All-Source Analyst - Fort Meade, MD, United States - IC-CAP

Description

All-Source Analyst (Production)

Senior-Level:

Senior-Level:

• Demonstrates working knowledge of the concepts involved in the specific functions outlined in the specified labor category description.
• Knowledgeable of and demonstrates ability to apply IC and DoD classification guidelines and procedures.
• Demonstrates ability to use logic and systematic approaches to gather, evaluate, and synthesize multiple sources of information.
• Demonstrates ability to work semi-independently with oversight and direction.
• Demonstrates ability to use logic when evaluating and synthesizing multiple sources of information.
• Demonstrates ability interpreting analysis to include, but is not limited to, its meaning, importance, and implications.
• Demonstrates ability to defend analytic judgements with sound, logical conclusions and adapt analytic judgments when presented with new information, evolving conditions, or unexpected developments.
• Demonstrates ability to produce timely, logical, and concise analytic reports, documents, assessments, studies, and briefing materials in formats including Microsoft Office tools (e.g

Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.), electronic / soft copy matrices and / or web-enabled formats.

• Demonstrates ability to communicate complex issues clearly in a concise and organized manner both verbally and non-verbally; with strong grammar skills.
• Demonstrates proficiency using Microsoft Office tools.
• Demonstrates ability to develop structured research including, but not limited to, obtaining, evaluating, organizing, and maintaining information within security and data protocols.
• Demonstrates ability to recognize nuances and resolve contradictions and inconsistencies in information.
• Demonstrates comprehensive mission knowledge and skills that affirms completion of all developmental training and experiences for the labor category.
• Demonstrates ability to work independently with minimal oversight and direction.
• Demonstrates ability to collaborate and work with other IC members on information sharing, driving collection, and addressing analytic disputes and conflict resolution.
• Demonstrates ability to develop concise, insightful, and comprehensive products for defense intelligence.
• Demonstrates ability to guide teams in researching multifaceted or critical problems.
• Demonstrates comprehensive mission knowledge and skills that affirms completion of all developmental training and experiences for the labor category.
• Demonstrates the ability to communicate understanding from information that may be incomplete, indirect, highly complex, seemingly unrelated, and / or technically advanced.
• Demonstrates ability to structure analysis based on trends in reporting and a range of analytic perspectives from other analysts, organizations, and intelligence disciplines

Demonstrates ability to work independently with minimal oversight and direction.

• Demonstrates ability to collaborate and work with other IC members on information sharing, driving collection, and addressing analytic disputes and conflict resolution.
• Demonstrates ability to develop concise, insightful, and comprehensive products for defense intelligence.
• Demonstrates ability to lead teams in researching multifaceted or critical problems

Provides guidance in selecting, designing, and applying analytic methodologies
Uses argument evaluation and validated analytic methodologies to challenge differing perspectives.

• Demonstrates in-depth knowledge and understanding of the labor category activities required to meet mission requirements.
• Demonstrates ability to work independently and with minimal oversight

Job Duties:

• Conducts analysis using intelligence and information from multiple sources to assess, interpret, forecast, and explain a range of national security issues and developments that are regional or functional in nature.
• Provides all-source analytic support to collections, operations, investigations, and other defense intelligence analytic requirements.
• Provides all-source analysis to include: research, evaluation and deconfliction of single-source classified reporting, technical intrusion information, other agency all-source finished intelligence, open-source information and other relevant data.
• Categorizes and characterizes cyber threats and malware to help identify trends and changes in theactivities of the cyber adversaries.
• Adheres to Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) and Defense Intelligence
• Agency (DIA) all-source analytic tradecraft and standards.
• Establishes and maintains communications with counterparts in the Intelligence Community, the USCYBERCOM service components, other combatant commands, Cyber National Mission Force, Department of Homeland Security/NCSD, CERTS and Information Assurance Centers to collaborate on analysis and identify changes in the environment (This is done only at the direction of USCYBERCOM leadership and in accordance with the guidance of government sponsors within assigned division).
• Maintains cognizance of events occurring both within the U.S

government systems and internationally as directed to identify possible relationships to established knowledge base.

• Possesses either a certificate of completion /or verified work experience/course work equivalent to the skills identified in DoD Directive for IAT level 1 or IAM level 1.
• Uses intelligence production tools and databases, to include Tripwire Analytic Capability, Intellipedia, Palantir, MIDB, Cyber Common Operating Picture (CyberCOP), Target Knowledge Base, Cyber Threat Matrix, Automated Message Handling System, WISE Information Management System, Network Knowledge Base, FoxTrail, CENTAUR, ispace, Pathfinder, and Microsoft OneNote

Provides intelligence support, including the following:

• Intelligence Support to Planning and Operations - The Candidate shall provide all-source JIPOE support to offensive cyber operations / defensive cyber operations (OCO/DCO) planning and execution to include production of cyber related Intelligence Estimates and associated products

This analysis shall include direct support to the Intelligence Planning Teams (IPTs), as required.

• Threat Trends and Indicators - The Candidate shall produce bulletins and briefs related to assigned area of responsibility

These shall include specific changes in tactics, techniques and procedures (TTP) and technical trends in cyber threats directed at the DoDIN and U.

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critical infrastructure/key resources (CI/KR), as required

The Candidate shall also monitor threat activities to develop specific cyber indicators to support the USCYBERCOM role in the Defense Warning Program.

• Cyber-Related Exercise Support - The Candidate shall provide scenario development, white cell or role playing support to cyber related exercises, as required.
• USCYBERCOM Staff Support - The Candidate shall respond expeditiously to J2 or other USCYBERCOM staff requests for information, as required.
• Product Development - The Candidate shall assist in the production, editing, publishing and dissemination of clear, concise, timely and relevant cyber analytic products, as required.
• Briefing - The Candidate shall develop and present intelligence slides and in-depth briefings and presentations related to assigned area of responsibility to USCYBERCOM staff up to GO/FO level.
• Meeting Support - The Candidate shall, as required, provide support to meetings related to assigned area of responsibility

This shall include meetings within the Command or held at other government or cleared defense contractor facilities
Travel may be required for long distance meetings, but virtual participation is preferred

Education and Experience:

• Senior-Level Eight (8) years of experience relevant to the specific labor category with at least a portion of the experience within the last two (2) years and a Bachelor's degree

No experience substitute for education - may generate a few grandfather waivers) Security Clearance:

• DoD Approved Clearance and Poly