Maximus

Maximus TCS (Technology and Consulting Services) Internal Job Profile Code: TCS281, P4, Band 7

Primary Responsibility:

• Provide guidance on tradecraft and argumentation to the customer as they conceptualize and structure analytic assessments.
• Facilitate the application of the full-range of structured thinking methods and approaches to help manage uncertainty and better address complex, multidisciplinary intelligence problems.
• Work with customer authors to improve the development of estimative outlines and assessments.
• Work with managers and analysts to strengthen argumentation and analytic rigor.
• Provide timely and constructive feedback to the customer on their product drafts.
• Perform post-production product evaluations.
• Lead tradecraft consults, facilitations, and collaborative exercises to help the customer expand their thinking and the range of possibilities, refine the understanding of complex issues, organize argumentation, and develop strategies to address uncertainties/gaps, alternative futures/trajectories, and implications for U.S. national security.
• Help identify, evaluate, and adopt new analytic tools-both qualitative and quantitative approaches-to improve the rigor and sourcing in analytic production.
• Facilitate and perform outreach to address tradecraft shortfalls and inculcate the use of tradecraft services and structured analytic techniques.
• Collaborate with customer designers to ensure that their intelligence products incorporate graphics, maps, and other visuals that enhance the presentation of data and analysis while adhering to the highest tradecraft standards.
• Cultivate and maintain productive working relationships with customer and Intelligence Community (IC) colleagues and tradecraft subcommittees, and use those relationships to disseminate tradecraft best practices.
• Assess and report on tradecraft trends and propose actions for overcoming tradecraft gaps.
• May require infrequent travel to support engagements and exchanges with IC partners.


Basic Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI with polygraph.
• 10+ years' experience in the IC, including intelligence analytic standards expertise.

TCS281, P4, Band 7

Active military service members, their spouses, and veteran candidates often embody the core competencies Maximus deems essential, and bring a resiliency and dependability that greatly enhances our workforce. We recognize your unique skills and experiences, and want to provide you with a career path that allows you to continue making a difference for our country. We’re proud of our connections to organizations dedicated to serving veterans and their families. If you are transitioning from military to civilian life, have prior service, are a retired veteran or a member of the National Guard or Reserves, or a spouse of an active military service member, we have challenging and rewarding career opportunities available for you. A committed and diverse workforce is our most important resource. Maximus is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Maximus provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disabled status.

Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards. Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off. Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation. Maximus will comply with regulatory minimum wage rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances.