Junior Technology Analyst with Security Clearance

Prescient Edge; Suitland (MD); On-site; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Healthcare benefits

No vesting retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Prescient Edge is seeking an analyst to conduct all-source analysis on cutting-edge technologies and their military applications for national security customers. The role involves producing timely analytic reports and briefing materials using MS Office tools and secure data practices. Location is Suitland, MD, with work supporting U.S.

and allied defense capabilities. The candidate should have a Bachelor’s degree (or 7 years total experience in the field), TS/SCI with CI POLY clearance, and the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field; substitution: 4 extra years of experience may replace a degree.
• 7+ years of experience in the specific labor category, with recent work preferred.
• Knowledge of Intelligence Community and DoD classification guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Perform all-source analytic production on future/current technologies and military applications worldwide.
• Support discovery, development, and deployment of advanced technologies and their impact on U.S. forces.
• Provide risk assessments on transfer/diversion of defense tech and implications of foreign involvement.
• Produce intelligence for U.S. National, Defense and Acquisition Communities.

Skills

All-source analysis

Analytic reporting

Structured analytic techniques

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Benefits: At Prescient Edge, we believe that acting with integrity and serving our employees is the key to everyone's success. To that end, we provide employees with a best-in-class benefits package that includes:

• A competitive salary with performance bonus opportunities.
• Comprehensive healthcare benefits, including medical, vision, dental, and orthodontia coverage.
• A substantial retirement plan with no vesting schedule. Career development opportunities, including on-the-job training, tuition reimbursement, and networking.
• A positive work environment where employees are respected, supported, and engaged.
• Salary range: $60,000 - $70,000. Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills and the abilities of the applicant internal equity, and alignment with market data. Description:
• Conducts all-source analytic production of future and current leading-edge technologies and their military applications worldwide.
• Projects the discovery, development, and deployment of advanced technologies and their potential impact on U.S. forces worldwide.
• Provides risk assessments on the transfer and diversion of defense and dual-use U.S. technologies and assesses national security implications associated with foreign involvement in critical U.S. defense technology and defense sectors.
• Produces intelligence for the U.S. National, Defense and Acquisition Communities.
• Conducts all-source analysis to identify, exploit, and assess potential threats, transfer, and vulnerabilities to defense supply chains. Desired experiences:
• 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.
• Demonstrates working knowledge of the concepts involved in the specific functions outlined in the specified labor category description.
• Knowledgeable of and demonstrates ability to apply Intelligence Community (IC) and DoD classification guidelines and procedures.
• Demonstrates ability to work semi-independently with oversight and direction.
• 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 I 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.
• Demonstrates 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.
• Demonstrates 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.
• Demonstrates understanding of evaluating collected intelligence reporting, engaging with collection managers, and developing collection requirements. 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. Security Clearance:
• Security clearance required TS/SCI with CI POLY or the ability to obtain CI POLY. Location:
• Suitland, MD. National Maritime Intelligence Center (NMI)., CONUS and OCONUS.