Counterintelligence Analyst SME

About the role

Amentum is seeking a Counterintelligence Subject Matter Expert Analyst to support its U.S. Department of Energy and Counterintelligence (DOE-IN) contract. The position is based in the Washington, D.C. area, with a Monday-to-Friday schedule of 40 hours per week.

Key responsibilities

• Support the Deputy Director, CI and the IN leadership team with expert advice on counterintelligence analysis and tradecraft, including collection, evaluation, assessment, production and dissemination, in line with USIC standards.
• Mentor and support counterintelligence analysts at HQ and across the DOE enterprise.
• Help develop or update foundational CI documents and policies such as the annual program of analysis (POA) and enterprise threat assessments, and respond to taskers from the IN and CI leadership.
• Assess the foreign intelligence and international terrorist threats directed against DOE personnel, resources, facilities and programs.
• Produce tactical and strategic CI products for the DOE CI program and for external dissemination within the USIC.
• Work with division leadership to integrate field and HQ analysis, and make oral presentations to DOE and USIC personnel.
• Engage with USIC partners and field elements on CI investigations to identify investigative gaps and give analytical context to collected information.

Required profile

• Active Top Secret clearance and SCIB.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in geopolitics or national security studies.
• At least 20 years of experience in intelligence and/or counterintelligence analysis within the USIC.
• Direct, current knowledge of USIC missions, structure and key intelligence programs, the intelligence cycle, and international political economy and military matters affecting national security.

Required skills

• Expert knowledge of analytic tradecraft, standards, integrity, methodologies and collection interests.
• Excellent oral and written communication, with a record of delivering high-quality analytic products under pressure and tight deadlines.
• Ability to apply tactical analysis to CI investigations or to develop strategic analytic products on adversary targeting of national security interests.
• Preferred: Master's degree or higher, or equivalent analytical training such as the IC Advanced Analyst Program (ICAAP); area or country specialization, foreign language fluency or science and technology knowledge is desired.

What we offer

• Compensation estimated at $165,000-$185,000.
• Health, dental and vision insurance, paid time off and holidays.
• Retirement benefits including 401(k) matching, educational reimbursement, parental leave, employee stock purchase plan, tax-saving options, disability and life insurance, and pet insurance.