Mid Counterintelligence Analyst
Cherokee Federal, Alexandria, VA, United States
Counterintelligence Analyst – Mid
This position requires an active TS/Sensitive Compartmental Information (SCI) clearance. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents and provide documentation of citizenship or permanent residency.
Compensation & Benefits Estimated starting salary: pay commensurate with experience. Full‑time benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, and other possible benefits as provided. Benefits are subject to change with or without notice.
Responsibilities
Provides analytic support to senior officials, collectors, and operators throughout the DoD, IC, and law enforcement agencies and for DCSA’s CI programs.
Conducts CI analysis at DCSA region and associated field locations to assess FIE threats to cleared industry, cleared personnel, DOD, and DCSA.
Analyzes the efficiency of operations, identifies gaps, and provides recommendations.
Aids in the development of questioning plans.
Provides analytic support to DCSA CI regional leadership to assess the impacts of CI and LE community issues, CE subjects, and cybersecurity strategic objectives.
Researches, synthesizes, exploits, evaluates, and analyzes all‑source reporting on FIE targeting U.S. Government critical technologies, programs, information, and supply chains.
Provides support to mid‑ and senior‑level personnel on a wide range of complex and sensitive information to identify and neutralize or influence the activities of the FIE targeting U.S. Government programs, information, and technologies resident in cleared industry.
Triage packets, review files, and produce counterintelligence analytical reports and assessments.
Provides detailed written assessments and correspondence of tasked analysis.
Produces professional briefings and supporting documentation used to articulate and communicate operational activities and or CI threats to various internal and external audiences.
Produces and delivers briefings derived from threat assessments written by the Contractor and/or other DCSA CI personnel to U.S. Government customers and cleared industry partners.
Prepares, coordinates, and presents Government‑approved briefings (CI briefings, threat presentations, CI awareness, and methods to mitigate threats) as required.
Triage reported information and generate appropriate reports from information reported by cleared industry under the NISP.
Reviews reports forwarded by DCSA CI Special Agents (CISAs) and performs detailed research to determine whether the reports meet the criteria for creation of an Intelligence Information Report (IIR), NIP, CI Incident Report (CIR), or other type of report in accordance with current DCSA SOPs. If warranted, the Contractor writes the report and inputs it into the DCSA CI Directorate’s system of record, drafts the associated CIR, or similar document as required, and forwards it to the applicable CISA.
Assists the collection management officers to generate IIRs from industry reports and analyzes the reported information to determine if it satisfies DCSA, DoD CI or other agencies’ collection requirements. In doing so, the Contractor determines suitability of the report for processing into an IIR. All IIRs shall include analytical comments and be drafted in accordance with DCSA and DIA SOPs.
Collaborates and engages with customers and stakeholders to share threat information, improve integration, and enable responsive measures from other agencies and services.
Participates in analytical exchanges with other Government and intelligence entities.
Attends and supports the regional office at CI working groups and analytical/operational exchanges.
Performs other job‑related duties as assigned.
Qualifications and Experience
Must have an active Top Secret / SCI level security clearance.
Minimum 8 years of experience related to the CI analyst role, with at least a portion of the experience within the last 2 years.
Preferred: Bachelor’s degree.
Graduate of in‑residence Fundamentals of Intelligence Analysis course or Military Service equivalent.
Able to provide analytic support to the planning and execution of CI collections and source operations in support of collection plans and IC requirements tasked by collection management.
Conducts all‑source finished intelligence research, analysis, and writing in support of regional requirements.
Comprehensive mission knowledge and skills that affirm completion of all developmental training and experiences for the labor category.
Demonstrates ability to communicate understanding from information that may be incomplete, indirect, highly complex, seemingly unrelated, and/or technically advanced.
Structures analytic questions based on trends in reporting and a range of analytical perspectives from other analysts, organizations, and intelligence disciplines.
Works independently with minimal oversight and direction.
Collaborates and works with other IC members on information sharing, driving collection, and addressing analytic disputes and conflict resolution.
Develops concise, insightful, and comprehensive products for defense intelligence.
Guides teams in researching multifaceted or critical problems.
Has working knowledge of concepts involved in the specific functions outlined in the labor category description.
Knows and applies IC and DoD classification guidelines and procedures.
Uses logic and systematic approaches to gather, evaluate, and synthesize multiple sources of information.
Interprets analysis to include meaning, importance, and implications.
Defends analytic judgments with sound, logical conclusions and adapts analytic judgments when presented with new information, evolving conditions, or unexpected developments.
Produces timely, logical, and concise analytic reports, documents, assessments, studies, and briefing materials in formats including Microsoft Office tools (e.g., Excel, Word, PowerPoint), electronic/soft copy matrices and/or web‑enabled formats.
Communicates complex issues clearly in a concise and organized manner both verbally and non‑verbally with strong grammar skills.
Proficient in Microsoft Office tools.
Develops structured research, including obtaining, evaluating, organizing, and maintaining information within security and data protocols.
Recognizes nuances and resolves contradictions and inconsistencies in information.
