Senior Nuclear Intelligence Analyst at PotomacWave Consulting

PotomacWave is looking for a Senior Nuclear Intelligence Analyst to join our team supporting a Federal client in Washington, DC. This position will work with a focus on nuclear fuel cycle, nuclear weapons, nuclear or radiological material security, nuclear proliferation technology, and nuclear terrorism. This includes producing and disseminating written technical intelligence products, providing customized briefings and assessments to senior policymakers, and interfacing with other members of the intelligence community.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as an analyst, whose duties include developing, coordinating, and conducting all- source research and analysis to produce finished intelligence products for consumption by agency headquarters officials, field and laboratory experts, and US IC.
• Directly interface with senior agency officials and technical experts to produce customized intelligence products and briefings that draw upon analytic expertise and detailed knowledge of the global nuclear or radiological landscape. Inquire with other agency representatives to obtain clarification on reporting, as necessary and coordinate on interagency products.
• Directly interface with agency laboratory experts to develop technically sound and analytically rigorous assessments that draw upon the individual’s expertise and external intelligence reporting.
• Monitor intelligence and open source reporting for relevance to IN-10 missions, providing initial assessments of reports in regards to established or developing threat streams. Maintain situational awareness of developing global and national events, informing IN and the broader  community of items of interest or concern.
• Respond to incoming inquiries from within agency and the broader intelligence communities regarding IN’s equities.
• Develop materials in support of briefings to senior personnel within agency and the broader community, as well as senior policy customers in the US government and the IC.
• Complete individual and team-based tasks from management in support of strategic missions, resulting in both draft and finished products.
• Attend interagency working group meetings related to mission focus.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of 10 years relevant professional experience working in a technical nuclear- related field. It is preferred that the individual also have a minimum of 5 years of experience working on nuclear nonproliferation and/or nuclear intelligence issues
• Ability to internalize technical facts and reporting, spot issues, process data, develop well-reasoned and sophisticated intellectual arguments or conclusions, and clearly package or present these arguments orally and in writing.
• A demonstrated track record of providing technically robust written and oral briefings to senior-level individuals and other technical experts.
• Strong grasp of international affairs and global nuclear or radiological security issues.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with a proven ability to perform in an outstanding manner and deliver high-quality work products under tight deadlines.
• The ability to write, peer-review, and present a variety of recurring and special reports, messages, briefings, and information papers.
• A high-level of proficiency analyzing and evaluating large quantities of highly-complex technical and scientific information.
• A comprehensive, expert-level understanding of the science and engineering concepts associated with nuclear or radiological technologies.
• Proficiency with automated data processing capabilities and their uses including Microsoft Office applications
• Special expertise, such as area or country specialization, emerging nuclear technology research, civilian nuclear operations, military reactor design and engineering, and nonproliferation policy, may be considered a plus.
• Position requires individual to have earned a Bachelor’s Degree (or higher) from an accredited university or college with a major in one or more of the following fields: nuclear engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or physics. Additional degrees in business management, international affairs, or security studies are highly desirable. Possession of a Master’s or Doctorate Degree is a plus.
• The selection of an individual for this position may be conditioned upon his or her successful completion of a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.
• Must have an active TS clearance.

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