Policy and Strategy Analyst

Peraton • Bethesda, MD

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About The Position

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in social, political, physical, natural or business sciences; humanities; engineering or mathematics; or other field directly relating to strategic planning and evaluation.
• Requires BS+12 years of experience or MS+10 years of experience. 4 years of additional relevant experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
• TS/SCI w/Poly level clearance.
• Demonstrated extensive experience in identifying emerging AI trends and strategic issues and incorporating these into organizational strategic plans.
• Demonstrated extensive knowledge of IC organizations’ missions in order to develop the national-level strategies and policies necessary to support U.S. national security and foreign policy interests.
• Demonstrated extensive understanding of performance principles and superior ability to advise organizations on the application of performance evaluation methods.
• Demonstrated extensive ability to conceptualize, organize, and draw inferences from incomplete data and present a compelling analysis of findings and issues while identifying, articulating, documenting, and mitigating knowledge gaps.
• Demonstrated excellent organizational and interpersonal skills in supporting working groups, managing competing priorities, advocating new ideas/concepts/processes, provide recommendations on time-sensitive issues, and work collaboratively across the IC.
• Demonstrated extensive experience assisting Government Leads in assessing IC intelligence capability needs, opportunities, and gaps to help link resources to strategy objectives.

Responsibilities

• Support Government Leads in the development of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning policy and strategy, and promote and communicate shared vision, mission, values, and goals.
• Assist Government Leads in preparing the annual IC Strategic Assessment to determine how well the IC is postured for the future AI environment and to support national security policies and priorities.
• Provide strategic planning facilitation support to IC elements and customer components with respect to AI.
• Review documents for technical correction and edits in the development of Congressional testimony, budget presentations, issue papers and talking points.
• Assist Government Leads in assessing IC intelligence capability needs, opportunities, and gaps to help link resources to strategy.
• Assist Government Leads in developing venues for creatively addressing complex IC issues that develop shared perspectives and lead to IC commitment to action.
• Conduct analysis to help identify issues and trends.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level