All Source Analyst (Current Intel) - Senior

Aim Point Innovation LLC; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Aim Point Innovation LLC is seeking a Senior Intelligence Analyst with a current Top Secret clearance to provide all-source analytic support for national security issues with regional or functional focus. Responsibilities include daily intelligence briefs, developing products that articulate adversaries’ doctrine and capabilities, and applying ICD 203/206/208/209 tradecraft.

The role requires independent work, strong written and verbal communication, and the ability to lead structured analytic

Qualifications

• Must have a Top Secret/SI security clearance.
• Ability to work semi-independently with oversight and direction.
• Knowledge of IC and DoD classification guidelines and procedures.
• Ability to defend analytic judgements with sound conclusions.

Responsibilities

• Provides current intelligence briefs and products on a daily basis in support of DoDIN, CYBERCOM, and components.
• Ensures products clearly articulate adversaries’ doctrine, objectives and capabilities.
• Uses ODNI/DIA analytic tradecraft and standards (ICD 203/206/208/209).
• Documents Operating Instructions for command-wide programs and initiatives.

Skills

Top Secret Security Clearance

Analytic reasoning

Oral and written communication

Independent work

Structured analytic techniques

Education

Master's degree in a related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

MANDATORY TOP SECRET SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIRED

Conducts analysis using intelligence and information from multiple sources to assess, interpret, forecast, and explain a range of national security issues and developments that are regional or functional in nature. Provides all-source analytic support to collections, operations, investigations, and other defense intelligence analytic requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provides current intelligence briefs and products on a daily basis in support of DoDIN, CYBERCOM, and component operations and defense with short suspense. Includes research and development of current event topics related to cyber threats to the DoDIN and U.S. critical infrastructure/key resources or in support of current operations.
• Ensures products submitted demonstrate knowledge of the pertinent subject matter that clearly articulates the adversaries ' doctrine, objectives and technical capabilities.
• Ensures collection requirements adequately define the ongoing need for information on technically complex subjects.
• Leverages Cyber Intelligence Update articles, J2 Daily Brief slides, or other current intelligence products, as required and uses Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) and Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) all-source analytic tradecraft and standards (to include but not limited to ICD 203, 206, 208, and 209).
• Documents Operating Instructions (OIs) for Command wide programs and initiatives as assigned by the Government.

Qualifications

• MANDATORY TOP SECRET SCI SECURITY CLEARANCE
• Demonstrates working knowledge of the concepts involved in the specific functions outlined in the specified labor category description.
• Knowledgeable of and demonstrates ability to apply IC and DoD classification guidelines and procedures.
• Demonstrates ability to work semi-independently with oversight and direction.
• Demonstrates ability to use logic when evaluating and synthesizing multiple sources of information.
• Demonstrates understanding of interpreting analysis to include, but not limited to, its meaning, importance, and implications.
• Demonstrates ability to defend analytic judgements with sound, logical conclusions and adapt analytic judgments when presented with new information, evolving conditions, or unexpected developments.
• Demonstrates ability to produce timely, logical, and concise analytic reports, documents, assessments, studies, and briefing materials in formats including Microsoft Office tools (e.g. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.), electronic / soft copy matrices and / or web-enabled formats.
• Demonstrates ability to communicate complex issues clearly in a concise and organized manner both verbally and non-verbally; with strong grammar skills.
• Demonstrates ability to develop structured research including, but not limited to, obtaining, evaluating, organizing, and maintaining information within security and data protocols.
• Demonstrates ability to recognize nuances and resolve contradictions and inconsistencies in information.
• Demonstrates ability to work using complex analytic methodologies, such as structured analytic techniques or alternative approaches, to examine biases, assumptions, and theories to eliminate uncertainty, strengthen analytic arguments, and mitigate surprise. Structured analytic techniques include, but not limited to, Analysis of Compet-Impact / Low-Impact Analysis, Red Team Analysis and Alternative Futures Analysis.
• Demonstrates understanding of intelligence collection capabilities and limitations, to include but not limited to, technical sensors / platforms and human intelligence sources related to the labor category.
• Demonstrates understanding of evaluating collected intelligence reporting, engaging with collection managers, and developing collection requirements.
• Demonstrates comprehensive mission knowledge and skills that affirms completion of all developmental training and experiences for the labor category.
• Demonstrates ability to communicate understanding from information that may be incomplete, indirect, highly complex, seemingly unrelated, and / or technically advanced.
• Demonstrates ability to structure analysis based on trends in reporting and a range of analytic perspectives from other analysts, organizations, and intelligence disciplines.
• Demonstrates ability to work independently with minimal oversight and direction.
• Demonstrates ability to collaborate and work with other IC members on information sharing, driving collection, and addressing analytic disputes and conflict resolution.
• Demonstrates ability to develop concise, insightful, and comprehensive products for defense intelligence.
• Demonstrates ability to lead teams in researching multifaceted or critical problems.
• Provides guidance in selecting, designing, and applying analytic methodologies. Uses argument evaluation and validated analytic methodologies to challenge differing perspectives.
• Demonstrates in-depth knowledge and understanding of the labor category activities required to meet mission requirements.
• Demonstrates mastery of qualitative and quantitative analytic methodologies and pursue developments in academia or other fields that affect tradecraft methodology.
• Demonstrates ability to define comprehensive, new, or unique research approaches that enable rigorous assessments to address and contribute to high-level tasks.
• Demonstrates in-depth analysis of analytic operations and knowledge management issues across organizational and intra-IC boundaries and clearly articulates key findings.
• Demonstrates ability to work independently and with minimal oversight.
• Demonstrates ability to review analytic products for cogent arguments, tradecraft standards, and adequate support for conclusions; routinely tests analytic rigor of analytic products.

Desired Experience

• Minimum 12 years of experience related to the specific labor category with at least a portion of the experience within the last 2 years.

Desired Education

• Master's degree in an area related to the labor category from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education; and an additional 5 years of related senior experience, for a total of 17 years, as a substitute to the Master's degree.

Expected Salary Range

• $140,000- $150,000 annually.

This position is contingent upon contract award and/or final funding approval. All offers of employment are tentative and will only be finalized upon official notification of contract win by the client.