Space Threat Analyst
Noetic Strategies, Inc., Alexandria, VA, United States
Job Title
Space Warfare and Foreign Materiel Program (FMP) Threat Analyst
Location
Alexandria – VA
Position Requirements
Active Department of War (DoW) Top Secret / SCI Clearance
Counterintelligence Polygraph
Willingness to travel as needed
JOB SPECIFIC TAG LINE (OPTIONAL FOR RECRUITER):
Threat Intelligence Analyst to serve as the Space and FMP subject matter expert supporting multiple lines of effort for the Test & Evaluation Threat Resource Activity (TETRA) in support of the Office of the Director, Operational Test & Evaluation (DOT&E).
TETRA's core mission is to inform DOT&E of intelligence defining current and emerging future threats to DoW weapons and systems to facilitate realistic, operationally relevant test and evaluation prior to fielding in contested warfare environments.
DOT&E's mission is to determine a system's operational effectiveness, suitability, survivability, and lethality – supporting every Soldier, Sailor, Airmen, Marine, and Guardian, along with the strategists and decision makers in the chain of command. DOT&E serves as the independent, unbiased assessor of American warfighting capability.
MINIMUM SKILLS REQUIRED:
Minimum of a Bachelor's degree and eight (8) years' relevant work-related experience
Core defense intelligence all-source analysis experience working with Intelligence Production Centers, and using intelligence tools and tradecraft to solve complex problems
Strong Space Warfare background with a deep understanding of current foreign threats
Proven ability and history of briefing senior DoW leadership and stakeholders
Strong analytical, research, and critical thinking skills
Excellent problem-solving skills and demonstrated ability to develop innovative solutions
Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team environment
Excellent verbal, writing, and briefing skills with the ability to document and convey both technical and operational information to wide-ranging audiences
Familiarity with intelligence tools including Defense Intelligence Threat Library, Validated Online Lifecycle Threat reports, Community On-Line Intelligence System for End Users and Managers, Intelligence Production Center "Request for Information" process, Intelligence Community databases, Intelligence Mission Data, Machine-assisted Analytic Rapid-repository System, Lifecycle Mission Data Plans, and Critical Intelligence Parameters
DESIRED SKILLS:
Engineering background (i.e., education credentials and/or work experience)
Foreign materiel acquisition experience
Ability to leverage foreign material expertise to develop comprehensive threat analyses
Possess a detailed understanding of the Foreign Materiel Review Board operations
Familiarity with DoW operations, policy, doctrine, and intelligence driven processes
Experience with threat emulation capability resource requirements
Familiarity with operational/developmental testing and threat exploitation agencies
Validation, verification, and accreditation process experience
Understanding of Defense Acquisition policy and the linkage between T&E activities and the Defense Acquisition System (DAS)
Self-starter capable of working autonomously in a fast-paced high-pressure environment
High degree of attention to detail with strong organizational skills
Pentagon and/or Office of the Secretary of War-level experience
PRIMARY DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES & ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
TETRA's central customer collocated onsite Space Warfare and foreign material authority, responsible for gathering DOT&E and Operational Test Agency (OTA) task requirements including defining task scope and parameters, establishing suspense, and selecting response product format
Provide subject matter expertise and analytical intelligence support to DOT&E, OTAs, and other relevant T&E stakeholders.
Conduct intelligence analysis to produce response products that answer DOT&E / OTA information requirements
Manage TETRA's FMP liaising with the Defense Intelligence Agency's Joint Foreign Materiel Program Office to ensure T&E FMP concerns are represented and addressed
Manage incoming foreign material tasking, conduct analysis, and coordinate FMP activities with TETRA's Intel Team to provide timely relevant T&E support
Coordinate annual DOT&E Foreign Material Requirements Prioritization to rank high priority foreign material requirements needed to support T&E
Champion DOT&E FMP concerns during the Foreign Materiel Review Board process
Review and provide expert input into critical threat intelligence, T&E and DAS documents including Initial Capabilities Documents, Capabilities Production Documents, T&E Master Plans, Test Plans, Defense Intelligence Threat Library Modules, Validated Online Lifecycle Threat reports, and T&E memorandums
Define test concept and test equipment threat requirements for testing operation of U. S. weapon systems in the presence of current and emerging threats
Evaluate proposed Space Warfare threat scenarios to inform threat realism for evaluating operational effectiveness, suitability, survivability, and lethality of military systems
Determine threat resource requirements, availability, adequacy, and define gap between threat emulation capability and the actual threat
Perform as part of a local or distributed team to develop intelligence briefings and analytic products to define operational threat environments
Liaison between the intelligence, acquisition and T&E communities
Provide oversight and guidance of threat M&S used to support T&E implementations
Provide administrative and logistical preparation/planning and support for T&E resources and infrastructure investment portfolios
Responsible for working independently and taking broad Government leadership guidance and direction to develop and maintain an overall performance roadmap
Space Warfare and Foreign Materiel Program (FMP) Threat Analyst
Location
Alexandria – VA
Position Requirements
Active Department of War (DoW) Top Secret / SCI Clearance
Counterintelligence Polygraph
Willingness to travel as needed
JOB SPECIFIC TAG LINE (OPTIONAL FOR RECRUITER):
Threat Intelligence Analyst to serve as the Space and FMP subject matter expert supporting multiple lines of effort for the Test & Evaluation Threat Resource Activity (TETRA) in support of the Office of the Director, Operational Test & Evaluation (DOT&E).
