Intelligence Editor

Noblis pursues new opportunities and contracts to ensure that colleagues have opportunities for growth and development, and to identify places where we can bring Noblis’ strengths to the Federal Government services. To this end, we are pursuing new opportunities in the Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Acquisition (OA). We are seeking to identify 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 and to aid Noblis in building and establishing a new team and presence at this organization.

CBP is charged with managing, securing, and controlling the nation’s borders while facilitating lawful international travel and trade. This role has direct client support responsibilities for Intelligence work for the CBP Office of Field Operations (OFO) National Targeting Center (NTC).

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. Noblis will 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.

Client Delivery Responsibilities:

• Provide intelligence writing and analysis expertise to the NTC.
• Provie technical editing and analysis support for NTC products.
• Perform the functions of technical editor with a strong understanding of intelligence analysis, tradecraft, and writing.
• Utilize NTC directives, style writing guides, and security classification guides to ensure adherence of NTC products to CBP standards.
• Conduct open source and classified research on various threat topics.
• Coordinate and manage the preparation of analysis, evaluations, and recommendations within NTC programs in support of federal personnel.

• Bachelor's degree in English, writing, intelligence, or a related field, with 3+ years of experience; or an associate's degree with 7 years of experience; or at least 9 years of experience with no degree.
• Active Secret clearance.
• Eligibility to receive DHS Suitability (US citizenship is required for DHS suitability).

• Active DHS Suitability is preferred.
• Active Top Secret clearance is preferred, with eligibility for SCI.
• 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
• 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.
• 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

Why work at a Noblis company?

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.

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