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Within MITRE’s Intelligence Center the Strategy and Policy Department has the mission to enhance our sponsors’ policy formulation, planning, and strategy execution across the national security enterprise through all-source intelligence and resource analysis that informs decision-making to address threats in an era of strategic competition. Our vision is to guide the formulation and implementation of strategy and policy that enables sponsor transformation and addresses emerging national and global challenges by unlocking the full potential of intelligence analysis to advance the missions of our sponsors. The Department is accountable and responsible for programs with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) and the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA).

The department seeks an Intermediate Intel Strategy and Policy Analyst. Qualified candidates will have a strong intelligence background with some demonstrated technical experience in advancing intelligence analysis, and intelligence mission planning capabilities. The successful candidate must be able to work collaboratively with an integrated, federated MITRE team demonstrating strong teamwork and cooperation.  The selected individual will be expected to work closely with MITRE teams and with military and Intelligence Community government experts to address their critical mission needs, document operational needs, and develop advanced solutions to address sponsor mission challenges and capability gaps.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Contribute to the development and delivery of impactful MITRE work on one or more projects through presentations, briefings, technical research, and written deliverablesSupport the development of a variety of analytical models to sponsor challengesDrive sponsor thinking and strategy in terms of ‘modernizing’ intelligence supportWork with teams to produce concrete short-term tangible outputs that make progress towards larger, impactful outcomes

Basic Qualifications:

Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with a current PolygraphTypically requires less than 1 year of related experience with a related Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.Prior intelligence or defense related internship experience with an FFRDC or UARCUnderstanding of relevant topics: the intelligence cycle, open-source (OSINT) research, Department of Defense operations, the organizations of the intelligence community and their rolesThis position has an on-site requirement of 5 days a week on-site.

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or expected within 12 monthsSignificant academic background in a field such as Intelligence Analysis, Computer Science, Engineering, Operations Research, Mathematics, Statistics, Political Science, International Relations, or Public PolicyDemonstrated technical skills as applied to intelligence requirements with a strong knowledge of the intelligence community and intelligence processesExperience with data analysis languages and programs such as Python, Tableau, Rapid Miner, Excel, etc.Demonstrated ability to manipulate large datasets and perform calculations with modern programming languages like Python (scikit-learn, tensorflow), C++, R, or JavaExcellent analytical, written, and oral communication skillsPrior experience working with databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, MongoDB, Neo4j)Excellent analytical, written, and oral communication skills

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):

None

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):

Top Secret/SCI/Polygraph

Work Location Type:

Onsite

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