Archived listing. The details below describe a past opening.
Summary You will serve as a GG-13 all-source intelligence subject matter expert (SME) and targeting officer. You will plan, develop, and coordinate intelligence and operational projects and assignments that support squadron priorities and missions. This position is located at COMNAVSPECWARDEVGRU in Dam Neck, Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Duties You will evaluate, interpret, and integrate all-source intelligence in either the regional, political, or military intelligence fields for the Asian/Pacific Area of Responsibility and/or in the counter-proliferation intelligence field. | You will oversee intelligence operations and activities to support plans, policies, procedures, and concept development in support of command requirements. | You will utilize significant experience in all intelligence disciplines to identify intelligence gaps, specify collection requirements, and develop analytical tools and methodologies to cope with gaps. | You will prepare new or revised intelligence products that include briefings, automated and manual databases, studies, estimates, and analyses and evaluations relative to the capabilities and actions of foreign countries. | You will plan, implement, and maintain databases for intelligence assignments required to process all-source material and the production of technical or operational intelligence in assigned area(s).
Qualifications
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GG/GS-12 grade level in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following such as:
- Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) on intelligence analysis, tradecraft, and processes in all-source intelligence and targeting;
- Interpret, evaluate, and integrate all-source intelligence analysis and targeting to assess the relevance and significance of potential threats to mission goals and objectives;
- Identify intelligence gaps and analyze and apply various intelligence collection methods to task systems effectively and close gaps;
- Produce organizational and national level intelligence products for presentation at high level briefings;
- Represent the organization by participating in or chairing working groups or conferences to discuss mutual intelligence problems and share insight within the intelligence community.
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series
Additional qualification information can be found from the following DON DCIPS policy website:
https://www.secnav.navy.mil/doni/Naval%20Intelligence%20Activity/Chapter%205%20-%20Employment%20and%20Placement.pdf Education N/A How you will be evaluated In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience.
When the application process is complete, we will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcement. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume and application package, along with your supporting documentation to determine your ability to demonstrate the following competencies:
Analytical Techniques
Collection Resources Management
Oral Communication
Partnering
Problem Solving
This recruitment will utilize the following technical assessment tools: Structured Resume Review, Structured Interview.
If after reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, a determination is made that you inflated your qualifications and/or experience, your score may be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities or you may be found ineligible/not qualified. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.
Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.
All eligibility and qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. How to apply Click the Apply Online button to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account.
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
- Complete resume with relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be considered. Your resume must show complete information for each job entry to support minimum qualifications. The following information should be provided in your resume: employer's name, starting and end dates (Mo/Yr), hours per week if experience was less than full time (35-40 hours per week), and pay plan, series and grade level (e.g. GS-0201-09) for relevant federal experience. TIP: A good way to ensure you include all essential information is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to create your resume.
- Supporting documentation
Failure to submit a complete application package will result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration.
Your complete application must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 10/20/2026. Applications received after 10/20/2026 will generally result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration. If more than one resume is received, only the last resume received and processed will be reviewed.
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You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application.
Do not email or send hard copy resumes/applications to the Contact Information or Agency Information listed in this vacancy announcement. All resumes/applications received at the addresses listed in the Contact Information or Agency Information will be destroyed and will not be considered for this vacancy announcement.
It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that all information in their resume and documents are legible and accurate. HR will not modify answers/documents submitted by an applicant. Other information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.
Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.
A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.
Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf
During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.
ICTAP does not apply to Excepted Service positions.
Recruitment incentives may be authorized to eligible new hires.
PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.
All Defense Intelligence positions under the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) are in the excepted service by specific statue, 10 U.S.C. 1601. This position is in the excepted service and does not confer competitive status.
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May work weeks other than Monday-Friday.
Travel on military or civilian aircraft, waterborne craft, deploy onboard ships, serve at remote sites as required.
May be exposed to hazardous or hostile environments.
May be authorized and required to carry a weapon and must be qualified with the weapon.
This position is covered by the domestic violence amendment (Lautenberg Amendment) of the Gun Control Act of 1966.
Required to report to command when requested.
May be required to travel approximately 25% of the time.