Watchlist Analyst MID

Amentum•Reston, VA

About The Position

Amentum provides warning and all-source analytical support to DIA’s Defense Combating Terrorism Office to inform DoD policy, planning, and operational decisions addressing regional and transnational terrorism threats. The work focuses on operational and strategic effects against emerging terrorist threat networks and identities worldwide that intend to harm U.S. persons, facilities, or interests. It includes national watchlisting support to the TIDE database, assessments for the Pentagon and Joint Staff, and continuous support to DoD, senior policy decision makers, and international and interagency partners. 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 intelligence analysis of DoD datasets to identify and nominate known or suspected terrorists into the National Terrorist Watchlisting system. The analyst develops DoD recommendations for national terrorist watch lists, produces and prepares reports for dissemination, and provides guidance to less experienced team members. The position requires a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph and a minimum of five years of experience. The work schedule is first shift, eight hours per day.

Requirements

At least five years of experience.
High school diploma or GED at minimum.
TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph.
All-source intelligence analysis experience involving DoD datasets and identification and nomination of known or suspected terrorists into the National Terrorist Watchlisting system.
Ability to review DoD datasets and identify, prioritize, and record information as specified by the Government.
Ability to produce analytic reports using WATCHDOG and/or other internal DIA production tools.
Ability to prepare reports for dissemination using Government-specified methods.
Ability to meet the Terrorist Identity Nomination production schedule.
First-shift schedule of eight hours per day.

Nice To Haves

Eight years of experience related to the 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, as appropriate.
Ability to use research databases, such as the Global Terrorism Database, and apply quantifiable matrices in a professional setting to prepare written and oral products on complex topics.

Responsibilities

Systematically review DoD datasets assessed as likely to contain identifying information about known or suspected terrorists.
Identify, prioritize, and record information from DoD datasets as specified by the Government.
Cross-check and research known or suspected terrorists against other intelligence holdings to ensure information is complete and avoid duplicate entries.
Compile information into Government-specified nomination report formats.
Format, classify, and address reports correctly; ensure they are clear, comprehensive, understandable, and grammatically correct.
Meet the Terrorist Identity Nomination 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 Watchlisting team members.
Apply knowledge of Intelligence Community organizations associated with counterterrorism operations, analysis, products, and information systems.
Attend and participate in meetings, conferences, intelligence exchanges, roundtables, working groups, and other analytic exchanges supporting DIA’s Watchlisting mission.
Use select DoD datasets and intelligence reporting activities, and provide guidance related to National Terrorist Watchlisting policies and procedures.
Demonstrate knowledge of terrorist organizations, including names, geographic locations, leadership, activities, and ideology.
Perform all-source analysis to identify and nominate known or suspected terrorists into the National Terrorist Watchlisting system.
Develop DoD recommendations for the no-fly, selectee, or other national terrorist watch lists, as appropriate, in support of HSPDs 6 and 11.
Produce analytic reports using DIA’s Watchlisting Data Organizer (WATCHDOG) and/or other internal DIA production tools.
Prepare reports for dissemination using methods specified by the Government.
Complete applicable safety training and self-aid/buddy-aid responsibilities, participate in emergency response tasks, and serve on safety committees or teams as appropriate.
Comply with Amentum’s Quality Policy, applicable quality system documents, customer contracts, and job-related operational, safety, quality, and environmental procedures.