Nuclear Forensics Analyst

Analytic Services Inc.; Falls Church (VA); On-site; USD 143,000 - 208,000; Full time

Job summary

Analytic Services, Inc. (ANSER) is actively hiring for a Nuclear Forensics Analyst to support the Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for Nuclear Matters.

This full-time onsite role requires 15+ years of direct experience in nuclear forensics or related fields, with an active TS/SCI clearance, and will engage across interagency partners in NTNF exercises and policy development. Salary range for this position is $143,100 — $207,600 USD annually.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI security clearance.
• 15+ years direct experience related to nuclear forensics, CBRN, EOD, or DoW radiological/nuclear crisis response operations.
• Experience with development of DoW Concepts of Operation.
• Experience in exercise design, coordination, and execution at tactical, operational, and strategic levels.
• Experience developing exercise planning products such as EXPLANS, MSELs, AARs and lessons learned products.
• Knowledge of joint planning and the JELC process.
• Experience communicating to senior leaders up to GO/FO level.
• Experience briefing GO, FO, or SES level audiences.
• Experience staffing or advising DoW senior leaders on national security matters.
• Experience working with international/coalition partners.

Responsibilities

• Support DoW NTNF exercises spanning collection, analysis, and evaluation of nuclear forensics samples.
• Coordinate and manage exercise development with DoW and US interagency planners.
• Develop CONOPs, plans, and policies for NTNF missions in domestic and foreign environments.
• Interact with DHS, DOE, DOS, FBI, and Intelligence Community to integrate DoW equities.
• Engage across DoW components and Combatant Commands to support NTNF mission planning and execution.
• Review documents, contribute to studies, and prepare papers and briefings.
• Develop assessments and briefs to support NTNF strategy and policy development.
• Prepare and disseminate meeting materials and summaries.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

15+ years nuclear forensics/CBRN

DoW Concepts of Operation experience

Exercise design and execution

EXPLANS / MSELs / AARs development

Effective communication to senior LEAD

International/coalition partners

Tools

JOPES

JTIMS

JTT

JLLIS

Job description

Falls Church, VA | Last Updated: August 11, 2026

Position Summary:

Analytic Services, Inc. (ANSER) is actively hiring for a Nuclear Forensics Analyst to work in support to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of War (DASW) for Nuclear Matters (NM).

This position does not allow hybrid or remote work options with all job duties to be performed full-time onsite at the Suffolk Building in Falls Church, VA.

Day to Day Responsibilities:

• Support the government as they provide policy, oversight, and guidance of DoW National Technical Nuclear Forensics (NTNF) exercises spanning collection, analysis, and evaluation of nuclear forensics evidentiary samples.
• Coordinate and manage exercise development in conjunction with DoW and US Interagency planners and participants. Develop training objectives that meet DoW NTNF requirements.
• Support the development and updating of concepts of operation (CONOPs), plans, and policies for the National Technical Nuclear Forensics (NTNF) mission in both domestic and foreign environments.
• Interact with the US interagency organizations, in particular the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Energy, Department of State, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Intelligence Community to integrate DoW equities into a coherent US government NTNF capability.
• Engage and coordinate across the Department of War service components, Defense Agencies, Joint Staff, and Combatant Commands to support NTNF mission planning, exercises, and execution.
• Review documents, contribute to studies or task forces, prepare papers and briefings, attend/participate in meetings within/across the Department, across the interagency and other branches of government and/or with academia and industry.
• Develop assessments, information papers, and briefs, as well as facilitate coordination between staffs to support development and refinement of NTNF strategy and policy.
• Prepare and disseminate agenda, meeting materials and meeting summaries. Reserve meeting space, ensure attendee access, and other administrative aspects.

Required Qualifications:

• Possess an active TS/SCI security clearance.
• 15+ years direct experience related to nuclear forensics, Chemical Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN), Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), or DoW radiological / nuclear crisis response operations.
• Experience with the development of DoW Concepts of Operation.
• Experience in exercise design, coordination, and execution at tactical, operational, and strategic levels.
• Experience developing exercise planning products such as EXPLANS, Master Scenario Events List (MSELs), After-Action Reports (AARs) and lessons learned products.
• Knowledge of joint planning and the exercise Joint Event Life Cycle (JELC) process.
• Experience effectively communicating verbally and in writing on both technical and non-technical subjects to senior leaders up to and including the General Officer (GO) or Flag Officer (FO) level.
• Experience briefing GO, FO, or SES level audiences.
• Experience staffing or advising DoW senior leaders on matters of national security.
• Experience working with international or coalition partners.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of joint planning processes such as the Joint Operation Planning and Execution System (JOPES).
• Knowledge of Joint Training Information Management System (JTIMS), Joint Training Tool (JTT), and Joint Lessons Learned Information System (JLLIS) and other exercise information management systems.
• Experience in the development and analysis of DoW strategy, policy, campaign plans, and requirements.
• Experience working in US crisis response operations.
• Direct knowledge and experience with NTNF Ground Collection Task Force (GCTF) and CBRN operations, organization, functions, and planning with Interagency partners and at the Combatant Command (COCOM) level.

Individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including but not limited to: business considerations, local market, internal equity, candidate qualifications such as skills, education and experience. ANSER provides employees benefits to support all aspects of their life including health, financial and well-being. For more information, please visit: http://www.anser.org

Full-Time Salary Range for this position:

$143,100 — $207,600 USD

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with ANSER, please call 703-416-2000 or [e-mail]

ANSER is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We seek individuals from a broad variety of backgrounds with varying levels of experience who have a desire to do meaningful work. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.