Senior Intelligence Analyst SME

Senior Intelligence Analyst SME

***This position requires an active TS/SCI clearance.***

Cherokee Insights is seeking an experienced Senior Intelligence Analyst SME to join our team. The Senior Intelligence Analyst SME will assist the Defense Counterintelligence Security Agency (DCSA) Risk Analysis and Information Development (RAID) with supporting operational elements by providing technical expertise and analysis capability in furtherance of the client's objective.

Compensation & Benefits:

Estimated Starting Salary Range for Senior Intelligence Analyst SME: $130,000-$150,000. 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.

Senior Intelligence Analyst SME Responsibilities Include:

• Serves as a Subject Matter Expert supporting DCSA's Risk Analysis and Information Development (RAID) providing expert analysis on foreign influence, foreign preference, and foreign contact issues impacting national security eligibility determinations. Lead the fusion of multi-source data (HUMINT, SIGINT, OSINT, etc.) to produce information reports and processes on critical threats.

• Technical expert must be ubiquitous with program policies, protocols, processes, training, feedback, and all current published relevant program documents.

• Leveraging intelligence analysis tradecraft and experience to evaluate complex investigative information, including foreign travel, associations, financial ties, and foreign government or intelligence service connections.

• Conducts in-depth analytical reviews of background investigation cases involving elevated foreign nexus risk, identifying indicators, trends, and potential counterintelligence concerns.

• Produces high-quality written products and recommendations to support adjudicative and risk-mitigation efforts.

• Strategic Advising: Serve as the primary advisor to PM and technical leadership to senior analyst on matters within your area of expertise, foreign nexus methodologies, threat vectors, and analytic best practices. Providing nuanced assessments and actionable recommendations that shape strategic planning and operational execution when applicable.

• Integrates classified and unclassified intelligence reporting, open-source intelligence (OSINT), and investigative data to develop comprehensive information reports.

• Ensures compliance with federal investigative standards, adjudicative guidelines, and DCSA policies while safeguarding sensitive and classified information.

• Supports continuous process improvement by identifying gaps, emerging foreign threat trends, and recommending enhancements to analytic frameworks and training when applicable.

• Working with on-site operations chief. Keeping them apprised of technical considerations that may affect operations.

• Mentorship and Training: Guide and mentor analysts, fostering their professional development and ensuring the highest standards of analytical tradecraft and product quality.

• To serve as the quality point of control. To Review and validate intelligence products and information reports to ensure accuracy, objectivity, and compliance with all relevant directives and standards

Senior Intelligence Analyst SME, Education, Skills, Abilities requested:

• Active TS/SCI Clearance

• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 12 years of experience in all-source, counterterrorism, or counterintelligence analysis; OR 15 years of experience in all-source, counterterrorism, or counterintelligence analysis.

• Extensive experience working with IC agencies and organizations' missions, intelligence products, and database systems.

• Strong analytical skills and the ability to identify and evaluate complex intelligence information.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex concepts and findings clearly and effectively.

• Proficiency in utilizing intelligence-related automation, applications, tools, and databases.

• Expertise in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Access.

• Proven experience with quality control, including reviewing and editing analytical products or intelligence reports.

• Ability to collaborate and coordinate with various IC agencies and participate in inter-agency working groups.

• Leading and Motivating the team as well as small team leaders to lead and support their teams, which can include handling career development and resolving problems.

• Managing Daily Technical Task: Oversee the day-to-day technical feedback from multiple sources.

• Quality Assurance: Responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining quality assurance protocols in collaboration with on site.

• Process Improvement: Continuous efforts to increase the efficiency of existing processes and procedures to enhance internal capacity.

• Essential skills: Leadership. The ability to lead, coach, motivate, and support a team, while improving the organization and accomplishing the mission or task. Data Analysis and Interpretations. Operational planning. Product considerations. Quality control. Technical forecasting and strategy. Problem Solving. Critical Thinking. Communication.

• Must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal

Contract Requirement:

Applicable intelligence school OR degree. (Example: Army All Source 35F Intelligence School or other service equivalent, any IC members Intelligence school such as DEA Basic Intelligence Research Specialist Training Course.)

Company Information:

Cherokee Insights provides support, services, and solutions to federal and commercial customers. The company takes a personalized approach to solving our clients' toughest challenges, helping you make the most of your skills. CI is part of Cherokee Federal - a team of tribally owned federal contracting companies. For more information, visit cherokee-federal.com.

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