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They analyze the activities and interests of countries regions and non-state entities as well as the impact of natural and man-made disasters. In addition these analysts conduct multi-INT research populate and exploit intelligence databases and produceSummaryImagery Analysts maintain and build tasking strategies and analyze and interpret imagery to support U.S. military and policymaker interests. They analyze the activities and interests of countries regions and non-state entities as well as the impact of natural and man-made disasters. In addition these analysts conduct multi-INT research populate and exploit intelligence databases and produceOverviewHelpAccepting applicationsOpen & closing dates 03162026 to 09052026 Salary85447 to - 158322 per year Pay scale & gradeIA 03LocationMany vacancies in the following location McLean VA 1 vacancyTelework eligibleNoTravel RequiredOccasional travel - Occasional Travel RequiredRelocation expenses reimbursedNo Appointment typeTerm - This is a term position not to exceed 5 years.Work scheduleFull-time - Full TimeServiceExceptedPromotion potential3 Job family Series 0132 Intelligence Supervisory statusNoSecurity clearanceSensitive Compartmented InformationDrug testYesAnnouncement number20260088Control number861220900This job is open toHelpThe public U.S. Citizens Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarification from the agencyExternal Applicants OnlyDutiesHelpThe NGA Analysis Directorate seeks experienced motivated proactive full motion video FMV analysts. Analysts work closely with mission partners to ensure effective geospatial-intelligence GEOINT exploitation of FMV data for 247 operations. The nature of the mission requires analysts with strong writing typing critical thinking interpersonal communications and multitasking skills. Analysts will be on a rotational shift work schedule covering 24 hours by 7-day mission requirements. The NGA Analysis Directorate provides GEOINT products and services to mission partners to ensure effective round-the-clock GEOINT expertise and customized professional products based on the exploitation of FMV data. The mission provides great opportunities for analysts to work with cutting-edge persistent surveillance technologies broaden their network with other Intelligence Community analysts and advance their GEOINT analysis tradecraft skills.This is a two 2 year TERM appointment within NGA that may be extended not to exceed 5 years and is not guaranteed. Applicants will be rated and ranked by an agency Qualifications Review Board using only the information submitted for consideration. A Defense Civilian Personnel System DCIPS term employee may be eligible for a non-competitive conversion to a permanent DCIPS permanent appointment at the same pay band and similar or same work role for which initially hired. The term employee must have a successful or better overall rating on the most recent performance evaluation to be eligible for conversion.RequirementsHelpConditions of employmentUS Citizenship is required.Designated or Random Drug Testing required.Security InvestigationSPECIAL INFOAs a condition of employment at NGA persons being considered for employment must meet NGA fitness for employment standards. - U.S. Citizenship- Security Clearance - Top Secret Sensitive Compartmented Information SCI- Polygraph & Drug Test- Direct Deposit- Trial Period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. We may consider performance conduct needs and interests of the agency and whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government and the efficiency of the Federal serviceSPECIAL REQUIREMENTSYou must be able to obtain and retain a Top Secret security clearance with access to SCI. In addition you are subject to a Counterintelligence Polygraph examination in order to maintain access to Top Secret information. All employees are subject to a periodic examination on a random basis in order to determine continued eligibility. Refusal to take the examination may result in denial of access to Top Secret information SAP or unescorted access to SCIFs.Employees with SCI access and who are under NGA cognizance are required 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 Top Secret information Information Systems SAP or unescorted access to SCIFs.NGA utilizes all processes and procedures of the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System DCIPS. Non-executive NGA employees are assigned to five distinct pay bands based on the type and scope of work performed. The employees base salary is established within their assigned pay band based on their unique qualifications. A performance pay process is conducted each year to determine a potential base pay salary increase andor bonus. An employees annual performance evaluation is a key factor in the performance pay process. This position is a DCIPS position in the Excepted Service under 10 U.S.C. 1601. 