Language Enabled Analyst

Blue Iris•Fort Meade, MD

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Blue Iris Tech is hiring a Language Enabled Analyst to provide language-enabled analytical and operational support to teams conducting online operations related to foreign countries. The role produces all-source socio-cultural analysis of human terrain and human geography, including religious, linguistic, ethnic, social, tribal, occupational, popular-culture, and modern-vernacular factors. Analysts apply language fluency and cultural expertise to priority target environments, including China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and countries across EUCOM, CENTCOM, AFRICOM, SOUTHCOM, and INDOPACOM. The position uses NIPR, SIPR, JWICS, and other reporting to support intelligence products and briefings; analyzes CI/CT threats, vulnerabilities, intelligence gaps, and potential new lines of effort; and prepares RFAs, RFSs, RFIs, white papers, lead tenders, working papers, all-source assessments, operational translations, and briefings. The analyst also supports collection priorities and intelligence reviews, conducts intelligence traffic queries, maintains target-set knowledge, and collaborates with external Intelligence Community partners. The role requires an active TS/SCI clearance and SCI eligibility/indoctrination at the start of performance, DLI training with at least 3/3 language proficiency or industry-equivalent proficiency, and the ability to work onsite at Fort Meade and travel CONUS/OCONUS as mission requirements dictate. Blue Iris Tech describes itself as an 8(a) company that supports a range of government agencies. Compensation depends on position level and responsibilities, candidate qualifications, internal equity, market data, applicable agreements, and applicable law.

Requirements

U.S. citizen.
Active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance and SCI eligibility/indoctrination at the start of performance; must maintain required access.
At a minimum, Defense Language Institute (DLI) trained and 3/3 proficient, or possession of industry-equivalent language proficiency.
Demonstrated ability to conduct all-source intelligence research and production using classified and unclassified reporting and analytical resources.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including preparation of intelligence products and briefings for Government and Intelligence Community stakeholders.
Ability to work onsite at Fort Meade and travel CONUS/OCONUS as mission requirements dictate.

Nice To Haves

Native cultural experience and expertise.
Spanish language proficiency at a minimum 3/3 proficiency level or industry-equivalent proficiency.
Deep regional or cultural expertise related to China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, or other priority COCOM target environments.
Academic or professional background in sociology, cultural anthropology, demography, psychology, geography, economics, political science, regional studies, or a related discipline.
Experience supporting CI, CT, HUMINT, all-source intelligence, collection, targeting, or investigative missions and developing IIRs, white papers, assessments, translations, or operational briefings.
Current Counterintelligence (CI) polygraph within the last five years and willingness to complete additional CI polygraph examinations as required.

Responsibilities

Provide language-enabled analytical and operational support to teams conducting online operations related to foreign countries.
Produce all-source socio-cultural analysis of human terrain and human geography, including religious, linguistic, ethnic, social, tribal, occupational, popular-culture, and modern-vernacular factors.
Apply language fluency and cultural expertise to priority target environments, including China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and countries across EUCOM, CENTCOM, AFRICOM, SOUTHCOM, and INDOPACOM.
Use NIPR, SIPR, JWICS, and other reporting to support intelligence products and briefings.
Analyze CI/CT threats, vulnerabilities, intelligence gaps, and potential new lines of effort.
Prepare RFAs, RFSs, RFIs, white papers, lead tenders, working papers, all-source assessments, operational translations, and briefings.
Support collection priorities and intelligence reviews.
Conduct intelligence traffic queries and maintain target-set knowledge.
Collaborate with external Intelligence Community partners.
Work onsite at Fort Meade and travel CONUS/OCONUS as mission requirements dictate.