Watchlist Analyst MID

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.

About the role

Amentum analysts conduct mission-critical counterterrorism analysis focused on operational and strategic effects against emerging terrorist threat networks and identities operating globally with intent to harm U.S. persons, facilities, and interests. Responsibilities include delivering national watchlisting support to the TIDE database, providing expert assessments for the Pentagon/Joint Staff, and offering 24/7/365 support to DoD and senior policy decision makers, as well as international and interagency partners, on predictive threat assessments regarding transnational and regional terrorist threats. Analysts also support the Congressionally-mandated Prisoner of War/Missing in Action cell with analysis, collection, and 24/7 support to the U.S. government for global hostage threats or events against U.S. citizens.

Responsibilities

• Systematically and deliberately review DoD datasets assessed as likely to contain identifying information for known or suspected terrorists.
• Identify, prioritize, and record information from known DoD datasets related to known or suspected terrorists as specified by the Government.
• Crosscheck/research known or suspected terrorists against other intelligence holdings to ensure completeness of information and to avoid duplicating data entries.
• Compile information into a nomination report format as specified by the Government.
• Correctly format, classify, and address reports, ensuring information is intelligible, cogent, comprehensive, and understandable, with proper grammar and spelling.
• Meet Terrorist Identity Nomination (TIN) production schedule.
• Correct and resubmit incorrect reports and prepare reports for dissemination as record message traffic or other methods specified by the Government.
• Provide guidance and instruction for less experienced team members assigned to Watchlisting.
• Demonstrate general knowledge and understanding of IC organizations associated with CT operations, analysis, products, and information systems.
• Attend and participate in meetings, conferences, intelligence exchanges, roundtables, working groups, and other analytic exchanges in support of DIA’s Watchlisting mission.
• Possess general information systems experience working with select DoD datasets and intelligence reporting activities; demonstrate comprehensive mission knowledge to provide guidance related to National Terrorist Watchlisting policies and procedures.
• Demonstrate in-depth knowledge and understanding of terrorist organizations, including group names and geographic location, leadership, activities, and ideology.

Requirements

• Performs all-source intelligence analysis of DoD datasets to identify and nominate known or suspected terrorists into the National Terrorist Watchlisting system.
• Develops DoD recommendations for the no-fly, selectee, or other national terrorist watch lists as appropriate, to fulfill the DoD component of Homeland Security Presidential Directives (HSPDs) 6 and 11.
• Reviews DoD datasets for identifying information of Known or Suspected Terrorists; identifies, prioritizes, and records information from DoD datasets as specified by the Government.
• Produces analytic reports using DIA’s Watchlisting Data Organizer (WATCHDOG) and/or other internal DIA production tools.
• Prepares reports for dissemination by methods specified by the Government.

Qualifications

• Minimum education: High School/GED.
• Minimum years of experience: 5 years.
• Security clearance required: TS/SCI with CI Polygraph.
• Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in a related field from an accredited institution.
• Preferred: 8 years of experience related to the specific labor category, with at least a portion within the last 2 years.
• Demonstrates understanding of the 200 Series of ODNI’s ICDs: 203 (Analytic Standards), 206 (Sourcing Requirements for Disseminated Products), and 208 (Write for Maximum Utility).
• Ability to produce formal written strategic counterterrorism and/or all-source intelligence assessments, products, graphics, and briefings in accordance with ICD 203, DIA, and ODNI standards.
• Ability to use research databases (e.g., Global Terrorism Database) and quantifiable matrices in a professional setting to prepare written and oral products on complex topics.

Schedule

First Shift – 8 hours per day.

Other Responsibilities

• Safety: Enforces a safety culture where all employees continuously develop and maintain a safe work environment. Responsibilities include completing all training requirements, fulfilling self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks, and serving on safety committees and teams.
• Quality: Quality is foundational to business management and customer satisfaction. Each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and comply with applicable Quality System documents and customer contracts. Employees must read and understand their Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.
• Procedure Compliance: Each employee must read, understand, and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality, and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures, and policies pertaining to their job.