Must pass pre‑employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal.
EEO Statement All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected veteran status, disability or any other status protected under applicable federal, state or local law.
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Compensation & Benefits Estimated starting salary: pay commensurate with experience. Full‑time benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, and other possible benefits as provided. Benefits are subject to change with or without notice.
Responsibilities
Provides analytic support to senior officials, collectors, and operators throughout the DoD, IC, and law enforcement agencies and for DCSA’s CI programs.
Conducts CI analysis at DCSA region and associated field locations to assess FIE threats to cleared industry, cleared personnel, DOD, and DCSA.
Analyzes the efficiency of operations, identifies gaps, and provides recommendations.
Aids in the development of questioning plans.
Provides analytic support to DCSA CI regional leadership to assess the impacts of CI and LE community issues, CE subjects, and cybersecurity strategic objectives.
Researches, synthesizes, exploits, evaluates, and analyzes all‑source reporting on FIE targeting U.S. Government critical technologies, programs, information, and supply chains.
Provides support to mid‑ and senior‑level personnel on a wide range of complex and sensitive information to identify and neutralize or influence the activities of the FIE targeting U.S. Government programs, information, and technologies resident in cleared industry.
Triage packets, review files, and produce counterintelligence analytical reports and assessments.
Provides detailed written assessments and correspondence of tasked analysis.
Produces professional briefings and supporting documentation used to articulate and communicate operational activities and or CI threats to various internal and external audiences.
Produces and delivers briefings derived from threat assessments written by the Contractor and/or other DCSA CI personnel to U.S. Government customers and cleared industry partners.
Prepares, coordinates, and presents Government‑approved briefings (CI briefings, threat presentations, CI awareness, and methods to mitigate threats) as required.
Triage reported information and generate appropriate reports from information reported by cleared industry under the NISP.
Reviews reports forwarded by DCSA CI Special Agents (CISAs) and performs detailed research to determine whether the reports meet the criteria for creation of an Intelligence Information Report (IIR), NIP, CI Incident Report (CIR), or other type of report in accordance with current DCSA SOPs. If warranted, the Contractor writes the report and inputs it into the DCSA CI Directorate’s system of record, drafts the associated CIR, or similar document as required, and forwards it to the applicable CISA.
Assists the collection management officers to generate IIRs from industry reports and analyzes the reported information to determine if it satisfies DCSA, DoD CI or other agencies’ collection requirements. In doing so, the Contractor determines suitability of the report for processing into an IIR. All IIRs shall include analytical comments and be drafted in accordance with DCSA and DIA SOPs.
Collaborates and engages with customers and stakeholders to share threat information, improve integration, and enable responsive measures from other agencies and services.
Participates in analytical exchanges with other Government and intelligence entities.
Attends and supports the regional office at CI working groups and analytical/operational exchanges.
Performs other job‑related duties as assigned.
Qualifications and Experience
Must have an active Top Secret / SCI level security clearance.
Minimum 8 years of experience related to the CI analyst role, with at least a portion of the experience within the last 2 years.
Preferred: Bachelor’s degree.
Graduate of in‑residence Fundamentals of Intelligence Analysis course or Military Service equivalent.
Able to provide analytic support to the planning and execution of CI collections and source operations in support of collection plans and IC requirements tasked by collection management.
Conducts all‑source finished intelligence research, analysis, and writing in support of regional requirements.
Comprehensive mission knowledge and skills that affirm completion of all developmental training and experiences for the labor category.
Demonstrates ability to communicate understanding from information that may be incomplete, indirect, highly complex, seemingly unrelated, and/or technically advanced.
Structures analytic questions based on trends in reporting and a range of analytical perspectives from other analysts, organizations, and intelligence disciplines.
Works independently with minimal oversight and direction.
Collaborates and works with other IC members on information sharing, driving collection, and addressing analytic disputes and conflict resolution.
Develops concise, insightful, and comprehensive products for defense intelligence.
Guides teams in researching multifaceted or critical problems.
Has working knowledge of concepts involved in the specific functions outlined in the labor category description.
Knows and applies IC and DoD classification guidelines and procedures.
Uses logic and systematic approaches to gather, evaluate, and synthesize multiple sources of information.
Interprets analysis to include meaning, importance, and implications.
Defends analytic judgments with sound, logical conclusions and adapts analytic judgments when presented with new information, evolving conditions, or unexpected developments.
Produces timely, logical, and concise analytic reports, documents, assessments, studies, and briefing materials in formats including Microsoft Office tools (e.g., Excel, Word, PowerPoint), electronic/soft copy matrices and/or web‑enabled formats.
Communicates complex issues clearly in a concise and organized manner both verbally and non‑verbally with strong grammar skills.
Proficient in Microsoft Office tools.
Develops structured research, including obtaining, evaluating, organizing, and maintaining information within security and data protocols.
Recognizes nuances and resolves contradictions and inconsistencies in information.
Must pass pre‑employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal.
EEO Statement All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected veteran status, disability or any other status protected under applicable federal, state or local law.
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