Intelligence Analyst Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in political science, international relations, or a relevant scientific or engineering discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Ability to obtain a Department of Energy Q-level clearance and obtain and maintain Sensitive Compartmented Information access; an active Top Secret clearance is also referenced as an option.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary teams to identify priorities, define problems, and develop and carry out analytical approaches under general direction.
• Experience working effectively under deadlines and reasoning with limited information under well-defined objectives.
• Ability to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines and managing conflicting priorities.
• Proficient verbal, written communication, and interpersonal skills to collaborate in an interdisciplinary team, author technical analyses, and present technical information to external sponsors and customers.
• Ability to travel domestically, including potential international travel.
• At the SES.2 level, broad experience delivering high-quality, impactful, moderately complex to complex analytic products.
• At the SES.2 level, broad experience on multidisciplinary projects and teams for external programmatic sponsors and comprehensive deliverables.
• At the SES.2 level, experience authoring comprehensive papers and articles on politically significant national security topics related to science and technology.
• At the SES.2 level, demonstrated ability to lead a technically focused and policy-relevant workshop or working group.
• At the SES.2 level, comprehensive communication skills to present, explain, and advise senior management, sponsors, and customers, including preparing and presenting proposals and reporting results.
• U.S. citizenship is required for Q-level clearance.
• Selected external applicants must pass a post-offer, pre-employment drug test.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in political science, international relations, space studies, or a relevant scientific or engineering discipline, or equivalent education and related experience, with demonstrated ability to work independently at an advanced level.
• Fluency in Mandarin.
• Experience evaluating technical information from international sources and/or foreign-language skills relevant to scientific and technical literature.
• Experience in national security and policy analysis.
• Experience with programs and projects for national security mission applications and understanding of national security mission requirements and related issues.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research on sensitive, politically significant national security topics and maintain awareness of relevant current events and information in assigned areas.
• Identify analytic opportunities using relevant technologies.
• Respond to sponsor priorities, help develop proposals, and prepare intelligence assessments that adhere to Intelligence Community analytic standards.
• Present analytic findings in verbal briefings to sponsors and other stakeholders.
• Travel domestically and potentially internationally for sponsor and customer interaction.
• Contribute to new program opportunities, including defining and developing research proposals and interacting with potential sponsors and customers.
• Maintain required security in a Sensitive Compartmented Information environment.
• At the SES.2 level, represent the organization as a point of contact for multiple intelligence-related tasks and large projects.
• At the SES.2 level, manage competing priorities and contribute technology knowledge to meet sponsor and stakeholder needs and program objectives.
• At the SES.2 level, develop and maintain relationships with Intelligence Community colleagues and participate in community forums and working groups.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Flexible benefits package
• 401(k)
• Relocation assistance
• Education reimbursement program
• Flexible schedules, depending on project needs