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ARA · 2 weeks ago

WMD Analyst (Nuclear Enterprise Defense)

Reston, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

3+ years exp

Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) has an outstanding opportunity for a WMD Analyst specializing in Nuclear Enterprise Defense. The role involves identifying and assessing foreign threats to the U.S. nuclear enterprise and collaborating with various entities to produce intelligence reports and assessments.

ConsultingHealth CareInfrastructureManufacturingTraining

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Conduct technical and all-source analyses that characterize foreign actors and threats in order to effectively warn and protect U.S. nuclear-, strategic, and C4I-related elements

Contribute to Defense Intelligence Enterprise deliverables, including but not limited to foundational assessments, warning reports, technical briefings, and other analytic documents

Collaborate with the Intelligence Community, Defense Department, national labs, and academia to address nuclear enterprise-related threat issues

Provide guidance to less experienced staff, review the work of others, and contribute to multi-functional analytic teams

Maintain currency in understanding relevant technologies, trends, and threats

Understand and articulate official government analytic positions during customer engagements and represent Defense Intelligence Enterprise analytic units as directed

Qualification

Intelligence analysisForeign threat assessmentTechnical briefingsMulti-INT databasesNuclear weapons programsCyber threat assessmentRisk assessmentGlobal technology controlMilitary experienceTeam leadershipInterpersonal skillsCommunication skillsTechnical writing

Required

Bachelor's degree and 3 years of experience conducting intelligence cycle functions and/or creating intelligence reports, assessments, or deliverables; or, 7 years of same experience without a bachelor's degree

Demonstrate current familiarity – experience within the last two years – identifying, assessing, and developing products associated with foreign threats to U.S. nuclear-related information systems, critical infrastructure, personnel, and resources

Tangible experience with intelligence analysis, including employing multi-INT databases to develop analytic assessments and briefings

Working familiarity with established Intelligence Community directives, standards, and tradecraft documents

Demonstrated ability to work effectively within or lead a team of peers, as well as excellent interpersonal and communications skills

Ability to communicate complex analyses at a level comprehensible to diverse military audiences and senior-level government representatives

Ability to clearly express in writing technical analysis results and program characterizations

Experience assessing risks to identify potential impacts and vulnerabilities associated with foreign and malign cyber threat actors

Familiarity characterizing and assessing foreign adversary nuclear and strategic weapons programs, developments, and its supporting infrastructure

Understanding of foreign military and adversary C4I and CNA capabilities and technologies

Understanding of global technology control, arms-control, nonproliferation, and threat reduction efforts associated with combating WMD

Active TS/SCI clearance

Preferred

Military or defense-related experience and working familiarity Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) missions and entities

Familiarity characterizing and assessing foreign adversary maritime nuclear and strategic weapons programs, developments, and its supporting infrastructure

Understanding of the Defense Intelligence Enterprise, DIA, and Service intelligence production centers

Experience participating in or leading nuclear security and/or strategic exercises, forums, and working groups

Experience effectively devising, utilizing, and communicating methodological approaches to complex problem sets

Familiarity working with USSTRATCOM, DTRA, and S&T analytic centers within the DOD, IC and/or Interagency