Summary
GEOINT Hybrid Analysts analyze and interpret the full spectrum of spatial data to support U.S. military and policymaker interests. They combine an understanding of geospatial data and imagery analysis to characterize events, discover relationships and trends, and produce geospatial-intelligence. These analysts conduct multi-INT research, conduct descriptive analyses, populate and exploit intellige
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Duties
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Note: Incumbent is subject to an automatic mission hold for 36 months, must complete hands-on learning and obtain required security clearances. Incumbent must also be able to deploy on quick notice once all qualifications are acquired to meet mission need. Deployment is expected as part of this position and may be routine. The incumbent must maintain a deployer medical clearance for all COCOM's.
The NGA Office of Expeditionary Operations (IX) Senior Intelligence Analyst (SIA) will have a background and training in imagery analysis (IA) and geospatial analysis (GA) but must also be familiar with all source intelligence collection and analysis, be an expert at intelligence preparation of the battle space planning and be experienced in planning and conducting analysis in support of operations.
The SIA must have significant experience in leadership and intelligence analysis beyond imagery analysis or geospatial analysis alone. All candidates must be able to understand and lead a team capable of the full spectrum of intelligence discipline focused on GEOINT. This position will require regular interaction and support to with J2, J3, and J5 activities across the Department of Defense (DoD) and Combatant Commands (COCOMS).
Candidates must have experience managing personnel in a deployed environment supporting operational forces. Successful candidates must understand and have experience supporting both traditional military operations and Special Operations Command (SOCOM) activities. The analyst will be familiar with non-traditional sources of information/data that enable Activities Based Intelligence (ABI).
The analyst will maintain Expeditionary Operations (IX) training and qualifications for rapid deployment to a forward location potentially into a conflict zone or disaster response and recovery situation. Analysts will maintain deployer medical requirements and qualifications, system access, small arms qualifications, and deployer-specific equipment familiarity. This includes, but is not limited to, NGA, Department of Defense (DoD), and Department of State (DoS) training, as well as continuous tradecraft training. The analyst will be trained on, and maintain, advanced tradecraft skills and knowledge. The individual must be able to work in a multi-national environment while displaying tact, diplomacy, and respect. When deployed or working as part of a reach-back team, working extended hours, weekends, and holidays may be necessary. Responsibilities may also include attending multi-service, multi-national meetings, prioritizing RFIs, and representing NGA and the broader intelligence community, conducting briefings, and conveying status and situation reports to leadership, oftentimes in stressful and mission critical situations. The SIA must be capable of capitalizing on reach-back support and be knowledgeable of NGA's overall analytic and support structure in order to find assistance when needed. The analyst must be prepared to brief and convey situations, statutes, needs, and challenges to NGA staff and leadership. They must be capable of capitalizing on reach-back support and able to leverage their professional network within NGA, the Intelligence Community, the Department of Defense (DoD), Special Operations Command (SOCOM), and other agencies to solve complex problems. The candidate will be subject to additional selection and assessment screening requirements from mission partner organizations.
Additional Application Requirement: You may be asked to complete one or more assessments in addition to the application you submit on this website as part of your application to NGA. These assessments may include but are not limited to: 1) Online questionnaires or assessments that require you to describe your job-related knowledge, skills, abilities, or other characteristics that are aligned with the mandatory and desirable qualifications of this job posting. The information you provide in the application you submit must support the response you provide to this questionnaire. You will receive an email to describe any additional assessments required. Please monitor your emails and complete any required assessments as soon as possible.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
SPECIAL INFO:
As a condition of employment at NGA, persons being considered for employment must meet NGA fitness for employment standards.
- U.S. Citizenship Required
- Security Clearance (Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information)
- Polygraph Test Required
- Position Subject to Drug Testing
- Two Year Probationary Period
- Direct Deposit Required SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
You must be able to obtain and retain a Top Secret security clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information. In addition, you are subject to a Counterintelligence Polygraph examination in order to maintain access to Top Secret information. All employees are subject to a periodic examination on a random basis in order to determine continued eligibility. Refusal to take the examination may result in denial of access to Top Secret information, SAP, and/or unescorted access to SCIFs.
Employees with SCI access and who are under NGA cognizance are required to submit a Security Financial Disclosure Report, SF-714, on an annual basis in order to determine continued eligibility. Failure to comply may negatively impact continued access to Top Secret information, Information Systems, SAP, and/or unescorted access to SCIFs.
NGA utilizes all processes and procedures of the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS). Non-executive NGA employees are assigned to five distinct pay bands based on the type and scope of work performed. The employee's base salary is established within their assigned pay band based on their unique qualifications. A performance pay process is conducted each year to determine a potential base pay salary increase and/or bonus. An employee's annual performance evaluation is a key factor in the performance pay process. Employees on term or temporary appointments are not eligible to apply for internal assignment opportunity notices.
This position is a DCIPS position in the Excepted Service under 10 U.S.C. 1601. DoD Components with DCIPS positions apply Veterans' Preference to preference eligible candidates as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 USC, in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, DCIPS Employment and Placement. If you are an external applicant claiming veterans' preference, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., you must self-identify your eligibility.
