National Geospatial IntelligenceAgency: Lead Analyst Mission Support Officer

Job Summary ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION: Team Leads providetechnical and process-related guidance, answer questions, andaddress technical issues to support the day-to-day operations of awork group or team.

In addition, they support Supervisors byproviding supplemental performance information for employeeevaluations/appraisals and collaborating on strategies foraccomplishing team goals and objectives.

Lead Geospatial Analystscreate, analyze, and interpret spatial data to support U.S.Military and policymaker interests.

They apply knowledge ofgeographic information science and technology, statistics, spatialthinking, remote sensing, intelligence issues, and the social andphysical sciences to characterize events, discover relationshipsand trends, and produce geospatial intelligence.

These analystsalso conduct multi-INT research, conduct descriptive and predictiveanalyses, populate and exploit intelligence databases, and produceand disseminate intelligence products.

Additional Job InformationADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Mission Support Officer is an enthusiastic,versatile, and proactive Analyst who works mission support andtransformational initiatives supporting the production anddissemination of targeting-related GEOINT and associated softwaretools.

Specifically, the work involves the creation, modification,integration, and maintenance of targeting-related web services, websites, data interfaces, data and data structures, GEOINT databases,and Geospatial tools used by NGA and the greater worldwidetargeting enterprise.

Strong communication skills are essential, asis the ability to apply new methods and technologies to solvetargeting problems.

The position requires the individual to workindependently, as well as, to working in small groups comprised ofNGA, DoD, and contractor personnel.

Standard duty hours to includeoccasional non-standard hours.

The Targeting Requirements & Mission Support Branch ensures all customer relationships,requirements, systems, and tools are developed, maintained, andenhanced to ensure the targeting enterprise delivers precise,accurate, timely Geospatial Intelligence and guidance to enableglobal partners to meet targeting objectives.

This position may beeligible for an INCENTIVE: The selected candidates may be offeredan incentive as part of the offer of employment, based on budgetavailability.

To receive the incentive, the selected candidate mustsign a service agreement depending on the approved amount orduration of the incentive.

If the employee leaves before the end ofthe service agreement, the employee may be required to repay a prorata share amount of the incentive to the government.

AdditionalApplication Requirement: You may be asked to complete one or moreassessments in addition to the application you submit on thiswebsite as part of your application to NGA.

These assessments mayinclude but are not limited to: * Online questionnaires orassessments that require you to describe your job-relatedknowledge, skills, abilities, or other characteristics that arealigned with the mandatory and desirable qualifications of this jobposting.

The information you provide in the application you submitmust support the response you provide to this questionnaire.

Youwill receive an email to describe any additional assessmentsrequired.

Please monitor your emails and complete any requiredassessments as soon as possible.

Mandatory Qualifications MANDATORYQUALIFICATION CRITERIA: For this particular job, applicants mustmeet all competencies reflected under the Mandatory QualificationCriteria to include education (if required).

Online applicationsmust demonstrate qualification by providing specific examples andassociated results, in response to the announcement’s mandatorycriteria specified in this vacancy announcement: * Demonstratedexperience in researching and integrating GEOINT data and products.* Demonstrated experience applying and understand various sourcesof imagery and geospatial information.

* Demonstrated experienceusing geospatial and/or imagery analysis tools (e.G.

ArcGIS,RemoteView, web-based image viewers).

* Demonstrated experienceconveying visually represented data that meet customerrequirements.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: A.

Education: Bachelor’sdegree from an accredited college or university in GeographicInformation Systems (GIS), Computer Science, Geography, PhysicalScience, Data Analytics, Cartography, Statistics, or a relatedfield OR a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with a certificatein GIS from an accredited university.

OR B.

Combination ofEducation and Experience: A minimum of 24 semester (36 quarter)hours of coursework in GIS, spatial analysis, or any area listed inoption A, plus experience working in an Intelligence disciplinerequiring creating, analyzing, and interpreting spatial data, orrelated area that demonstrates the ability to successfully performthe duties associated with this work.

As a rule, every 30 semester(45 quarter) hours of coursework is equivalent to one year ofexperience.

Candidates should show that their combination ofeducation and experience totals 4 years.

OR C.

Experience: Aminimum of 4 years of experience working in an Intelligencediscipline requiring creating, analyzing, and interpreting spatialdata, or a related area that demonstrates the ability tosuccessfully perform the duties associated with this work.

PHYSICALREQUIREMENT: Distinguish principal colors and shades/hues ofprincipal colors; Near visual acuity of 20/20 or better with orwithout corrective lenses; Stereopsis ability; Far visual acuity of20/30 or better binocular with or without corrective lenses.

HighlyDesired Qualifications QUALIFICATION CRITERIA: In addition to themandatory qualifications, experience in the following is desired: *Solid foundation in web services development.

* Experience incomputer programing (e.G.

Java, JavaScript, PERL, PYTHON, PHP,etc.), Structured Query Language (SQL), and relational databases.

*Knowledge or experience in open source geospatial technologies(e.G.

GeoServer, Open Layers, etc.).

* Cloud computingenvironments, computer systems administration, systems engineeringand architecture experience or knowledge.

* Strong interpersonaland communication skills are required as analysts must be able toconvey their findings via written and oral means and receiveacknowledgement that it is received and understood.

