Physicist and All Source Analyst - Sr

Nalley Consulting; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent medical, dental, and vision

PTO

11 paid federal holidays

Tuition assistance

Paid military-reserve leave

Paid parental leave

401k matching up to 5 percent

Flex time

Disability and life insurance

Job summary

Nalley Consulting is seeking a Physicist and All Source Analyst in Charlottesville, VA or Reston, VA. The senior position requires TS/SCI clearance with CI poly and a background in all-source intelligence related to nuclear programs.

The candidate will conduct independent research, write analytic products, and briefing leadership on complex threats. A Bachelor’s degree plus 8+ years, or 12+ years without a degree, are required due to mission demands.

Qualifications

• Experience conducting all-source analytic production on nuclear programs, including production facilities, stockpiles, logistics, systems employment, security, and vulnerabilities of facilities and stockpiles.
• Knowledge of applying and querying SIGINT, GEOINT, OSINT, and HUMINT data sets and databases.
• Ability to independently develop high-quality tailored deliverables, including actionable leads and ICD-compliant written products.

Responsibilities

• Support defense analytical requirements with enhanced scientific research, capability or limitation analysis, reverse engineering analysis or characterizations, and facility and vulnerability assessments.
• Support interdisciplinary fields of physics such as astrophysics, biophysics, directed energy weapons, and geophysics.
• Conduct independent research, modeling, and briefings on related technologies and targets.

Skills

All-source analysis

Nuclear knowledge

Intelligence tradecraft

SIGINT/GEOINT/OSINT/HUMINT data usage

Analytic writing

Education

Bachelor’s degree

12+ years experience in lieu of a degree

Job description

Join the Nalley Consulting team as a Physicist and All Source Analyst.

Position: Physicist and All Source Analyst
LCAT: Senior
Location: Charlottesville, VA or Reston, VA
Required Clearance and polygraph: TS/SCI and CI poly required. Candidates with current CI poly conducted within the past 7 years strongly prioritized.
Required experience and education: Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of experience with intelligence, or 12+ years of experience with intelligence in lieu of a degree.

Description

• 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 oversight or advising of allied engineering disciplines on fiber optics, acoustics, semiconductors, lasers, weapons development, and testing, and identify the characteristics of hard and deeply buried targets.

Qualifications

• 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 withina 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

Other qualifications:

• 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.

ABOUT NALLEY CONSULTING

Nalley Consulting is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business working with prime partners to staff Department of Defense and Intelligence Community positions. Created by a U.S. Navy intelligence veteran, Nalley Consulting has grown to include multiple IDIQ vehicles in several states.

Nalley Consulting fringe benefits include:

• Excellent medical, dental, and vision benefits
• PTO
• 11 paid federal holidays
• Tuition assistance
• Paid military-reserve leave
• Paid parental leave for birth or adoption
• 401k matching up to 5 percent of the base salary
• Flex time
• Company-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance.