result.

Education

Not Applicable.