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Summary
Join the agency's exciting Intelligence Analysis mission, using your skills in research, analysis, reporting, and telecommunications to help protect US government information systems and ensure senior leaders are provided with time-sensitive cryptologic support for integrated information and cyberspace operations across the DOD and US Government.
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Duties
- Leverage NSA's unique capabilities to understand and mitigate global Cyber threats
- Research foreign intelligence targets and their geo-political environment
- Apply new techniques and develop creative solutions to address analytic problems such as synthesizing large volumes of data and disparate sources of information
- Understand communications technology and burgeoning commercial and foreign intelligence target technology trends
- Craft written assessments of foreign intelligence that provide unique insight into target intentions unavailable from other intelligence disciplines
- Collaborate effectively (both within NSA and with the Intelligence Community) to further NSA missions
Requirements
Conditions of employment
- All applicants and employees are subject to random drug testing in accordance with Executive Order 12564.
Qualifications
FULL PERFORMANCE
Entry is with a high school diploma or GED plus 7 years of relevant experience, or an Associate's degree plus 5 years of relevant experience, or a Bachelor's degree plus 3 years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree plus 1 year of relevant experience, or a Doctoral degree and no experience.
SENIOR
Entry is with a high school diploma or GED plus 10 years of relevant experience, or an Associate's degree plus 8 years of relevant experience, or a Bachelor's degree plus 6 years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree plus 4 years of relevant experience, or a Doctoral degree plus 2 years of relevant experience.
EXPERT
Entry is with a high school diploma or GED plus 13 years of relevant experience, or an Associate's degree plus 11 years of relevant experience, or a Bachelor's degree plus 9 years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree plus 7 years of relevant experience, or a Doctoral degree plus 5 years of relevant experience.
Education
**********Consideration for this position requires completion of an Unproctored Internet Test (UIT) measuring cognitive ability, motivation, and English proficiency.********** Upon application submission, you should immediately see an automated response in your provided email (Inbox or SPAM folder) with testing instructions, your test link, and a testing deadline.
Your opportunity to test for consideration into this position will expire 7 days following application submission. Please be sure to complete the assessment as soon as you can, as this information will be used as part of the selection decision, with processing hindered until test results are recorded. You may also access your test link through your Dashboard on the Applicant Portal. If you do not receive a test link within a few business days after applying to this position, please contact 1-844-IC-HIRES (1-844-424-4737) for a review of your submission.
The qualifications listed are the minimum acceptable to be considered for the position.
A degree in any field is acceptable. Relevant experience must be in one or more of the following: performing intelligence or language analysis; writing, editing, or producing technical/analytic reports or products (e.g., working aids, briefings); conducting research and analysis using established professional methods and techniques; data/information management in an area directly related to an NSA mission; threat analysis, risk analysis, or traffic analysis; geospatial analysis and/or geospatial information systems; or drafting/editing intelligence reports. Experience may also include multi-source or technical threat analysis (e.g., SIGINT, ELINT, FISINT, Open-Source, and Geospatial) or experience in a similar mission in the IC or DoD.
Additional information
Pay: Salary offers are based on candidates' education level and years of experience relevant to the position and also take into account information provided by the hiring manager/organization regarding the work level for the position.
Salary Range: $75,776 - $197,200 (Full Performance, Senior, Expert)
Salary range varies by location, work level, and relevant experience to the position. Training will be provided based on the selectee's needs and experience.
Benefits: NSA offers a comprehensive benefits package.
Work Schedule: This is a full-time position, Monday - Friday, with basic 8hr/day work requirement between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. (flexible).
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
Benefits
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
- Signals intelligence analysis and reporting
- Target development
- Computer science and networking
- Network Security
- Cybersecurity Research
- Information Security
- Military exercises / operational planning
- Data modeling, mining, or science
- ELINT / Geospatial analysis
- Foreign Relations/Partnering
- Legislative Affairs, Policy Development
- Intelligence analysis
- Technical skills
- Analytic editing/writing
- Leadership
- Intelligence Watch and/or Operations Center
- Network incident triage
- Metadata analysis
- Quantitative / Statistical analysis
- Research methodology
- Social network analysis
- Critical foreign languages
- Telecommunications
- Regional studies/expertise relevant to national security
- Information/Data management (archival, historical, metadata tagging/filtering/retrieval)
Relevant Internships, extracurricular activities, and/or foreign study are also considered
Prior military without a degree but with intelligence analysis cryptologic experience will be considered. The ideal candidate has experience in areas of intelligence analysis, is intellectually curious, has a strong desire for learning and is also:
- well-organized and able to handle multiple assignments in a fast-paced environment
- flexible and able to adapt to evolving priorities
- a strong written and oral communicator
- able to synthesize information to solve complex problems
- able to work effectively across several different functional areas in a collaborative environment
- able to provide timely and accurate customer service
Required Documents
The National Security Agency (NSA) is part of the DoD Intelligence Community Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS). All positions in the NSA are in the Excepted Services under 10 United States Codes (USC) 1601 appointment authority. DoD Components with DCIPS positions apply Veterans' Preference to eligible candidates as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 USC, in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, DCIPS Employment and Placement. If you are a veteran claiming veterans' preference, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., you may be asked to submit documents verifying your eligibility.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
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Salary : $75,776 - $197,200