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Nuclear Forensics Analyst

Falls Church, VA

Company Overview:

ANSER enhances national and homeland security by strengthening public institutions. We provide thought leadership for complex issues through independent analysis, and we deliver practical, useful solutions. ANSER values collaboration, integrity, and initiative and we are client focused in all that we do. Because we were established for the purpose of public service and not for profit, we measure our success in the impact of our service.

Position Summary:
Analytic Services, Inc. (ANSER) is actively hiring for a Nuclear Forensics Analyst to work in support to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of War (DASW) for Nuclear Matters (NM).

This position does not allow hybrid or remote work options with all job duties to be performed full-time onsite at the Suffolk Building in Falls Church, VA.

Day to Day Responsibilities:

  • Support the government as they provide policy, oversight, and guidance of DoW National Technical Nuclear Forensics (NTNF) exercises spanning collection, analysis, and evaluation of nuclear forensics evidentiary samples.
  • Coordinate and manage exercise development in conjunction with DoW and US Interagency planners and participants. Develop training objectives that meet DoW NTNF requirements.
  • Support the development and updating of concepts of operation (CONOPs), plans, and policies for the National Technical Nuclear Forensics (NTNF) mission in both domestic and foreign environments.
  • Interact with the US interagency organizations, in particular the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Energy, Department of State, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Intelligence Community to integrate DoW equities into a coherent US government NTNF capability.
  • Engage and coordinate across the Department of War service components, Defense Agencies, Joint Staff, and Combatant Commands to support NTNF mission planning, exercises, and execution.
  • Review documents, contribute to studies or task forces, prepare papers and briefings, attend/participate in meetings within/across the Department, across the interagency and other branches of government and/or with academia and industry.
  • Develop assessments, information papers, and briefs, as well as facilitate coordination between staffs to support development and refinement of NTNF strategy and policy.
  • Prepare and disseminate agenda, meeting materials and meeting summaries. Reserve meeting space, ensure attendee access, and other administrative aspects.


Required Qualifications:

  • Possess an active TS/SCI security clearance.
  • Master’s degree
  • 15+ years direct experience related to nuclear forensics, Chemical Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN), Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), or DoW radiological / nuclear crisis response operations.  
  • Experience with the development of DoW Concepts of Operation.
  • Experience in exercise design, coordination, and execution at tactical, operational, and strategic levels.
  • Experience developing exercise planning products such as EXPLANS, Master Scenario Events List (MSELs), After-Action Reports (AARs) and lessons learned products.
  • Knowledge of joint planning and the exercise Joint Event Life Cycle (JELC) process.
  • Experience effectively communicating verbally and in writing on both technical and non-technical subjects to senior leaders up to and including the General Officer (GO) or Flag Officer (FO) level.
  • Experience briefing GO, FO, or SES level audiences.
  • Experience staffing or advising DoW senior leaders on matters of national security.
  • Experience working with international or coalition partners.


Preferred Qualifications:

  • Knowledge of joint planning processes such as the Joint Operation Planning and Execution System (JOPES).
  • Knowledge of Joint Training Information Management System (JTIMS), Joint Training Tool (JTT), and Joint Lessons Learned Information System (JLLIS) and other exercise information management systems.
  • Experience in the development and analysis of DoW strategy, policy, campaign plans, and requirements.
  • Experience working in US crisis response operations.
  • Direct knowledge and experience with NTNF Ground Collection Task Force (GCTF) and CBRN operations, organization, functions, and planning with Interagency partners and at the Combatant Command (COCOM) level.

 

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with ANSER, please call 703-416-2000 or e-mail Recruiting@anser.org

ANSER is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We seek individuals from a broad variety of backgrounds with varying levels of experience who have a desire to do meaningful work. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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