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.

Duties

Perform in-depth all-source research and analysis for specifically defined targets; conduct targeted research and analysis of known and unknown terrorist personalities, groups, and networks in order to reveal non-obvious connections to U.S.-bound foreign travelers for future analytical, screening and vetting, 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; Other duties, as assigned.

Requirements

Qualifications

Mandatory Requirements: Thorough 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.

Contacts

• Address DIRECTORATE OF IDENTITY OF INTELLIGENCE Director Of National Intelligence Washington, DC 20511 US
• Name: Vacancy Team ODNI
• Email: [email protected]