Mandarin Research Development and Acquisition (RDA) Analyst NEW

V2X Limited - Suitland, MD

Full-time

Suitland, MD

10,001+ employees

About the position

The Mandarin Research Development and Acquisition (RDA) Analyst at V2X is responsible for conducting research, development, and acquisition analysis with a focus on military applications of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). This role emphasizes the analysis of foreign entities involved in AI/ML research and development, providing critical support to government clients.

Responsibilities

• Produce finished all source analytic products in accordance with Intelligence Community (IC) Directives and security classification guidelines and publish to the IC using the Command's designated report publishing program.
• Develop a queue and establish a schedule to perform regular searches on items identified in the queue.
• Perform ad-hoc research to identify new organizations, entities, topics, and other information of interest.
• Discover and identify entities of interest to establish collection methods for identifying hierarchy, linkages, relationships, and develop networks using appropriate software programs.
• Characterize networks, formulate assessments on findings, and prioritize.
• Create and maintain a system to document and track resources for discovery by ONI analysts and attend bi-monthly meetings with Government lead to discuss.
• Develop a system to track requests-for-information (RFIs) and document updates/progress.
• Attend production and workgroup meetings, as requested.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in National Security, Regional Studies, or relevant technical academic studies.
• Mandarin language proficiency verified by at least a 2.0 rating on the Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) scale with a current test score.
• Demonstrated ability to read, understand, and translate S&T lexicon in Mandarin.
• Experience using managed attribution systems/programs for safe open source research applying Open Source Tradecraft.
• Recent experience producing finished all source analytic products in accordance with IC directives and understanding of classification guidelines.
• Experience performing link/network analysis using appropriate software programs.
• Demonstrated clear written and oral communication skills.
• Minimum one year of experience using Microsoft Office software programs.

Nice-to-haves

• Familiarity with managed attribution systems, unclassified, and classified resources for research.
• Excellent organization skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent deadlines.

Benefits

• Inclusive and diverse workplace
• Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer