Description

The Capital Area Division (CAD) of Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) has an outstanding opportunity for an accomplished Intelligence Collection Manager to support the DoD in the development of a network system to counter an adversary’s moving, rear-echelon forces. Successful applicants for these contingent positions will support the Office of the Secretary of Defense in the National Capital Region or on-site in Honolulu, HI.

This contingent position supporting the DoD’s Assault Breaker II (ABII) program requires a candidate with experience performing a variety of intelligence collection management functions to support Government decisionmakers, including:

• Conducting regular review of message traffic, intelligence information, and other sources of information to identify intelligence gaps and then develop, validate, coordinate, and adjust collection and/or production requirements to remediate gaps

• Using in-depth knowledge of intelligence platforms, to plan and perform aspects of collection management during routine, contingency, special access program, and compartmented projects

• Planning, executing, and refining a collection strategy based on diverse Defense technical and operational requirements

• Coordinating and interfacing with Intelligence Community components to obtain required access, assets, and support arrangements to support the ABII effort.

• Making recommendations to Government leaders and decisionmakers on collection management topics

• Advising working groups on collection management-related topics and recommend courses of action to meet collection needs.

• Working group participation

• Development of strategic and technical plans

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution (with Government approval, relevant experience may be substituted for post-high school degrees)

• 10 years of relevant experience

• US citizen

• Must have a current and active TS clearance with SCI eligibility

• Demonstrated knowledge of intelligence discipline-specific requirements, including SIGINT, HUMINT, GEOINT, MASINT, and/or OSINT

• Demonstrated proficiency using requirements software, data, and applications such as CHROME, CRATE, HOTR, COLISEUM

• Strong written and verbal communications skills and excellent time management skills

Desired Qualifications:

• Familiarity with the Assault Breaker program, Office of the Secretary of Defense, and/or DARPA

• Experience providing intelligence support to one or more of the following areas: space, land, air, and naval surface warfare, electronic warfare, and/or special operations

• Experience providing intelligence support to Defense modeling and simulation and wargaming activities

• Experience supporting the Office of the Secretary of Defense and/or DARPA

• Experience with the Assault Breaker program

This position is contingent upon award of a contract (one base year + four option years) expected in September/October 2024 supporting the Department of Defense.

COMPANY INFORMATION:

Applied Research Associates, Inc. is an employee-owned international research and engineering company recognized for providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences. The company, founded in Albuquerque, NM, in 1979, currently employs over 2000 professionals. ARA offices throughout the United States and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense technologies, civil technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement. The corporation also provides sophisticated technical products for environmental site characterization, pavement analysis, and robotics.

At ARA, employees are our greatest assets. The corporation realizes that employee ownership generates greater creativity and initiative along with higher performance and customer satisfaction levels. ARA gives its employees the tools, training, and opportunities to take more active roles as owners. The culture is challenging; innovation and experimentation are the norm. Employees are eligible for contributions which not only add to the company’s success, but also their own through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The motto, “Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit” sums up the ARA experience. For additional information and an opportunity to join this unique workplace, please visit our website at www.ara.com .

Please apply at www.careers.ara.com for the Intelligence Collection Manager position.

Qualifications

Behaviors

Required

• Functional Expert: Considered a thought leader on a subject

• Enthusiastic: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest

• Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Preferred

• Team Player: Works well as a member of a group

Motivations

Required

• Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help

• Job Security: Inspired to perform well by the knowledge that your job is safe

• Growth Opportunities: Inspired to perform well by the chance to take on more responsibility

• Goal Completion: Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks

Education

Required

• Bachelors or better

Experience

Required

• 10-12 years: Relevant work experience

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)