WMD Analyst

ARA

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About The Position

The Capabilities Analysis Division (CAD) of Applied Research Associates, Inc.
(ARA)has an outstanding opportunity for an WMD Analyst with experience
identifying, monitoring, and assessing foreign threats to the U.S. nuclear
enterprise and its information systems, networks, and/or critical
infrastructure. This position routinely conducts technical and all-source
analyses that characterize foreign actors and threats in order to effectively
warn and protect U.S. nuclear-, strategic, and C4I-related elements. The WMD
Analyst contributes to Defense Intelligence Enterprise deliverables, including
but not limited to foundational assessments, warning reports, technical
briefings, and other analytic documents. The position collaborates with the
Intelligence Community, Defense Department, national labs, and academia to
address nuclear enterprise-related threat issues.  The Intelligence Analyst
provides guidance to less experienced staff, reviews the work of others,
authoritatively contributes to multi-functional analytic teams, and maintains
currency in understanding relevant technologies, trends, and threats. The
position is expected to understand and articulate official government analytic
positions during customer engagements and represent Defense Intelligence
Enterprise analytic units as directed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree at an accredited university
• 8 years of experience conducting intelligence cycle functions and/or creating intelligence reports, assessments, or deliverables or 12 years of experience in lieu of a degree
• Ability to communicate complex analyses at a level comprehensible to diverse military audiences and senior-level government representatives
• Ability to clearly express in writing, technical analysis results and program characterizations
• Demonstrated knowledge of state nuclear, biological, and/or chemical (NBC) programs, strategic weapons developments, and WMD-related proliferation and procurement
• Practical understanding of the technical requirements – both established and improvised – necessary to weaponize NBC materials
• Understanding of global technology control, arms-control, nonproliferation, and threat reduction efforts associated with combating WMD
• Experience characterizing and assessing consequence management variables associated with NBC weapon use and CBRN contaminated environments
• Active TS/SCI clearance
• Must be willing and able to take a polygraph

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree and/or technical training applicable to the WMD problem set
• Military or defense-related experience and working familiarity with strategies, policies, and plans that enable defense against CBRN threats and prevent the proliferation of WMD
• Experience integrating intelligence and information that informs and enables CWMD exercise planning and execution
• Understanding of the Defense Intelligence Enterprise, DIA, and Service intelligence production centers
• Experience participating in and leading interagency CWMD, nuclear security, and/or counterproliferation forums and working groups
• Experience effectively devising, utilizing, and communicating methodological approaches to complex problem sets
• Familiarity working with counterproliferation-related and S&T analytic centers within the DOD, IC and/or Interagency

Benefits

• employees are our greatest assets
• employee ownership fosters greater creativity and initiative along with higher performance and customer satisfaction levels
• ARA gives its employees the tools, training, and opportunities to take more active roles as owners
• Employees are eligible for contributions which not only add to the company’s success, but also their own through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees