Physicist and All-Source Analyst, Senior

Phase2 Technology; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 62,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a senior intelligence analyst to support defense analytic requirements, including nuclear facilities, stockpiles, and vulnerabilities. You will conduct independent research, write ICD-compliant products, and brief senior stakeholders.

The role requires an active TS/SCI clearance (polygraph preferred) and 12+ years of intelligence experience or 8+ with a degree, with ability to adapt to changing missions and lead briefings at events.

Qualifications

• Experience conducting all-source analytic production on nuclear programs and vulnerabilities.
• Experience with analytic tradecraft, ICD 203/206, and DIA writing style.
• Knowledge of querying SIGINT, GEOINT, OSINT, and HUMINT data sets.
• Knowledge of nuclear weapons programs, effects, fuel cycle, and infrastructure.
• Ability to develop high-quality tailored deliverables and briefings.
• Ability to adapt to changing mission requirements and deliver quickly.
• Ability to collaborate with mission partners and lead briefings at events.
• Hold an active TS/SCI clearance; willing to take a polygraph.

Responsibilities

• Support defense analytic requirements with research, analysis, and documentation.
• Prepare ICD-compliant written products, network charts, and briefings.
• Oversee or advise allied engineering disciplines on related topics.
• Lead briefings at unique events and adjust work to changing mission needs.

Skills

All-source analytic production

Analytic tradecraft

DIA writing style

SIGINT data analysis

GEOINT data analysis

HUMINT data analysis

Nuclear weapons programs knowledge

Deliverables and briefings

Adapt to changing mission requirements

Collaboration with mission partners

TS/SCI clearance

Polygraph willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

The Opportunity

Support defense analytical requirements with enhanced scientific research, capability or limitation analysis, reverse engineering analysis or characterizations, and facility and vulnerability assessments. Support applied and interdisciplinary fields of physics such as astrophysics, biophysics, directed energy weapons, and geophysics. Conduct independent research, technical writing, modeling, and overseeing or advising allied engineering disciplines on fiber optics, acoustics, semiconductors, lasers, weapons development, and testing, and identifying the characteristics of hard and deeply buried targets. Prepare products to describe and document findings and activities.

You Have

• Experience conducting all-source analytic production on nuclear programs, including production facilities, stockpiles, logistics, systems employment, security, and vulnerabilities of facilities and stockpiles
• Experience with all-source analysis production, including analytic tradecraft, ICD 203 and 206, and DIA writing style
• Knowledge of applying and querying SIGINT, GEOINT, OSINT, and HUMINT data sets and databases
• Knowledge of nuclear weapons programs, including nuclear weapons effects, nuclear fuel cycle, and nuclear infrastructure
• Ability to independently develop high-quality tailored deliverables, including actionable leads, ICD-compliant written products, network charts, and formal or informal briefings
• Ability to adjust to changing mission requirements and deliver products within a short timeframe
• Ability to collaborate with other mission partners on production and take lead briefing at unique events
• Active TS/SCI clearance; willingness to take a polygraph exam
• Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of experience with intelligence, or 12+ years of experience with intelligence in lieu of a degree

Nice If You Have

• Experience countering missiles and delivery systems, advanced weapons, and CBRN E
• Experience with data analytics and visualization
• TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph
• Bachelor\'s degree in Nuclear Engineering, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or Chemical Engineering

Clearance

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. TS/SCI clearance is required.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen\'s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page. Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual's particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $62,000.00 to $141,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen's total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.

• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.

• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.