Senior Imagery Analyst III

Clearance: TS/SCI
Employment Type: Full Time contingent on contract award
Primary Duties:
Provide imagery science support specifically related to the exploitation of imagery of the following sensor disciplines: Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Thermal Infrared Spectral or Geospatial to include OPIR Moving Target Indicator (MTI) Photogrammetry and Light Imaging Detection and Ranging (LIDAR).
Provide technical analytical expertise in support of the USMC National GeospatialIntelligence Program funded Full Spectrum GEOINT (FSG) analysis and production program.
Provide recommendations of operational GEOINT architectures and FSG guidance to analysts operators and managers on processes techniques and procedures.
Participate in the development of program strategies issues papers briefings and seniorlevel correspondence for MCIA and HQ USMC leadership necessary to sustain and expand FSG analysis and production capabilities to meet current and future USMC operations.
Provide technical assistance in establishing relationships NSG functional managers to promote servicespecific GEOINT requirements and resolve shortfall impacts to MCIA GEOINT operations.
Provide guidance and expertise to improve competency of military and civilian analysts in applying advanced remote sensing techniques
Support the development of collection strategies for standing ad hoc and emerging FSG capabilities; the investigation of and reporting on collection parameters and any associated constraints associated with littoral mission requirements; and the education and training of MCIA collections staff on existing collection strategies and collection strategy development and implementation.
Support the development and dissemination of FSG products to satisfy USMC and Government requirements including the fusion of FSG products with data information and products from other Intelligence disciplines (e.g. HUMINT SIGINT OSINT MASINT).
Provide knowledge on a variety of geospatial exploitation software suites and be able to use data and products from a variety of sensors and collection platforms.
Develop and standardize innovative and adaptive full spectrum GEOINT products and services.
Provide research and guidance on sensor application to specific geospatial problem sets sensorspecific processing techniques and related training/education.
Assist in analyzing and conducting statistical analyses on image datasets and in identifying and using alternative data sources to satisfy specific mission requirements.
Collaborate with and provide scientific support to imagery/geospatial analysis to sharpen assessments of current intelligence issues.
Provide Imagery Science expertise to support GEOINT analysis and assessments on intelligence issues.
Evaluate commercial academic and outside approaches and algorithms refinement development of measures of effectiveness improvements to system environments and creation of new procedures.

Qualifications:
Demonstrates working knowledge of the concepts involved in the specific functions outlined in the job duties.
Knowledgeable of and demonstrates ability to apply IC and DoD classification guidelines and procedures.
Demonstrates ability to work semiindependently with oversight and direction.
Demonstrates ability to use logic when evaluating and synthesizing multiple sources of information.
Demonstrates understanding of interpreting analysis to include but not limited to its meaning importance and implications.
Demonstrates ability to defend analytic judgements with sound logical conclusions and adapt analytic judgments when presented with new information evolving conditions or unexpected developments.
Demonstrates ability to produce timely logical and concise analytic reports documents assessments studies and briefing materials in formats including Microsoft Office tools (e.g. Excel Word PowerPoint etc. electronic / soft copy matrices and / or webenabled formats.
Demonstrates ability to communicate complex issues clearly in a concise and organized manner both verbally and nonverbally; with strong grammar skills.
Demonstrates proficiency using Microsoft Office tools.
Demonstrates ability to develop structured research including but not limited to obtaining evaluating organizing and maintaining information within security and data protocols.
Demonstrates ability to recognize nuances and resolve contradictions and inconsistencies in information.
Demonstrates working knowledge using complex analytic methodologies such as structured analytic techniques or alternative approaches to examine biases assumptions and theories to eliminate uncertainty strengthen analytic arguments and mitigate surprise. Structured analytic techniques include but not limited to Analysis of Competing Hypotheses Devils Advocacy HighImpact / LowImpact Analysis Red Team Analysis and Alternative Futures Analysis.
Demonstrates understanding of intelligence collection capabilities and limitations to include but not limited to technical sensors / platforms and human intelligence sources
Demonstrates understanding of evaluating collected intelligence reporting engaging with collection managers and developing collection requirements.
Demonstrates comprehensive mission knowledge and skills that affirms completion of all developmental training and experiences for the labor category.
Demonstrates ability to communicate understanding from information that may be incomplete indirect highly complex seemingly unrelated and / or technically advanced.
Demonstrates ability to structure analysis based on trends in reporting and a range of analytic perspectives from other analysts organizations and intelligence disciplines.
Demonstrates ability to work independently with minimal oversight and direction.
Demonstrates ability to collaborate and work with other IC members on information sharing driving collection and addressing analytic disputes and conflict resolution.
Demonstrates ability to develop concise insightful and comprehensive products for defense intelligence.
Demonstrates ability to lead teams in researching multifaceted or critical problems. Provides guidance in selecting designing and applying analytic methodologies. Uses argument evaluation and validated analytic methodologies to challenge differing perspectives.
Demonstrates indepth knowledge and understanding of the labor category activities required to meet mission requirements.
Demonstrates mastery of qualitative and quantitative analytic methodologies and pursue developments in academia or other fields that affect tradecraft methodology.
Demonstrates ability to define comprehensive new or unique research approaches that enable rigorous assessments to address and contribute to highlevel tasks.
Demonstrates indepth analysis of analytic operations and knowledge management issues across organizational and intraIC boundaries and clearly articulates key findings.
Demonstrates ability to work independently and with minimal oversight.
Demonstrates ability to review analytic products for cogent arguments tradecraft standards and adequate support for conclusions; routinely tests analytic rigor of analytic products.
Education:
Minimum 12 years of relevant experience with at least a portion of the experience within the last 2 years.
Minimum Masters degree in a related field from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education;
or have Bachelors degree from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and an additional 5 years of related senior experience for a total of 17 years as a substitute to the Masters degree.

This fulltime position is Monday through Friday and operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers phones photocopiers filing cabinets and fax machines. Limited travel may be required.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.
While performing the duties of this position the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
This position requires the ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies up to 20 pounds.