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 Volume 2005 DCIPS Employment and Placement. If you are an external applicant claiming veterans preference as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C. you must self-identify your eligibility.QualificationsMANDATORY QUALIFICATION CRITERIA For this particular job applicants must meet all competencies reflected under the Mandatory Qualification Criteria to include education if required. Online resumes must demonstrate qualification by providing specific examples and associated results in response to the announcements mandatory criteria specified in this vacancy announcement 1. Experience providing full-motion video FMV imagery analysis especially in a special access or military FMV program.2. Demonstrated experience working collaboratively with others.3. Demonstrated experience with research and analysis imagery andor geospatial analysis.EDUCATION REQUIREMENT A. Education Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in Engineering Foreign Area Studies Geography History International Affairs International Studies Military Science Physical Science Political Science Remote Sensing or a related field. -OR- B. Combination of Education and Experience A minimum of 24 semester 36 quarter hours of coursework in any area listed in option A plus experience working in an Intelligence discipline analyzing and interpreting imagery and maintaining and building tasking strategies or a related area that demonstrates the ability to successfully perform the duties associated with this work. As a rule every 30 semester 45 quarter hours of coursework is equivalent to one year of experience. Candidates should show that their combination of education and experience totals 4 years. -OR- C. Experience A minimum of 4 years of experience working in an Intelligence discipline analyzing and interpreting imagery and maintaining and building tasking strategies or a related area that demonstrates the ability to successfully perform the duties associated with this work.PHYSICAL REQUIREMENT Distinguish principal colors and shadeshues of principal colors Near visual acuity of 2020 or better with or without corrective lenses Stereopsis ability Hand steadinessENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENT Prolonged exposure to video display unitsDESIRABLE QUALIFICATION CRITERIA In addition to the mandatory qualifications experience in the following is desired 1. Experience in meeting requirements on scheduled collaborative work with other organizations in a fast-paced andor constantly changing environment.2. Experience with Geospatial Information Systems GIS.3. Knowledge of national andor Commercial Imaging Systems Image Tasking Image Processing Image Exploitation and writing imagery reports.4. Knowledge of national or commercial imagery systems to include tasking processing exploitation and analysis.Additional informationCandidates 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.BenefitsHelpReview our benefitsHow you will be evaluatedYou will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.Applicants are not required to submit a cover letter for employment consideration with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. However a cover letter is recommended. Applicants will have the option to attach a cover letter in the Qualifications - Attachments step of the online application.APPLICANT EVALUATION PROCESS Applicants will be evaluated for this job opportunity in three stages1 All applicants will be evaluated using the Mandatory Qualification Criteria2 Qualified applicants will then be evaluated by an expert or panel of experts using a combination of qualification criteria to determine the best-qualified candidates3 Best-qualified applicants may then be further evaluated through an interview process.Military retiree applicants if selected may be impacted by the 180-day appointment restrictions of DODI 1402.01. HD personnel will provide additional information if applicable.Applicants are encouraged to carefully review the Assignment Description Additional Information Provided By the Selecting Official and the Qualification Requirements and then construct their resumes to highlight their most relevant and significant experience and education for this job opportunity. This description should include examples that detail the level and complexity of the performed work. Applicants are encouraged to provide any education or degree information referenced in the announcement that is relevant. If education is listed as a mandatory requirement only degrees obtained from an institution accredited by an accrediting organization recognized by the Secretary US Department of Education will be accepted.In accordance with section 9902h of title 5 United States Code annuitants reemployed in the Department of Defense shall receive full annuity and salary upon appointment. They shall not be eligible for retirement contributions participation in the Thrift Savings Plan or a supplemental or re-determined annuity for the reemployment period. Discontinued service retirement annuitants i.e. retired under section 8336d1 or 8414b1A of title 5 United States Code appointed to the Department of Defense may elect to be subject to retirement provisions of the new appointment as appropriate. See DoD Instruction 1400.25 Volume 300. Reemployed annuitants must meet additional selection criteria as outlined in the DODI 1400.25 v300. All candidates will be considered without regard to race color religion sex national origin age marital status disability or sexual orientation. NGA provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. Applications will only be accepted online. