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Summary This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United States Coast Guard (USCG), Deputy Commandant for Operations, Assistant Commandant for Intelligence & Criminal Investigations, Coast Guard Cryptologic Group (CGCG), Ft. Meade, MD. Responsibilities You will serve as an Intelligence Operations Specialist with the CGCG at the National Security Agency (NSA), Ft. Meade, Maryland. You will also serve as the CGCG’s Technical Director, staff advisor, and subject matter expert for Cryptology/Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), addressing a wide variety of issues pertaining to the compliance, application and integration of Coast Guard (CG) SIGINT/cryptology capabilities, requirements, and policies within the NSA. Typical work assignments include: Serving as the Technical Director, principal advisor, and policy consultant to the Commander, CGCG and acts as the primary liaison with other intelligence activities by formulating specific strategies and actions; briefing top agency officials, service personnel, and other high-level political or policy officials; advising CG and CGCG command on topics within this assigned specialty field; representing top echelon intra-and inter-agency planning or work groups; and coordinating outreach to the Intelligence Community (IC) and government agencies. Providing intelligence expertise and recommendations in new Cryptology capabilities; evaluating the overall effectiveness and adequacy of CG Cryptology infrastructure; and assessing unforeseen developments, new phenomena, and difficulties encountered and recommending changes in the direction and approach of the organization. Serving as subject matter expert with respect to regulatory impact on sensitive Cryptology programs. Researching and writing reports or other working documents on complex Cryptology program issues, providing expert guidance or analysis within the CG and IC. Identifying key policy issues and priorities, conducting analyses, evaluating alternative agency strategies, and making definitive recommendations for the CGCG and the SIGINT Program Manager. Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship is required. The applicant is subject to pre-appointment and random drug testing. Selective Service Registration is required. Must be able to complete a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI). A non-disclosure agreement must be signed. This position is subject to pre-appointment polygraph testing. A Counterintelligence Scope Polygraph is required. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Qualifications At the GS-14 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 grade level in the federal sector. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the knowledge, skill, and ability to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work such as: Making recommendations to senior executives/senior management, and offering guidance in the development of intelligence requirements, intelligence program of analysis, and intelligence production and dissemination plans particularly as it relates to intelligence information sharing with stakeholders and coordination of such information sharing for the organization; Collaborating and closely coordinating with intelligence, industry, and other agency security and law enforcement community partners to ensure comprehensive understanding, informed analysis, planning, reporting and information sharing; Providing broad strategic and operational guidance to advance and sustain cryptologic near, mid, and long-range objectives; Developing, projecting and revising long-range estimates within the intelligence infrastructure. 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. See Required Documents section for detail. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications 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. Selectee for this position who are newly appointed to a permanent position are authorized to receive a one-time recruitment incentive of 10% of the salary, including locality for this position. Receipt of the bonus will require a 12-month service agreement. Selectee for this position who are current federal employees on permanent appointments and will be moving outside of the current commuting area of their current position to accept this position are authorized to receive a one-time relocation incentive of 10% of the salary including locality for this position. Receipt of the bonus will require a 12-month service agreement. The employee must establish a residence in the new geographic area prior to payment. Selectee for this position who are newly appointed to a permanent or term position may be eligible for student loan repayment up to $10,000 (pre-tax) for one calendar year. More than one loan may be repaid if the combined repayments do not exceed $10,000. Receipt of incentive will require a three year service agreement. Moving expenses will be paid in accordance with appropriate regulations. 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. More than 1 selection may be made from this announcement if additional identical vacancies in the same title, series, grade, and unit occur within 90 days from the date the certificate was issued. If you need a reasonable accommodation for the application and hiring process, please contact 202-795-6262. 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