Policy Analyst

Peraton

$112K — $179K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in relevant field such as social or political sciences, engineering, or business.
  • Requires 18 years with a BS or 10 years with an MS, or 24+ years of experience without degree.
  • TS/SCI w/Poly clearance required.
  • Extensive knowledge of IC organizations' missions to develop national security strategies.
  • Strong understanding of performance evaluation principles and methods.
  • Ability to analyze incomplete data and present compelling findings.
  • Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills for managing priorities and collaborative work.

Responsibilities

  • Support Government Leads in developing counterintelligence policy and strategy.
  • Assist in preparing interagency CI strategic assessments for national security.
  • Engage in process optimization and scheduling tasks for strategic assessments.
  • Review documents for technical corrections in Congressional actions and presentations.
  • Assess intelligence capability needs and opportunities in the IC.
  • Conduct analysis to identify issues and trends.

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company matching.
  • Paid time off and holidays.
  • Professional development and training opportunities.
  • Flexible work arrangements.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

Peraton is seeking a Policy Analyst role in Bethesda, MD to support our customer onsite. Responsibilities include:

  • Support Government Leads in the development of counterintelligence (CI) policy and strategy, and promote and communicate shared vision, mission, values, and goals.
  • Assist Government Leads in preparing a multiple interagency CI strategic assessments to determine how well the IC and US Government are postured for the future environment and to support national security policies and priorities.
  • Support will include integration, process optimization, and scheduling-related tasks for these assessments. Specific examples include working across sub-teams to collect and collate monthly reports, scheduling, drafting meeting minutes, following up on interagency planning meetings, and updating policies and SOPs.
  • Review documents for technical correction and edits in the development of Congressional actions and testimony, budget presentations, issue papers, and talking points.
  • Assist Government Leads in assessing IC intelligence capability needs, opportunities, and gaps to help link resources to strategy.
  • Conduct analysis to help identify issues and trends.


Qualifications

Required:
  • Bachelor's degree in social, political, physical, natural or business sciences; humanities; engineering or mathematics; or other field directly relating to strategic planning and evaluation.
  • Requires BS+18 years of experience or MS+10 years of experience or no degree with 24+ years of experience.
  • TS/SCI w/Poly level clearance.
  • Demonstrated extensive knowledge of IC organizations' missions in order to develop the national-level strategies and policies necessary to support U.S. national security and foreign policy interests.
  • Demonstrated extensive understanding of performance principles and superior ability to advise organizations on the application of performance evaluation methods.
  • Demonstrated extensive ability to conceptualize, organize, and draw inferences from incomplete data and present a compelling analysis of findings and issues while identifying, articulating, documenting, and mitigating knowledge gaps.
  • Demonstrated excellent organizational and interpersonal skills in supporting working groups, managing competing priorities, advocating new ideas/concepts/processes, provide recommendations on time-sensitive issues, and work collaboratively across the IC.
  • Demonstrated extensive experience assisting Government Leads in assessing IC intelligence capability needs, opportunities, and gaps to help link resources to strategy objectives.


Target Salary Range

$112,000 - $179,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual's experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

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