National Security Analyst

6 days ago


Reston, Virginia, United States ARA Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Strategic Intelligence Analyst to join our team at Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA). As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for providing all-source analytic support to defense, service, and military customers.

Key Responsibilities
  • Conduct in-depth analysis of national security issues and developments using intelligence and information from multiple sources.
  • Develop and maintain a deep understanding of defense intelligence priorities, requirements, and guidance.
  • Contribute to the development of foundational assessments, warning reports, technical briefings, and other analytic documents.
  • Collaborate with the Intelligence Community, Defense Department, national labs, and academia to address foreign adversary and threat issues.
  • Provide guidance to less experienced staff, review the work of others, and contribute to multi-functional analytic teams.
  • Represent Defense Intelligence Enterprise analytic units as directed and articulate official government analytic positions during customer engagements.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant field and tangible intelligence analysis experience.
  • 5+ years of experience with intelligence analysis, including employing multi-INT databases to develop analytic assessments and briefings.
  • Working familiarity with established Intelligence Community directives, standards, and tradecraft documents.
  • Demonstrated ability to work effectively within or lead a team of peers, as well as excellent interpersonal and communications skills.
  • 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.
  • Familiarity with intelligence cycle processes and outcomes and ability to enhance intelligence cycle functioning with tailored all-source support.
  • Experience providing all-source intelligence support to military planning, operations, and exercise efforts.
  • Understanding of the Defense Intelligence Enterprise, DIA, and Service intelligence production centers.
  • Experience responding to and effectively answering requests for intelligence/information (RFI).
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
  • Active TS clearance with SCI eligibility.
Desired Qualifications
  • Advanced degree and/or specialized Intelligence Community-related training(s).
  • 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 effectively devising, utilizing, and communicating methodological approaches to complex problem sets.
  • Knowledge of state nuclear, biological, and/or chemical (NBC) programs, strategic weapons developments, and WMD-related proliferation and procurement.
  • Proficiency with network analysis tools (Analyst Notebook, Palantir, etc.) and methodologies.


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