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 capabilitys 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 requirementsdeficiencies 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.

• Bachelors 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.