Job description

Intelligence Analyst

Cogent Security Consulting LLC seeks an energetic, adaptive, detail-oriented professional with excellent communication skills to be a member of a small, operational security team. The successful applicant will support federal staff within the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Office of Defense Nuclear Security (DNS).

Applicants must be creative, learn quickly, have excellent interpersonal skills, and be able to work in a team environment. The analyst must also:

• Review open source raw and finished intelligence reports and collect pertinent information.
• Review message traffic and finished intelligence reports on classified systems and collect pertinent information.
• Provide written summaries of incidents and current intelligence products, tailored to various NNSA audiences.
• Draft work products for team and client review.
• Participate in internal and external meetings, record notes, and produce summaries.
• Engage directly with clients, and interface with other senior officials and managers.
• Provide ad hoc analytic support and information sharing for incident response.
• Brief analytic findings to internal working groups.
• Support the production and dissemination of timely, tailored intelligence reporting to DNS and field-based personnel programs.

• Liaise with DOD, IC, and other Federal partners through forums and working groups to exchange multi-source intelligence reporting affecting NNSA DNS operations and Risk Assessments.
• Monitor and assess internal incident information for threat and trend analysis.
• Contribute to interagency analytic efforts in support of the Nuclear Security Enterprise (NSE).
• Working with internal partners, perform analysis of threats to the NSE from foreign intelligence entities, foreign terrorist organizations, homegrown violent extremists, domestic violent extremists, criminal organizations, and cyber threat actors.
• Generate, evaluate, and edit standard operating procedures.
• Collect, analyze, and assess NSSA Technical Security Program (TSP) reporting on technical surveillance threats, devices, and techniques.
• Perform analytical support to identify and assess foreign intelligence entity (FIE) technical surveillance intent and capabilities.

REQUIREMENTS

Junior Analyst:

• Bachelor’s degree plus 3 years of Intelligence Analysis experience
• Master’s degree plus 1 years of Intelligence Analysis experience

Mid-Level Analysts:

• Bachelor’s degree plus 6 years of Intelligence Analysis experience
• Master’s degree plus 4 years of Intelligence Analysis experience

All Applicants:

• Possess an active DOE Q or DOD TS clearance, or favorably adjudicated Tier V personnel security background investigation and current SCI eligibility.
• Ability to work independently and meet project deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong skills using products including Word, Excel, Microsoft Teams, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.
• Experience in one or more of the following areas: addressing threats from terrorist organizations, foreign intelligence threats, criminal organizations, data analysis, or social science research.

Position Location: Washington, DC

Salary Range: $100,000-$125,000 (pay commensurate with experience)

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $100,000.00 - $125,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Washington, DC 20585: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Intelligence analysis: 1-6 years (Required)

Security clearance:

• Top Secret (Required)

Work Location: In person

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Relocation assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 10 years

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to Relocate:

• Washington, DC: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person