Summary 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. Responsibilities This Intelligence Operations Specialist- Senior Intelligence Analyst position is located in Intelligence & Analysis (I&A), Threat Analysis Division (TAD), Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Duties include but are not limited to: Oversees the production of, including reviewing and editing, reports, products, and briefings on complex and specialized threat information relating to transportation equities for TSA operational components, private industry, and/or foreign transportation security stakeholders, that enables customers to implement new rules, regulations, and policies in response to evolving threats. Guides analysts in conceptualizing, researching, and writing specialized reporting or analyses of varying complexity on threats or incidents affecting transportation to advance TSA's understanding of threats to transportation, and potentially inform development of new TSA operational rules, regulations, and policies. Monitors intelligence/counterintelligence reporting and oversees/guides analysis and production aligned to TSA Priority Intelligence Requirements, Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) objectives and requirements, and emerging customer requests. Broad policies and objectives provide general guidance for addressing issues but allow considerable discretion to develop new and innovative approaches. Oversees and reviews production of multiple intelligence/counterintelligence reports, products, presentations, and related materials of varying complexity on adversary tactics and threats to the transportation sector domestically and abroad. Enforces IA and TSA policies requiring writing at the classification level appropriate for optimal dissemination of products for stakeholder and foreign partner release. Performs subject matter expert review of written intelligence reports or products for analytic quality, logical argumentation, clarity, accuracy, security classification markings, relevance to customer requirements, and adherence to TSA analytic methodologies and procedures. Often represents TSA as a senior technical point of contact for internal and external contacts, playing a lead role in drafting reports for external distribution. Collaborates with the Senior Intelligence Officer to develop analytic methodologies, standard operating procedures, priority intelligence/counterintelligence requirements, production plans, and other guidance to ensure production is analytically sound, timely, and relevant to TSA operational components and private industry. Identifies new trends and phenomena that pose a threat to the transportation sector that require innovative approaches to solve complex problems. Leverages intelligence/counterintelligence community expertise to implement new analytic techniques to advance TSA's understanding of transportation threats and provide value-added analyses to TSA operational components and private industry stakeholders. Provides information and assessments to inform leadership and customers on evolving and emerging threats to transportation; and seeks feedback on developing requirements and refining objectives for continuous improvement of products and services. Serves as a subject matter expert on intelligence/counterintelligence tradecraft, analytic production, traditional and advanced analytic techniques, data exploitation, and security classification procedures. Mentors and provides formal and informal training to analysts on tradecraft and analytical techniques. Requirements Conditions of Employment You must possess U.S. Citizenship or be a U.S. National. You must have reached the minimum age (18) at the time of application. You must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance based on a Special Background Investigation with eligibility for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI). Selective Service registration is required. May occassionally be required to work other than normal duty hours. Requires Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel up to 20% of the time. This is a testing designated position. Employee required to pass drug screening prior to appointment and periodically as required during employment. If you fail to meet the conditions of employment or any other pre-employment requirements, such as missing any of the scheduled appointments, the hiring agency may rescind their tentative offer of employment. Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for TSA to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions. Any offers of employment made pursuant to this announcement will be consistent with all applicable authorities, including Presidential Memoranda, Executive Orders, interpretive U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) guidance, and Office of Management and Budget plans and policies concerning hiring. These authorities are subject to change. Qualifications To qualify for the SV-J Pay Band (equivalent to GS-14), you must have one year of specialized experience at the SV- I or GS-13 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: Applying intelligence/counterintelligence and analytic processes, standards, and tradecraft. Applying analytic principles, methods, and processes used to conduct systematic and objective inquiry, including design, collection, analysis, and interpretation of data, and reporting of results. Drafting and editing written communications to develop products that communicate information or data in a clear, concise, and organized manner appropriate for the intended audience. 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 Additional Information Eligibility to apply for other Federal positions: TSA is an Excepted Service agency exempt from most of Title 5 United States Code, including regulations which apply to displaced Federal employees (CTAP/ICTAP) of other agencies, and employment with TSA does not confer "Competitive Status" that generally results from selection and service in Competitive Service agencies. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has established an Interchange Agreement, which allows most permanent TSA employees to apply and be considered for vacancies in Competitive Service agencies. Information from OPM on this or other Interchange Agreements is available at: www.opm.gov/ To ensure the accomplishment of our mission, DHS requires every employee to be reliable and trustworthy. To meet those standards, all selected applicants must undergo and successfully pass a background investigation as a condition of placement into this position. DHS uses E-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities. If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, fine, or imprisonment. TSA employees who are absent for the purpose of performing military duty may apply for any vacancies announced in their absence. More than one position may be filled from this announcement. If you are entering TSA employment on an appointment without time limitations, you must serve a basic trial period unless you have already met the requirement. DHS offers competitive salaries and an attractive benefits package, including: health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance; retirement plan; Thrift Savings Plan [similar to a 401(k)]; Flexible Spending Account; Employee Assistance Program; personal leave days; and paid federal holidays. Other benefits may include flexible work schedules; telework; tuition reimbursement; transportation subsidies; uniform allowance; health and wellness programs; and fitness centers. DHS is committed to employee development and offers a variety of employee training and developmental opportunities. For more information, go to the DHS Careers website and select "Benefits." Disabled veteran leave will be available to any Federal employee hired on or after November 5, 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30 percent or more. Employees who transfer to TSA from an agency that allows employees to maintain an annual leave balance higher than the maximum accumulation for the appointed position will have their leave ceiling set to the maximum accumulation for the appointed position (e.g., United States duty location - 240 hours, foreign duty location - 360 hours, or TSES position - 720 hours). TSA will not make a monetary payment for any leave forfeited under these circumstances.