Watchlist Analyst MID

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 Watchlist Analyst MID reviews DoD datasets for identifying information on known or suspected terrorists, produces watchlist nominations and supports the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action cell. The position is first shift, 8 hours per day.

Key responsibilities

• Review DoD datasets assessed as likely to contain identifying information on known or suspected terrorists.
• Prioritize and record information from those datasets as specified by the Government.
• Crosscheck suspects against other intelligence holdings to avoid duplicate entries.
• Compile information into nomination reports, correctly formatted, classified and addressed, and correct and resubmit incorrect reports.
• Meet the Terrorist Identity Nomination (TIN) production schedule and prepare reports for dissemination.
• Guide less experienced team members and attend intelligence meetings and exchanges.
• Produce reports using the Watchlisting Data Organizer (WATCHDOG) and other internal tools.

Required profile

• TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph.
• High school diploma or GED; minimum 5 years of experience.
• Preferred: 8 years of related experience, including some in the last 2 years, and a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• Understanding of the 200 series of ODNI ICDs (203, 206, 208) and ability to write strategic counterterrorism and all-source intelligence assessments.

Required skills

• All-source intelligence analysis of DoD datasets and identification of terrorist information.
• Use of research databases such as the Global Terrorism Database and quantifiable matrices.
• Knowledge of terrorist organizations, their leadership, activities and ideology.

What we offer

• Salary range of $80,000 - $85,000.
• Health, dental and vision insurance, paid time off and holidays.
• Retirement benefits including 401(k) matching, educational reimbursement, parental leave, employee stock purchase plan, disability and life insurance, and pet insurance.