Senior Watchlist Analyst

About the role

Amentum provides warning and all-source analytical support to DIA's Defense Combating Terrorism Office, helping shape DoD policy, planning and operational decisions against regional and transnational terrorism threats. The Senior Watchlist Analyst reviews DoD datasets for identifying information on known or suspected terrorists, compiles them into nomination reports and supports the National Terrorist Watchlisting system. The work schedule is first shift, 8 hours per day.

Key responsibilities

• Systematically review DoD datasets assessed as likely to contain identifying information on known or suspected terrorists.
• Identify, prioritize and record information from those datasets as specified by the Government.
• Cross-check suspects against other intelligence holdings to ensure completeness and avoid duplicate entries.
• Compile information into nomination reports, correctly format, classify and address them, and correct and resubmit incorrect reports.
• Prepare reports for dissemination as record message traffic or other methods specified by the Government.
• Provide guidance and instruction to less experienced team members and attend meetings, conferences and intelligence exchanges supporting the Watchlisting mission.
• Produce formal written strategic counterterrorism and all-source intelligence assessments, products, graphics and briefings in line with ICD 203, DIA and ODNI standards.

Required profile

• Security clearance: TS/SCI with polygraph.
• Education: high school or GED; preferred master's degree in a related field.
• Experience: 8 years minimum; preferred 12 years in the labor category, including recent experience, and senior-level ability to lead and mentor analysts.
• Understanding of terrorist organizations, including their names, locations, leadership, activities and ideology.
• Understanding of the 200 series of ODNI ICDs (203, 206, 208).

Required skills

• All-source intelligence analysis and use of DIA's Watchlisting Data Organizer (WATCHDOG) or similar internal tools.
• Use of research databases such as the Global Terrorism Database and quantifiable matrices.
• Information systems experience with DoD datasets and intelligence reporting.

What we offer

• Salary range of $100,000 - $105,000.
• 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.