Biological Weapons Analyst

Knight Federal Solutions Inc; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Knight Federal Solutions Inc in Reston, VA seeks an experienced analyst to perform BW programs analysis across doctrine, strategy, plans, and resources. You will identify capabilities, security, and vulnerabilities of BW programs, and monitor procurement activities to detect dual-use transactions.

The role emphasizes independent work and strong analytic rigor. Requirements include a bachelor’s degree with about 8 years of related experience, and the ability to operate across IC boundaries,

Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of labor category activities to meet mission requirements.
• Mastery of qualitative and quantitative analytic methodologies and related developments.
• Ability to define comprehensive, new or unique research approaches for rigorous assessments.
• In-depth analysis of analytic operations across IC boundaries and clear articulation of findings.

Responsibilities

• Performs BW programs analysis covering doctrine, strategy, plans, policies and resources.
• Identifies capabilities, security and vulnerabilities of BW programs and facilities.
• Performs BW proliferation and procurement analysis by monitoring related entities.
• Identifies supply chain vulnerabilities and procurement needs for BW programs.

Skills

Qualitative analysis

Quantitative analysis

Independent work

Analytic writing

Tradecraft methodologies

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Description

Knight Federal Solutions is a trusted provider to industry leading prime contractors, the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community. We have established a company culture that supports our employees, their families and the communities in which they live and work. When you join our team you belong to a group of people that work hard, strive for greatness and care about people.

Our hard work is evident in everything we do. Whether it be supporting large government programs in the areas of Simulation and Training, Information Technology, Intelligence or Engineering we always strive to be the best. It is for this reason that we have been recognized as a World Class Team Supplier by Northrop Grumman and were also named one of Florida’s fastest growing companies by Inc. Magazine.

As Knight Federal Solutions continues to grow, we look forward to hiring the best and the brightest to join us in our success!

Role Responsibilities

• Performs BW programs analysis to include, but not limited to, national and military doctrine, strategy, plans, policies, intentions, command force structures, and resources relating to current, emerging and future programs.
• Identifies technical capabilities, security, and vulnerabilities of BW programs, to include and not limited to BW production, stockpile, logistics and security, research and development, scientists, BW facilities characteristics and other related BW facilities.
• Performs BW proliferation and procurement analysis by identifying, and monitoring entities involved in sale or transfer of controlled and dual-use BW related goods.
• Identify supply chain vulnerabilities as well as identify procurement needs for BW programs

Requirements

Basic Requirements:

• 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: Bachelor's degree with a minimum 8 years of experience related to the specific labor category with at least a portion of the experience within the last 2 years.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Physical requirements may include, but are not limited to, lifting, ascending, and descending stairs, climbing, extended sitting or standing, to various degrees.

Knight Federal Solutions provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information or any other protected classification.