Senior CWMD Data Analyst & Farsi Research Lead

ARA; Reston (VA); Sur place; USD 100 000 - 170 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is seeking a Senior CWMD Research Analyst in the CAD division to analyze data and develop advanced data products addressing weapons of mass destruction countermeasures.

You will work with the data science team and interface with government clients to convey insights and drive decision-making. The role requires deep expertise in all-source intelligence, fluent Farsi capabilities, and the ability to present findings at senior government levels.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in related fields of research analysis.
• Must be a US Citizen.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in Intelligence Community data science and analysis.
• Professional-level Farsi language proficiency with the ability to conduct research and analysis using Farsi-language sources.
• Demonstrated experience conducting all-source, open-source, or intelligence research and analysis.
• Current Top Secret clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information based on a current and valid SSBI.

Responsabilités

• Data analysis to support R&D assessments for client requests.
• Collaborating with the data science team and other analysts to analyze data, draft data presentation and information for client reports.
• Performing study and research for online materials to resolve information gaps, eliminate ambiguities, capture and share relevant findings.
• Delivering products that increase the client’s situational understanding and comprehension of WMD, improvised threats, and associated counter-proliferation networks.
• Providing recommendations for further research.
• The candidate is expected to make senior level presentations to government staff and to make recommendations on future research.
• The analyst will provide language, cultural and regional context to determine information significance beyond translation.
• Identifying terminology that may be mistranslated or overlooked by automated translation systems.
• Interpreting technical abbreviations, colloquialisms, organizational terminology, and context-dependent language.
• Conducting Farsi-language research and discovery.
• Comparing Farsi-language reporting with English-language and other sources.
• Recognizing linguistic or cultural indicators that may reveal relationships or activities not apparent through conventional English-language research.

Connaissances

Farsi language proficiency

All-source intelligence research

Data analysis

Oral/written communication

Presentation to government staff

Cross-functional collaboration

Formation

Master's degree in related fields of research analysis

Outils

GIS platforms

Link-analysis software

Python

SQL

Visualization platforms

Large-scale data environments

Description du poste

Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is seeking a Senior CWMD Research Analyst in the CAD division to analyze data and develop advanced data products addressing weapons of mass destruction countermeasures.

You will work with the data science team and interface with government clients to convey insights and drive decision-making. The role requires deep expertise in all-source intelligence, fluent Farsi capabilities, and the ability to present findings at senior government levels.