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process please notify us at recruitmentnga.mil. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis.BenefitsHelpReview our benefitsRequired documentsRequired DocumentsHelp None 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 andor 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. How to ApplyHelpApplication submission involves applying using NGAs online application process at NGA Careers Portal. Additional information concerning NGAs hiring process can be found by visiting NGA Hiring Process.All announcements close at 1159PM EDT on the closing date listed. Be sure to complete and submit your application by that time in order to be considered.ONLY ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.Both applicants for employment and current employees of NGA are entitled to request religious accommodations from generally applicable employment-related rules and requirements so long as the accommodation requested would not result in an undue hardship to the conduct of NGAs business.You can apply for the job opening at httpscareers.nga.milpspCAREERSEMPLOYEEHRMScHRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBLPageHRS_APP_JBPST_FL&ActionU&FOCUSApplicant&SiteId1&JobOpeningId20260088&PostingSeq2Agency contact informationRecruitmentPhone571-557-1999EmailRecruitmentnga.milAddress NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Mailstop S44-HDR7500 GEOINT Drive Springfield VA 22150 US Next stepsAfter visiting the NGA Careers Portal and applying via NGAs online application process applicants can follow their status via that same NGA online application functionality. Several other topics relating to what is involved in the hiring process and how long it takes can be found by visiting the NGA Hiring Process.Fair and transparentThe Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity EEO Policy Financial suitability New employee probationary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodation policy Selective Service Signature and false statements Social security number request Required DocumentsHelp None 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 andor 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. How to ApplyHelpApplication submission involves applying using NGAs online application process at NGA Careers Portal. Additional information concerning NGAs hiring process can be found by visiting NGA Hiring Process.All announcements close at 1159PM EDT on the closing date listed. Be sure to complete and submit your application by that time in order to be considered.ONLY ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.Both applicants for employment and current employees of NGA are entitled to request religious accommodations from generally applicable employment-related rules and requirements so long as the accommodation requested would not result in an undue hardship to the conduct of NGAs business.You can apply for the job opening at httpscareers.nga.milpspCAREERSEMPLOYEEHRMScHRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBLPageHRS_APP_JBPST_FL&ActionU&FOCUSApplicant&SiteId1&JobOpeningId20260088&PostingSeq2ExpandHide how to applyAgency contact informationRecruitmentPhone571-557-1999EmailRecruitmentnga.milAddress NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Mailstop S44-HDR7500 GEOINT Drive Springfield VA 22150 US Next stepsAfter visiting the NGA Careers Portal and applying via NGAs online application process applicants can follow their status via that same NGA online application functionality. Several other topics relating to what is involved in the hiring process and how long it takes can be found by visiting the NGA Hiring Process.ExpandHide next stepsFair and transparentThe Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity EEO Policy Financial suitability New employee probationary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodation policy Selective Service Signature and false statements Social security number request SummaryImagery Analysts maintain and build tasking strategies and analyze and interpret imagery to support U.S. military and policymaker interests. They analyze the activities and interests of countries regions and non-state entities as well as the impact of natural and man-made disasters. In addition these analysts conduct multi-INT research populate and exploit intelligence databases and produceOverviewHelpAccepting applicationsOpen & closing dates 03162026 to 09052026 Salary85447 to - 158322 per year Pay scale & gradeIA 03LocationMany vacancies in the following location McLean VA 1 vacancyTelework eligibleNoTravel RequiredOccasional travel - Occasional Travel RequiredRelocation expenses reimbursedNo Appointment typeTerm - This is a term position not to exceed 5 years.Work scheduleFull-time - Full TimeServiceExceptedPromotion potential3 Job family Series 0132 Intelligence Supervisory statusNoSecurity clearanceSensitive Compartmented InformationDrug testYesAnnouncement number20260088Control number861220900 Previous resultNext result Your session is about to expire
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