Prescient Edge is seeking a SME- Operations Research Analyst (Requirement & Capability Technician) to support a federal government client.

Please note that the availability of this position is contingent upon contract award.

Benefits:

At Prescient Edge, we believe that acting with integrity and serving our employees is the key to everyone's success. To that end, we provide employees with a best-in-class benefits package that includes:

• A competitive salary with performance bonus opportunities.
• Comprehensive healthcare benefits, including medical, vision, dental, and orthodontia coverage.
• A substantial retirement plan with no vesting schedule. Career development opportunities, including on-the-job training, tuition reimbursement, and networking.
• A positive work environment where employees are respected, supported, and engaged.
• Salary range: $100,000 - $160,000. Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills and the abilities of the applicant internal equity, and alignment with market data.

SME- Operations Research Analyst (Requirement & Capability Technician)

Job description:

• Assists Senior Intelligence Analysts on aligning all-source production efforts by collaborating with Combined Forces Space Component Command (CFSCC) J2 and Joint Task Force – Space Defense (JTF- SD) J2 to establish and achieve Combined Joint Task Force – Space Operations (CJTF- SO) J2 Initial Operational Capability (IOC) milestones.
• Analyzes and evaluates all-source intelligence from a variety of disciplines, including Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), Imagery Intelligence (IMINT), Human Intelligence (HUMINT), and Open Source Intelligence (OSINT).
• Produces and conducts quality review of intelligence reports and studies to support CJTF- SO Commander (CJTF- SO CDR), Operations (J3), Plans (J5), and other directorates as needed.
• Advocates for operational intelligence needs of CFSCC and JTF- SD to enable presented space forces to operate at the speed of conflict. Serve as Contractor Task Lead.

Primary duty responsibilities:

• Conduct all-source intelligence analysis for CJTF- SO, provide quality control review of reports, and make edits to ensure products are written IAW local policy and Intelligence Community Directives (ICD) prior to publication and release.
• Adhere to CJTF- SO Priority Intelligence Requirements (PIR) and Essential Elements of Information (EEI) to meet Commander’s Critical Information Requirements (CCIR).
• Provide a common intelligence picture of adversary on-orbit and terrestrial-based space and counterspace forces by consolidating CJTF- SO, subordinate task force, and Space Intelligence Enterprise (SIE) assessments in support of the presentation, protection, and defense of space capabilities.
• Conduct threat assessments to assist in the planning, directing, and synchronization of intelligence operations with USSPACECOM, subordinate task forces, Intelligence Community, and foreign partners.
• Collaborate with CFSCC J2, JTF- SD J2, and USSPACECOM J2 intelligence analysts on production efforts; provide assistance to complete task force intelligence production requirements and submit support requests to USSPACECOM J2.
• Attend analysis, planning, collection, and target working groups to ensure CJTF- SO intelligence capabilities are integrated into operations.
• Monitor and assign NIPRnet and SIPRnet Task Management Tool (TMT) taskings and consolidate inputs for government leadership review/approval prior to response.
• Mentors, trains, and develops junior intelligence analysts.
• Advocates to resolve CFSCC and JTF- SD- identified intelligence gaps by collaborating with National Agency Representatives, foreign partners, and USSPACECOM J2 to develop a multi-intelligence collection, exploitation, and dissemination strategy.
• Coordinate with government Program Manager (PM) and Contracting Officer Representative (COR) to obtain and clarify task order (TO) requirements.
• Responsible for daily accountability of contractor employees to ensure tasks are performed as defined by TO.
• Conduct a Program Management Review (PMR) quarterly with the Contracting Officer and Government Program Manager to report status on Task Order and contractor performance.
• Onboard new contractor personnel and assign a sponsor to ensure onboarding activities are performed within contract-established timelines.
• Minimize personnel turnover to ensure continuation of contract services during planned or unplanned absences; notify Contracting Officer (CO), Government Program Manager, and COR of any vacancies and actions taken to fill vacancies within contract-established timelines.
• Monitor employee turnover and notify CO, Government Program Manager, and COR of negative trends that contribute to low retention rates.
• Notify CO, Government Program Manager, and COR if retention rates fall below established thresholds.

Relevant experience:

Must have 15 years’ experience in:

• Microsoft Word, Power Point, and Adobe PDF.
• All-source analysis and production, with at least 2 years supporting space operations.
• Writing comprehensive threat assessments, information papers, and presentations.
• Adhering to Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) and Defense Intelligence Agency tradecraft standards.
• Leading and managing intelligence production teams.
• Conducting intelligence briefings.

Required education:

• MA/MS degree mandatory. Knowledge is mandatory of English composition, grammar, and spelling.

Certification:

• Certified Defense All-Source Analysis (CDASA) certification highly desired.

Security Clearance:

• Active DIA TS/SCI clearance with polygraph. Must be eligible for access to Special Access Program Information.

Location:

• Peterson SFB, Colorado Springs, CO.