Technology Analyst

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The Capabilities, Analysis and Development (CAD) of Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) has an outstanding opportunity for an experienced Technology Analyst to work as part of a multidiscipline team that enables comprehensive efforts to counter adversary nuclear, chemical, biological, and delivery system programs and nefarious global proliferation and procurement trends. This position provides Defense, Service, and Interagency audiences with timely and accurate assessments of adversary WMD programs, strategic threats, and weapons-related S&T developments. This position provides Defense, Service, and Interagency audiences with timely and accurate assessments of adversary WMD programs, strategic threats, and weapons-related S&T developments. This position routinely contributes to Defense Intelligence Enterprise deliverables, including but not limited to foundational assessments, warning reports, technical briefings, and other analytic documents.  This position conducts all-source analytic production of future and current leading-edge technologies and their military applications worldwide and projects the discovery, development, and deployment of advanced technologies and their potential impact on U.S. forces worldwide. Duties of this position also involve providing risk assessments on the transfer and diversion of defense and dual-use U.S. technologies and assesses national security implications associated with foreign involvement in critical U.S. defense technology and defense sectors. Required Qualifications :

• Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of experience conducting intelligence cycle functions and / or creating intelligence reports, assessments, or deliverables; or, 12 years of same experience without a bachelor’s degree.
• Demonstrate current familiarity – experience within the last two years – identifying, assessing, and developing products associated with adversary technologies and their national security implications to the U.S.
• Working familiarity with established Intelligence Community directives, standards, and tradecraft documents.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively within or lead a team of peers, as well as excellent interpersonal and communications skills.
• Ability to communicate complex analyses at a level comprehensible to diverse military audiences and senior-level government representatives.
• Ability to clearly express in writing technical analysis results and program characterizations.
• Demonstrated knowledge of state nuclear, biological, and / or chemical (NBC) programs, strategic weapons developments, and WMD-related proliferation and procurement.
• Practical understanding of the technical requirements – both established and improvised – necessary to weaponize NBC materials.
• Understanding of global technology control, arms-control, nonproliferation, and threat reduction efforts associated with combating WMD.
• Experience characterizing and assessing consequence management variables associated with NBC weapon use and CBRN contaminated environments.
• Active TS / SCI clearance. Desired Qualifications :
• Military or defense-related experience and working familiarity with strategies, policies, and plans that enable defense against CBRN threats and prevent the proliferation of WMD.
• Understanding of the Defense Intelligence Enterprise, DIA, and Service intelligence production centers.
• Experience participating in and leading interagency CWMD, nuclear security, and / or counterproliferation forums and working groups.
• Experience effectively devising, utilizing, and communicating methodological approaches to complex problem sets.
• Familiarity working with counterproliferation-related and S&T analytic centers within the DOD, IC and / or Interagency.   COMPANY INFORMATION : Applied Research Associates, Inc. is an employee-owned international research and engineering company recognized for providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences. The company, founded in Albuquerque, NM, in 1979, currently employs over 1200 professionals. ARA offices throughout the United States and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense technologies, civil technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement. The corporation also provides sophisticated technical products for environmental site characterization, pavement analysis, and robotics. At ARA, employees are our greatest assets. The corporation realizes that employee ownership fosters greater creativity and initiative along with higher performance and customer satisfaction levels. ARA gives its employees the tools, training, and opportunities to take more active roles as owners. The culture is challenging; innovation and experimentation are the norm. Employees are eligible for contributions which not only add to the company’s success, but also their own through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The motto, “Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit” sums up the ARA experience. For additional information and an opportunity to join this unique workplace, please visit our website at www.ara.com.   Please apply at www.careers.ara.com for the ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ Technology Analyst position. Experience Required
• 5 - 7 years : Relevant work experience Education Required
• Bachelors or better Behaviors Required
• Thought Provoking : Capable of making others think deeply on a subject
• Team Player : Works well as a member of a group
• Innovative : Consistently introduces new ideas and demonstrates original thinking
• Functional Expert : Considered a thought leader on a subject
• Enthusiastic : Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest
• Detail Oriented : Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
• Dedicated : Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity Motivations Required
• Self-Starter : Inspired to perform without outside help
• Growth Opportunities : Inspired to perform well by the chance to take on more responsibility
• Goal Completion : Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks
• Entrepreneurial Spirit : Inspired to perform well by an ability to drive new ventures within the business Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)