Summary This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Coast Guard, Eighth Coast Guard District; Operations Division, Office of Law Enforcement and Intelligence, Brownville, TX Responsibilities The position serves as an Intelligence Operations Specialist, responsible for collecting, reviewing, evaluating, interpreting, and analyzing law enforcement intelligence on all maritime threats in and around the ports and riverine waterways. Producing intelligence reports, disseminating tactical and operational intelligence to the port level operational commander, Coast Guard Maritime Intelligence Fusion Centers, Intelligence Coordination Center, and other Intelligence and Law Enforcement agencies. Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include: Collecting–Conduct overt human intelligence, imagery intelligence and other law enforcement intelligence collection. Researching and Analyzing – Obtain, review, evaluate, interpret and perform first order analysis of law enforcement intelligence on maritime threats. Report Writing– Produce field intelligence and field analytic reports. Liaison– Perform liaison functions with the US Intelligence Community, Law Enforcement agencies, CG members and maritime partners. Communicating– Write, speak, brief and communicate via several methods to decision makers, intelligence personnel, law enforcement personnel, CG members and maritime partners. Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship is required. Drug test is required. This position requires a Top Secret/SCI clearance. Applicant must be able to read, write and speak Engilsh/Spanish fluently The position requires a valid state driver's license. Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. This includes Time-In-Grade requirements for current status employees applying through merit promotion procedures. Status applicants applying for a promotion must have 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade. Qualifications Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and ability to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line work. Specialized experience includes: conducting human intelligence or law enforcement intelligence operations; conducting intergovernmental operations and liaison activities; writing intelligence collection reports and analysis; researching and analyzing intelligence topics; briefing intelligence topics in a public setting; semi-autonomous work as an intelligence officer, law enforcement investigator, or special agent. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Education This position does not have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. For further information on the evaluation of foreign education, refer to the U.S. Department of Education's web site at click here Additional Information Applicants will be required to complete questions contained on the Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306) at the time a tentative job offer is made. At the time of appointment, selectees will be required to update the OF-306. Certain responses on the form could pose a problem with suitability for employment determinations. If you are selected for this position, you will be subject to a determination of your suitability for Federal employment. All selectees are subject to an appropriate investigation as a condition of placement into this position. Certain investigation levels may automatically require a credit check after initial job qualifications have been met. For those positions that do not automatically require a credit check, it may later be required if the initial investigation surfaces a potential issue. Visit: OPM Mythbuster DHS uses E-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about your rights and responsibilities at click here Recruitment incentives may be authorized. Moving expenses may be paid. All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit. For Veterans' preference eligibility, visit Veterans' Employment Resources. Veterans, Peace Corps/VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility and to understand the documentation that would be required with your application, click on the links above and contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement. If you need a reasonable accommodation for the application and hiring process, please contact 202-795-6308. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Visit Reasonable Accommodation