Summary About the Position: This position is in the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS). Employees occupying DCIPS positions are in the Excepted Service and must adhere to U.S. Code, Title 10, as well as Department of Defense Instruction 1400.25. This position is located at the HQ 513TH, Military Intelligence Brigade, 297TH Military Intell Battalion, Operations Section, Fort Gordon, GA. Responsibilities Serves as a Senior Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) Imagery Scientist. Performs processing, analysis, and reporting, utilizing specialized software and techniques in support of United States Army Central Command and U.S. Special Operations Command GEOINT requirements from national and theater collection systems. Assists in the planning, coordinating, and implementation of technical policy and procedures for 513th MI BDE GEOINT operations. Identifies and manages through requirement processes the effective utilization of collection assets (national and theater) to accomplish the GEOINT mission. Provides production support to a diverse group of agencies and theater elements through product development, reporting of findings, and analytical coordination and discussions. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Army Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Army DCIPS positions apply Veteran's Preference to preference eligible candidates as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, DCIPS Employment and Placement. In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience. To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as 1) Experience conducting GEOINT processing, exploitation, and analysis using specialized software, tools, and methodologies to meet both operational and strategic intelligence requirements. AND 2) Coordinating tasking, collection, exploitation, and dissemination workflows utilizing GEOINT Enterprise TCPED Services (GETS) or similar enterprise exploitation architectures. AND 3) Delivering GEOINT production support to intelligence community stakeholders through product development, analytical collaboration, and technical consultation. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) Systems Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) Tasking, Collection, Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) Operational Oversight Progressively responsible experience is that which has included intelligence-related research, analysis, collections and /or operations. This experience should have included intelligence analysis and/or production, intelligence collection and/or operations, counterintelligence, or threat support directly related to the position to be filled. This experience should demonstrate: Knowledge of intelligence processes, cycle and organizations; Knowledge of and/or ability to use research tools such as library holdings, photographs, statistics, graphics and maps; Knowledge of the systems, procedures and methods of analyzing, compiling, reporting and disseminating intelligence data; and/or Knowledge of organization(s) for and methods of collecting and analyzing intelligence data. Education Additional Information This position requires a 2 year trial period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest. Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. Direct Deposit of Pay is required. In accordance with DoDM 8140.03 and supplemental Army guidance, the employee must obtain and maintain the following requirements for each Cyber work role (except Data, AI, and/or Software Engineering) at the assigned proficiency level: 1) Foundational qualification requirements within 9 months, 2) Resident qualification requirements within 12 months, 3) 20 hours of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) per work role code (which can overlap). This is an Emergency Essential position that ensures the success of combat operations or support essential to combat systems after a mobilization, evacuation order, or other military crisis. May be required to deploy, on very short notice, to potentially high threat, hostile OCONUS environments and to undergo specific training and immunization requirements as appropriate for OCONUS deployments. Anthrax vaccination will be required. May be required to perform duties under austere and potentially hazardous conditions during exercises and real-world crisis deployments. This position is subject to the Lautenberg Amendment to the Gun Control Act of 1968 which makes it a felony for anyone who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime or domestic violence to ship, transport, possess, or receive firearms or ammunition. Civilian personnel of Department of Defense are not exempt from this provision. Therefore, as a condition of employment, incumbent will be required to sign a form acknowledging understanding of this provision. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is an Intelligence Career Field 35 position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest. Recruitment, Retention, and/or Relocation incentives may be authorized if it is determined to be in the best interest of the Government.
