Intelligence Research Specialist

Summary

This position is located in the National Firearms Trafficking Center, National Security Section and other various divisions and branches within the Office of Intelligence Operations located in Washington, DC performing work in the collection, analysis, evaluation, interpretation, and dissemination of information on conditions, trends, and forces in foreign and domestic areas that directly or indirectly affect the national security.

The major duties of the Intelligence Research Specialist position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Serves as a senior IRS, a subject matter expert for the most complex illegal national and international criminal and gang activity related to firearms, as well as explosives, arson, other criminal activity, and law enforcement intelligence operations.
• Collects, evaluates, analyzes, and extracts information from various sources involving raw intelligence, and compiles it into useful, finished analytical products, reports, and correspondence.
• Updates long-range estimates, trends, updates collection procedures and databases to show projections and status of assigned national and international firearms and drug trafficking programs.
• Provides briefings to the field division and or Headquarters staff on results of independent research and long‑range projects pertaining to a wide variety of criminal activities, intelligence reports, and procedures to improve law enforcement intelligence programs.

Conditions of employment:

• Must be U.S. Citizen or National
• Selective Service registration is required for males born on, or after, December 31st 1959. Those not registered should have an approved exemption on file.
• May be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
• Pass drug screening and subject to random drug test.
• Suitable for Federal employment determined by background investigation.
• You must meet all applicable time-in-grade requirements by the closing of this announcement.
• Financial Disclosure:
  If selected, you may be required to disclose financial information in accordance with DOJ and Federal ethics guidelines.

The new employees hired pursuant to this vacancy announcement must sign a mobility agreement. The purpose of ATF's mobility policy is to enhance career development and progression, and achieve mission and business effectiveness. To accomplish these objectives, the mobility plan will facilitate the movement of employees through special short-term assignments or permanent reassignments throughout the Bureau. Applicants who decline to sign a mobility agreement, as required, will be removed from the hiring process.

This is a non-bargaining unit position.

To qualify for this position at the GS-13 grade level, candidates must also have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-12) by the closing date of this announcement.

Specialized experience is demonstrated experience, which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position. Experience must be in the normal line of progression or must be related to the work of the position advertised and must be reflected in resume.

Must include all of:

• Collecting, evaluating, analyzing various types of intelligence data and/or disseminating intelligence information using a variety of intelligence-gathering methods to support investigative operations; AND
• Preparing and presenting briefings on a variety of intelligence topics to other law enforcement and intelligence agencies and organizations; AND
• Utilizing advanced computer operations, intelligence collection and storage to maintain intelligence collection databases; AND
• Reviewing data and producing intelligence reports from various sources.

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone. No substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Candidates should be committed to…