Analytic Methodologist

Amentum company; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

401(k) matching

Educational reimbursement

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Tax-saving options

Disability and life insurance

Pet insurance

Job summary

Amentum is seeking an Analytic Methodologist to support a DIA Analytic Innovations Office contract in Washington, D.C. The role focuses on developing analytic strategies and data schemas, enabling visualization and data-driven intelligence production.

The position emphasizes solving complex questions with robust methods and repeatable procedures. Candidates must hold a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph eligibility, a Master’s degree, and 12 years of relevant experience.

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate strong analytical thinking and problem solving in intelligence contexts.
• Experience with designing data schemas and preparing data for visualization.
• Knowledge of analytic tradecraft standards and best practices.
• Proficiency with scripting and visualization tooling to support repeatable analyses.

Responsibilities

• Develop analytic strategies to resolve key intelligence questions.
• Deconstruct questions and suggest appropriate methodologies.
• Identify, retrieve, manipulate, and exploit structured data sources.
• Evaluate a wide range of analytic methods, models, and algorithms.
• Develop tradecraft guidance to ensure methodological compliance.
• Support full analytic tasks from data organization to probabilistic modeling.

Skills

Analytic thinking

Data analysis

SOP development

Visualization tools

Tradecraft standards

Education

Master’s degree

Tools

Scripting

Data visualization tools

Job description

Amentum is seeking an Analytic Methodologistto support a DIA Analytic Innovations Office Advanced Analytics & Product Evaluation contract in Washington, D.C.

• Supports the development of analytic strategies to resolve key intelligence questions of mission-driven requirements. Works with ambiguous information, deconstructs key questions, suggests methodologies, develops data schema to structured observations, and supports visualization of applicable data. Identifies and evaluates a wide range of existing methods, models, and algorithms to develop more accurate, complete, objective, and anticipatory analysis for intelligence production. Identifies, retrieves, manipulates, relates, and/or exploits structured data sets from all available sources. Uses scripts, visual analytic modeling tools, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for repeatable, widely applicable procedures. Combines empirical or quantitative methods with data analysis for intelligence production of complex and data-driven assessments. Evaluates the capabilities and limitations of analytic methodologies.
• Develop tradecraft guidance and recommendations to ensure that methodologies comply with analytic tradecraft standards.
• Shall support the development and application of analytic methodologies to facilitate the full range of analytic tasks from organizing and exploiting data to modeling probabilistic judgments.
• Deconstruct key questions to suggest appropriate methodologies and identifies and exploits relevant data sources.
• Evaluate a wide range of existing methods, models, and algorithms to identify appropriate analytic applications, or, conversely, identifies analytic use cases to pilot new methods.
• Develop strategies to integrate quantitative methodologies into traditional or qualitative analysis.
• Develop tradecraft guidance and recommendations to ensure that methodologies comply with analytic tradecraft standards.

Requirements

• Must possess a current U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility (TS/SCI).
• Must be able to obtain a polygraph.
• Master’s degree and 12 years

Compensation & Benefits

$140,000-$170,000 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant internal equity, and alignment with market data.)

Compensation Details

$140,000-$170,000

The compensation range or hourly rate listed for this position is provided as a good-faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.

Benefits Overview

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to support you and your priorities. Offerings include:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance

• Paid time off and holidays

• Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)

• Educational reimbursement

• Parental leave

• Employee stock purchase plan

• Tax-saving options

• Disability and life insurance

• Pet insurance

Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.

Original Posting

01/21/2026 - Until Filled

Amentum anticipates this job requisition will remain open for at least three days, with a closing date no earlier than three days after the original posting. This timeline may change based on business needs.

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