Nuclear Weapons Analyst

Booz Allen Hamilton•Reston, VA

1d•$62,000 - $141,000

About The Position

The Nuclear Weapons Analyst conducts all-source analysis on nuclear programs, including production facilities, stockpiles, logistics, systems employment, security, and facility and stockpile vulnerabilities. The role analyzes and monitors supply-chain vulnerabilities involving controlled and dual-use technologies, materials, and expertise, and assesses state adherence to and implementation of international and bilateral commitments related to nuclear weapons. The analyst conducts applied research on intelligence issues related to radiological and nuclear threats to the United States and allied nations. They produce written intelligence products in accordance with Intelligence Community tradecraft standards using a wide range of intelligence resources and tools, and brief senior Department of Defense leaders. The position is part of a multidisciplinary team that fuses operations and intelligence information to support government efforts addressing emerging radiological and nuclear threats, counterproliferation, and threat networks. The work supports senior government and military decision-makers and planners.

Requirements

Experience writing to ICD 203 analytic tradecraft standards.
Experience conducting all-source analysis on nuclear programs, including production facilities, stockpiles, logistics, systems employment, security, and facility and stockpile vulnerabilities.
Experience reviewing analytical products for cogent arguments, tradecraft standards, and adequate support.
Experience with in-depth analysis of analytic operations and knowledge-management issues across organizational and Intelligence Community boundaries, and clearly articulating key findings.
Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative analytic methodologies and academic developments that affect tradecraft methodology.
Ability to define problems, supervise studies, and lead surveys to collect and analyze data, provide advice, and recommend solutions.
Ability to provide analytic leadership in identifying, planning, developing, and executing analytic production methodologies, tradecraft, and techniques aligned with nuclear proliferation.
Active TS/SCI clearance and willingness to take a polygraph examination.
A master's degree and 12 or more years of experience analyzing nuclear proliferation and monitoring and providing analysis of supply-chain vulnerabilities involving controlled and dual-use technologies and materials; or a bachelor's degree and 17 or more years of such experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience publishing for the defense intelligence enterprise.
Ability to work independently with minimal oversight.
Master's degree in Nuclear Engineering, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or Chemical Engineering.

Responsibilities

Conduct all-source analysis of nuclear programs, including production facilities, stockpiles, logistics, systems employment, security, and vulnerabilities.
Analyze and monitor supply-chain vulnerabilities involving controlled and dual-use technologies, materials, and expertise.
Analyze state adherence to and implementation of international and bilateral commitments related to nuclear weapons.
Conduct applied research on intelligence issues involving radiological and nuclear threats to the United States and allied nations.
Generate written intelligence products in accordance with Intelligence Community tradecraft standards using a wide range of intelligence resources and tools.
Brief analysis to senior Department of Defense leaders.
Review analytical products for cogent arguments, adherence to tradecraft standards, and adequate support.
Define problems, supervise studies, and lead surveys to collect and analyze data, provide advice, and recommend solutions.
Provide analytic leadership in identifying, planning, developing, and executing production methodologies, tradecraft, and techniques aligned with nuclear proliferation.
Assist partners in fusing operations and intelligence information to support efforts against radiological and nuclear threats, counterproliferation efforts, and associated threat networks.