Functional Area Expert (Information Advantage Analyst (ElectronicBattle/Information Environment)

Chitra Productions; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Chitra Productions seeks a Functional Area Expert Information Advantage Analyst to advise on IE operations and information warfare within the Army’s cyberspace and information environment. The role emphasizes integrating IO, EW, cyber, intelligence, and strategic communications to gain information superiority.

The senior specialist analyzes adversary information capabilities, supports planning and experiments, and delivers operational recommendations to leadership with a focus on DOTMLPF-P

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in a related discipline and 10–15+ years of information operations, intelligence, cyber, EW, and planning experience.
• Experience analyzing adversary information capabilities, narratives, and decision processes.
• Strong briefing, communication, and analytical skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Serve as principal advisor on Information Advantage, IO, and IE activities.
• Analyze adversary information capabilities, narratives, and decision-making processes.
• Assess effectiveness of information-related capabilities across operations.
• Support campaigns to influence target audiences and decision-makers.
• Integrate intelligence, cyber, EW, public affairs, MISO, and space capabilities.
• Develop MOEs and MOPs for operational assessments.
• Conduct IE analysis and impact assessments.
• Support wargaming, modeling, and simulation for information advantage.
• Provide executive briefings and strategic recommendations.
• Advise senior leaders on warfare risks and opportunities.

Skills

Information environment analysis

Influence and narrative assessment

Intelligence fusion

Cyber and EW integration

Data analytics and visualization

Social network analysis

Operational planning

Campaign assessment methodologies

Strategic communications analysis

Artificial intelligence and info ops

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Political Science, Intl Relations, Intelligence Studies, Cybersecurity, CS, Systems Engineering, Communications, Psychology, Data Science

Tools

Palantir Gotham

ArcGIS Pro

Tableau

Power BI

STK

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Functional Area Expert (Information Advantage Analyst (Electronic
Battle/Information Environment) to provide support to the CBL Battle Lab Facility located at Fort
Gordon GA. All work will be performed onsite. This contract will support the CBL mission to
Provide experimentation support to the C- CDID with dynamic network experimentation
integrated with CO, DODIN-A, EW, and IA through the Cyber Battle Lab’s Experimentation
Branch (EB), Environments Support Branch (ESB), and the Army Persistent Experimentation
Environment (APEN) Cyber Enterprise Service Center (CESC). The CBL Experimentation
Support contract will provide support in the form of experiments, assessments, analyses, and
network support that will validate proposed new technical solutions to resolve known Doctrine,
Organization, Training, Material, Leadership & Education, Personnel, Facilities Policy
(DOTMLPF-P) capability gaps within the CO, EW, Network, and IA force modernization lines
of effort

Position Summary

The Functional Area Expert (FAE) Information Advantage Analyst serves as a senior subject
matter expert responsible for analyzing, assessing, and advising on operations within the
information environment (IE). This role supports military, intelligence, and national security
organizations by integrating information operations, electronic warfare, cyber operations,
intelligence, influence activities, and data-driven decision-making to achieve information
advantage over adversaries.
Information Advantage focuses on gaining, maintaining, and exploiting superiority in the
information environment through the integration of people, processes, technology, and
operational capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the principal advisor on Information Advantage, Information Operations (IO), and Information Environment (IE) activities.
• Analyze adversary information capabilities, narratives, influence operations, and decision-making processes.
• Assess the effectiveness of information-related capabilities (IRCs) across military and government operations.
• Support planning, execution, and assessment of campaigns designed to influence target audiences and decision-makers.
• Integrate intelligence, cyber, electronic warfare, public affairs, military information support operations (MISO), and space capabilities.
• Develop operational assessments, measures of effectiveness (MOEs), and measures of performance (MOPs).
• Conduct information environment analysis and operational impact assessments.
• Support experimentation, wargaming, modeling, and simulation activities related to information advantage.
• Provide executive briefings, operational recommendations, and strategic assessments.
• Advise senior leaders on information warfare risks, opportunities, and emerging threats.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Political Science, International Relations, and Intelligence Studies, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Communications, Psychology, Data Science, or a related discipline.
• Typically 10–15+ years of experience in:
• Information Operations (IO)
• Intelligence Analysis
• Cyber Operations
• Electronic Warfare
• Strategic Communications
• Military Planning
• Information Environment Analysis
• Strong understanding of information-related capabilities and joint operations.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and briefing skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in National Security Studies, Strategic Studies, Information Operations, Intelligence, or related field.
• Experience supporting:
• Combatant Commands
• Joint Staff
• Intelligence Community
• Special Operations Forces
• Department of Defense information warfare organizations
• Knowledge of:
• Joint Publication 3-04 Information in Joint Operations
• Joint Information Operations doctrine
• Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (JEMSO)
• Influence operations and cognitive warfare
• Open-source intelligence (OSINT)
• Active Secret, Top Secret, or TS/SCI security clearance.

Desired Technical Skills

• Information environment analysis
• Influence and narrative assessment
• Intelligence fusion
• Cyber and EW integration
• Data analytics and visualization
• Social network analysis
• Operational planning
• Campaign assessment methodologies
• Strategic communications analysis
• Artificial intelligence and information operations applications

Common Tools & Platforms

• Palantir Gotham
• ArcGIS Pro
• Tableau
• Power BI
• Systems Tool Kit (STK)
• JIRA
• Confluence

Preferred Certifications

• PMP
• CISSP
• Security+
• Certified Analytics Professional (CAP)

Leadership Responsibilities

• Lead Information Advantage assessments and operational analyses.
• Mentor analysts, planners, intelligence professionals, and operational teams.
• Coordinate across cyber, intelligence, EW, information operations, and strategic communications organizations.
• Advise senior military and government leaders on information warfare strategies.
• Support capability development, doctrine evolution, and future operational concepts.