Job Title: Counterintelligence (CI) Specialist – Mid

Job Location: Quantico, VA

SUMMARY

Cherokee Preting is seeking a CI Specialist that identifies, monitors, and assesses foreign intelligence efforts attempting collection of sensitive national security information on U.S. persons, activities and interests, including threats posed by emerging technologies to U.S. operations and interests.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Includes the following:

• Applies understanding of foreign intelligence capabilities / activities S. and foreign partner CI capabilities and Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) for in-depth analytic research and production of all-source CI studies and contributes to developing CI strategies.
• Conducts, develops, produces, and presents programs of instruction in specified collection operations TTPs, and related or supporting processes, relevant to the various human intelligence and technical intelligence operations under DoD authorities.
• Provide mid-level CI support to identify, assess, and disrupt threats to cleared industry, cleared personnel, DOD, and Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA).
• Facilitate USG responses to adversary action and insider threats by sharing threat indicators and enabling responsive measures from other agencies and services.
• Develop and operationalize an enterprise security risk management methodology across Government and industry stakeholders.
• Research, synthesize, exploit, evaluate, and analyze all-source reporting to identify, assess, and disrupt threats to cleared industry, cleared personnel, DOD, and DCSA.
• Conduct open-source research for articles for inclusion in the Cleared Industry
• Conduct research to identify and neutralize or influence the activities of FIE targeting USG programs, information and technologies resident in cleared industry.
• Research, synthesize, exploit, evaluate, and analyze all-source reporting on FIE targeting USG critical technologies, programs, information, and supply chains.
• Develop, support, and/or contribute to various CI Partnership with Cleared Industry (CIPCI) efforts upon request or should analysis reveal emerging trends in FIE targeting, issues of strategic significance, and/or actionable information against FIE
• Respond to requests for information regarding potential FIE threats from CIPCI
• Prepare articles for inclusion in the Cleared Industry
• Provide advice related to the collection and triage of reports received from cleared
• Coordinate, collaborate, and/or engage with customers and stakeholders to share threat information and/or develop and operationalize an enterprise security risk management methodology across Government and industry stakeholders.
• Serve as administrative lead (draft/disseminate invitations, track registrations, validate security clearances, generate rosters of attendees, and prepare/consolidate questionnaires) for secure video teleconferences.
• Capture meeting minutes from weekly engagements with the CIPCI, and formalize for formal
• Participate in analytical exchanges with other intelligence
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Desired to have a minimum 8 years of experience related to the specific labor category with at least a portion of the experience within the last 2 years.
• Preferred to have a Bachelor's degree in an area related to the labor category from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
• Graduate of in-residence Fundamentals of Intelligence Analysis course or Military Service equivalent.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Comprehensive mission knowledge and skills that affirms completion of all developmental training and experiences for the labor category.
• Ability to communicate understanding from information that may be incomplete, indirect, highly complex, seemingly unrelated, and / or technically advanced.
• Structures analytic questions based on trends in reporting and a range of analytic perspectives from other analysts, organizations, and intelligence disciplines.
• Able 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.
• Develop concise, insightful, and comprehensive products for defense intelligence.
• Demonstrates ability to guide teams in researching multifaceted or critical problems.
• 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.
• Able 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.
• 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.
• Defend analytic judgements with sound, logical conclusions and adapt analytic judgments when presented with new information, evolving conditions, or unexpected developments.
• 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.
• Able to communicate complex issues clearly in a concise and organized manner both verbally and non-verbally; with strong grammar skills.
• 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.
• Ability to recognize nuances and resolve contradictions and inconsistencies in information.
• Must have an active Top Secret / SCI level security clearance.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work is primarily performed in a climate-controlled office environment.

Please Note: This position is pending a contract award.

If you are interested in a future with Cherokee Federal, APPLY TODAY! Although this is not an approved position, we are accepting applications for this future and anticipated need.

Cherokee Federal is an equal opportunity employer. Please visit cherokee-federal.com/careers for information regarding our Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer Statement, Accommodation request, and Presidential EO 14042 Notice.