TETRA's core mission is to inform DOT&E of intelligence defining current and emerging future threats to DoW weapons and systems to facilitate realistic, operationally relevant test and evaluation prior to fielding in contested warfare environments.
DOT&E's mission is to determine a system's operational effectiveness, suitability, survivability, and lethality – supporting every Soldier, Sailor, Airmen, Marine, and Guardian, along with the strategists and decision makers in the chain of command. DOT&E serves as the independent, unbiased assessor of American warfighting capability.
MINIMUM SKILLS REQUIRED:
Minimum of a Bachelor's degree and eight (8) years' relevant work-related experience
Core defense intelligence all-source analysis experience working with Intelligence Production Centers, and using intelligence tools and tradecraft to solve complex problems
Strong Space Warfare background with a deep understanding of current foreign threats
Proven ability and history of briefing senior DoW leadership and stakeholders
Strong analytical, research, and critical thinking skills
Excellent problem-solving skills and demonstrated ability to develop innovative solutions
Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team environment
Excellent verbal, writing, and briefing skills with the ability to document and convey both technical and operational information to wide-ranging audiences
Familiarity with intelligence tools including Defense Intelligence Threat Library, Validated Online Lifecycle Threat reports, Community On-Line Intelligence System for End Users and Managers, Intelligence Production Center "Request for Information" process, Intelligence Community databases, Intelligence Mission Data, Machine-assisted Analytic Rapid-repository System, Lifecycle Mission Data Plans, and Critical Intelligence Parameters
DESIRED SKILLS:
Engineering background (i.e., education credentials and/or work experience)
Foreign materiel acquisition experience
Ability to leverage foreign material expertise to develop comprehensive threat analyses
Possess a detailed understanding of the Foreign Materiel Review Board operations
Familiarity with DoW operations, policy, doctrine, and intelligence driven processes
Experience with threat emulation capability resource requirements
Familiarity with operational/developmental testing and threat exploitation agencies
Validation, verification, and accreditation process experience
Understanding of Defense Acquisition policy and the linkage between T&E activities and the Defense Acquisition System (DAS)
Self-starter capable of working autonomously in a fast-paced high-pressure environment
High degree of attention to detail with strong organizational skills
Pentagon and/or Office of the Secretary of War-level experience
PRIMARY DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES & ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
TETRA's central customer collocated onsite Space Warfare and foreign material authority, responsible for gathering DOT&E and Operational Test Agency (OTA) task requirements including defining task scope and parameters, establishing suspense, and selecting response product format
Provide subject matter expertise and analytical intelligence support to DOT&E, OTAs, and other relevant T&E stakeholders.
Conduct intelligence analysis to produce response products that answer DOT&E / OTA information requirements
Manage TETRA's FMP liaising with the Defense Intelligence Agency's Joint Foreign Materiel Program Office to ensure T&E FMP concerns are represented and addressed
Manage incoming foreign material tasking, conduct analysis, and coordinate FMP activities with TETRA's Intel Team to provide timely relevant T&E support
Coordinate annual DOT&E Foreign Material Requirements Prioritization to rank high priority foreign material requirements needed to support T&E
Champion DOT&E FMP concerns during the Foreign Materiel Review Board process
Review and provide expert input into critical threat intelligence, T&E and DAS documents including Initial Capabilities Documents, Capabilities Production Documents, T&E Master Plans, Test Plans, Defense Intelligence Threat Library Modules, Validated Online Lifecycle Threat reports, and T&E memorandums
Define test concept and test equipment threat requirements for testing operation of U. S. weapon systems in the presence of current and emerging threats
Evaluate proposed Space Warfare threat scenarios to inform threat realism for evaluating operational effectiveness, suitability, survivability, and lethality of military systems
Determine threat resource requirements, availability, adequacy, and define gap between threat emulation capability and the actual threat
Perform as part of a local or distributed team to develop intelligence briefings and analytic products to define operational threat environments
Liaison between the intelligence, acquisition and T&E communities
Provide oversight and guidance of threat M&S used to support T&E implementations
Provide administrative and logistical preparation/planning and support for T&E resources and infrastructure investment portfolios
Responsible for working independently and taking broad Government leadership guidance and direction to develop and maintain an overall performance roadmap