Operational Psychologist — National Security & Targeting

Parsons; Fort Belvoir (VA); On-site; USD 148,000 - 267,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Life insurance

Flexible work schedules

Holidays

Job summary

Parsons is seeking an operational psychologist to support our client in the INDOPACOM theater at Fort Belvoir, VA. You will apply psychology concepts to analyze behavior, develop innovative solutions, and deliver technical products that aid national security missions.

The role requires 6+ years with a Master’s (or 10+ with a Bachelor’s), DoD TS clearance with SCI eligibility, and US Passport. You will collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams and travel CONUS about 10%.

Qualifications

• 6+ years’ relevant experience with a Master’s or 10+ years’ relevant experience with a Bachelor’s degree (Master’s degree preferred)
• Prior experience in the intelligence community and within multi-disciplinary teams applying psychological constructs and methodologies to USG mission requirements
• Knowledge of behavioral and personality assessments
• Demonstrated critical thinking and writing skills, including the ability to respond to quick-turn RFIs with limited editorial support
• Experience with the development and execution of projects related to operations or in influence psychology
• Experience with performing individual and group target analysis as well as digital attributes to identify unique patterns
• Valid US Passport
• Active DoD TS clearance with SCI eligibility required

Responsibilities

• Use psychology subject matter expertise to conduct in-depth behavioral analysis through an array of social science tools
• Employ a range of techniques to answer customer requests for information (RFIs) through the lens of behavioral sciences
• Conduct advance target research and development from complex datasets to enhance the customer’s mission; inform targeting cycles and operational requirements
• Support development of new initiatives with respect to collection and analysis, including but not limited to information operations campaigns, data science, and empirically-based person tradecraft and training
• Leverage other data sources, including traditional intelligence sources, to enhance behavioral analysis
• Ability to conduct CONUS travel, as required by mission partner (approx. 10%)

Skills

Behavioral analysis

Critical thinking

Technical writing

INTEL community experience

Target analysis

Data synthesis

Education

Master’s degree preferred

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Parsons is seeking an operational psychologist to support our client in the INDOPACOM theater at Fort Belvoir, VA. You will apply psychology concepts to analyze behavior, develop innovative solutions, and deliver technical products that aid national security missions.

The role requires 6+ years with a Master’s (or 10+ with a Bachelor’s), DoD TS clearance with SCI eligibility, and US Passport. You will collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams and travel CONUS about 10%.