Watchlist Analyst, Jr

Amentum

5d•$72,000•Onsite

About The Position

Your Impact: Are you interested in using your skills to help shape the Cyber, Security, & Intel space? If so, look no further. Amentum is seeking a Watchlist Analyst to join our team of passionate individuals in Reston, VA. In this role you will support challenging, mission-critical projects that make a direct impact on the Nation’s security and intelligence mission. Amentum provides warning and all-source analytical support to DIA’s Defense Combating Terrorism Office to drive DoD policy, planning, and operational decisions to counter regional and transnational terrorism threats. We conduct mission-critical counterterrorism analysis focused on operational and strategic effects against emerging terrorist threat networks and identities operating globally with intent to harm U.S. persons, facilities, and interests. Our work includes delivering national watchlisting support to the TIDE database, providing expert assessments for the Pentagon/Joint Staff, and 24/7/365 support to DoD and senior policy decision makers, as well as international and interagency partners, on predictive threat assessments regarding transnational and regional terrorist threats. Amentum analysts also support the Congressionally-mandated Prisoner of War/Missing in Action cell with analysis, collection, and 24/7 support to the U.S. government for global hostage threats or events against U.S. citizens. Responsibilities: • Systematically and deliberately reviews DoD datasets assessed as likely to contain identifying information for known or suspected terrorists. • Identity, prioritize, and record information from known DoD datasets related to known or suspected terrorists as specified by the Government. • Crosscheck/research known or suspected terrorists against other intelligence holdings to ensure completeness of information and to avoid duplicating data entries. • Compile information into a nomination report format as specified by the Government. Correctly format, classify, and address reports. Ensure information contained within reports is intelligible, cogent, comprehensive, and understandable, and that all reports use proper grammar and spelling. • Meet Terrorist Identity Nomination (TIN) production schedule. • Correct and resubmit incorrect reports and prepare reports for dissemination as record message traffic or other dissemination methods as specified by the Government. • Provide guidance and instruction for less experienced team members assigned to Watchlisting. • Demonstrate general knowledge and understanding of IC organizations associated with CT operations, analysis, products, and information systems. • Attend and participate in meetings, conferences, intelligence exchanges, roundtables, working groups, and other types of analytic exchanges in support or DIA’s Watchlisting mission. • Possess general information systems experience working with select DoD datasets and intelligence reporting activities: demonstrate comprehensive mission knowledge in order to provide guidance related to National Terrorist Watchlisting policies and procedures. • Demonstrate in-depth knowledge and understanding of terrorist organizations, to include group names and geographic location, leadership, activities, and ideology. Requirements: Watchlist Analyst – Performs all-source intelligence analysis of DoD datasets to identify and nominate known or suspected terrorists into the National Terrorist Watchlisting system. Develops DoD recommendations for the no-fly, selectee, or other national terrorist watch lists as appropriate, to fulfill the DoD component of Homeland Security Presidential Directives (HSPDs) 6 and 11 and reviews DoD datasets for identifying information of Known or Suspected Terrorists; and identifies, prioritizes, and records information from DoD datasets as specified by the Government. Produces analytic reports using DIA’s Watchlisting Data Organizer (WATCHDOG) and / or other internal DIA production tools. Prepares reports for dissemination by methods specified by the Government. Clearance Required: • TS/SCI with Poly Minimum Education: • High School/GED Minimum Years of Experience: • 2 years Preferred: • Desired Experience: 3 years of experience related to the specific labor category with at least a portion of the experience within the last 2 years. • Desired Education: Bachelor’s degree in an area related to the labor category from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. • Demonstrates understanding of the 200 Series of ODNI’s ICDs: 203 - Analytic Standards, 206 – Sourcing Requirements for Disseminated Products, and 208 - Write for Maximum Utility. • Produce formal written strategic counterterrorism and or all-source intelligence assessments, products, graphics, and briefings in accordance with ICD 203, DIA, and ODNI standards as appropriate. • Demonstrates ability to use research databases (e.g., Global Terrorism Database) and use quantifiable matrices in a professional setting to prepare written and oral products on complex topics. #javelin Compensation Details: 72000 The compensation range or hourly rate listed for this position is provided as a good-faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued. 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Requirements

Watchlist Analyst – Performs all-source intelligence analysis of DoD datasets to identify and nominate known or suspected terrorists into the National Terrorist Watchlisting system.
Develops DoD recommendations for the no-fly, selectee, or other national terrorist watch lists as appropriate, to fulfill the DoD component of Homeland Security Presidential Directives (HSPDs) 6 and 11 and reviews DoD datasets for identifying information of Known or Suspected Terrorists; and identifies, prioritizes, and records information from DoD datasets as specified by the Government.
Produces analytic reports using DIA’s Watchlisting Data Organizer (WATCHDOG) and / or other internal DIA production tools.
Prepares reports for dissemination by methods specified by the Government.
Clearance Required: • TS/SCI with Poly
Minimum Education: • High School/GED
Minimum Years of Experience: • 2 years

Nice To Haves

Desired Experience: 3 years of experience related to the specific labor category with at least a portion of the experience within the last 2 years.
Desired Education: Bachelor’s degree in an area related to the labor category from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Demonstrates understanding of the 200 Series of ODNI’s ICDs: 203 - Analytic Standards, 206 – Sourcing Requirements for Disseminated Products, and 208 - Write for Maximum Utility.
Produce formal written strategic counterterrorism and or all-source intelligence assessments, products, graphics, and briefings in accordance with ICD 203, DIA, and ODNI standards as appropriate.
Demonstrates ability to use research databases (e.g., Global Terrorism Database) and use quantifiable matrices in a professional setting to prepare written and oral products on complex topics.

Responsibilities

Systematically and deliberately reviews DoD datasets assessed as likely to contain identifying information for known or suspected terrorists.
Identity, prioritize, and record information from known DoD datasets related to known or suspected terrorists as specified by the Government.
Crosscheck/research known or suspected terrorists against other intelligence holdings to ensure completeness of information and to avoid duplicating data entries.
Compile information into a nomination report format as specified by the Government. Correctly format, classify, and address reports. Ensure information contained within reports is intelligible, cogent, comprehensive, and understandable, and that all reports use proper grammar and spelling.
Meet Terrorist Identity Nomination (TIN) production schedule.
Correct and resubmit incorrect reports and prepare reports for dissemination as record message traffic or other dissemination methods as specified by the Government.
Provide guidance and instruction for less experienced team members assigned to Watchlisting.
Demonstrate general knowledge and understanding of IC organizations associated with CT operations, analysis, products, and information systems.
Attend and participate in meetings, conferences, intelligence exchanges, roundtables, working groups, and other types of analytic exchanges in support or DIA’s Watchlisting mission.
Possess general information systems experience working with select DoD datasets and intelligence reporting activities: demonstrate comprehensive mission knowledge in order to provide guidance related to National Terrorist Watchlisting policies and procedures.
Demonstrate in-depth knowledge and understanding of terrorist organizations, to include group names and geographic location, leadership, activities, and ideology.