Source Analyst

Job Description

Applicants will liaison with Headquarters ACC and ISR aircraft components to schedule allotted manned and unmanned airborne platform and sensor missions;
Air Force Distributed Common Ground System (AF DCGS) components to determine operational availability, programmed and unprogrammed system outages; and DoD / Intelligence Community (IC) stakeholders to verify ISR collection and production requirement satisfaction.

Previous experience using COMPASS, CHAOS or another ISR mission scheduler software and rapidly developing mission change orders, performing quality control and measuring ISR effectiveness metrics is highly desired. In addition, previous ISR mission management or production experience at multiple AF DCGS locations is highly desired.

Applicants will ensure initial mission allocations and change orders comply with AF DCGS tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs), applicable AF and IC directives; and crew member training and certification. Applicants must possess excellent communication skills (oral and written); experience briefing senior ISR officers and civilians; demonstrated problem‑solving experience; and the capacity to work independently and as part of a team to resolve ISR platform and AF DCGS component scheduling matters in a fast‑paced operations environment.

• Associate’s degree and a three (3) years of AF DCGS experience OR five (5) years of AF DCGS experience planning, exploiting and/or analyzing multi‑ISR platform missions.
• Completion certificate from a commercial, military or US government specialized intelligence career field (i.e., Geospatial or Signals Intelligence).
• Familiarity with multiple manned and unmanned ISR platform and sensor operating parameters, AF DCGS TTPs, and applicable DoD and IC directives.
• Working knowledge of all Microsoft Office applications but specifically MS EXCEL, One Note, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Understanding of evaluating collected intelligence reporting, engaging with collection managers, and developing collection requirements.
• Required Experience:
  
  Minimum 3 years of experience conducting analysis relevant to the specific labor category, with at least a portion of the experience within the last 2 years. Required
  
  Education:
  
  Associate’s degree from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. An additional 2 years of experience in the specific labor category, for a total of 5 years of experience in the specific labor category, may be substituted for an associate’s degree.

A2 Federal is dedicated to augmenting the United States' national security efforts, domestically and abroad. We specialize in intelligence, language, and information technology/cyber services to support the Department of Defense, the Intelligence Community, and other agencies across the federal government.