Summary The National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) leads the nation's effort to protect the United States from terrorism by integrating, analyzing and sharing information to drive whole-of-government action and achieve our national CT objectives. Responsibilities This position is within the Directorate of Identity Intelligence. The selected candidate will be responsible for supporting Identity Intelligence efforts focused on known or suspected terrorist biometric and biographic information. Selected candidates will work with data from across the Intelligence Community, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and other sources. Selected candidates will be responsible for ensuring that policies and procedures are applied consistently and accurately to the Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment (TIDE) database, and ensuring the integrity of the data used to populate TIDE with international terrorist identities information. The person in this position is expected to exhibit professional behaviors and help create and maintain a positive, professional, and high-performance workplace. Build and leverage diverse collaborative networks within ODNI and across the IC. Perform, under supervisor direction, in-depth all-source research and analysis for specifically defined targets; conduct targeted analysis of known and unknown terrorist personalities, groups, and networks in order to reveal identity attributes for future analytical and watchlisting purposes. Present findings as appropriate via written products, graphic presentations, or oral briefings. Develop an understanding of and utilize a variety of methodological tools and approaches to gain a comprehensive understanding of known or suspected terrorists (KSTs), including as appropriate, social networking and other "new" media; incorporate policies, strategies, tactics, techniques, procedures and mechanisms to reveal the true identity of individuals, personas, or groups by analyzing and exploiting data related to sets of specific identity attributes to build the most comprehensive terrorist identity record available to the USG. Identify, gather, and extract Identity Intelligence information and perform relational tracing to determine relationships, patterns, trends, indicators, and warnings that address intelligence gaps. Perform, under supervisor direction, targeted research and analysis to identify potential KSTs appropriate for nomination and/or entry into Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment (TIDE) and US Government watchlisting databases. Develop and continually expand personal knowledge in subject matter area. Other duties, as assigned. Requirements Conditions of Employment Must be a current permanent ODNI employee. FREE RESPONSE ESSAY QUESTIONS All applicants must answer the following four short, free response essay questions. The responses cannot exceed 200 words per question. By submitting your responses to the following questions, you certify that you are using your own words and did not use a consultant or AI (such as a large language model [LLM]). How has your commitment to the Constitution and the founding principles of the United States inspired you to pursue this role within the Federal government Provide a concrete example from professional, academic, or personal experience. In this role, how would you use your skills and experience to improve government efficiency and effectiveness Provide specific examples where you improved processes, reduced costs, or improved outcomes. How would you help advance the President's Executive Orders and policy priorities in this role Identify one or two relevant Executive Orders or policy initiatives that are significant to you and explain how you would help implement them if hired. How has a strong work ethic contributed to your professional, academic or personal achievements Provide one or two specific examples and explain how those qualities would enable you to serve effectively in this position. Qualifications Basic knowledge of the Watchlisting business process. Basic ability to research and logically analyze, synthesize, and judge information, as well as the ability to review and incorporate multiple sources of information in performing assignments. Basic ability to remain open-minded and change opinions on the basis of new information and requirements; ability to support group decisions and solicit opinions from coworkers. Basic ability to communicate clearly, both orally and in writing. Basic interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills, including an ability to work effectively within an interagency environment on complex issues requiring negotiation and consensus-building. Basic ability to work under pressure with strict deadlines while maintaining a high level of attention to detail. Basic ability to direct taskings, assess and manage performance, collaborate on goal setting, and support personal and professional development of all levels of personnel. EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: 2-3 years experience in a related field or Bachelor's degree in a related field. Desired Requirements: Prior experience working within the TIDE database. Basic interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to work effectively both independently and in a team or collaborative environment; demonstrated success working across organizational lines. Familiarity with traditional and nontraditional information resources, particularly current or projected collection systems and data sources for analysis; basic knowledge of selected analytic tools (link analysis, data integration, geographic information systems). Education Additional Information REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS The ODNI provides reasonable accommodations to otherwise qualified applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Reasonable Accommodations Officer by classified email at dni reasonable accommodation wma@cia.ic.gov, by unclassified email at DNI COO HRM RA_ALL@odni.gov, by telephone at (703)275-3900 or by FAX at (703)275-1277. Your request for reasonable accommodation will be addressed on a case-by-case basis. PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION TO THE REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS EMAIL ADDRESS. THIS EMAIL IS FOR REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS ONLY. The ODNI is an equal opportunity employer and abides by applicable employment laws and regulations.
