Mid. Defense Industry Analyst

Prescient Edge; Suitland (MD); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive healthcare benefits

Retirement plan without vesting period

Career development opportunities

Job summary

A leading defense support company is seeking a Mid. Defense Industry Analyst in Suitland, MD, to provide expert analysis on foreign defense programs. Candidates should have at least 8 years of relevant experience, a Bachelor's degree, and must possess a TS/SCI security clearance. The role involves conducting comprehensive analysis, collaborating with intelligence communities, and delivering critical insights to support U.S. defense strategies. A competitive salary range of $80,000 - $100,000 is offered, along with robust benefits.

Qualifications

• 8 years of experience in defense analysis required.
• Strong understanding of research and development processes.
• Ability to conduct all-source analysis on defense capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Conduct analysis of foreign defense industrial programs.
• Assess research, development, acquisition, and production of weapon systems.
• Lead teams in researching complex defense issues.

Skills

Analytical skills

Team leadership

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related area

Job description

Prescient Edge is seeking a Mid. Defense Industry Analyst to support a federal government client.

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: $80,000 - $100,000. 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 analysis of foreign defense industrial programs, infrastructure, and capabilities supporting a foreign country's ability to develop, equip, sustain, and employ its military forces across basic, strategic, and military industrial sectors.
• Includes assessing the research, development, acquisition, test, evaluation and production of foreign weapon systems and equipment; their associated facilities and output levels, knowledge of emerging and enabling technologies; and supporting industrial supply networks from raw materials to finished weapon systems.
• Analysis includes but is not limited to overall industrial organization, production processes, industrial control systems, design and surge capacities, cooperative arrangements with foreign defense industries and reliance on foreign technologies.

Job Requirements

Desired experiences

• At least 8 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 comprehensive mission knowledge and skills that affirms completion of all developmental training and experiences for the labor category.
• 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, organization, and intelligence disciplines.
• Demonstrates ability to work independently with minimal oversight and direction.
• 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.

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 12 years of experience in the specific labor category, may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

Security Clearance

• Security clearance required TS/SCI.

Location

• Suitland, MD. National Maritime Intelligence Center (NMI)., CONUS and OCONUS.

Prescient Edge is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) founded as a counterintelligence (CI) and Human Intelligence (HUMINT) company in 2008. We are a global operations and solutions integrator delivering full-spectrum intelligence analysis support, training, security, and RD&E support solutions to the Department of Defense and throughout the intelligence community. Prescient Edge is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO). All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic that is protected by law. We strive to foster equity and inclusion throughout our organization because we believe that diversity of thought is critical for creating a safe and engaging work environment while also enabling the organization’s success.