Intelligence Research Specialist
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Job Description
Summary
As the Intelligence Research Specialist you will serve as the principal intelligence advisor to organizational leadership and programs through specialized reports/briefings on critical issues. You will conduct research, analyze data, and present findings with a focus on space, counterspace, and emerging technologies. You will assess threats, integrate intelligence from multiple sources, and engage with interagency analysts to ensure information is accurate and briefed to the correct audience.
Who Can Apply
Current NASA federal employee serving on a career, career-conditional, Schedule A for individuals with disabilities, or NASA term appointment that provides eligibility to convert to a permanent appointment.
Duties
- Prepares reports and briefings of a highly specialized and sensitive nature on a range of major intelligence issues that may have a significant impact on the Agency.
- Establishes and maintains liaison contacts with national-level counterparts in the Intelligence Community (IC).
- Identifies NASA's intelligence information needs, gaps in existing intelligence reporting, and recommends possible corrective actions.
- Assesses the validity and reliability of intelligence data and estimate its current and future effects to the Agency's mission and National Security.
- Analyzes evaluates, and integrates all-source intelligence reports and data, to include those from the Intelligence Community (IC) and Department of Defense (DoD), to assess a wide range of threats.
- Performs systematic and detailed multi-source intelligence research and analysis of traditional and non-traditional sources of information to illuminate threats or intelligence issues that may impact the Agency.
Requirements
- Current Federal employees must meet qualifications, time in grade, and 90 days after competitive appointment requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
- If selected, you will be required to complete a financial disclosure statement.
Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.
To qualify for GS-15, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level:
- Creating tailored intelligence briefings and products and presenting to an organization's senior leadership;
- Compiling intelligence products and creating briefings on a range of intelligence topics and issues; and
- Researching and analyzing current finished and unfinished intelligence Information from all available Intelligence Communities (IC) and DoD sources.
Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job.
NASA prohibits the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or AI-assisted tool in drafting application and assessment responses. Please visit https://www.nasa.gov/careers/how-to-apply/#Artificial-Intelligence to review NASA's guidance on the use of AI tools during the application process.
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Evaluation
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be evaluated for this position based on how well you meet the qualifications and eligibility requirements outlined in this vacancy announcement. Your resume and supporting documentation will be reviewed in conjunction with your responses to the assessment questionnaire. As part of the assessment, your responses to the Written Interview prompts will be scored and used to place you into one of three quality groups. These scores, along with your qualifications and supporting materials, will determine your referral status. Please ensure your application materials and responses accurately reflect your experience and competencies, as misrepresentation may result in removal from consideration.
Assessment preview link:https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12844060
These competencies will be assessed using technical assessments. They may also be evaluated during a structured interview:
- Decision Support
- Technical Competence
- Technology Application
- Research
- Information Management
- External Awareness
- Attention to Detail
NASA considers 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.
Under NASA's quality grouping process, applicants will be assessed on the position competencies and placed in one of three groups identified and defined below:
- Best Qualified Group - Applicants who demonstrate a superior level of all evaluation criteria.
- Highly Qualified Group - Applicants who demonstrate a satisfactory level of the evaluation criteria.
- Qualified Group - Applicants who demonstrate the basic qualifications, with general knowledge, skills, and abilities.
- Best Qualified merit promotion candidates. Highly Qualified merit promotion candidates may also be referred, if additional candidates are needed.
- Qualified candidates eligible for consideration under Schedule A or VRA in accordance with veterans' preference rules, as applicable.
- Qualified candidates that are eligible for special hiring authorities or non-competitive hiring authorities.
Required Documents
All submitted resumes must not exceed two (2) pages in length. Resumes longer than two pages will be rejected by USAJOBS. Applicants are strongly encouraged to prioritize including experience and relevant qualifications that directly align with the position advertised. All work experience and accomplishments must be associated with dates (month/year) to allow for accurate qualification assessment.
A complete application package includes a resume, required documents and completion of the vacancy announcement questionnaire. Please see this guidance: . Your resume should describe your specialized experience and support your answers to the vacancy announcement questionnaire.
Please note: if any of the following types of information are included on your resume, your application package will be disqualified:
- Classified or government sensitive information.
- Social Security Number (SSN)
- Photos of yourself
- Personal information, such as age, gender, religious affiliation, etc.
- Encrypted and digitally signed documents.
The following documents are required:
- Resume
- SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action
There may be other supporting documents (Notification of Personnel Action SF-50, licenses, certification, veterans preference, etc.), depending on your answers to the questionnaire and job announcement description, that you may have to submit, please verify your application. Do not submit an OF-306 with your application.
If you are a surplus or displaced employee (CTAP and ICTAP), submit proof that you meet the requirements for CTAP/ICTAP. This includes copies of your agency notice, most recent Performance Rating and most recent Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) noting current position, grade level, and duty location.
If you are a veteran and you are claiming veterans' preference, you must submit a DD214, Certificate of Release from Active Duty, which shows dates of service and discharge under honorable conditions. For more information on veterans' preference and possible other supporting documents that you may have to submit, please visit FedshireVets.
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Job Details
- Department
- Mechanical
- Category
- Business & Finance
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Posted
- Jan 19, 2026, 07:00 PM
- Listed
- Jan 20, 2026, 12:15 AM
- Compensation
- $169,279 - $197,200 per year
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