Description
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.
Required Qualifications :
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
Desired Qualifications:
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
COMPANY INFORMATION:
Applied Research Associates, Inc. is an employee-owned international research and engineering company recognized for providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences. The company, founded in Albuquerque, NM, in 1979, currently employs over 1200 professionals. ARA offices throughout the United States and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense technologies, civil technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement. The corporation also provides sophisticated technical products for environmental site characterization, pavement analysis, and robotics.
At ARA, employees are our greatest assets. The corporation realizes that 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. The culture is challenging; innovation and experimentation are the norm. 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). The motto, "Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit" sums up the ARA experience. For additional information and an opportunity to join this unique workplace, please visit our website at www.ara.com .
Please apply at www.careers.ara.com for the WMD Analyst position .
Qualifications
Behaviors
Required
Thought Provoking: Capable of making others think deeply on a subject
Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
Innovative: Consistently introduces new ideas and demonstrates original thinking
Functional Expert: Considered a thought leader on a subject
Enthusiastic: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest
Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity
Motivations
Required
Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help
Growth Opportunities: Inspired to perform well by the chance to take on more responsibility
Goal Completion: Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks
Entrepreneurial Spirit: Inspired to perform well by an ability to drive new ventures within the business
Education
Required
Bachelors or better
Experience
Required
8-10 years: Relevant work experience
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