Nuclear Weapons Analyst at Booz Allen in Reston

Nuclear Weapons Analyst

Location: Reston, VA

Nuclear Weapons Analyst

The Opportunity:

Threats to our military are regularly evolving and becoming more complex. What if you could apply your proficiency to weaken these developing threats and contribute to the security of our country’s dynamic military resources? With all the information accessible today, it takes a capable specialist to know how to collect, organize, and present data concisely to clients. If you have professional or military experience in analysis, along with a can-do mindset, we have an opportunity for you to use those skills to help enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of senior government and military decision-makers and planners, and support real-world missions in a dynamic, client environment.

As a Nuclear Systems Analyst, you will conduct all-source analysis on nuclear programs, including production facilities, stockpiles, logistics, systems employment, security, and vulnerabilities of facilities and stockpiles. You will perform analysis and monitor and provide supply chain vulnerabilities of controlled and dual use technologies, materials, and expertise. You will perform analysis on state adherence and implementation of international and bilateral commitments related to nuclear weapons. You will conduct applied research on specific intelligence issues pertaining to radiological and nuclear threats to U.S. and allied nations. You will generate written intelligence products in accordance with IC tradecraft standards, using a wide range of intelligence resources and tools and brief analysis to senior DoD leaders.

You will be part of a unique, multi-discipline team assisting partners to fuse operations and intelligence information to enhance government efforts against emerging radiological and nuclear threats, counterproliferation efforts, and the threat networks that facilitate or employ those threats. Join us as we provide the right information at the right time to support the critical needs of our nation’s leaders.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• 12+ years of experience with analysis on nuclear proliferation and monitoring and providing supply chain vulnerabilities of controlled and dual use technologies and materials
• Experience writing to ICD 203 analytic tradecraft standards
• Experience conducting all-source analysis on nuclear programs, including production facilities, stockpiles, logistics, systems employment, security, and vulnerabilities of facilities and stockpiles
• Experience reviewing analytical products for cogent arguments, tradecraft standards, and adequate support
• Experience with in-depth analysis of analytic operations and knowledge management issues across organizational and IC boundaries, and clearly articulating key findings
• Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative analytic methodologies and developments in academia that affect tradecraft methodology
• Ability to define problems, supervise studies, and lead surveys to collect and analyze data to provide advice and recommend solutions
• Ability to provide analytic leadership in identifying, planning, developing, and executing analytic production methodologies, tradecraft, and techniques aligned with nuclear proliferation
• Active TS/SCI clearance; willingness to take a polygraph exam
• Master's degree in Nuclear Engineering, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or Chemical Engineering

Nice If You Have:

• Experience publishing for the defense intelligence enterprise
• Ability to work independently and with minimal oversight

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance is required.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $62,000.00 to $141,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen or customer facility, in alignment with your leadership's expectations and the needs of the role.
• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed full-time at a customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.