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Why choose between doing meaningful work and having a fulfilling life? At MITRE, you can have both. That\'s because MITRE people are committed to tackling our nation\'s toughest challenges—and we\'re committed to the long-term well-being of our employees. MITRE is different from most technology companies. We are a not-for-profit corporation chartered to work for the public interest, with no commercial conflicts to influence what we do. The R&D centers we operate for the government create lasting impact in fields as diverse as cybersecurity, healthcare, aviation, defense, and enterprise transformation. We\'re making a difference every day—working for a safer, healthier, and more secure nation and world. Our workplace reflects our values. We offer competitive benefits, exceptional professional development opportunities, and a culture of innovation that embraces diversity, inclusion, flexibility, collaboration, and career growth. If this sounds like the choice you want to make, then choose MITRE—and make a difference with us.
Summary The National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) leads the nation\'s effort to protect the United States from terrorism by integrating, analyzing and sharing information to drive whole-of-government action and achieve our national CT objectives. Responsibilities Officer will support NCTC\'s classified counterterrorism intelligence screening support for non-immigrant travel benefit programs through the National Vetting Center, ensuring analysis and responses meet service level agreement (SLA) deadlines in pursuance to National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM)-9. Officer will review intelligence community reporting, finished products, and raw data to support mission through second person reviews (2PR) of applicants of interest, spot check previously reviewed applicants to ensure findings and final disposition align with thresholds, and review program automation to ensure algorithm is operational and benefits internal review processes. The officer will enable improvements and growth of the screening & vetting program and mentor and guide junior NCTC officers on identity intelligence tradecraft and best practices. Perform in-depth all-source research and analysis for specifically defined targets; conduct targeted analysis of known and unknown terrorist personalities, groups, and networks in order to reveal identity attributes for future analytical and watchlisting purposes. Present findings as appropriate via written products, graphic presentations, or oral briefings. Develop and produce, under minimal supervisor direction, defined screening intelligence products in support of U.S. screening and vetting policy and national security interests. Prepare and present sections of written and oral briefings to senior internal and external customers on significant screening intelligence issues. Develop an understanding of a variety of tools and approaches to gain a comprehensive understanding of known or suspected terrorists (KSTs); incorporate policies, strategies, tactics, techniques, procedures and mechanisms to reveal the true identity of individuals, personas, or groups by analyzing and exploiting data related to sets of specific identity attributes to build the most comprehensive terrorist identity record available to the USG. Resolve target identities through the integration of biographic, biometric, contextual and behavioral information. Identify, gather, and extract Identity Intelligence information and perform relational tracing as required to determine relationships, patterns, trends, indicators and warnings that address intelligence gaps. Communicate regularly with internal and external peers and counterparts to collaborate on intelligence issues and conduct initial assessments of the types of information and circumstances that may create opportunities to pursue joint-targeting activities. Validate data within terrorist identity records using a variety of traditional and non-traditional intelligence sources. Identify and correct conflicting and inaccurate data within terrorist identity records, using a variety of traditional and non-traditional intelligence sources. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with counterparts in the CT, Intelligence, Screening & Vetting, and Law Enforcement Communities to support NCTC mission requirements and analytic undertakings and to promote intelligence integration. Perform independent, targeted research and analysis to identify potential KSTs appropriate for nomination and/or entry into Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment (TIDE) and US Government watchlisting databases. Identify CT intelligence gaps pertaining to terrorist identities and prepare requirements for, and implement methodologies to collect, required information to fill the gaps. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Mandatory Requirements: Basic knowledge of the National Vetting Enterprise and screening and vetting activities. Thorough knowledge of terrorist identities, analysis, compilation, and dissemination, coupled with extensive knowledge of associated databases and identity targeting processes. Thorough knowledge of traditional and nontraditional information resources, particularly current or projected collection systems and data sources for analysis; basic knowledge of selected analytic tools (link analysis, data integration, geographic information systems). Ability to remain open-minded and change opinions on the basis of new information and requirements; basic ability to support group decisions, accept and incorporate feedback, and solicit opinions from coworkers. Thorough knowledge of IC organizations, policies, and procedures, and their requirements with regard to terrorist identities intelligence research, and analysis. Thorough knowledge of the mission, charter, roles, and responsibilities of the ODNI, IC, and USG agencies, and how these organizations can effectively integrate their terrorist identities analysis capabilities. Ability to communicate clearly, both orally and in writing. Ability to research and logically analyze, synthesize, and judge information, as well as the ability to review and incorporate multiple sources of information in performing assignments. Interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills, including an ability to work effectively within an interagency environment on complex issues requiring negotiation and consensus-building. Ability to work under pressure with strict deadlines while maintaining a high level of attention to detail. Education: Bachelor\'s degree in subject matter area, or closely related discipline, or two to three years of related work experience. Desired: Depending upon assignment, may require Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR) Certification. Education Bachelor\'s degree in subject matter area, or closely related discipline, or two to three years of related work experience. Additional Information Job Interview Travel: Candidates from outside the Washington, D.C., area may be selected for a telephone, teleconference, or in-person interview. Salary Determination: The ODNI uses a rank-in-person system in which rank is attached to GS employees on the basis of individual qualifications, experience, and performance. Individuals whose current GS grade is equivalent to the grade of the advertised position will retain their current grade and step. Individuals who transfer to the ODNI from a non-GS pay scale will have base pay converted to the appropriate GS grade and step as determined by the Director/ Human Resource Management. On occasional instances when a current federal civilian employee applies for an ODNI position that is a lower grade than his or her personal grade, the candidate\'s personal grade will be downgraded to the grade of the advertised ODNI position and pay will be set at the step that is closest to but not less than the employee\'s current annual base rate of pay, not to exceed the maximum rate (i.e., step 10) of the GS grade to which assigned. Relocation Expenses: For new ODNI employees, reimbursement for relocation is discretionary based on availability of funds. Reasonable Accommodations: The ODNI provides reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Reasonable Accommodations Officer by classified email at dnireasonableaccommodationwma@cia.ic.gov, by unclassified email at DNIDRA@dni.gov, by telephone at 703-275-3900 or by FAX at 703-275-1217. Your request for reasonable accommodation will be addressed on a case-by-case basis. PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION TO THE EEOD EMAIL ADDRESS. THIS EMAIL IS FOR REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS ONLY. The ODNI is an equal opportunity employer and abides by applicable employment laws and regulations.
