Counterterrorism Analyst Senior

Purpose and Impact

Amentum provides warning and all-source analytical support to DIA’s Defense Combating Terrorism Office to drive DoD policy, planning, and operational decisions to counter regional and transnational terrorism threats.

Essential Responsibilities

• Conduct research and analysis of data, information, and intelligence to produce a wide range of finished all-source intelligence products for senior U.S. defense department and government officials, U.S. Combatant Commands (CCMDs).
• Produce in-depth strategic and operational analysis of transnational terrorist networks and activities.
• Coordinate all products within DIA and with other IC partners.
• Support DoD field collectors and determine the best methodology to prepare and produce integrated intelligence products including targeting products in direct support of special operations.
• Provide analytical support for special operations and conventional activities to include temporary duty (TDY) support to partner nations.
• Support national and DoD/CCMD level planning efforts to include contingency and crisis planning.
• Communicate complex issues clearly in a concise and organized manner both verbally and non-verbally; with strong grammar skills.

Minimum Requirements (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Produces IC-coordinated all-source intelligence analytic products on non-state actors such as terrorist and insurgency groups and their activities worldwide.
• Supports the tracking, identifying, entering, and management of identity information on known or suspected terrorists as well as nominating identities as terrorist threats.
• Demonstrates strong understanding of the 200 Series of ODNI’s ICDs: 203 - Analytic Standards, 206 – Sourcing Requirements for Disseminated Products, and 208 - Write for Maximum Utility.
• Produces formal written strategic counterterrorism and or all source intelligence assessments, products, graphics and briefings in accordance with ICD 203, DIA and ODNI standards as appropriate.
• Uses research databases (e.g., Global Terrorism Database) and use quantifiable matrices in a professional setting to prepare written and oral products on complex topics.

Security Clearance Required

TS/SCI w/Poly

Minimum Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Minimum Years of Experience

12 years

Preferred Qualifications

• Desired Experience: 15 years of experience related to the specific labor category with at least a portion of the experience within the last 2 years.
• Desired Education: Masters’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.
• Previous CT experience in a national level intelligence agency is highly desired.
• Desired degree in security or intelligence studies with a recommended focus on terrorism or other transnational security threats.