Imagery Analyst (Hiring Event)
What you'd do
Imagery Analysts analyze and interpret imagery to support U.S. military and policymaker interests. They analyze the activities of countries, regions, and non-state entities, as well as the impact of natural and man-made disasters. In addition, these analysts maintain and build tasking strategies, conduct multi-INT research, populate and exploit intelligence databases, and produce and disseminate i
Major duties
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Band 2 Imagery Analysts 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, with guidance, produce and disseminate intelligence products in established formats. Band 2 Imagery Analysts begin developing knowledge of a broad range of regional or functional issues. They may be required to support relationships with their IC counterparts, international partners, and customers.
What you need to qualify
MANDATORY 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 announcement's mandatory criteria specified in this vacancy announcement: 1) Experience creating products (ex: text, graphics, maps, data, reports, models) that meet customer requirements 2) Experience researching and gathering information from sources. 3) Experience processing and analyzing data or information 4) Experience gathering and documenting information on customer needs EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: A. Education: Bachelor's 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 shades/hues of principal colors; Near visual acuity of 20/20 or better with or without corrective lenses; Stereopsis ability; Hand steadiness DESIRABLE QUALIFICATION CRITERIA: In addition to the mandatory qualifications, experience in the following is desired: 1) Experience performing dynamic GEOINT Imagery analysis, incorporating multiple sources of intelligence. 2) Knowledge of national or commercial imagery systems to include tasking, processing, exploitation, and analysis 3) Experience assessing spatial relationships to analyze and characterize events, activities, or areas of interest. 4) Experience or familiarity coding in Python. 5) Experience monitoring data or information sources to identify patterns or trends.
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