Critical Infrastructure (Fuels, Transportation, and Water) Analyst, SME (Security Clearance Required)

ICF • Dahlgren, VA

23d • Onsite

About The Position

ICF’s Security and Resilience practice is recruiting experienced Critical Infrastructure Analysts and subject matter experts to join its team in Dahlgren, Virginia. The role supports the U.S. Department of Defense’s mission assurance, defense critical infrastructure, and related security and resilience programs. It requires experience in a cleared environment and an active, in-scope U.S. Government-issued security clearance.

The analyst assesses critical infrastructure in areas of concern, analyzes threats and potential impacts to customers if infrastructure is disrupted, damaged, or destroyed, and identifies options for protecting infrastructure against physical and cyberattacks, natural disasters, and other risks. The role involves analyzing civilian and military utilities and other infrastructure to evaluate resilience, collaborating with teammates, documenting analyses carefully, and responding to quick-turn requests as well as completing detailed analyses. Occasional travel may be required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• At least 3 years of experience in one or more relevant areas, such as operating electric power assets and systems, water and wastewater systems, transportation modes, telecommunications, or data centers; engineering, designing, or planning infrastructure systems; resource planning and analysis; researching public and secure databases; applying sector-specific modeling tools; or using GIS software in analysis.
• At least 1 year of consulting experience.
• U.S. citizenship, as required by client requirements.
• Active, in-scope U.S. Government-issued security clearance.
• Excellent verbal, interpersonal, and written communication skills.
• Strong planning and organizational skills, with a focus on timely completion and attention to detail.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• Ability to adjust work pace to client priorities and competing demands, especially for quick-turn needs.
• Professionalism in providing onsite support, including good judgment, discretion, tact, and diplomacy.
• Sound business ethics, including protection of proprietary, confidential, and government classified information.
• Highly disciplined and self-starting, requiring minimal guidance.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in mission assurance, homeland security, infrastructure protection, or related safety and security policies.
• At least 5 years of professional experience, including recent experience in a cleared setting.
• Department of Defense experience, civilian or military.
• High-level security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Assess available critical infrastructure in areas of concern.
• Analyze threats to critical infrastructure and assess impacts to customers if it is disrupted, damaged, or destroyed.
• Identify options to protect infrastructure from physical and cyberattacks, natural disasters, and other risks.
• Apply technical expertise to understand critical infrastructure systems and operations, including water, energy, chemical, transportation, and telecommunications.
• Analyze civilian and military utilities and other infrastructure to determine resilience.
• Collaborate with teammates on infrastructure analyses.
• Document analyses with high attention to detail.
• Respond to quick-turn tasks and complete detailed analyses.
• Travel occasionally, as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level