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INTELLIGENCE SPECIALIST

Department of the Air Force HeadquartersPatrick AFB, Florida, United StatesFull-time$107,228 - $139,398 per yearPosted Nov 10, 2026Closes Nov 17, 2026

Department of the Air Force Headquarters has an opening for an INTELLIGENCE SPECIALIST in Patrick AFB, Florida, United States. The listing describes it as a full-time position.

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Department of the Air Force Headquarters has an opening for an INTELLIGENCE SPECIALIST in Patrick AFB, Florida, United States. The listing describes it as a full-time position.

Pay stated in the listing: $107,228 - $139,398 per year.

Visa sponsorship is not mentioned. Applicants from outside United States should check the official work permit route before applying.

Dev Global Jobs found this job on USAJobs on Nov 10, 2026; applications close on Nov 17, 2026.

Employer
Department of the Air Force Headquarters
Location
Patrick AFB, Florida, United States
Job type
Full-time
Pay
$107,228 - $139,398 per year
Found
Nov 10, 2026 on USAJobs
Closes
Nov 17, 2026
Employer text
1,162 words, about 5 min to read
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$86,977 average / year

This job's listed pay is 42% above the benchmark.

This job: $107,228 to 139,398

Source: OECD Average annual wages, 2025

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  • H-1B specialty occupation: Employer petition, bachelor's degree or higher in the specialty; annual cap and lottery
  • L-1 intracompany transferee: Employees of a related company abroad transferring to a US office
  • O-1 extraordinary ability: Evidence of extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics

Official routes: USCIS

Job description

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THIS IS AN AIR RESERVE TECHNICIAN OFFICER POSITION. This is an Air Reserve Technician (ART) Officer position located at 71 SURVEILLANCE SQ with the military rank of Lt Col, AFSC: 14N3. For questions concerning military eligibility please contact the Air Force Reserve Qualification Center at 1-800-257-1212. This is a GG-13 position in the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS).

The GG-13 duties for the "Professional" work category are at the "Senior" work level and are equivalent to those at the GS-13 level. The selectee's salary will be set within the grade equivalent to a GS/GG grade based on the selectee's qualifications in relation to the job. In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management Positions.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Applicant must possess quality level experience which demonstrates the possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for successful job performance required for this position. Quality experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled.

Examples of creditable experience include knowledge of world-wide ISR operational requirements and associated processes to support Combatant Commands and Theater Air Force Component Commands and understanding of ISR concepts, capabilities, and operations; knowledge must also include laws, regulations, policies, and precedents which affect Flight ISR operational programs and related support resources; knowledge of and ability to formulate operational and training plans and policies pertaining to ISR operations and training and unit operational and training activities; knowledge of advanced management and organizational principles and practices and major issues, program goals, missions, functions, administrative operations of the ISR Group, 10 AF, and HQ AFRC; knowledge and understanding of a comprehensive range of staff concepts, objectives, policies, management/organizational techniques, and military command.

Note: Creditable experience may include previous military experience, experience gained in the private sector, or experience gained in another government agency. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: 1.

Must be fully qualified and experienced intelligence officer preferably having operational experience in at least two of the below intelligence disciplines/operations: HUMINT, GEOINT/MASINT, SIGINT, All-Source Analysis/Fusion Analysis, DCGS, Targeting, Acquisition Intelligence, collection management, analytical production management, and dissemination. Experience desired in ISR operations, and TCPED of national, Global Hawk, U2 and Predator/Reaper Platforms, as one of the two ISR operational areas. 2.

Senior level knowledge of world-wide ISR operational requirements and associated processes to support Combatant Commands and Theater Air Force Component Commands and understanding ofISR concepts, capabilities, and operations. Knowledge must also include laws, regulations, policies, and precedents which affect Flight ISR operational programs and related support resources. 3.

Knowledge of and ability to formulate operational and training plans and policies pertaining to ISR operations and training and unit operational and training activities; knowledge of advanced management and organizational principles and practices and major issues, program goals, missions, functions, administrative operations of the ISR Group, 10 AF, and HQ AFRC. 5.

Knowledge and understanding of a comprehensive range of staff concepts, objectives, policies, management/organizational techniques, and military command; knowledge of operational and training programs throughout the group m order to conduct studies, analyze findings, and make recommendations on substantive operating programs. 6.

Ability to gather, assemble, and analyze facts, draw conclusions, conduct analysis, devise recommended solutions, and package the entire process in briefings, papers, or reports suitable for top management use and decision-making (to include civilian and military); ability to plan and organize workload and activities, manage multiple taskings, and communicate effectively both orally and in writing; ability to integrate Air Force Reserves into ISR operations and maintenance missions to include training while ensuring command/control oversight and tasking authorities are properly executed.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT CONTINUED: This is an Air Reserve Technician (ART) Officer position. The incumbent is required to meet and maintain Air Force Reserve requirements. The incumbent''s regular assignments are ART duties; however, the incumbent may be assigned some non-ART duties, generally not to exceed 30 percent of total responsibilities. Work schedule will be aligned to allow incumbent to fully participate in unit training assemblies (UTA).

The incumbent must be eligible for Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) Access. This position has been identified as a drug testing designated position. The incumbent of this position may be selected for random drug testing, and be subject to reasonable suspicion testing and safety mishap or accident testing. PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work.

You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

The primary purpose of this position is: as an Air Reserve Technician (ART) officer, to serve as the ISR Flight Commander in AFRC Squadrons.

The incumbent has responsibility for all ISR operational training and operational matters for the unit. - Provides expertise on Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) operations, HUMINT, SIGINT, GEOINT/MASINT, Acquisition Intelligence, Targeting, All-Source/ Fusion Analysis, and intelligence products for execution of JSR tasking, collection, processing, analysis and dissemination. - Organizes, plans, and oversees the activities of the Group's operations and training programs.

Exercises responsibility and authority for planning and managing command/control oversight and tasking of tasking of Air Force Reserve forces conducting/ supporting multi-disciplined ISR operations (to include HUMINT, SIGINT, GEOINT/MASINT, Acquisition Intelligence, All-Source/Fusion Analysis, DCGS, and Targeting) supporting the U.S.

Air Force, DoD, and National level Agencies in the areas of foreign intelligence, foreign counterintelligence, counterterrorism, anti-terrorism, combat operations, and peacekeeping/peace building operations worldwide. - Serves as an AFRC ISR expert, interfacing with AFRC and AF ISR Operations Centers, to maintain command/control/oversight and tasking of Air Force Reserve Forces within the ISR Squadron as well as Regular Air Force (RegAF) ISR units, missions, and operations. - Manages the Flight operations and training, apportioning and scheduling programs for ISR members.

Analyzes Air Force Reserve capability against standing and dynamic ISR collection requirements and operational ISR requirements to execute operations and training to satisfy those requirements. - Manages ISR training and readiness for the ISR Flight.

May serves as the Group or Squadron's lead for ISR training and readiness for highly technical and multi-intelligence discipline/operations (to include HUMINT, SIGINT, GEOINT/MASINT, Acquisition Intelligence, All-Source/Fusion Analysis, DCGS, and Targeting) supporting the U.S. Air Force, DoD, and National level Agencies in the areas of foreign intelligence, foreign counterintelligence, counterterrorism, anti-terrorism, combat operations, and peacekeeping/peace building operations worldwide.

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