National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)

All Source Intelligence Analyst – Full Performance Level

Open Until: May 9th, 2024 - Chantilly, VA - Full Time

WE ARE THE NRO

The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) focuses on designing, building, launching, and maintaining America's intelligence satellites.  Whether creating the latest innovations in satellite technology, contracting with the most cost-efficient industrial supplier, conducting rigorous launch schedules, or providing the highest-quality products to our customers, we never lose focus on who we are working to protect:  our Nation and its Citizens.   

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Basic Eligibility For A Position With The NRO
 
  • You must be a U.S. Citizen
  • You must be 18 years of age or older
  • You must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance
  • You will be subject to pre-employment and periodic drug testing
  • You will be subject to pre-employment and periodic polygraph examinations

Where You Will Work

The NRO’s Office of Intelligence is seeking a highly motivated technical officer with excellent analytic and collaboration skills to serve as an All-Source Intelligence Analyst. The NRO Office of Intelligence coordinates, consolidates, and synchronizes the various intelligence and threat functions performed across the NRO in support of research, design, acquisition, launch, operations, sustainment, and protection. The Office of Intelligence applies analytic and technical knowledge and experience to assess intelligence reporting and leverages points of contact throughout the NRO, Intelligence Community (IC), and national security community to provide insights into foreign threats to NRO missions. The Office of Intelligence’s mission is accomplished by researching, compiling, and assessing large amounts of data in support of threat identification and impacts of threats on research, design, acquisition, launch, operations, sustainment, and protection.

The NRO Cadre is collecting resumes for consideration against current and future opportunities for Full Performance Level (GG-12/GG-13), All Source Intelligence Analyst, occupational series 0132. For more information on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) occupational series, click here.

Your resume may be considered for other positions which your skills and experience may be a good match.

This is a full-time position that is open from April 25th, 2024 to May 9th, 2024. Resumes must be submitted by 11:59pm EST on May 9th, 2024.

Who May Apply
 
  • This position is open to the public.
  • Federal government employees MUST currently be at the grade level or higher as indicated in this announcement. This is NOT a promotion opportunity for current Federal government employees. If selected for the position, Federal government employees will transition laterally at their current grade level and step.
  • Federal applicants who exceed the advertised grade may voluntarily request acceptance at the lower grade per IAW DoD 1400.25 Volume 2006.
  • The NRO is only accepting external applicants for this job announcement. Current NRO Cadre employees should apply internally

What You Will Be Doing:

This position is suited for individuals that have substantive expertise in all-source intelligence analysis and experience across NRO operations, acquisitions, and/or capabilities. Candidates should have extensive experience directly supporting intelligence missions and/or operations. Candidates should also have substantive expertise in technology trends, space, and/or adversary capabilities in order to assess current and future threats to NRO operations, networks, and capabilities. The All-Source Intelligence Analyst has responsibility for participating in the research and consolidation of all-source intelligence products pertaining to foreign capabilities and employment of space and counter-space systems to include systems and employment that threaten NRO space operations, support, and acquisitions. As such, the candidate must employ a wide range of intelligence skills and background knowledge to research reporting on capabilities, developments, and trends in foreign use of space and space systems to include threats to NRO space operations, support, and acquisition; and to forecast future capabilities, developments, and trends.
 
  • Researches, integrates, and briefs complex all-source studies, reports, papers, briefings, and assessments from IC components on space and counter-space issues for NRO decision-makers in acquisition, operational, and policy-making roles.
  • Conducts extensive research of space-related strategy, doctrine, tactics, operations, force structure, deployment, capabilities, systems and facilities, and vulnerabilities and threats. Monitors and integrates valid intelligence requirements from within NRO while ensuring timely, comprehensive, and accurate responses.
  • Identifies significant intelligence gaps, specifies requirements to fill gaps in information, and incorporates resulting intelligence into the NRO threat estimate. All-Source Intelligence Analysts maintain liaison with counterpart specialists in the Intelligence and Space Communities.
  • Creates and delivers tailored threat briefs to various NRO programs and leadership. Works closely with a team of other intelligence analysts and with other members of the NRO intelligence and acquisition enterprise.

What You Need:
 
  • Demonstrated experience as an all-source intelligence analyst applying threat intelligence to support Intelligence Community and/or Defense Intelligence Enterprise missions.
  • Experience working in technically proficient dynamic team environments.
  • Ability to work within small teams, brainstorm ideas, support group decisions, and solicit opinions from coworkers. Excellent interpersonal, collaboration, and teamwork skills.
  • Self-starter with a strong drive to develop new ways to gather and investigate complex and disparate data sets to extract salient points and articulate them clearly.
  • Demonstrated strong research, analytic, critical thinking, and communication skills.
  • Demonstrated excellent writing and briefing skills.
  • Demonstrated openness and respect for diverse perspectives. Ability to remain open-minded and re-evaluate analytic conclusions based on new intelligence reporting.
  • Resilience and ability to adapt to competing/changing priorities, requirements, missions, or leadership. Demonstrated flexibility and professionalism.
  • Ability to make sound judgments with bias for action under tight deadlines.
  • Demonstrated collaboration across the IC, DoD, and space community.

Desired Qualifications:
 
  • Knowledge of space, counter space, and/or acquisitions and/or experience providing intelligence support to those areas.
  • Demonstrated collaboration experience across the Intelligence Community and/or DoD within the armed services and/or combatant commands (SPACECOM, INDOPACOM, STRATCOM, EUCOM, etc).
  • Experience with NRO operations, architecture, acquisitions, and/or capabilities.
  • Seeks continuous improvement; requests performance feedback from peers and management.

Other Information
 
  • Overtime Statement:  MAY be required to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays.
  • Travel Statement:  MAY be required to travel in military or commercial aircraft to perform temporary duty assignments.
  • Financial Disclosure:  Required to file an OGE Form 450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, upon appointment and will be required to file annually.

Location

Chantilly, VA

Salary

2024 salary range for the Washington DC area:

GG-13:  $117,962 - $153,354
GG-12:  $99,200 - $128,956

**This position is a Full Performance position. The NRO is accepting applications from U.S. Citizens and current Federal Government employees for this position.  To qualify for the position, federal government employees MUST currently be at the GG-12 or GG-13 grade level and may ONLY apply for a lateral reassignment at their current grade level and step. Federal applicants who exceed the advertised grade may voluntarily request acceptance at the lower grade per IAW DoD 1400.25 Volume 2006

Hiring Incentives

The NRO may offer hiring incentives and other entitlements at management’s discretion.

Trial Period

All new DCIPS employees will be required to serve a 2-year trial period.

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DoD Components with DCIPS positions apply Veterans’ Preference to preference eligible candidates as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 USC, in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Vol 2005, DCIPS Employment and Placement.  If you are a veteran claiming veterans’ preference, as defined by section 2108 of Title 5 USC, you must submit documents verifying your eligibility upon request.

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