Securing Travel, Protecting People - At the Transportation Security Administration, you will serve in a high-stakes environment to safeguard the American way of life. In cities across the country, you would secure airports, seaports, railroads, highways, and/or public transit systems, thus protecting America's transportation infrastructure and ensuring freedom of movement for people and commerce.

Duties

This Intelligence Operations Specialist position is located within Operations Support (OS), Intelligence & Analysis (I&A), Transportation Analysis Division (TAD), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Additional duties include but are not limited to: Monitors, researches, reports, and initiates products and briefings on multiple, varying, complex, specialized assignments related to cyber threats and/or risks to transportation for TSA operational components and private industry stakeholders. Conducts analysis for the development of timely and accurate responses to cyber priority intelligence requirements, the Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) plan of analysis, and emerging customer requirements. Identifies trends, patterns and linkages, draws conclusions, and estimates probabilities based on current and past cyber intelligence/information and cyber events, and applies experience and knowledge to plan and accomplish assignments. Researches and drafts cyber intelligence assessments, and briefings on cyber adversary tactics, threats and/or risks to the transportation sector both in the U.S. and worldwide. Performs peer-and-first-level review of reports/products to ensure quality, clarity, and accuracy. Reviews cyber intelligence, open source, and operational reports and information regarding significant cyber network events, attacks, intrusions, and activities that may impact transportation, critical infrastructure and/or organization objectives, resources or capabilities. The major duties described above reflect the full performance level of this position. Typically, the lower pay band (G Band) performs the same duties but will receive more guidance and training; and/or projects/work assignments may be less complex.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for the SV-G Pay Band (equivalent to GS-9), you must have one year of specialized experience at the SV-F or GS-7 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped you with the knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Such Specialized Experience defined as: Experience researching and gathering data, and validating information and sources, AND Experience analyzing data and information and developing conclusions, AND Communicating effectively orally and in writing. OR Education: A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree Bachelor's or higher-level degree in any field from an accredited college or university. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position (Intelligence)ORLL.M., if related. OR Combining of Education and Experience: Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements and may be computed by first determining the total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the position; then determining the education as a percentage of the education required for the position; and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify for the position. To qualify for the SV-H Pay Band (equivalent to GS-11/12), you must have one year of specialized experience at the SV-G or GS-9 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped you with the knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Such Specialized Experience defined as: Experience writing cyber intelligence assessments from multiple sources; providing information, reports, and assessments about cyber incidents and threats to identify trends, patterns, linkages, draw conclusions, and estimate probabilities based on current and past cyber intelligence/information and cyber events, AND Experience using raw and finished intelligence to draft and/or review timely cyber intelligence assessments, and briefing slides relating to cyber adversary tactics, threats and/or risks to the transportation sector both in the U.S. and worldwide. To qualify for the SV-I Pay Band (equivalent to GS-13), you must have one year of specialized experience at the SV-H or GS-12 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped you with the knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Such Specialized Experience defined as: Experience in writing cyber intelligence assessments from multiple sources, AND Experience in intelligence concepts, guidelines, methodologies, information, analysis and insights relating to cyber threats and/or risks directed at transportation infrastructure to engage with internal and external partners and customers, respond to requests for information, and submit cyber intelligence collection and production, AND Experience in using raw and finished intelligence to draft and/or review timely cyber intelligence assessments, and briefing slides relating to cyber adversary tactics, threats and/or risks to the transportation sector both in the U.S. and worldwide. Credit for experience is given based on a 40-hour workweek. Part-time experience is credited on a part-time ratio, i.e., working 20 hours per week for two months equals one month of experience. No additional credit is given for overtime. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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. 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. Resumes must include the following: Narrative description of duties with start and end dates (including the month and year) for work experience. State the number of hours worked in a position (i.e. full-time or part-time). If part-time, state the total number of hours worked per week. Performance level (i.e. band or grade) Utilizing the USAJOBS Resume Builder and completing all available fields is strongly encouraged. You must meet the qualification requirements for this position no later than the closing date of the vacancy announcement.

Education

For positions requiring positive education requirements, or if you are using education to meet all or part of the qualification requirements, you MUST submit a copy of your transcripts or an itemized list of college courses from an accredited college or university, which includes equivalent information from the transcript (course title, semester/quarter hours, and grade/degree earned) in your resume. The information must be provided with the application by the closing date of the announcement. If selected, the applicant must supply a transcript or certification of degree.

Contacts

• Address OS - TAD- Intelligence and Analysis 6595 Springfield Center Dr Springfield, VA 22150 US
• Name: HC ServeU Customer Care
• Email: [email protected]