Analytic Tradecraft Specialist - Full-time

Analytic Tradecraft Specialist - Expert

This position requires an active TS/Sensitive Compartmental Information (SCI) clearance.

A government contract requires that this position be restricted to U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents.  You must provide documentation that you are a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident to qualify.

Cherokee Insights is seeking an Analytical Tradecraft Compliance Specialist to evaluate a sampling of finished intelligence products for the application of IC Analytic Tradecraft Standards and compliance with Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 203 series supporting Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA).

Compensation & Benefits:

Pay commensurate with experience. Estimated Starting Salary: $140,000.00 to $150,000.00

Full-time benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, and other possible benefits as provided.  Benefits are subject to change with or without notice.

Analytic Tradecraft Specialist - Expert Responsibilities Include: 

• Develops metrics, presents findings, and offers recommendations to the Government for improvement. 

• Implement self-assessment measures to minimize subjective variations in the data collected. 

• Identifies significant strengths, weaknesses, trends, gaps, and any other notable features of analytic tradecraft in the intelligence production evaluated. 

• Assists the Government to improve the rigor of its evaluation methods and enhance the integrity of the product evaluation process.

• Employ analytic tradecraft compliance expertise to enable the identification, assessment, and disruption of threats to cleared industry, cleared personnel, DOD, and DCSA.

• Consult with and advise the Analysis Division (AD) Director and DD on analytic tradecraft program development and implementation.

• Identify opportunities and advise the AD Director and AD Deputy Director (DD) to improve an ICD- compliant tradecraft program.

• Maintain awareness of up-to-date strategies, policies, directives, and procedures pertaining to CI analytical tradecraft.

• Provide recommendations on developing, structuring and implementing a formal research technology protection analytic tradecraft program, based on the most current intelligence community analytic standards, to include programmatic goals, objectives, division standards, and processes.

• Mentor and train the DCSA CI analytical cadre to promote and improve analytic cadre knowledge and employment of analytic tradecraft.

• Plan, develop, organize, and administer training workshops to educate DCSA CI analytical cadre on the IC standards of analytic tradecraft and how to apply the standards to DCSA products. 

• Training will include topics covered in Intelligence Community Directives (ICD), including but not limited to Structured Analytic Techniques, Critical Thinking, and IC Collaboration.

• Provide one-on-one and small group mentoring sessions to give analysts hands-on practice applying workshop concepts and techniques to their own products and material.

• Develop and administer informative products that help to inform and educate analysts on IC directives and tradecraft.

• Review and provide feedback to draft products, ensuring adherence to analytical standards.

• Review analysts’ products and evaluate for the application of standards of analytic tradecraft, substantive coherence, and analytic growth and development.

• Provide feedback, written and or verbal per DD, AD request, on draft products.

• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Analytic Tradecraft Specialist - Expert Experience, Education, Skills, Abilities requested: 

• Must have an active Top Secret / SCI level security clearance.

• Desired to have a minimum 20 years of experience related to the Analytic Tradecraft Compliance Specialist role with at least a portion of the experience within the last 2 years.

• Preferred to have a Master's degree

• Ability to define problems, supervise studies and lead surveys to collect and analyze data to provide advice and recommend solutions.

• Demonstrates in-depth knowledge and understanding of the labor category activities required to meet mission requirements.

• Has the ability to work independently and with minimal oversight.

• Comprehensive mission knowledge and skills that affirms completion of all developmental training and experiences for the labor category.

• Demonstrates 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.SS

• 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.

• Must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal

Company Information:

Cherokee Insights (Insights) is a part of Cherokee Federal – the division of tribally owned federal contracting companies owned by Cherokee Nation Businesses. As a trusted partner for more than 60 federal clients, Cherokee Federal LLCs are focused on building a brighter future, solving complex challenges, and serving the government’s mission with compassion and heart. To learn more about Insights, visit cherokee-federal.com.

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Cherokee Federal is a military friendly employer. Veterans and active military transitioning to civilian status are encouraged to apply.

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

As required by our governmental client, this position requires being a US Citizen AND an active TS/Sensitive Compartmental Information (SCI) clearance.