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Job Title: All-Source Analyst
Location: Washington, DC
Program Overview:
All-Source Analysts support U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Office of Intelligence (OI) with mission-critical analysis on transnational threats impacting border security and trade/travel. Analysts fuse multi-source information, produce actionable intelligence, brief stakeholders, and collaborate across DHS and interagency partners to inform operations and strategic decision-making.
Job Duties: All Source Analysts will:
- Research, analyze, and fuse multi-source intelligence on:
- Human smuggling and illegal migration
- Illicit finance and narcotics trafficking
- Transnational organized crime, counterintelligence, and counterterrorism
- Prepare timely, high-quality written products (assessments, briefs, reports) tailored to senior decision-makers and frontline operators
- Establish and maintain systematic, cross-referenced intelligence records and files; receive, process, and integrate incoming reports/messages with current holdings.
- Evaluate credibility, significance, and gaps in reporting; identify threat actor trends, capabilities, vulnerabilities, and likely courses of action.
- Draft intelligence and information reports for review and release via appropriate CBP systems (to include classified networks as required).
- Conduct analyst-to-analyst exchanges across OI, CBP components, and interagency partners to refine requirements and enhance information sharing.
- Support measures of performance/effectiveness and provide feedback to improve collection and analytic outcomes.
- Adhere to DHS/CBP standards, policies, and tradecraft; protect sensitive information and data in accordance with agency guidance.
Minimum Qualifications: - Active DoD Secret (or DHS equivalent) and ability to obtain/maintain TS/SCI if mission requires.
- Bachelor's degree in International Affairs, National Security, Political Science, Criminal Justice, Data/Analytics, or related field; equivalent experience considered.
- 2+ years of relevant all-source analysis experience supporting law enforcement, DHS, DoD, or IC missions (internships and graduate research may count with strong writing samples).
- Demonstrated analytic tradecraft: research design, source evaluation, structured analytic techniques, and clear, concise writing.
- Experience producing finished intelligence products and briefing stakeholders.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel); comfort learning CBP systems and standard intel tools.
- Strong attention to detail, ability to prioritize in fast-paced operational environments, and collaborate in cross-functional teams.
Desired Qualifications: - Direct experience on one or more target problem sets: Southwest/Northern border dynamics, human smuggling networks, TCOs, fentanyl/precursor supply chains, illicit finance typologies, or travel/trade targeting.
- Knowledge of DHS/CBP missions, OI organization, and IC/DHS intelligence production standards.
- Familiarity with data exploitation and visualization tools (e.g., Palantir, i2 Analyst's Notebook, Analyst Notebook-like graph tools, basic SQL or Python helpful but not required).
- Experience collaborating with collection managers and data scientists to refine priority intelligence requirements, close gaps, and improve analytic rigor.
