Intelligence Analyst- Shift Lead

Noblis pursues new opportunities and contracts to ensure that colleagues have opportunities for growth and development, and to bring Noblis’ strengths to the Federal Government. To this end, we are pursuing exciting new opportunities in the Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Acquisition (OA). We are seeking motivated personnel to join our team of talented professionals who possess the experience, vision, commitment, and integrity to successfully support the strategic goals of CBP OA.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is charged with managing, securing, and controlling the nation’s borders while facilitating lawful international travel and trade. The Office of Acquisition (OA) within CBP’s Enterprise Services (ES) supports CBP’s mission to efficiently and effectively manage the Nation’s borders by facilitating the acquisition of a mix of services, infrastructure and technology solutions.

The OFO performs a complex mission at ports of entry with broad law enforcement authorities tied to screening all foreign visitors, returning American citizens and imported cargo that enters the U.S. at more than 300 land, air and seaports. The contractor shall provide support services to assist OFO programs and projects in the development, fielding and maintenance of systems that support OFO border security missions (e.g. cargo security/examination, immigration inspection, preclearance, protecting agriculture, interagency national vetting of individuals seeking to cross U.S. borders). Support services are required for the NTC.

In addition to intelligence analysis, this role includes the management of a team of analysts across various shifts in a 24/7 environment. The right candidate will provide the supportive environment for teammates to ensure job satisfaction through professional development, mentoring, coaching, and promoting growth opportunities. Noblis’ recognition in the Washington Post as a top workplace reflects the dedication and commitment of our managers to promoting workplace development and professional growth for all teammates. To this end, Noblis seeks proactive, engaged, committed, communicative, invested managers to strengthen and support the core of our team: our people.

 Client Delivery Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership and guidance to a team of colleagues to include coaching, review of and feedback on deliverables, monitoring completion of assigned activities, and assisting in balancing workloads in consultation with CBP program managers and leadership.
• Providing required team leadership and guidance; consult with senior leadership in support of day to day operations; and leverage other functional competencies to enable proper planning, accountability, and mission performance outcomes
• Providing actionable, real-time unclassified and classified targeting and vetting support to the to the National Targeting Center Passenger and Cargo (NTC-P and NTC-C), Office of Field Operations (OFO) targeting analysts, watch commanders, and NTC leadership by researching passengers, cargo, subjects of interest, commercial entities of interest, and presenting analytical findings to CBP decision-makers to inform and enhance interdiction efforts conducted within a 24/7 basis 365 days a year.
• Providing management, direction, administration, quality assurance, and leadership of NTC task execution.
• Providing strategic, tactical, and operational data analysis for NTC-P and NTC-C managers regarding passenger(s) and cargo of interest.
• Overseeing financial analyses required to support contract invoicing, burn-rate analyses, ad-hoc funding analyses.

NTC support services shall include:

• Monitoring, controlling, coordinating, de-conflicting, synchronizing, and reporting the current status of classified and unclassified database research and analytic findings and other operations to CBP leadership.
• Performing targeting research and analysis on personnel, cargo and commercial entities of interest, and reporting for personnel who may be known or suspected terrorists or illicit actor/commercial entity linked to or associated with a known or suspected terrorist (KST), or another illicit actor(s)/commercial entities who threaten homeland security or legitimate trade
• Exploiting all available data sources within CBP, DHS, and Federal government to identify links, associations, and identity information on potential KSTs, or other illicit actor(s)/commercial entities and ensure appropriate watch listing, law enforcement, or operational follow-up action.
• Providing best practices for the execution of the watch listing for passengers, cargo, subjects of interest, commercial entities of interest to include but not limited to analytic methodology, writing, reporting, trends, and specialization; indicators, warnings and integration of ongoing operations into CBP and OFO domain operations; data visualization; customer engagement; capability enhancement; human performance improvement; knowledge and information management; and trend analysis.
• Creating and coordinating written watch, targeting, and daily briefs and read books; and on the spot watch listing and cargo briefings for CBP and OFO leadership
• Applying subject matter expertise in nodal analysis through the use of various analytic tools designed to exploit data and focus on identifying bad actors and their associates, and illicit cargo resulting in the production of papers and presentations to brief high level officials, supporting the application of real-time analysis and decision making to operational decision making, strategic planning, and deterrence.
• Conducting and managing complex research and databases on various watch listing and cargo issues; organizing and analyzing the information, identifying significant factors, gathering pertinent data, and developing solutions.
• Supporting short- notice travel to support CBP government personnel in the continental United States and its territories within 48-hour notice.
• Preparing reports that serve as leads to Intelligence Community (IC) and Law Enforcement (LE) partners that are derived from CBP enforcement actions or secondary inspections of travelers at Ports of Entry.

