Senior Intel Analyst

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Serve as SMEs for AF NTI operational processes and procedures.
• Research and respond to Requests for Information (RFI) from AF NTI customers utilizing available tools and databases.
• Maintain routine contact and collaborate with AF NTI elements and other 16 AF partners and ensure effective chat channel operations and flow of information between elements.
• Collaborate with supported AFCENT/A2 Staff to maintain situational awareness of the operational environment and evolving CENTCOM/AFCENT priorities.
• Socialize dynamic Combat Air Forces (CAF) operational priorities and targeting/assessment production priorities with National Cryptologic Centers, 16 AF production organizations and theater ISR assets.
• Socialize Intelligence and targeting/assessment analytical efforts with National Cryptologic Centers (NCCs) and 16 AF intelligence production organizations and provide analytic input to Intelligence and Targeting products, to include classification guidance.
• Participate in and provide input to meetings supporting host site and AF NTI customer ISR planning.
• Support AFCENT/A2 staff and their customers in defining, researching, and refining Air and Space Component SIGINT RFIs; provide support in drafting new and revised information needs statements and emphasis requirements.
• Review AF NTI operational processes and procedures for currency and accuracy; provide a Memorandum for Record detailing the results to the local Government AF NTI leadership on a monthly basis.
• Update mission continuity materials, as operational processes and procedures change or are developed; provide updates to the local Government AF NTI leadership for approval and forward updates to Lead Wing for inclusion in the Mission Continuity Plan.
• Review AF NTI training materials for currency and accuracy and provide a MFR detailing the results to the local Government AF NTI leadership and Lead Wing (70 ISRW).
• Update AF NTI training materials as operational processes and procedures change or new ones are developed; provide updates to the local Government AF NTI leadership for approval and forward updates to Lead Wing for inclusion in the Master Training Plan.
• Provide training for current and newly-assigned AF NTI analysts for new and updated operational processes and procedures.
• Provide input to the local Government AF NTI leadership for daily summary report.
• Analyze incoming message traffic to identify evolving situations pertaining to aerospace operations requiring time-sensitive SIGINT support and provide recommendations on courses of action where appropriate.
• Monitor SIGINT reporting through provided information processing systems and through manual database queries.
• Disseminate time-critical SIGINT threat analysis, target identification, geo-location, and other intelligence products to AF NTI customers.
• Research historic and anticipated collection opportunities and activity periods in order to support Intelligence planners in maximizing the effectiveness and efficiency of Air and Space Component ISR operations.
• Communicate with agencies and airborne collection management to coordinate integrated, complimentary planning, employment, assessment of air and space resources.
• Provide support to customer intelligence processes with the assessment of ISR collection products to ensure they are being adequately processed, exploited, and disseminated.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree is highly preferred.
• Minimum of five or more (5+) years of experience as a cryptologic/intelligence analyst, linguist or collector and expertise in the following subject areas is required:
• Joint and combined Air and Space Operations Centers processes;
• Aerospace operations planning and associated documents such as Air Tasking Orders (ATO) and Special Instructions (SPINS);
• National intelligence collection platforms and processes;
• Airborne and other tactical intelligence collection platforms and processes;
• Cryptologic collection, dissemination and retrieval systems, databases and methods;
• SIGINT collection management processes and strategies, and a familiarity with other intelligence disciplines' collection management processes and strategies;
• United States Signals Intelligence Directives (USSID) and cryptologic policies, and a familiarity with other AF and DoD Intelligence Directives and policies;
• Classification manuals/guidelines and Information Sanitization processes;

Physical Demands

• Must be able to lift up to 10-15 pounds.
• Must be able to stand and walk for prolonged amounts of time.
• Must be able to twist, bend and squat periodically.