6.

Ability towork effectively in a team or independently.

Additional JobRequirements You must be able to obtain and retain a Top Secretsecurity clearance with access to Sensitive CompartmentedInformation.

In addition, you are subject to a CounterintelligencePolygraph examination in order to maintain access to Top Secretinformation.

All employees are subject to a periodic examination ona random basis in order to determine continued eligibility.

Refusalto take the examination may result in denial of access to TopSecret information, SAP, and/or unescorted access to SCIFs.Employees with SCI access and who are under NGA cognizance arerequired to submit a Security Financial Disclosure Report, SF-714,on an annual basis in order to determine continued eligibility.Failure to comply may negatively impact continued access to TopSecret information, Information Systems, SAP, and/or unescortedaccess to SCIFs.

Pay, Benefits, & Work Schedule PROMOTIONOPPORTUNITY: Promotion opportunities allow applicants at all bandlevels to be considered.

Qualifications for NGA positions do notinclude specific time-in-band requirements.

NGA will emphasizequality of experience, rather than duration, and assess how thequality of the experience demonstrates possession of the knowledge,skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for successful jobperformance in the NGA occupational structure.

Band 04 $92,568 $142,201 PERMANENT CHANGE IN STATION: PCS expenses are authorized.Pay is only part of the compensation you will earn working for theFederal Government.

We offer a broad array of benefits programs andfamily friendly flexibilities to meet the needs of you and yourfamily.

For more information on the array of benefits programs,please visithttps://www.Intelligencecareers.Gov/nga/ngabenefits.Html CoverLetter Applicants are not required to submit a cover letter.

Theentire cover letter cannot exceed the specified limits provided inthe Cover Letter field (3,000 characters).

Pages exceeding thislimit will not be considered.

The cover letter is recommended butis not required for employment consideration with the NationalGeospatial-Intelligence Agency.

Applicants should place theirnarrative information in the Cover Letter / Other ProfessionalDetails field.

Who may apply External Applicants Only How to applyApplication submission involves applying using the IntelligenceCommunity’s Applicant Gateway on-line application process.

ONLYELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

How will I be evaluated?APPLICANT EVALUATION PROCESS: Applicants will be evaluated for thisjob opportunity in three stages: 1) All applicants will beevaluated using the Mandatory Qualification Criteria, 2) Qualifiedapplicants will then be evaluated by an expert or panel of expertsusing a combination of qualification criteria to determine thebest-qualified candidates, 3) Best-qualified applicants may then befurther evaluated through an interview process.

Military retireeapplicants, if selected, may be impacted by the 180-day appointmentrestrictions of DODI 1402.01.

HD personnel will provide additionalinformation if applicable.

Applicants are encouraged to carefullyreview the Assignment Description, Additional Information ProvidedBy the Selecting Official, and the Qualification Requirements; andthen construct theirresumes to highlight their most relevant andsignificant experience and education for this job opportunity.

Thisdescription should include examples that detail the level andcomplexity of the performed work.

Applicants are encouraged toprovide any education information referenced in the announcement.If education is listed as a mandatory requirement, only degreesobtained from an institution accredited by an accreditingorganization recognized by the Secretary, US Department ofEducation will be accepted.

In accordance with section 9902(h) oftitle 5, United States Code, annuitants reemployed in theDepartment of Defense shall receive full annuity and salary uponappointment.

They shall not be eligible for retirementcontributions, participation in the Thrift Savings Plan, or asupplemental or redetermined annuity for the reemployment period.Discontinued service retirement annuitants (i.E., retired undersection 8336(d)(1) or 8414(b)(1)(A) of title 5, United States Code)appointed to the Department of Defense may elect to be subject toretirement provisions of the new appointment as appropriate.

(SeeDoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 300, athttp://www.Dtic.Mil/whs/directives.) All candidates will beconsidered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, nationalorigin, age, marital status, disability, or sexual orientation NGAprovides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.Applications will only be accepted online.

If you need a reasonableaccommodation for any part of the application and hiring process,please notify us at recruitment@nga.mil.

The decision on grantingreasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis.Conditions of Employment As a condition of employment at NGA,persons being considered for employment must meet NGA fitness foremployment standards.

* U.S.

Citizenship Required * SecurityClearance (Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information) *Polygraph Test Required * Position Subject to Drug Testing * TwoYear Probationary Period * Direct Deposit Required DCIPS DisclaimerNGA utilizes all processes and procedures of the Defense CivilianIntelligence Personnel System (DCIPS).

Non-executive NGA employeesare assigned to five distinct pay bands based on the type and scopeof work performed.

The employee’s base salary is established withintheir assigned pay band based on their unique qualifications.

Aperformance pay process is conducted each year to determine apotential base pay salary increase and/or bonus.

An employee’sannual performance evaluation is a key factor in the performancepay process.

Employees on term or temporary appointments are noteligible to apply for internal assignment opportunity notices.

Thisposition is a DCIPS position in the Excepted Service under 10U.S.C.

1601.

DoD Components with DCIPS positions apply Veterans’Preference to preference eligible candidates as defined by Section2108 of Title 5 USC, in accordance with the procedures provided inDoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, DCIPS Employment andPlacement.

If you are an external applicant claiming veterans’preference, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., you mustself-identify your eligibility in your application.