Qualifications
MANDATORY QUALIFICATION CRITERIA: For this particular job, applicants must meet all competencies reflected under the Mandatory Qualification Criteria to include education (if required). Online resumes must demonstrate qualification by providing specific examples and associated results, in response to the announcement's mandatory criteria specified in this vacancy announcement:
1. Demonstrated experience with digital cartography, production techniques, remote sensing, or photogrammetry
2. Demonstrated experience with image exploitation software (i.e., Integrated Exploitation Capability System; SocSet; QGIS; SocetGXP; TerraExplorer/Builder; iSpy; ERDAS; IMAGE; or MRSID)
3. Demonstrated experience providing counterproliferation or counterterrorism analysis covering threat networks for Special Operations or the Intelligence Community
4. Demonstrated experience operating with GIS tools (such as data integration, extraction, and management, ArcGIS, ArcPRO, or other commercial GIS analytic programs)
5. Demonstrated experience of Activity Based Intelligence and extracting data sources using object-oriented programming/scripting language
EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: A. Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Cartography, Computer Science, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Geography, Remote Sensing, Data Analytics, or a related field. -OR- B. Combination of Education and Experience: A minimum of 24 semester (36 quarter) hours of coursework in any area listed in option A, plus experience working in an Intelligence discipline requiring analysis and interpretation of GEOINT data, or related area that demonstrates the ability to successfully perform the duties associated with this work. As a rule, every 30 semester (45 quarter) hours of coursework is equivalent to one year of experience. Candidates should show that their combination of education and experience totals 4 years. -OR- C. Experience: A minimum of 4 years of experience working in an Intelligence discipline requiring analysis and interpretation of GEOINT data, or a related area that demonstrates the ability to successfully perform the duties associated with this work.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENT: Distinguish principal colors and shades/hues of principal colors; Near visual acuity of 20/20 or better with or without corrective lenses
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATION CRITERIA: In addition to the mandatory qualifications, experience in the following is desired:
1. Demonstrated knowledge of commercial imagery, products, processes, and sensors
2. Experience correlating multiple sources of intelligence to derive entities and associations for target development
3. Experience with GEOINT services and publications to include baseline reports and other GEOINT reporting
4. Demonstrated experience in technical skills, such as computer vision implementation, data mining and analytics data visualization, statistical analysis, algorithm development, or data science
5. Familiarity with structured observation management (SOM) principals in GEOINT exploitation and analysis, and the role of data analytics against KIQs
6. Familiarity with Creating and maintaining database user accounts, privileges, and access controls to ensure proper utilization
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Applicants are not required to submit a cover letter for employment consideration with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. However, a cover letter is recommended. Applicants will have the option to attach a cover letter in the Qualifications - Attachments step of the online application. APPLICANT EVALUATION PROCESS: Applicants will be evaluated for this job opportunity in three stages:
1) All applicants will be evaluated using the Mandatory Qualification Criteria,
2) Qualified applicants will then be evaluated by an expert or panel of experts using a combination of qualification criteria to determine the best-qualified candidates,
3) Best-qualified applicants may then be further evaluated through an interview process.
Military retiree applicants, if selected, may be impacted by the 180-day appointment restrictions of DODI 1402.01. HD personnel will provide additional information if applicable.
Applicants are encouraged to carefully review the Assignment Description, Additional Information Provided By the Selecting Official, and the Qualification Requirements; and then construct their resumes to highlight their most relevant and significant experience and education for this job opportunity. This description should include examples that detail the level and complexity of the performed work. Applicants are encouraged to provide any education information referenced in the announcement. If education is listed as a mandatory requirement, only degrees obtained from an institution accredited by an accrediting organization recognized by the Secretary, US Department of Education will be accepted.
In accordance with section 9902(h) of title 5, United States Code, annuitants reemployed in the Department of Defense shall receive full annuity and salary upon appointment. They shall not be eligible for retirement contributions, participation in the Thrift Savings Plan, or a supplemental or redetermined annuity for the reemployment period. Discontinued service retirement annuitants (i.e., retired under section 8336(d)(1) or 8414(b)(1)(A) of title 5, United States Code) appointed to the Department of Defense may elect to be subject to retirement provisions of the new appointment as appropriate. (See DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 300, at http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives.)
All candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, disability, or sexual orientation.
NGA provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. Applications will only be accepted online. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify us at recruitment@nga.mil. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis.
Disabled applicants are encouraged to apply directly to external job announcements in addition to the Resume Repository. NGA reserves the right to direct hire Disabled Veterans with 30%+ Comp in alignment with the NGA Hiring Strategy. By selecting this option on the application form and applying to the NGA Resume Repository, you may be considered for future direct hire against critical mission vacancies. Participation does not guarantee employment.
Required Documents
None
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
How to Apply
Application submission involves applying using NGA's online application process at NGA Careers Portal. Additional information concerning NGA's hiring process can be found by visiting NGA Hiring Process.
All announcements close at 11:59PM EDT on the closing date listed. Be sure to complete and submit your application by that time in order to be considered.
ONLY ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
You can apply for the job opening at https://careers.nga.mil/psp/CAREERS/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=1&JobOpeningId=20240386&PostingSeq=2
Next steps
After visiting the NGA Careers Portal and applying via NGA's online application process, applicants can follow their status via that same NGA online application functionality. Several other topics relating to what is involved in the hiring process and how long it takes can be found by visiting the NGA Hiring Process.
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