Space Warfare and FMP Threat Analyst

Job TitleSpace Warfare and Foreign Materiel Program (FMP) Threat AnalystLocationAlexandria – VAPosition RequirementsActive Department of War (DoW) Top Secret / SCI ClearanceCounterintelligence PolygraphWillingness to travel as neededJob Specific Tag Line (optional For Recruiter)Threat Intelligence Analyst to serve as the Space and FMP subject matter expert supporting multiple lines of effort for the Test & Evaluation Threat Resource Activity (TETRA) in support of the Office of the Director, Operational Test & Evaluation (DOT&E).TETRA's core mission is to inform DOT&E of intelligence defining current and emerging future threats to DoW weapons and systems to facilitate realistic, operationally relevant test and evaluation prior to fielding in contested warfare environments.DOT&E's mission is to determine a system's operational effectiveness, suitability, survivability, and lethality – supporting every Soldier, Sailor, Airmen, Marine, and Guardian, along with the strategists and decision makers in the chain of command. DOT&E serves as the independent, unbiased assessor of American warfighting capability.Minimum Skills RequiredMinimum of a Bachelor's degree and eight (8) years' relevant work-related experienceCore defense intelligence all-source analysis experience working with Intelligence Production Centers, and using intelligence tools and tradecraft to solve complex problemsStrong Space Warfare background with a deep understanding of current foreign threatsProven ability and history of briefing senior DoW leadership and stakeholdersStrong analytical, research, and critical thinking skillsExcellent problem-solving skills and demonstrated ability to develop innovative solutionsStrong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team environmentExcellent verbal, writing, and briefing skills with the ability to document and convey both technical and operational information to wide-ranging audiencesFamiliarity with intelligence tools including Defense Intelligence Threat Library, Validated Online Lifecycle Threat reports, Community On-Line Intelligence System for End Users and Managers, Intelligence Production Center "Request for Information" process, Intelligence Community databases, Intelligence Mission Data, Machine-assisted Analytic Rapid-repository System, Lifecycle Mission Data Plans, and Critical Intelligence ParametersDesired SkillsEngineering background (i.e., education credentials and/or work experience)Foreign materiel acquisition experienceAbility to leverage foreign material expertise to develop comprehensive threat analysesPossess a detailed understanding of the Foreign Materiel Review Board operations Familiarity with DoW operations, policy, doctrine, and intelligence driven processesExperience with threat emulation capability resource requirementsFamiliarity with operational/developmental testing and threat exploitation agenciesValidation, verification, and accreditation process experienceUnderstanding of Defense Acquisition policy and the linkage between T&E activities and the Defense Acquisition System (DAS)Self-starter capable of working autonomously in a fast-paced high-pressure environmentHigh degree of attention to detail with strong organizational skillsPentagon and/or Office of the Secretary of War-level experiencePrimary Duties, Responsibilities & Essential Job FunctionsTETRA's central customer collocated onsite Space Warfare and foreign material authority, responsible for gathering DOT&E and Operational Test Agency (OTA) task requirements including defining task scope and parameters, establishing suspense, and selecting response product formatProvide subject matter expertise and analytical intelligence support to DOT&E, OTAs, and other relevant T&E stakeholders.Conduct intelligence analysis to produce response products that answer DOT&E / OTA information requirementsManage TETRA's FMP liaising with the Defense Intelligence Agency's Joint Foreign Materiel Program Office to ensure T&E FMP concerns are represented and addressedManage incoming foreign material tasking, conduct analysis, and coordinate FMP activities with TETRA's Intel Team to provide timely relevant T&E supportCoordinate annual DOT&E Foreign Material Requirements Prioritization to rank high priority foreign material requirements needed to support T&EChampion DOT&E FMP concerns during the Foreign Materiel Review Board process Review and provide expert input into critical threat intelligence, T&E and DAS documents including Initial Capabilities Documents, Capabilities Production Documents, T&E Master Plans, Test Plans, Defense Intelligence Threat Library Modules, Validated Online Lifecycle Threat reports, and T&E memorandumsDefine test concept and test equipment threat requirements for testing operation of U. S. weapon systems in the presence of current and emerging threatsEvaluate proposed Space Warfare threat scenarios to inform threat realism for evaluating operational effectiveness, suitability, survivability, and lethality of military systemsDetermine threat resource requirements, availability, adequacy, and define gap between threat emulation capability and the actual threatPerform as part of a local or distributed team to develop intelligence briefings and analytic products to define operational threat environmentsLiaison between the intelligence, acquisition and T&E communitiesProvide oversight and guidance of threat M&S used to support T&E implementationsProvide administrative and logistical preparation/planning and support for T&E resources and infrastructure investment portfoliosResponsible for working independently and taking broad Government leadership guidance and direction to develop and maintain an overall performance roadmap