Program Analyst, Perception Management & Competitive Activities

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through our strategic solutions in the areas of Information Technology, Test & Evaluation, Program Mission Support, Engineering & Analysis, and Training.

As a Program Analyst, Perception Management & Competitive Activities, you will have the opportunity to do the following:

Serve as a key member of a small, tight-knit team supporting OSW Executives and civilian staff on Perception Management & Competitive Activities to protect critical DoW science, technology, and programs.
• Analyze, support, and provide recommendations on issues across the full spectrum of DoW capabilities, from early-stage research & development through employment.
• Coordinate with key technology protection community stakeholders throughout all phases of a capability's lifecycle, such as in requirements definition, clarification, prioritization, and alternatives.
• Compare, analyze and evaluate the relative merits of program activities and alternatives.
• Apply emerging doctrine and tactics, whether detailed in formal doctrinal changes or emanating from experiments, demonstrations, or activities, into operational design, development, and deconfliction.
• Assess the impact of programmatic and technical options on stated user requirements, policy, and doctrine.
• Prepare reports and briefs, summarizing formal events and commentary, requirements,
• deficiencies, and investments for various programs, systems, and activities.
• Support the functions of an identified senior executive advisory panel on technology protection-related matters, as directed.

• Bachelor's degree and 10-15 years of related experience.
• Active TS/SCI clearance, with a willingness to submit to a poly.
• U.S. Citizenship Required for the purposes of obtaining/holding a U.S. security clearance.
• Substantive background in a technology protection-related field, i.e., counterintelligence, security, OPSEC, cybersecurity, etc.
• Strong leader with a bias for action and preference for working collaboratively on small, mission-oriented teams.
• Verifiable training and experience in the planning and execution of influence-related activities or operations (i.e., Operations in the Information Environment, OFCO, MILDEC, MISO, etc.), with a preference for candidates with experience at OSW, a CCMD, MILDEP Secretariat, or with an MDCO.
• Demonstrable experience in and facility with problem framing and operational planning, preferably as a member of a DoW Executive, CCMD, MILDEP Secretariat, or MDCO staff.