Counterterrorism Analyst MID

Amentum; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Amentum seeks a Counterterrorism/Insurgency Analyst in Reston, VA to produce all-source intelligence assessments, warn of threats, and support DoD policy and operations. You will analyze terrorist networks, coordinate with IC partners, and deliver finished products to senior leaders, with a focus on ICD 203 standards and collection management.

This role requires 5 years of experience, TS/SCI with Poly, and a high school/GED or higher; the team provides mission-critical support to DoD and

Qualifications

• Experience producing finished all-source intelligence products for senior officials.
• Ability to coordinate with multiple IC partners and ensure timely delivery.
• Familiarity with ICD 203 standards and analytic tradecraft.

Responsibilities

• Produce strategic and operational intelligence products on counterterrorism topics.
• Research data and intelligence to support policy, planning, and operations.
• Coordinate products across DIA, IC partners, and stakeholders.
• Deliver briefings and written reports to senior DoD leadership and partners.

Skills

All-source analysis

Counterterrorism

Strategic reporting

Effective communication

Education

High School/GED

Job description

Purpose and Impact

Amentum provides warning and all-source analytical support to DIA’s Defense Combating Terrorism Office to drive DoD policy, planning, and operational decisions to counter regional and transnational terrorism threats. We conduct mission-critical counterterrorism analysis focused on operational and strategic effects against emerging terrorist threat networks and identities operating globally with intent to harm U.S. persons, facilities, and interests. Our work includes delivering national watchlisting support to the TIDE database, providing expert assessments for the Pentagon/Joint Staff, and 24/7/365 support to DoD and senior policy decision makers, as well as international and interagency partners, on predictive threat assessments regarding transnational and regional terrorist threats. Amentum analysts also support the Congressionally-mandated Prisoner of War/Missing in Action cell with analysis, collection, and 24/7 support to the U.S. government for global hostage threats or events against U.S. citizens.

Work Schedule

First Shift - 8 hours per day

Essential Responsibilities

Counterterrorism/Insurgency Analysts provide strategic expertise on terrorist personalities, networks, facilities, intentions, capabilities, tactics, training, weapons, to include use of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear (CBRN), etc. to warn of attacks, disrupt networks, and defeat transnational terrorism. CT Analysts shall:

• Conduct research and analysis of data, information, and intelligence to produce a wide range of finished all-source intelligence products for senior U.S. defense department and government officials, U.S. Combatant Commands (CCMDs) that are in accordance with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) and DIA Analytical Standards.
• Produce in-depth strategic and operational analysis of transnational terrorist networks and activities. Finished intelligence products shall include, standard and nonstandard DIA products as well as briefings for the tactical and strategic customers. Coordinate all products within DIA and with other IC partners. Meet formatting, classification, and dissemination guidelines when developing products.
• Possess knowledge of capabilities and limitations of intelligence collection disciplines, to include general technical sensors/platforms and human intelligence sources in area of responsibility. Knowledge of IC collection management cycle, processes, systems, and tools. Knowledge of collection strategies, collection requirements, targeting, assessment, feedback, and source validation/vetting processes. Drive collection to identify and answer intelligence gaps. Work closely and effectively with collectors in all phases of the intelligence cycle.
• Demonstrate knowledge and experience with applying SIGINT, GEOINT, OSINT, and HUMINT data sets and databases to identify transnational terrorist networks and their key actors.
• Support DoD field collectors and determine the best methodology to prepare and produce integrated intelligence products including targeting products in direct support of special operations.
• Provide analytical support for special operations and conventional activities to include temporary duty (TDY) support to partner nations.
• Provide support to national and DoD/CCMD level planning efforts to include contingency and crisis planning.
• Demonstrates ability to review analytic products for cogent arguments, tradecraft standards, and adequate support for conclusions; routinely tests analytic rigor of analytic products.
• 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 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 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 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 proficiency using Microsoft Office tools.
• 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.
• Respond to customer requests for terrorism information with both oral and written products at the strategic, operational and tactical levels. Participate in meetings, conferences, and working groups and provide strategic and operational analysis of transnational terrorism issues in assigned focus area.

Minimum Requirements (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

Counterterrorism / Insurgency Analyst – Produces IC-coordinated all-source intelligence analytic products on non-state actors such as terrorist and insurgency groups and their activities worldwide. Analysis includes, but is not limited to, identifying, exposing, and exploiting terrorist / insurgent planning, operations, vulnerabilities; chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosives (CBRNE) terrorist tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs); providing warning; and pattern of life and network development analysis. Provides analytic support to counterterrorism and counter insurgency operations. Supports the tracking, identifying, entering, and management of identity information on known or suspected terrorists as well as nominating identities as terrorist threats.

Demonstrates strong understanding of the 200 Series of ODNI’s ICDs: 203 - Analytic Standards, 206 - Sourcing Requirements for Disseminated Products, and 208 - Write for Maximum Utility.

Produce formal written strategic counterterrorism and or all source intelligence assessments, products, graphics and briefings in accordance with ICD 203, DIA and ODNI standards as appropriate. Demonstrates ability to use research databases (e.g., Global Terrorism Database) and use quantifiable matrices in a professional setting to prepare written and oral products on complex topics.

Security Clearance Required

• TS/SCI w/Poly

Minimum Education

• High School/GED

Minimum Years of Experience

• 5 years

Preferred Qualifications