Cleared Senior/Principal Intelligence & Counterintelligence Professional - Tradecraft Analyst, Onsite

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation's premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

• Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
• Extraordinary co-workers
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• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
• Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)
• Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

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We are seeking an Intelligence and Counterintelligence Professional to join our dynamic and exciting Analytic Tradecraft and Publications team. The selected candidate will help implement analytic tradecraft requirements, procedures, and methodologies for DOE- and OGA-sponsored analytic products.

On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Team with tradecraft specialists and analysts to conceptualize and produce impactful analytic products (e.g., documents and briefings) in accordance with Intelligence Community protocols, tradecraft, and standards.
• Implement tailored production workflows to ensure analytic quality and coordinate with analysts to meet publication deadlines.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on analytic tradecraft to management and technical staff.
• Provide mentorship, advice, and training on best practices for tradecraft, quality control, peer review, and all-source research.
• Perform tradecraft reviews under tight deadlines to ensure message clarity, quality, and focus across a full range of analytic products.
• Demonstrate exceptional customer service and cultivate trust-based professional relationships throughout Sandia and with sponsors.
• Develop a basic understanding of nuclear weapons physics, effects, and subsystems to support technical assessment reviews.

Qualified candidates will be asked to complete a tradecraft review exercise prior to any scheduled interviews.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.

$102,400 - $199,700

*Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field plus five (5) or more years of related experience. Or Master's degree in a relevant field, plus one (1) or more years of related experience.
• Experience in one or more of the following:
  • Communication, Journalism, English, Technical writing, Political science, or STEM fields
• Active DOE Q/SCI-level security clearance or equivalent (e.g., DOD Top Secret/SCI).

• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office (e.g., Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• Familiarity with the workings of government, the Intelligence Community, analytic tradecraft standards (ICD 203), and associated policies and guidelines
• Four (4) or more years related experience within the intelligence community
• Self-starter who is flexible, takes the initiative, and demonstrates a sense of curiosity
• Willingness to serve in both support and leadership roles
• Ability to work with minimal direction and use judgment in following standard policies, procedures, and practices
• Demonstrated excellent critical thinking, English grammar, syntax, written and oral communication skills
• Ability to provide outstanding customer service and cultivate trust-based professional relationships
• Proven track record of anticipating issues, managing competing priorities, and implementing effective solutions to meet timelines and deliverables
• Success leading or working in an integrated team environment with different technical skill sets and working styles
• Demonstrated success in mentoring and developing skills in less experienced staff, providing guidance and support to enhance their professional growth and performance

The primary mission of the Threat Assessments Group (5920) is to assess the threats posed to US national security interests by foreign advanced weapons and technological capabilities, with emphasis on nuclear weapons. Our analyses inform policymakers and senior officials across the US government responsible for understanding the threats and risks posed by these weapons and relevant technologies. This high impact program area is steadily growing and stewards key capabilities associated with all-source intelligence analysis, computational modeling, and engineering studies.

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of three (3) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

Position requires a Department of Energy (DOE) SCI security clearance to start, or equivalent active security clearance with another U.S. government agency (e.g., DOD). Sandia is required by DOE to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance and SCI access, both of which require US citizenship. SCI access may also require a polygraph examination. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain these levels of access may be impacted.

Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by the DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.

If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.

If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.