Watchlist Analyst Junior

Amentum•Reston, VA

7d•$67,000 - $72,000

About The Position

Amentum provides warning and all-source analytical support to DIA’s Defense Combating Terrorism Office, supporting DoD policy, planning, and operational decisions to counter regional and transnational terrorism threats. The work focuses on operational and strategic effects against emerging terrorist threat networks and identities worldwide, including national watchlisting support to the TIDE database, expert assessments for the Pentagon and Joint Staff, and continuous support to DoD, senior policy decision makers, and international and interagency partners. Amentum analysts also support the Congressionally mandated Prisoner of War/Missing in Action cell with analysis and collection related to global hostage threats or events against U.S. citizens. The Watchlist Analyst performs all-source analysis of DoD datasets to identify and nominate known or suspected terrorists into the National Terrorist Watchlisting system. The role develops DoD recommendations for no-fly, selectee, or other national terrorist watch lists; reviews datasets for identifying information; and produces and prepares nomination reports for dissemination using WATCHDOG and/or other internal DIA production tools. The analyst works to meet TIN production schedules, corrects and resubmits reports as needed, and provides guidance to less experienced team members. The position is first shift, eight hours per day, and requires a TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
At least 2 years of experience.
Active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance required.
General information systems experience working with selected DoD datasets and intelligence reporting activities.
Ability to prepare and disseminate reports using methods specified by the Government.
Knowledge of national terrorist watchlisting policies and procedures.

Nice To Haves

Four years of experience related to the specific labor category, with at least some experience within the last two years.
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.
Understanding of ODNI ICD 203 (Analytic Standards), ICD 206 (Sourcing Requirements for Disseminated Products), and ICD 208 (Write for Maximum Utility).
Experience producing formal written strategic counterterrorism and/or all-source intelligence assessments, products, graphics, and briefings in accordance with ICD 203 and DIA and ODNI standards.
Ability to use research databases, such as the Global Terrorism Database, and quantitative matrices to prepare written and oral products on complex topics.

Responsibilities

Systematically review DoD datasets likely to contain identifying information about known or suspected terrorists.
Identify, prioritize, and record information from DoD datasets as specified by the Government.
Crosscheck and research individuals against other intelligence holdings to ensure information is complete and avoid duplicate entries.
Compile information into Government-specified nomination report formats; correctly format, classify, and address reports, and ensure they are clear, comprehensive, grammatically correct, and understandable.
Meet the Terrorist Identity Nomination (TIN) production schedule.
Correct and resubmit inaccurate reports and prepare reports for dissemination through record message traffic or other Government-specified methods.
Provide guidance and instruction to less experienced team members assigned to Watchlisting.
Attend and participate in meetings, conferences, intelligence exchanges, roundtables, working groups, and other analytic exchanges supporting DIA’s Watchlisting mission.
Apply knowledge of intelligence community organizations, counterterrorism operations, analysis, products, information systems, and national terrorist watchlisting policies and procedures.
Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of terrorist organizations, including their names, geographic locations, leadership, activities, and ideology.
Perform all-source analysis of DoD datasets and develop DoD recommendations for no-fly, selectee, or other national terrorist watch lists.
Produce analytic reports using DIA’s Watchlisting Data Organizer (WATCHDOG) and/or other internal DIA production tools.
Comply with Amentum safety, quality, operational, and environmental procedures and policies.