Entry Level Open Source Intelligence Analyst Jobs in Washington, DC

Why AIS?

When you join AIS, you're joining a mission-driven team that's passionate about making a difference. You'll work on projects that matter, alongside industry-leading experts, in an environment that fosters innovation, driving client success, and empowering our team to make a lasting impact. As an employee-owned company, we value collaboration, inclusivity, continuous growth, and shared success.

• Employee Ownership: Your contributions directly impact the company's success, and you share in its achievements.

• Continuous Learning: Access to resources, training, and mentorship to support your professional growth.

• Inclusive Culture: A workplace where diversity is celebrated, and everyone's voice is valued.

• Mission-Driven Work: Engage in projects that make a meaningful difference for our clients and communities.

What are we looking for?

At AIS, we're looking for more than just skills - we're looking for driven individuals who are passionate about making a difference, eager to grow, and aligned with our core principles.

What you will be doing?

This position is contingent upon contract award. We are currently pursuing a proposal and are seeking qualified candidates to include in our submission and identify candidates for future hiring needs on the program once awarded.

At AIS, we are dedicated to providing our employees with diverse opportunities to grow their careers while supporting a variety of impactful projects. For this position, we are seeking a talented individual to join AIS as a Senior Intelligence Analyst. As your initial project assignment, you will support the unique needs of our client as a Intelligence Analyst.

Project Summary

AIS supports a Federal customer providing program and administrative support, analyzing fraud complaints, conducting proactive analysis of data, and providing specialized investigative support for criminal investigators conducting fraud and corruption investigations throughout the US.

This is a proposal-based position; employment is contingent upon contract award and funding availability.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct intelligence analysis and production in support of investigations. Present methodology and findings in written reports and visualizations.

• Participate in strategic planning sessions with case agents, fraud analytical groups, and task forces in an effort to identify fraud and corruption schemes affecting the organization.

• Provide expertise in investigations by providing input to affidavits and subpoenas and recommending possible investigative steps to obtain additional data.

• Compile and analyze data sets, records, investigative files, complaint data and open source intelligence data, including witness testimony, seized evidence, subpoenaed records/data, business records, contract claims data, in an effort to develop actionable intelligence information to assist in investigations.

• Conduct analysis to build profiles and links to identify criminal offenses, suspects, and trends related to criminal schemes and patterns.

• Proactively review and analyze various law enforcement, internal, financial, and procurement databases, and conduct open-source searches to develop leads for new casework and support investigations and prosecutions.

• Support requests for on-site analytical support.

• Input researched and analyzed data into various professional products including analytical summaries, graphs, or charts, and power point presentations for law enforcement use and prosecutions.

Required For This Opportunity

• Experience should be a minimum of 10 years as an Intelligence Analyst or equivalent in the federal government (a Master's degree in a related field of study can substitute for experience).

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field of study.

• Required to have a comprehensive knowledge of the intelligence cycle, analytic tradecraft, and experience conducting research in government resources, commercial databases, and open-source information, analyzing information, and deciphering the best method of dissemination to fit both the operational need and timelines.

• Fully proficient in the use of analytical and data visualization software, such as i2 Analyst's Notebook, Pen-Link, and Tableau.

• Active Secret clearance

Nice to Have Skills

• Master's Degree is preferred, but not required.

At AIS, we are committed to offering competitive and fair compensation that reflects the skills, experience, and contributions of each team member. The targeted base salary range for this role is $101,000-$152,000 per year. Please note that this range is provided as a guideline and the final offer will be based on several factors, including but not limited to, skillset and competencies, level of experience, education, certifications, and location. We value transparency in our hiring process and are happy to discuss how your unique qualifications align with our compensation structure during the interview process.

Applied Information Sciences does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis. Employment decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs.