Program Analyst - Nuclear Weapons Security and Exercise Programs

The Analytical Solutions Division (ASD) of Applied Research Associates (ARA), Inc., has an exciting opportunity for a Program Analyst - Nuclear Weapons Security and Exercise Programs working onsite at a location in the Arlington or Falls Church, VA. The potential candidate will provide subject matter expertise for nuclear security and exercise programs for the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Matters. This requires someone who has a strong and substantial background and proven history in supporting senior-level DoD officials and advising on strategy, policy, implementation, and execution of U.S. Government-level programs in a cross-functional, Interagency setting.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Assist in developing methodologies for and participating in the development of threat, vulnerability, and risk assessments for the Nuclear Enterprise
• Develop and update DoD nuclear security publications
• Provide operational exercise support, including participating in designing, monitoring, and supporting execution and analyzing the results of these exercises
• Attend and record minutes for scheduled meetings
• Process documents, data, and reports as needed to support client requirements

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 7 years of related (technical environment) experience is required
• Expertise in DoD roles and missions, and organizational structure
• Highly Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
• Ability to manage and prioritize numerous assignments
• Excellent research skills
• Applicant must hold an active Top-Secret security clearance and be eligible to access SCI
• Applicant must be a U.S. citizen

Preferred Qualifications:

• Eight or more years of related (technical environment) experience
• A Master’s degree with 6 or more years’ experience is a suitable substitute

COMPANY INFORMATION:

Applied Research Associates, Inc. is an employee-owned international research and engineering company recognized for providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences. The company, founded in Albuquerque, NM, in 1979, currently employs over 1200 professionals. ARA offices throughout the United States and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense technologies, civil technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement. The corporation also provides sophisticated technical products for environmental site characterization, pavement analysis, and robotics.

At ARA, employees are our greatest assets. The corporation realizes that employee ownership spawns greater creativity and initiative along with higher performance and customer satisfaction levels. ARA gives its employees the tools, training, and opportunities to take more active roles as owners. The culture is challenging; innovation and experimentation are the norm. Employees are eligible for contributions which not only add to the company’s success, but also their own through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The motto, “Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit” sums up the ARA experience. For additional information and an opportunity to join this unique workplace, please visit our website at www.ara.com.

Please apply at www.careers.ara.com for the Program Analyst - Nuclear Weapons Security and Exercise Programs position.

Experience

• 7 - 9 years: Relevant work experience

Education

• Bachelors or better

Licenses & Certifications

• Security Clear Top Secret

Behaviors

• Thought Provoking: Capable of making others think deeply on a subject
• Innovative: Consistently introduces new ideas and demonstrates original thinking
• Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)