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This position is in the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS). Employees occupying DCIPS positions are in the Excepted Service and must adhere to U.S. Code, Title 10, as well as Department of Defense Instruction 1400.25. This position is located at the National Ground Intelligence Center, Transnational Directorate, Weapons of Mass Destruction Division, Charlottesville, VA 22911.
Major Duties
- Performs a variety of analytical and computational duties to produce finished scientific and technical intelligence products, including forecasts and overall assessments on foreign country capabilities to produce chemical warfare (CW) agents.
- Researches and analyzes scientific and technical intelligence information related to foreign country CW agent production capabilities, characteristics, limitations and vulnerabilities.
- Responsibilities include all activities associated with the development and maintenance of production facilities; including materials, components, technologies, expertise, equipment, organization and networks.
- Assesses the industrial and military manufacturing processes and technologies applicable to CW including pilot-plant capabilities and associated raw materials, production processes, technologies, capacities and potential rates of precursors/agents.
- Assesses capabilities, characteristics, limitations and vulnerabilities of the equipment and technology used to store and transport precursors and agents to CW-related production facilities, including methods and monitoring of transport and storage.
- Collaborates with Army, DoD and intelligence community colleagues to resolve analytical and computational issues and briefs CW assessments to Army and DoD customers.
Qualifications
Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 10-Point Other Veterans? Rating30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans5-Point Veterans' PreferenceCurrent Army Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) EmployeeCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent DoD Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee (non-Army)Current Permanent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementDisabled Veteran w/ a Service-Connected Disability, More than 10%, Less than 30%Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPrior Federal Service EmployeeUnited States Citizen Applying to a DCIPS Position Army DCIPS positions apply Veteran's Preference to preference eligible candidates as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, DCIPS Employment and Placement. In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as experience applying the principles, concepts and techniques of a complex Science and Technology (S and T) intelligence subject area to produce targeted intelligence products utilizing innovative analytical methods. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GG/GS-12). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Administration and ManagementData Collection and AnalysisPartneringScientific Research
Pay Range
$88,704.00 - $115,313.00