All Source Analyst - Senior

Please Note:This position is pending a contract award.  If you are interested in a future with Cherokee Federal, APPLY TODAY!  Although this is not an approved position, we are accepting applications for this future and anticipated need.

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.

Compensation & Benefits:

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.

All Source Analyst - Senior Responsibilities Include: 

• Focus on Intelligence Preparation of the Operational Environment (IPOE), emphasizing critical infrastructure, advanced weapons, and C5ISR 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

All Source Analyst - Senior Experience, Education, Skills, Abilities requested: 

• 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.

• Skilled at translating complex intelligence into clear, concise briefings and reports that directly inform planning and operations.

  • Must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal

Similar searchable job titles:

• Intelligence Specialist

• Targeting Analyst

• Fusion Analyst

• Threat Analyst

Keywords:

• Strategic Level Intelligence

• Targeting Package

• Intelligence Briefings

• Analytic Tradecraft