Intel Policy, Strategy, and Analyst

The Mitre Corporation • McLean, VA

8d • $82,800 - $124,200 • Onsite

About The Position

MITRE is seeking technically accomplished, mission-focused candidates—particularly recent graduates—to contribute to work advancing the capabilities of the U.S. Intelligence Community and national security. The Intelligence Mission Enablement Department supports sponsors across the intelligence community and works in areas including warfighter support, counterintelligence and insider threats, scientific and technical intelligence, counterterrorism, intelligence fusion, adversary intelligence, mission engineering, and data-driven strategy and policy.

The position contributes to efforts to modernize intelligence tools, techniques, and analysis. Work includes technical research, presentations, written deliverables, development of analytical models, and collaboration with teams to produce tangible outputs that advance larger outcomes. The position requires working on-site five days per week and an active Top Secret/SCI U.S. Government-issued security clearance; candidates must be U.S. citizens to be eligible for a clearance.

Requirements

• Typically requires at least 2 years of related experience with a related bachelor's degree, or an equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• Demonstrated interest in relevant topics such as national security policy, intelligence community organizations and roles, the intelligence cycle, counterintelligence and security, and Department of War operations.
• Excellent critical-thinking, analytical, written, and oral communication skills.
• An inquisitive, self-motivated, and flexible approach to problem-solving.
• Active Top Secret/SCI U.S. Government-issued security clearance; must be a U.S. citizen to be eligible for a security clearance.
• Must work on-site five days per week.

Nice To Haves

• Significant academic background or prior work experience in a relevant field.
• Demonstrated technical skills applied to intelligence requirements, with strong knowledge of the intelligence community and intelligence processes.
• Deep sociopolitical or cultural knowledge of key countries or regions, or working knowledge or proficiency in a foreign language.
• Experience in web or app development, web services, web standards, and orchestration tools, and familiarity with cloud-based environments.
• Technical proficiency in key cybersecurity approaches and technologies, and understanding of cybersecurity policy principles.
• Ability to manipulate large datasets and perform calculations using modern programming languages such as Python, C++, R, or Java, and use multidimensional data visualization tools.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to approaches and strategies to modernize intelligence tools, techniques, and analysis.
• Contribute to the development and delivery of MITRE work through technical research, presentations, and written deliverables.
• Assist in developing analytical models to address sponsor challenges.
• Work with teams to produce concrete, short-term, tangible outputs that make progress toward larger outcomes.

What This Job Offers

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