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 in Operations Support (SO), Intelligence and Analysis (I&A), Encounter Analysis Branch (EAB), Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Duties include but are not limited to: Evaluates incoming intelligence reports and derogatory information, identifies key and emerging issues, and highlights topics of interest while providing recommendations to improve procedures. Prepares intelligence products for agency personnel, counterterrorism stakeholders and other intelligence, screening, and law enforcement entities. Collects, records, and analyzes data/information; identifies problems; and performs analysis of encounters with known or suspected terrorists and assess the potential risk or threat these individuals pose to the transportation system based upon current intelligence, threat reporting and/or other derogatory information. Performs analysis to discover links between known or suspected terrorists and individuals applying for or possessing credentials allowing access to critical IT transportation infrastructure. Plans and carries out projects collecting details from primary sources. Such projects are typically, a part of a large and continuing program. Plans and analyzes data. May suggest data sources and prepare interpretive reports of limited scope. The major duties described above reflect the full performance level of this position. Typically, the lower pay band (H 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-H Pay Band (equivalent to GS-11/12), you must meet one of the qualification requirements (A, B, OR C) outlined below: A. Experience: 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the SV-G pay band or the GS-9 grade level: Applying knowledge of relevant intelligence systems and databases to research, analyze and interpret intelligence information; AND Applying knowledge of international or domestic terrorist organizations their capabilities, tactics, techniques, and procedures to perform KST encounter analysis; AND Performing intelligence research and analysis in support of homeland security issues using various databases raw intelligence reporting or finished intelligence to identify potential risks or threats to transportation and/or national security. OR B. Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; or LL.M., if related. OR C. Combining of Education and Experience: Combinations of successfully completed graduate education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for the grade levels specified in the table, and may be computed by first determining the applicant's total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the applicant's education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level. 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 is defined as: Comprehensive knowledge and proven competence in the understanding and application of intelligence principles) through the overall screening and vetting process; AND Experience developing intelligence assessments and reports, and providing recommendations to senior leadership within the intelligence community; AND Experience analyzing, providing and conducting comprehensive reviews of raw and finished intelligence reporting and Publicly Available Information (PAI) Open Source/Social Media pertaining to known or suspected terrorists (KSTs) and Persons of Interest (POIs); AND Experience conducting intelligence research using one or more of the following sources, applications and databases such as: NCTC Online, Lexis Nexis, Real-Time Analytic Platform for Incident Deterrence (RAPID), CIA Wire, Open Source Center, Next Generation Trident (NGT), TSA Encounter Management Application (EMA), Web-based Emergency Operations Center (WeBEOC) Incident Tracker, Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment (TIDE), Web-based Temporal Analysis System (WebTAS),Technology Infrastructure Modernization System (TIMS), Consolidated Screening Gateway (CSG), Flight Training Security Program (FTSP), Person Centric Query Service (PCQS) and the Consular Consolidated Database (CCD). 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.

Contacts

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