The United States Space Force (USSF) National Space Intelligence Center (NSIC) at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio is searching for an Intelligence Specialist, GEOINT-Terrestrial Flight (GG-0132-07).

Description:
The 4th Intelligence Analysis Squadron is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Intelligence Specialist for a developmental role within our GEOINT-Terrestrial Flight. Operating as a professional imagery analyst in the national intelligence community, the ideal candidate will support complex taskings and manage production and Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (PED) requirements. This position is responsible for upholding rigorous quality assurance and technical accuracy standards while producing critical assessments essential for senior leaders and national decision-makers.

The ideal candidate will have already completed required foundational IMINT training and possess a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution or an equivalent level of professional experience. They should be proficient in advanced intelligence analysis techniques and methodologies, as well as skilled in the use of various IC and DoD systems, databases, and tools essential for intelligence processing, exploitation, and dissemination (PED). We are seeking someone with experience in imagery exploitation, preferably with a background in space intelligence analysis, who has also participated in intelligence production teams or complex analytical projects and demonstrates a strong knowledge of IC and DoD organizations and their respective roles.

Key Skills and Abilities:
1. Knowledge of a wide range of intelligence processing and exploitation methods, techniques, and practices using multi-source intelligence information to process, exploit and disseminate intelligence information in a usable form that directly or indirectly affects national security.
2. Knowledge of advanced USAF and national ISR process, exploit, and disseminate (PED) capabilities, systems, and multi-source intelligence production policies to process and exploit semi-complex to complex information/situations attained from multiple sources.
3. Knowledge of the national intelligence community, Joint, DoD structure, organizations, and mission/functions, inter-relationships, and operations.
4. Skill in conducting unbiased and difficult research, identify appropriate available systems/data sources, and produce intelligence requirements assessments that answer specific tasks to link and leverage agency capabilities and to develop new methods, approaches, or procedures.
5. Ability to communicate effectively with others both orally and in writing, in working out solutions to problems or questions related to the work, writing clear and concise intelligence products, and delivering written and/or verbal presentations to senior level audiences for decision-making purposes.
6. Ability to maintain control of classified material, assimilate disparate data, render knowledgeable and accurate assessments of the implication of such data estimates, and make effective recommendations under conditions of urgency and pressure.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• This position is covered by the DCIPS and subject the incumbent to those examinations and / or tests that are necessary to obtain and retain a security clearance and any special accesses required by the position in accordance with AFI 36-1101.
• PCS is not authorized. Incentive is not authorized.
• Incumbent must be able to obtain and retain a TOP SECRET (TS) security clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) to fully perform the duties and responsibilities of the position.
• The employee may be required to travel in military and/or commercial aircraft to perform temporary duty assignments.
• This position has been designated by the Air Force as a Testing Designated Position (TDP) under the Air Force Civilian Drug Demand Reduction Program.
• A non-disclosure agreement must be signed.
• Promotion potential is authorized up to the GG-12.
• Incumbent may be subject to psychological screening/ polygraph testing as an inherent primary requirement of their position.
• This position will close after 5 business days or 75 applications, whichever comes first.
• Depending on the type of position (competitive/excepted) you are selected for, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period.
• Upon completion of your probationary/trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

The 0132 series does not have an individual occupational requirement that must be met. You can view the experience level requirements here. Please scroll down to the 3rd section titled Administrative and Management Positions.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies as related to the series and grade of the position being filled. Final qualifications determinations will be assessed based on OPM's General Schedule Qualifications Standards found here:

Interviews: You will be contacted by e-mail and/or telephone if your application is identified as qualifying for a position being filled. An interview may be conducted. If interviewed, you will be asked to address the same knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies used to initially qualify your application for the position.

Resume:You must submit a resume that may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume exceeds two pages or is illegible/unreadable. Do NOT include photographs, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such information you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your resume must provide:

1. Personal information - your full name, email and mailing addresses, phone number
2. Education information - the name of the school and the dates you attended
3. Work experience - paid and unpaid work with the following information:
   • Job title
   • Detailed duties and accomplishments
   • Employer's name and address
   • Supervisor's name and phone number
   • Starting and ending dates (If actual dates are not known, provide your best-estimated timeframes.)
   • Hours per week
   • Salary, if applicable
4. Other qualifications - skills, certifications/licenses, honors, awards, special accomplishments, and job-related training courses

College Transcripts (if applicable): Please see the Education section of this announcement for detailed information about transcripts.

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