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This position resides in the Nation-State Threat Center (NST), Deputy Under Secretary for Analysis (DUS-A), Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A), Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
12/16/2024 to 12/20/2024
$163,694 - $191,900 per year
GS 15
1 vacancy in the following location:
No
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Permanent
Full-time
Excepted
15
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Yes
IA00-61-24-NST-ICAG
824075000
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Current excepted service federal employees.
Current federal employees of this agency.
This job is open to qualified GS-14 and GS-15 I&A employees, DHS Current Federal Employees (DHS-Wide), and Intelligence Community Current Federal Employees (IC-Wide).
Serves as the senior intelligence officer (SIO) for the Nation-State Threat Center.
The SIO leads for the center director all nation-state threat intelligence analysis and production functions in NST. The SIO models and oversees sophisticated analytic tradecraft and all source finished intelligence production focused on the Homeland, particularly U.S. critical infrastructure, counterintelligence threats to the Department, foreign malign influence, and economic security threats such as supply chain security and resiliency, foreign direct investment, and technology transfer and intellectual property theft. The SIO serves as a subject matter expert on Intelligence Community Directive 203 analytic tradecraft standards and structured analytic techniques and practical application of these analytic standards and techniques to write and complete finished intelligence analysis. SIOs initiate innovative solutions to improve judgments of nation-state adversary intent and capability, and opportunity analysis and identify reliable indicators of future nation-state activity. As the tradecraft subject matter expert, the SIO mentors intelligence analysts in the production of tailored all-source finished intelligence assessments.
In addition to leading tradecraft in NST, the SIO should also,
Substitution of education in lieu of specialized experience may not be used for this grade level.
Anyone interested in this opportunity should submit their work history, showing current grade, cover letter and most recent performance evaluation by close date.
Note: One or more positions may be filled using this vacancy announcement.
This is a permanent appointment in the Excepted Service and will be filled on a full-time permanent basis. Employees hired under an Excepted Service appointment may be required to serve a two (2) year trial period. This position is classified in the Excepted Service under Title 50.
Federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the hiring agency directly. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, and genetic information, and age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
We will review your resume and supporting documentation to ensure you meet the minimum qualification requirements.
If you are amongst the best qualified, you may be referred to the hiring manager for consideration and may be called for an interview.
If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have overstated your qualifications and/or experience, you will be removed from consideration.
You may be asked to submit additional documents during the resume review process (e.g., writing samples, or ask applicants to complete questionnaires or assessments). Applicants also may be asked for references during the selection process. Incomplete packages will not be referred to the Hiring Manager.
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.
To apply for this position, you must submit your resume, a complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 12/20/2024
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Click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application package.
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