Collection Manager (Jr)

BTS Software Solutions; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive health benefits package

PTO

401K matching and vested from day one

Job summary

BTS Software Solutions in Quantico, VA is seeking a Jr Collection Manager to join the team. You will apply intelligence collection systems to inform customers and collaborate across the IC to optimize collection requirements.

This role requires at least 3 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree or a substitution option. You will develop and validate collection requirements and report findings with strong analytic rigor.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience conducting analysis relevant to the labor category.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field or 7 years of related experience substituted for degree.

Responsibilities

• Receive and analyze intelligence requirements.
• Determine resource availability and capacity.
• Research, develop, draft, coordinate, monitor, and task collection requirements.
• Develop and activate Multi-INT collection strategies to address intelligence gaps.
• Identify unsatisfied and new intelligence requirements in collaboration with all source analysts.
• Provide on-site support to collection analysis and coordinate HUMINT, SIGINT, GEOINT, MASINT, OSINT collection.
• Plan and coordinate the full range of operations and support activities for CONUS/OCONUS.
• Brief leadership on status of operations.

Skills

Analytic reporting

Structured analytic techniques

Independent work with oversight

Statistical analysis

Clear communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

7 years equivalent experience substitution

Tools

Matlab

SPSS

SAS

R

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Job description

BTS is seeking a Collection Manager (Jr) to join the team in Quantico, VA.

Overview

Applies intelligence collection systems and capabilities to inform intelligence consumers of collection developments and relevancy through a range of products. Collaborates across the IC to understand customer intelligence needs and gaps to optimize developing and validating collection requirements for the customer.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Desired Experience: Minimum 3 years of experience conducting analysis relevant to the specific labor category, with at least a portion of the experience within the last 2 years.
• Desired Education: Bachelor'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. An additional 4 years of experience in the specific labor category, for a total of 7 years of experience in the specific labor category, may be substituted for a Bachelor's degree.

What you'll bring

• A working knowledge of the concepts involved in the specific functions outlined in the specified job description.
• Be knowledgeable of and demonstrate the ability to apply IC and DoD classification guidelines and procedures.
• The ability to work semi-independently with oversight and direction.
• The ability to use logic when evaluating and synthesizing multiple sources of information. The understanding of interpreting analysis to include, but not limited to, its meaning, importance, and implications. The ability to defend analytic judgments with sound, logical conclusions and adapt analytic judgments when presented with new information, evolving conditions, or unexpected developments.
• The 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.
• The ability to communicate complex issues clearly in a concise and organized manner both verbally and non-verbally, with strong grammar skills. Demonstrate proficiency using Microsoft Office tools.
• The ability to develop structured research including, but not limited to, obtaining, evaluating, organizing, and maintaining information within security and data protocols.
• The ability to recognize nuances and resolve contradictions and inconsistencies in information.
• Working knowledge 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 Competing Hypotheses, Devil's Advocacy, High-Impact / Low-Impact Analysis, Red Team Analysis and Alternative Futures Analysis.
• The 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.
• The understanding of evaluating collected intelligence reporting, engaging with collection managers, and developing collection requirements.
• Applies intelligence collection systems and capabilities to inform intelligence consumers of collection developments and relevancy through a range of products. Collaborates across the IC to understand customer intelligence needs and gaps to optimize developing and validating collection requirements for the customer.
• Evaluates the efficiency and effectiveness of multi-INT collection against requirements; and the execution of collection plans and strategies to generate reliable and valid intelligence to customers.
• Assesses the value of collected intelligence versus the customers' need(s) and decision making.
• Uses statistical, algorithmic, mining and visualization techniques to find and interpret ISR data sources. Manages large amounts of data, ensures data consistency, produces visualizations and develops models to report findings.
• Assists developing methods and criteria to evaluate whether collection requirements been satisfied, using Measures of Effectiveness (MOEs), Measures of Performance (MOPs), responses to collection plans and strategies, and others, and produces feedback of findings.
• Identifies collection gaps, related trends and opportunities; assesses collection options, tests assumptions, and produces judgements, recommendations and solutions to refine collection. Produces analyses identifying gaps in collections methods, and models future intelligence collection scenarios for Collection Strategists, Intelligence Planners, and Collection Enterprise Architects.
• Demonstrates proficiency conducting statistics and using statistical packages such as, but not limited to, Matlab, SPSS, SAS, S-PLUS, or R. Graduate of an in-residence DoD / IC collection management course.

What you'll do

• Receive and analyze intelligence requirements.
• Determine resource availability and capacity.
• Research, develop, draft, coordinate, monitor, and task collection requirements.
• Develop and activate Multi-INT collection strategies to provide most complete approach to intelligence gaps.
• Design various operational activities, propose recommendations, and identify pros and cons of various operational scenarios.
• Apply various technical collection systems, independently and collectively, to address intelligence collection requirements.
• Evaluate reporting.
• Identify unsatisfied and new intelligence requirements in collaboration with all source analysts.
• Update collection planning.
• Provide on-site support to all source intelligence analysis by submitting requirements for Human Intelligence (HUMINT), Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT), Measurement and Signals Intelligence (MASINT), and Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) collection.
• Plan and coordinate the full range of blended operations and support activities for one or more Continental United States (CONUS) and/or Outside CONUS (OCONUS) operations.
• Provide in-depth research on existing operations, and intelligence assessments based on all source information.
• Collaborate with legal, technical, analytic, counterintelligence, and other Government components to ensure the integrity of ongoing operations.
• Provide operational guidance for ongoing operations.
• Brief leadership on the status of the operations.

Company Overview

BTS Software Solutions is a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business who are community-focused innovators who transform ideas into technology to serve people. We recognize that innovation is only valuable when applied towards a needed solution. Technology has no value without the hard work to turn ideas into reality. Our roots are in helping save Soldiers' lives through technology. We bring that ethos to serving our community. We create solutions that touch people's lives - products to communicate, to connect companies with customers, to stay informed, to save lives, and to enhance lives.

Benefits

• Competitive health benefits package
• PTO
• 401K matching and vested from day one

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

BTS Software Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.