Analytic Tradecraft SME

CENTRA Technology, Inc., an Amentum company providing analytic, consulting, and staffing support to U.S. Government national security agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security, DOD, and others. CENTRA’s Homeland Group provides a range of homeland security, law enforcement, and intelligence, risk analysis and modeling, and program management services to Federal, state, and local agencies. We pride ourselves in developing creative, customized, and flexible approaches that meet our clients’ evolving and dynamic needs.

The Homeland Group is looking for a TS/SCI-cleared Analytic Tradecraft SME to support our US Government Customer. The SME will be responsible for providing a range of mentorship and analytic tradecraft improvement services to DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis personnel and other DHS intelligence analysts. The Analytic Tradecraft SME helps intelligence analysts conceptualize analytic projects, provides feedback to analysts on improving draft intelligence products, reviews finished intelligence products for adherence to IC and I&A Tradecraft guidelines, and helps design and deliver training to improve analysts’ and analytic managers’ ability to produce high quality intelligence products. Strong candidates should also possess a combination of the following:

• At least 6+ years directly relevant experience with a Bachelor Degree, with at least 2+ years’ experience in an official Intelligence Community member agency.
• Experience helping analysts conceptualize all-source intelligence projects.
• Familiarity with and experience helping analysts apply Structured Analytic Techniques.
• Experience in organizational process improvement and measurement for highly specialized applications and operational environments directed at knowledge-based outcomes, to include systems analysis, design, integration, documentation, and implementation device on exceptionally complex problems. 
• Experience reviewing and providing feedback to analysts and/or analytic managers on draft intelligence products to improve analytic quality, customer impact, and adherence to tradecraft best practices. 
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Familiarity with Intelligence Community Directives pertaining to collection and disseminated all source intelligence analysis. 

Required/Preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree and 6+ years’ relevant experience OR Masters and 4+ years’ relevant experience OR PhD with 2+ years’ relevant experience.
• Experience as an all-source intelligence analyst, including reviewing and providing feedback on draft products to more junior analysts.
• Experience supporting all-source analytic tradecraft in an official intelligence community member agency.
• Familiarity with and experience applying Intelligence Community Directives pertaining to disseminated all source intelligence analysis. 
• Active TS/SCI

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