Counter Malign Influence Analyst

Location: Fort Shafter, HI
Clearance Needed: TS/SCI

Are you ready to lead in the identification of new contributor networks and capture ground-truth operational data in order to inform and drive DoD activities and investments? Imagine yourself providing analysis, integration, and training, to give USARPAC and its partners an advantage over near-peer competitors in the USINDOPACOM AOR. Parsons is a hiring a counter-malign influence (CMI) analyst to work closely with our US Army Pacific (USARPAC) client in Honolulu, HI.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Serve as a mid-level Parsons analyst supporting USARPAC’s counter-malign influence (CMI) portfolio with deep familiarity of the INDOPACOM AOR and associated near-peer competitors

• Provide advice and expertise for the USARPAC mission partner regarding prospective new intelligence target focus areas, innovative processes, and/or approaches to countering malign influence threats

• Support development of new USARPAC initiatives with respect to collection and analysis, including but not limited to information operations campaigns, data science and big data integration, and counter threat finance

• Conduct analysis and integrate with other data sources, including traditional intelligence sources to provide targeting solutions in the competition space to inform and expedites senior leader decision-making

• Leverage data to identify malign influence actors and activities and uncover methods of disrupting their operating space and changing behavior at the organizational and individual levels

• Ability to conduct CONUS and OCONUS travel, as required by mission partner (approx. 15%)

REQUIRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• 5+ years’ relevant experience with a Bachelor’s degree; 12+ years with a Master’s (Master’s degree preferred)

• 3 years’ experience working in INDOPACIFIC region

• Demonstrated relevant subject matter expertise in intelligence analysis, network analysis, and/or geospatial analysis

• Proven understanding of international business, business models, economic principles, and value chains

• Proven ability to design and implement defense and interagency plans, doctrine, strategies, and operations

• Familiarity with artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) initiatives 

• Extensive knowledge of political, military, economic, academic, transnational criminal, information / media, and cultural aspects of foreign malign influence

• Familiarity with the intelligence community and prior experience building broad-based teams/coalitions

• Valid US Passport

• Active DoD TS clearance with SCI eligibility required

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Support to Special Operations Forces strongly preferred

• Demonstrated critical thinking and writing skills, including the ability to draft reports with limited editorial support

• Previous exposure to Special Technical Operations (STO) and Special Access Programs (SAP) 

• Prior Support to DoD, law enforcement, and/or regulatory agencies supporting dynamic real-world missions

• Demonstrated communications skills, including the ability to brief leadership up to and including the SES/GO-FO levels

• Prior experience working in cross-functional teams across multiple locations 

• Previous deployment experience in the USINDOPACOM AOR 

• Familiarity with analytical tools such as: Analyst Notebook, ArcGIS, record message traffic, interagency tools, commercial databases, information tools, etc.

• US Army MILDEC and/or MISO training