Source Analyst - Senior

All Source Analyst
- Senior

This position requires an active TS/Sensitive Compartmental Information (SCI) clearance with the ability to obtain a Counterintelligence Polygraph to be considered.

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 Strategic Edge is seeking an All Source Analyst to support USSOCOM. The All Source Analyst provides specialized senior-level expertise in multi-Intelligence analysis to retrieve, produce, and exploit standard and non-standard information, developing actionable intelligence products to support the mission.

Pay commensurate with experience.

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

• Focus on Intelligence Preparation of the Operational Environment (IPOE), emphasizing critical infrastructure, advanced weapons, and C5
  
  ISR systems.

• Leverage classified, open source, and commercial data to inform operational strategies, ensuring missions are executed effectively

• Provide expertise to adapting targeting methodologies, such as F3EA

• Provide expertise for cognitive and behavior characteristics and support CI analytics for SOF and HUMINT operations

• Assess global risks and threats contributing to the development of intelligence products
• Develop and submit intelligence collection requirements to address identified gaps in knowledge.
• Monitor high-volume intelligence reporting channels (e.g., message traffic, HUMINT reports, OSINT feeds) to identify relevant information.
• Evaluate the credibility, reliability, and relevance of incoming source information.
• Create and maintain databases, link analysis charts, and timelines on key targets or topics of interest.
• Fuse incomplete or contradictory information from various sources (e.g., SIGINT, GEOINT, HUMINT, OSINT) into a cohesive assessment.
• Apply structured analytic techniques (e.g., Analysis of Competing Hypotheses, Red Team Analysis) to mitigate bias and increase analytic rigor.
• Author a range of analytic products, from short-form daily intelligence summaries to long-term, in-depth intelligence assessments.
• Forecast an adversary's likely course of action or assess future political, military, or security developments.
• Prepare and deliver intelligence briefings to a variety of audiences, from small teams to senior decision-makers.
• Respond to formal and ad-hoc Requests for Information (RFIs) from customers and other intelligence community partners.
• Tailor intelligence products and briefings to meet the specific needs and level of knowledge of the customer.
• Plan and execute complex all-source analysis, fusing intelligence and information from disparate sources to assess, interpret, and forecast national security issues.
• Manage multiple, simultaneous analytic projects and are responsible for the quality and rigor of the final product.
• Provide formal or informal supervision and mentorship to more junior analysts.
• Review the work of others, providing guidance on analytic tradecraft, methodologies, and sourcing to ensure high standards of quality and accuracy are met.
• Deliver direct, tailored analytic support to senior decision-makers, collectors, operators, and investigators.
• Work with a high degree of autonomy to tackle difficult and ambiguous intelligence problems.
• Troubleshoot analytic roadblocks and refine requirements in collaboration with customers to ensure the final product meets the need.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

• Current TS/SCI with the ability to obtain a Counterintelligence polygraph
• Master's degree preferred in a closely related discipline to intelligence with 10 years of relevant professional experience or 15 years of professional experience in the intelligence career field.
• Minimum of 12 years of all-source intelligence analyst experience at the full performance level, with 5 or more years working for or with strategic level intelligence agencies in the US Intelligence Community.
• At least 10 years of experience and knowledge in intelligence support to special operations.
  • Well-versed in systems analysis and capable of coordinating with interagency and partner nation personnel.
  • Superior proficiency, knowledge, understanding, and experience with current all-source analytical techniques, theory, methodologies, processes, and tends.
  • Demonstrate superior proficiency and knowledge of the current suite of all-source intelligence tools.
  • Minimum of 3 years of experience writing formal finished intelligence assessments (e.g., white papers, targeting packages, or other serialized finished intelligence products).
  • Demonstrate experience preparing and delivering intelligence briefings at the O-6/GS-15 or higher.
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