CI Specialist

coreone; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Core One seeks a seasoned CI analyst to identify and assess foreign intelligence threats against U.S. national security interests. You will analyze capabilities, collection efforts, and TTPs, and deliver all-source CI studies and briefings to government and mission-partner audiences.

The role requires experience applying structured analytic techniques, evaluating IC/DoD guidelines, and developing training materials for CI operations. Some positions may involve deployment and security clearances.

Qualifications

• Experience applying counterintelligence concepts, principles, methodologies, and analytic tradecraft to identify, assess, and mitigate foreign intelligence threats.
• Experience applying IC and DoD classification guidelines, security requirements, and information-handling procedures to CI research, analysis, intelligence production, and training activities.
• Experience working semi-independently with limited oversight to conduct CI research, threat analysis, intelligence production, and mission support.
• Experience evaluating and synthesizing multiple intelligence sources to identify foreign intelligence capabilities, activities, collection efforts, targeting patterns, TTPs, networks, and objectives.
• Experience developing and defending CI analytic judgments using logical conclusions and supporting evidence, and adapting assessments based on new intelligence, evolving conditions, and emerging threats.
• Experience identifying nuances, contradictions, inconsistencies, intelligence gaps, and indicators within foreign intelligence and counterintelligence reporting.
• Experience applying structured analytic techniques and alternative methodologies to examine biases, assumptions, competing hypotheses, and uncertainty; strengthen analytic arguments; and identify potential foreign intelligence threats and indicators.
• Experience conducting structured CI research, including obtaining, evaluating, correlating, organizing, and maintaining information in accordance with applicable security, classification, and data-handling requirements.
• Experience assessing foreign intelligence collection capabilities and limitations, including HUMINT, technical collection, emerging technologies, and other intelligence disciplines relevant to CI operations.
• Experience evaluating U.S. and foreign partner CI capabilities, collection activities, and TTPs to identify vulnerabilities, threats, indicators, and opportunities to strengthen

Responsibilities

• Identify, monitor, and assess foreign intelligence efforts targeting sensitive U.S. national security information, personnel, activities, capabilities, and interests.
• Analyze foreign intelligence capabilities, collection activities, targeting methodologies, and TTPs to identify threats to U.S. persons, operations, technologies, and national security interests.
• Assess threats posed by emerging technologies and foreign technology developments to U.S. operations, activities, capabilities, and interests.
• Evaluate U.S. and foreign partner counterintelligence capabilities, collection activities, and TTPs to identify vulnerabilities, indicators, and potential foreign intelligence threats.
• Conduct in-depth CI research and all-source analysis to identify, correlate, and assess foreign intelligence activities, networks, targeting patterns, capabilities, and collection objectives.
• Develop and produce all-source CI studies, assessments, reports, briefings, and other intelligence products addressing foreign intelligence threats and operational vulnerabilities.
• Apply CI analytic tradecraft and all-source intelligence to support the development and refinement of CI strategies, priorities, and operational approaches.
• Present CI assessments, threat findings, and analytic judgments to government, military, intelligence, and mission-partner audiences.
• Develop, coordinate, and deliver programs of instruction covering specified collection operations TTPs, processes, and supporting activities relevant to HUMINT and TECHINT operations conducted under DoD authorities.
• Develop instructional materials and practical training content tailored to operational requirements, collection activities, and applicable DoD policies and authorities.
• Apply knowledge gained through completion of an in-residence Fundamentals of Intelligence Analysis course or Military Service equivalent to support CI research, analysis, production, and training activities.

Skills

Counterintelligence concepts

Security classification and handling

Semi-independent work

Structured analytic techniques

Threat assessment and analysis

All-source CI research

CI judgments defense

TTPs and networks analysis

Job description

Join our team at Core One! Our mission is to be at the forefront of devising analytical, operational and technical solutions to our Nation's most complex national security challenges. In order to achieve our mission, Core One values people first! We are committed to recruiting, nurturing, and retaining top talent! We offer a competitive total compensation package that sets us apart from our competition. Core One is a team-oriented, dynamic, and growing company that values exceptional performance!

• This position requires a TS/SCI Clearance.
• This position is contingent on award
• This position may require up to six months of deployment annually

Responsibilities:

• Identify, monitor, and assess foreign intelligence efforts targeting sensitive U.S. national security information, personnel, activities, capabilities, and interests.
• Analyze foreign intelligence capabilities, collection activities, targeting methodologies, and TTPs to identify threats to U.S. persons, operations, technologies, and national security interests.
• Assess threats posed by emerging technologies and foreign technology developments to U.S. operations, activities, capabilities, and interests.
• Evaluate U.S. and foreign partner counterintelligence capabilities, collection activities, and TTPs to identify vulnerabilities, indicators, and potential foreign intelligence threats.
• Conduct in-depth CI research and all-source analysis to identify, correlate, and assess foreign intelligence activities, networks, targeting patterns, capabilities, and collection objectives.
• Develop and produce all-source CI studies, assessments, reports, briefings, and other intelligence products addressing foreign intelligence threats and operational vulnerabilities.
• Apply CI analytic tradecraft and all-source intelligence to support the development and refinement of CI strategies, priorities, and operational approaches.
• Present CI assessments, threat findings, and analytic judgments to government, military, intelligence, and mission-partner audiences.
• Develop, coordinate, and deliver programs of instruction covering specified collection operations TTPs, processes, and supporting activities relevant to HUMINT and TECHINT operations conducted under DoD authorities.
• Develop instructional materials and practical training content tailored to operational requirements, collection activities, and applicable DoD policies and authorities.
• Apply knowledge gained through completion of an in-residence Fundamentals of Intelligence Analysis course or Military Service equivalent to support CI research, analysis, production, and training activities.

Levels:

• Junior: Minimum of one year of experience conducting analysis relevant to this Labor Category
• Mid: Minimum of three (3) years of experience conducting analysis relevant to this Labor Category
• Senior: Minimum of eight (8) years of experience conducting analysis relevant to this Labor Category
• Expert: Minimum of twelve (12) years of experience conducting analysis relevant to this Labor Category

Qualifications:

• Experience applying counterintelligence concepts, principles, methodologies, and analytic tradecraft to identify, assess, and mitigate foreign intelligence threats.
• Experience applying IC and DoD classification guidelines, security requirements, and information-handling procedures to CI research, analysis, intelligence production, and training activities.
• Experience working semi-independently with limited oversight to conduct CI research, threat analysis, intelligence production, and mission support.
• Experience evaluating and synthesizing multiple intelligence sources to identify foreign intelligence capabilities, activities, collection efforts, targeting patterns, TTPs, networks, and objectives.
• Experience developing and defending CI analytic judgments using logical conclusions and supporting evidence, and adapting assessments based on new intelligence, evolving conditions, and emerging threats.
• Experience identifying nuances, contradictions, inconsistencies, intelligence gaps, and indicators within foreign intelligence and counterintelligence reporting.
• Experience applying structured analytic techniques and alternative methodologies to examine biases, assumptions, competing hypotheses, and uncertainty; strengthen analytic arguments; and identify potential foreign intelligence threats and indicators.
• Experience conducting structured CI research, including obtaining, evaluating, correlating, organizing, and maintaining information in accordance with applicable security, classification, and data-handling requirements.
• Experience assessing foreign intelligence collection capabilities and limitations, including HUMINT, technical collection, emerging technologies, and other intelligence disciplines relevant to CI operations.
• Experience evaluating U.S. and foreign partner CI capabilities, collection activities, and TTPs to identify vulnerabilities, threats, indicators, and opportunities to strengthen