Personnel Management Responsibilities include:

• Promoting and enabling professional development and goal achievement through mentoring and coaching.
• Maintaining Noblis’ financial hygiene, including monitoring, reviewing, and approving timecards and expense reports, to ensure timely and accurate accounting.
• Working collaboratively with the Task Order Manager to thoroughly understand employee tasking and expectations.
• Supporting business development through business intelligence gathering, proposal writing efforts, and color team reviews.
• Providing exemplary client support and division level leadership as a role model for staff.
• Providing annual appraisal input and evaluation to reflect regular engagements throughout the year.

Please note that this role will be performed on-site in shifts to cover a 24/7 watch operations. One Intel Analyst Shift Lead per shift, covering morning, afternoon and overnight shifts. 

• A minimum of 10 years experience in intelligence analysis with at least one year of experience leading teams. 
• Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field or 6 years additional experience providing intelligence analysis.
• Active Top Secret Clearance and eligibility for SCI access.
• Eligibility to receive DHS Suitability (US citizenship is required for DHS suitability).
• Familiarity and comfort with 24/7 watch operations.

• Active DHS Suitability and a Top Secret clearance are preferred.
• Experience editing intelligence products for accuracy, clarity, tone, and quality.
• Demonstrated experience distilling complex technical topics, requirements, and concepts into plain language for diverse sets of stakeholders to include strong technical writing skills.
• Demonstrated experience in:
• Intelligence research
• Conducting complex research projects utilizing a variety of intelligence databases and materials
• Creating and coordinating written watch, targeting, and daily briefs and read books
• Applying subject matter expertise in nodal analysis through the use of various analytic tools designed to exploit data and focus on identifying bad actors and their associates
• Preparation and deliver of briefings to brief high level officials, supporting the application of real-time analysis and decision making to operational decision making, strategic planning, and deterrence.
• Proven results-oriented problem-solving abilities. Experience with presentation graphics and/or spreadsheet tools.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating resolution of customer requirements, including helping to identify and document capability gaps, formulate and develop technological solutions, and participate in and contribute to strategic discussions.
• Demonstrated experience supporting DHS components and agencies either operationally or through project management.

Noblis and our wholly owned subsidiaries, Noblis ESI, and Noblis MSD tackle the nation's toughest problems and apply advanced solutions to our clients' most critical missions. We bring the best of scientific thought, management, and engineering expertise together in an environment of independence and objectivity to deliver enduring impact on federal missions. Noblis works with a wide range of government clients in the defense, intelligence and federal civil sectors. Learn more at Noblis -About Us

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Our employees find greater meaning in their work and balance the other things in life that matter to them. Our people are our greatest asset. They are exceptionally skilled, knowledgeable, team-oriented, and mission-driven individuals who want to do work that matters and benefits the public. Noblis has won numerous workplace awards. Noblis maintains a drug-free workplace.

*Remote/hybrid status is subject to change based on Noblis and/or government requirements

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Compensation at Noblis is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the combination of education, certifications, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, internal and external equity, location, clearance level, as well as contract-specific affordability, organizational requirements and applicable employment laws. The projected compensation range for this position is based on full time status. For part time or on-call staff, compensation is proportionately adjusted based on hours worked. While monetary compensation is important, it's just one component of Noblis’ total compensation package.

Noblis is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race (as well as because of or on the basis of traits historically associated with race, including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

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