Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Analyst - Applied Research Associates, Inc

The Capital Area Division (CAD) of Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) has an outstanding opportunity for several exceptional Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Analysts with experience identifying, characterizing, and assessing global WMD- and CBRN-related threats, developments, and trends. This position provides Defense, Service, and Interagency audiences with timely and accurate assessments of adversary WMD programs, strategic threats, and weapons-related S&T developments. This position routinely contributes to Defense Intelligence Enterprise deliverables, including but not limited to foundational assessments, warning reports, technical briefings, and other analytic documents. This position also works together with Special Operations Community staffs to transition adversary WMD- and proliferation-related threat characterizations into planning and operational deliverables. The WMD Analyst provides guidance to less experienced staff, reviews the work of others, authoritatively contributes to multi-functional analytic teams, and maintains currency in understanding relevant WMD-related technologies, trends, and threats.  The position is expected to understand and articulate official government analytic positions during customer engagements and represent Defense Intelligence Enterprise analytic units as directed.

This position is contingent upon contract funding with an anticipated start date in October 2024.

Locations include: Tampa, FL; Miami, FL; Eglin AFB; Colorado Springs, CO; Fort Carson, CO; Fort Liberty, NC; JB Lewis-McChord, WA; Fort Campbell, KY; Fort Moore, GA

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree with 8 years of experience conducting intelligence cycle functions and/or creating intelligence reports, assessments, or deliverables OR a Bachelor’s degree with 10 years of experience doing the same
• Demonstrate current familiarity – experience within the last two years – identifying, assessing, and developing products associated with adversary WMD programs and/or developments
• Working familiarity with established Intelligence Community directives, standards, and tradecraft documents
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively within or lead a team of peers, as well as excellent interpersonal and communications skills
• Ability to communicate complex analyses at a level comprehensible to diverse military audiences and senior-level government representatives
• Ability to clearly express in writing technical analysis results and program characterizations
• Demonstrated knowledge of state nuclear, biological, and/or chemical (NBC) programs, strategic weapons developments, and WMD-related proliferation and procurement
• Practical understanding of the technical requirements – both established and improvised – necessary to weaponize NBC materials
• Familiarity with US Special Operations Community roles, responsibilities, plans, missions, and activities and experience turning threat characterizations and information into tangible SOF plans, operations, and exercises
• Understanding of global technology control, arms-control, nonproliferation, and threat reduction efforts associated with combating WMD
• Experience characterizing and assessing consequence management variables associated with NBC weapon use and CBRN contaminated environments
• Active TS with SCI eligibility clearance PLUS ability and willingness to take and pass a CI polygraph

Desired Qualifications:

• Master’s degree with 12 years of experience conducting intelligence cycle functions and/or creating intelligence reports, assessments, or deliverables OR a Bachelor’s degree with 17 years of experience doing the same
• Military or defense-related experience and working familiarity with strategies, policies, and plans that enable defense against CBRN threats and prevent the proliferation of WMD
• Understanding of the Defense Intelligence Enterprise, DIA, and Service intelligence production centers
• Experience participating in and leading interagency CWMD, nuclear security, and/or counterproliferation forums and working groups
• Experience effectively devising, utilizing, and communicating methodological approaches to complex problem sets
• Familiarity working with counterproliferation-related and S&T analytic centers within the DOD, IC and/or Interagency

COMPANY INFORMATION:

Applied Research Associates, Inc. is an employee-owned international research and engineering company recognized for providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences. The company, founded in Albuquerque, NM, in 1979, currently employs over 1200 professionals. ARA offices throughout the United States and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense technologies, civil technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement. The corporation also provides sophisticated technical products for environmental site characterization, pavement analysis, and robotics.

At ARA, employees are our greatest assets. The corporation realizes that employee ownership fosters greater creativity and initiative along with higher performance and customer satisfaction levels. ARA gives its employees the tools, training, and opportunities to take more active roles as owners. The culture is challenging; innovation and experimentation are the norm. Employees are eligible for contributions which not only add to the company’s success, but also their own through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The motto, “Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit” sums up the ARA experience. For additional information and an opportunity to join this unique workplace, please visit our website at www.ara.com.

Please apply at www.careers.ara.com for the Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Analyst position.

Experience

Required

• 10 - 18 years: Relevant work experience

Education

Required

• Bachelors or better

Preferred

• Masters or better

Behaviors

Required

• Thought Provoking: Capable of making others think deeply on a subject
• Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
• Innovative: Consistently introduces new ideas and demonstrates original thinking
• Functional Expert: Considered a thought leader on a subject
• Enthusiastic: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest
• Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
• Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

Motivations

Required

• Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help
• Growth Opportunities: Inspired to perform well by the chance to take on more responsibility
• Goal Completion: Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks
• Entrepreneurial Spirit: Inspired to perform well by an ability to drive new ventures within the business

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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