SME Counterterrorism Research Analysis Support (CI Specialist) with Security Clearance

Prescient Edge; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and bonuses

Healthcare benefits

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Prescient Edge seeks an experienced all-source intelligence analyst to support the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) investigations. The role focuses on counterintelligence, counterterrorism, and cyber-CI analyses, providing senior leaders with actionable insights and written reports.

Shall conduct extensive liaison with intelligence communities, fuse multidisciplined tools and databases, and deliver comprehensive analytical products.

Qualifications

• Must have a minimum of a bachelor’s degree and experience as an all-source intelligence analyst with completion of a foundational intelligence analyst course such as a DOD Intelligence Analyst Course, 35F Army All Source Intelligence Analyst course (or equivalent), DHS Basic Intelligence and Threat Analysis Course, ODNI Analysis 101, or a Certified Defense All-Source Analysis (CDASA) professional certification.
• Five years of experience providing intelligence support to counterintelligence investigations and/or counterintelligence source operations.

Responsibilities

• Analyze counterintelligence, counterterrorism, counterespionage, insider threat and cyber-CI investigations to support JTTF.
• Analyze incoming reporting from the U.S. Intelligence Community and CI investigations to scope leads and determine CI response.
• Produce written reports for government leadership and field agents outlining threats and investigative insights.
• Identify FIE modus operandi and conduct in-depth reviews of historical CT investigations.
• Liaise with ACIC and IC analysts to understand investigations in a national context and query internal and external databases.

Skills

All-source intelligence analysis

Data fusion

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Associate’s degree

Tools

CDASA

Job description

Benefits & Compensation

* A competitive salary with performance bonus opportunities.

• Comprehensive healthcare benefits, including medical, vision, dental, and orthodontia coverage.
• A substantial retirement plan with no vesting schedule.
• Career development opportunities, including on-the-job training, tuition reimbursement, and networking.
• A positive work environment where employees are respected, supported, and engaged.
• Salary range: $110,000 - $150,000. Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills and the abilities of the applicant internal equity, and alignment with market data.

Job Description

• Shall provide focused analysis of counterintelligence (CI), counterterrorism (CT), counterespionage (CE), insider threat (IT) and cyber-CI investigations in support of the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) Investigative Mission.
• Shall provide analysis of incoming reporting and referrals from across the U.S. Intelligence Community and from CI investigative, operational, collection, and targeting results. * Shall provide data for the JTTF to effectively scope potential leads and to determine the appropriate CI response, be it an investigation or other CI mission. Additionally, the analysis shall enable JTTF to maintain oversight on highly sensitive national security investigations and provide senior Army leaders, investigative managers, and field agents with appropriate perspective on threats to the U.S. Army for use in their decision making.
• Shall evaluate multiple analytical efforts underway that are related to major and ongoing national security investigations for redundancy and provide written reports to Government Team/Branch/Division Chiefs.
• Shall identify and disseminate FIE modus operandi by conducting in depth reviews of historical CONUS-based CT investigations and provide periodic analytical updates on major investigations currently underway.
• Shall conduct extensive and in-depth liaison with counter-intelligence analytical organizations across ACIC and the Intelligence Community at large in order to understand investigations in a broader national context and utilize a wide variety of unclassified and classified internal and external databases and resources to conduct data queries and provide written reports to Agents assigned to the JTTF program.
• Shall conduct exchanges with internal and external agency representatives and analysts.
• Shall conduct financial analysis in support of CT investigations.
• Shall conduct link chart analysis in support of CT investigations.
• Shall support the JTTF Program which provides analytical support service to ongoing operations and investigations in the field serviced across 16 JTTFs in CONUS where ACIC has agents staffed to provide Army support to the FBI’s JTTF Program supporting the full spectrum of CT investigations, operations, and collection missions.
• Shall research emerging analytical related methodologies, tradecraft, tools, and procedures used by FIE and FTO against U.S. Army equities and develop information papers for leadership.
• Shall provide comprehensive knowledge in all aspects involving sensitive investigations and operations involving networks, computers, and digital media. The Contractor shall mentor and support inspections of subordinate units in the appropriate methods to collect, store, and process all sources of analysis.
• Shall provide support as to how analytical applications can be used to facilitate national security crimes such as espionage or terrorism.
• Shall use oral and written communication skills in order to conduct briefings and discussions with internal and external senior leadership and to author memoranda and finished analytical products.
• Shall compile and disseminate metrics capturing cyber CI activities in support of investigations, collections, and operations.
• Shall exercise knowledge of key U.S. Intelligence and Law Enforcement community resources to identify and obtain relevant information and effect any necessary coordination for a CT-related investigation.

Job Requirements

• Must have a minimum of a bachelor’s degree and experience as an all-source intelligence analyst with completion of a foundational intelligence analyst course such as a DOD Intelligence Analyst Course, 35F Army All Source Intelligence Analyst course (or equivalent), DHS Basic Intelligence and Threat Analysis Course, ODNI Analysis 101, or a Certified Defense All-Source Analysis (CDASA) professional certification.
• Must have at least five years of experience providing intelligence support to counterintelligence investigations and/or counterintelligence source operations.
• Candidate should have demonstrated expertise in fusing multidisciplined tools and databases for all-source analysis production in support of counterintelligence functions.
• Must be able to work independently and as a team member in a high-operational-tempo environment.

Required Education

• High School Diploma- 30 years of relevant experience with at least a portion of the experience within the last 2 years.
• Associate’s degree- 24 years of relevant experience with at least a portion of the experience within the last 2 years.
• Bachelor’s Degree- 22 years of relevant experience with at least a portion of the experience within the last 2 years.
• Master’s Degree- 20 years of relevant experience with at least a portion of the experience within the last 2 years.

Security Clearance

• Security clearance required TS/SCI with CI POLY or the ability to obtain CI POLY.

Location

* Fort Meade, MD.