Sr. Irregular Warfare Analyst

Appcast

$134K — $241K *
Aerospace & Defense
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree with 13+ years of relevant experience; equivalent experience may substitute for degree
  • Active TS/SCI clearance required
  • Expertise in irregular warfare and influence operations
  • Strong analytical skills focused on non-conventional threat activities
  • Experience in collaboration with assessment teams and interagency partners

Responsibilities

  • Provide analytic support to Operations in the Information Environment
  • Analyze insurgent and proxy warfare behaviors
  • Conduct in-depth analysis of adversary capabilities and methods
  • Integrate intelligence and reporting to assess influence on information dynamics
  • Deliver actionable insights to inform counter-strategy development
  • Evaluate vulnerabilities within political, social, and economic systems
  • Collaborate with military planners and intelligence analysts for integrated campaign design

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Paid time off and flexible work schedules
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company match
  • Life insurance and additional benefits
  • Holidays to accommodate work-life balance
Full Job Description

Job Description:

Parsons is looking for both an amazingly talented Sr. Irregular Warfare Analyst to join our team!

What You'll Be Doing:

  • Provides analytic support to Operations in the Information Environment (OIE) by examining irregular, non-conventional, and influence-driven threat activities that shape competition, crisis, and conflict.

  • Analyzes insurgent, proxy, and unconventional warfare behaviors, focusing on how adversaries leverage information, population dynamics, and socio-political conditions to achieve strategic effects.

  • Conducts in-depth analysis of adversary capabilities, intent, networks, and methods, including influence operations, subversion, coercion, and exploitation of local grievances.

  • Integrates intelligence, open-source reporting, and operational data to assess how irregular actors shape perceptions, legitimacy, and behavior within the information environment. 

  • Provides actionable insights that inform OIE Estimates, Target Audience Analysis (TAA), COA development, targeting, and assessment, enabling planners to anticipate adversary actions and identify opportunities to counter or disrupt irregular strategies.

  • Evaluates vulnerabilities and leverage points across political, social, economic, and informational systems relevant to IW campaigns.

  • Collaborates closely with J39 planners, intelligence analysts, assessment teams, and interagency partners to ensure IW analysis is integrated into campaign design, influence planning, and risk assessment.

  • Supports strategic warning, plan adaptation, and long-term campaigning by monitoring emerging irregular threats and shifts in the operating environment

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

  • Bachelors degree and 13+ years experience. Years of comparable experience can be used in lieu of degree. (HS diploma 17+ years, Associates 15+ years, Masters 10+ years)
  • Must have a current/active TS/SCI clearance or higher

Security Clearance Requirement:

An active Top Secret SCI security clearance is required for this position.​

This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.

Salary Range: $134,100.00 - $241,400.00

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!

This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will continue to be posted for an average of 30 days until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.

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