Senior Intelligence Team Lead

## Senior Intelligence Team Lead Apply:
Posted Yesterday:
End Date:
December 1, 2026 (30+ days left to apply):
JR105000#
** Job Description Summary
** Organization's Summary Statement:  The Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence & Security (ARLIS) at the University of Maryland is a University-Affiliated Research Center (UARC) dedicated to advancing research, innovation, and technology transition to improve decision making for U.S. national security. ARLIS combines deep scientific expertise with operational insight to address challenges in intelligence analysis, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence / machine learning, quantum science, and human-machine teaming.

Researchers, scientists, engineers, and analysts at ARLIS collaborate with government agencies, industry partners, and academic institutions to deliver actionable insights and transformative solutions through research and development. Employees at ARLIS work on projects of critical importance, contribute directly to the nation’s security, and are supported by a culture that values integrity, collaboration, and professional growth.  UMD-ARLIS is seeking qualified candidates for the Analytic Team Lead role, with expertise in leading all-source analytic teams and research programs.

Candidates must have prior experience serving as an intelligence analyst for a U.S. Government all-source agency. Preferred candidates will have experience working as a Branch Chief, Senior Intelligence Analyst (SIA), or in the Senior Analytic Service (SAS) for an all-source U.S. Government Agency.
Ideal candidates will have a background in assessing critical and emerging technologies and their implications for national and economic security. Candidates should also be able to demonstrate the ability to conduct interdisciplinary research at the intersection of people, policy, and technology.
Successful candidates will contribute to a portfolio of government-sponsored projects addressing emerging challenges in areas such as technology assessment, technology transition and adoption, risk and resilience, governance and policy, and human and organizational factors shaping technology use. Work may include research development, rapid analytic sprints, stakeholder engagement, and the production of actionable insights that inform decision-making across technology strategy, acquisition, and operational planning.
Positions may include a focus on applied research, systems-level analysis, policy-relevant technical assessment, and/or field-informed studies of how technologies are used in real-world contexts. Final appointment title and responsibilities will be based on qualifications and matched to programmatic needs.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Roles and Responsibilities will vary by project and candidate expertise and may include:  
• Managing teams conducting interdisciplinary research on critical and emerging technologies at the intersection of people, policy, and technology, with an emphasis on national and economic security relevance  
• Guiding assessments of technology capabilities, limitations, and trajectories across a family of technologies, including second- and third-order impacts on missions, markets, and society  
• Analyzing socio-technical adoption and use, including how individuals, organizations, and institutions interact with technologies and how policy and governance shape their evolution  
• Running an analytic program that evaluates technology ecosystems, supply chains, and economics (e.g., production scaling, chokepoints, dependencies, investments, and market structure) that influence technology development and strategic risk  
• Contributing to research proposals and technical work plans, including scoping key intelligence questions, defining…