Counterintelligence Analyst

SYSTEM HIGH CORPORATION•Arlington, MA

1d•$115,000 - $130,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Counterintelligence Analyst supports DARPA’s all-source intelligence and counterintelligence program by detecting, identifying, assessing, and analyzing adversary intentions and capabilities in coordination with assigned counterintelligence support activities. The role helps develop or adapt programs, systems, and procedures to counter foreign intelligence collection and other hostile activities, including sabotage and terrorism. The analyst recommends cost-effective protective measures and countermeasures for DARPA personnel, programs, and activities, bringing intelligence community resources together with an internal multidisciplinary security team to protect DARPA programs. The position conducts research and analysis, develops program-protection methodologies, supports Program Protection Plans and OPSEC plans, and provides threat analysis and recommendations to program managers, technical offices, security personnel, and senior DARPA leadership. It also supports security operations and administration, including meetings and briefings, visitor escort and entry control, inspections, incident reporting, information-security responsibilities, and courier duties. Travel to CONUS and/or OCONUS locations may be required; an active U.S. passport is required for OCONUS travel.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience, or no degree and 6 years of related experience.
Active Top Secret clearance; TS/SCI is strongly desired.
Subject to random counterintelligence scope polygraphs as a condition of access eligibility.
Understanding of Intelligence Community composition and the roles and responsibilities of its components.
Knowledge of insider-threat methodologies; elicitation and counter-elicitation methods and procedures; and counterintelligence indicators of motivation.
Knowledge of information collection and transmittal methods, Competitive Intelligence and Economic Espionage practices, foreign intelligence and counterintelligence threats and the agencies acquiring threat data, threats to DARPA program efforts, and threat prioritization and countermeasures.
Ability to attend local and out-of-area meetings and prepare meeting summaries, trip reports, and minutes as required.
Ability to prepare and present briefings, including to SID and DARPA leaders.
Ability to prepare security forms, assist with entry control, escort visitors, handle administrative communications, and perform security administration and inspection duties.
Ability to identify security discrepancies, report security incidents, prepare inspection reports, and perform CONUS courier duties.
Ability to perform user-level security administrator and information-security responsibilities in compliance with U.S. Codes, Executive Orders, and DoD and DARPA policy.
Sound judgment, foresight, and problem-solving skills in a fast-paced S&T RDT&E environment.
Excellent organizational and communication skills, including the ability to interact effectively with a wide variety of individuals and echelons in written and verbal forms.
Excellent research and data-gathering skills and the ability to interpret and analyze complex information in operational R&D and S&T environments.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team within organizational bounds and guidelines.
Ability to travel to CONUS and/or OCONUS locations; travel within the region is limited.
Active U.S. passport for OCONUS travel requirements.

Nice To Haves

TS/SCI clearance.

Responsibilities

Determine essential elements of information and conduct activities to detect, identify, assess, exploit, and proactively counter or neutralize hostile intelligence collection, sabotage, and terrorist activities.
Plan special analytical projects in response to client assignments, including the analytical approach, schedule, personnel requirements, data collection, travel, assessment criteria, and costs.
Research and collect required data, conduct analysis, and summarize findings in response to client requests.
Compile detailed analytical reports that define the problem or issue, factors considered, findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
Develop innovative and proactive analytical methodologies and refine existing program-protection methodologies to meet evolving needs.
Provide intelligence and counterintelligence input to, and assist PSRs, PMs, and SETAs in developing, Program Protection Plans.
Review and comment on Program Protection Plans, Test Plans, OPSEC Plans, and other planning documentation as required.
Assist technical office management, PMs, SETAs, and security personnel with SAP lifecycle threat analysis.
Apply analytical methodologies to existing programs and reassess their protection needs as diplomatic, political, and military environments change.
Conduct short-notice contingency and exposure analysis, summarize implications, and provide viable responses and recommended courses of action.
Work with program management personnel to analyze and develop solutions to unique or difficult counterintelligence issues.
Review organizational mission statements and publicly available information for inconsistencies that may reveal sensitive information.
Review and analyze long-term program-protection policies and practices and make recommendations where appropriate.
Provide intelligence and counterintelligence threat data and analysis to support assessments and surveys of agency-wide OPSEC programs.
Assist DARPA PMs in identifying program CPI and developing agency-wide and program-specific OPSEC plans; recommend additions or changes where appropriate.
Participate in program management and planning meetings and working sessions to provide an intelligence and counterintelligence perspective.
Receive information of counterintelligence value from technical security inspections, foreign travel reporting, international relations and security, visitor control, AT/FP, and other sources of potential FIE or counterintelligence activity.
Prepare and deliver comprehensive briefings to increase counterintelligence awareness and inform senior DARPA leadership.
Establish communication channels and professional relationships with other Federal and DoD agencies within the Intelligence Community.
Attend local or out-of-area meetings and prepare meeting summaries or trip reports; prepare meeting minutes as required.
Prepare and present briefings, incorporating graphics when appropriate, for SID and DARPA leaders.
Prepare security forms associated with assigned duties.
Assist with entry control and escort visitors.
Answer telephones and other administrative communications in performing assigned duties.
Conduct or support self-inspections and security inspections, identify discrepancies, and report security incidents; prepare inspection reports as required.
Perform courier duties within the continental United States.
Perform user-level security administrator and information-security responsibilities as required and in compliance with applicable U.S. Codes, Executive Orders, and DoD and DARPA policy.
Conduct objective reviews of documentation encountered while performing assigned duties.
Manage and maintain detailed information and documentation.
Perform other duties as assigned.