Technical Operations Analyst with Security Clearance
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Location: Arlington, VA 22202
Description:
Description SAIC is seeking a Technical Operations Analyst to work with a diverse team of operations officers, analysts, and linguists, focused on identifying, analyzing and mitigating the threat to operations posed by Ubiquitous Technical Surveillance (UTS). Role and Responsibilities: * Serve as a Technical Operations Analyst and technical subject matter expert on emerging UTS technologies. * Responsible for responding to high-priority, high-visibility, and time-sensitive customer requirements requiring critical thinking and complex problem-solving skills. * Demonstrate proficiency integrating technical requirements, analytical tradecraft, and operational risk management techniques to assess technical threats to sensitive activities, and intelligence operations. * Identify and analyze UTS capability gaps in specific environments and scenarios and research applicable mitigation strategies and best practices. * Monitor the overall UTS program to ensure its applicability and effectiveness for near- and long-term operations, taking into consideration the impact of various factors including emerging technology, adversary capabilities and evolving operational requirements. * Develop and provide written technical threat assessments; prepare tailored reports based on customer requirements, provide briefings to educate and train personnel, and assist in the development of operational frameworks and structured guidance. * Collaborate with senior staff within the IC, OSD, Military Services, Combatant Commands, and other Non-DOD Federal Departments and Agencies on best practices and mitigation strategies. * Serve as a liaison and represent the customer to multiple other US Government organizations at high level working groups, training exercises, and similar forums. * Daily duties performed in an office setting, with travel required throughout the DC-metro area and occasional travel CONUS and OCONUS to support field operations. Qualifications * Bachelor's and 6+ years of experience conducting research on emerging technologies, analyzing UTS threats and assessing technical threats to operations within the US military and/or US intelligence community (IC). * Active Top-Secret clearance with ability to obtain SCI; and pass a polygraph (PR within 6 years). * Experience in two or more of the following areas: * UTS Threat Mitigation, Computer Programming, Technical Threat Analysis, Data Analytics, Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) processing and Analysis, Internet/Web Technology, Technical Targeting, Network Security and Engineering, Social Network Analysis, Telecommunications Networks/Voice Data Communications, Operational Risk Management, Threat Finance Analysis, Open-Source Intelligence and/or Computer Forensics. * Experience conducting UTS program analysis, to include advising customer management and operators on UTS threats and creating and employing proposed courses of action. * Ability to execute multiple tasks and ongoing projects while ensuring compliance with applicable laws, policies, and procedures. * Effective communication skills, including the ability to convey complex technical topics to a diverse customer base in both written and verbal format. * Proficiency in Microsoft Office products. Desired Education, Certifications, Skills, Expertise, Years of Experience: * Bachelor's Degree in any of the following disciplines: Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering Disciplines (Electrical, Computer or Mechanical), and/or Cybersecurity. Experience accepted in lieu of degree. * Former Military All-Source Intelligence Analyst (MOS: 35F, 0231), SIGINT Analyst (Army MOS 35 Series, USMC 26XX Series), Cyber Analyst (Army MOS 17 Series) and/or equivalent job series across the DoD or IC. * 8+ years of experience conducting research on emerging technologies, analyzing UTS threats and assessing technical threats to operations within the US military and/or US intelligence community. * Active CI Poly (must be able to take/pass "at-will"). SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline. Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.