Security Assistance Analyst, DOS
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About the Position
Dexis is seeking a Security Assistance Analyst to support anticipated programming with the Department of State. This opportunity will provide program analysis, assessment, and trend monitoring in support of Department of State-administered military grant assistance programs. The security assistance analyst will collect and organize program data, design and implement analytical methodologies to capture program trends, develop analytical products to inform programming and budgeting decision-making, and coordinate with stakeholders within the security assistance/security cooperation enterprise.
This position is contingent upon contract award.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary point of contact with the client, coordinating priorities, communicating progress, managing stakeholder expectations, and ensuring alignment with mission objectives.
- Analyze Department of State-administered military grant assistance programs to assess trends, risks, opportunities, and implications for U.S. foreign policy and security cooperation objectives.
- Provide strategic context, regional insights, and operational recommendations to support leadership decision-making, program planning, and resource prioritization.
- Interpret analytical findings and program data to identify key trends, drivers, and implications, translating complex information into concise, actionable recommendations.
- Develop analytical products that synthesize security, political, operational, and programmatic insights and implications of program activities.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree and at least five (5) years of relevant experience, or Master’s degree and at least three (3) years of experience in defense or security program analysis, monitoring, and assessment.
- Ability to obtain a secret security clearance.
- Experience researching, analyzing, and synthesizing complex political, security, military, and programmatic information into concise reports, briefings, and decision-support products for program managers and senior leaders.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience briefing stakeholders and translating complex issues into actionable recommendations.
- Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.
Preferred Qualifications
- Active secret security clearance
- Experience overseeing analytical, monitoring, evaluation, research, data analytics, or decision-support activities, including prioritizing competing requirements and delivering high-quality products under compressed timelines.
- Demonstrated experience supporting foreign assistance, security assistance, security cooperation, defense, or international security programs.
- Strong understanding of data architecture, data modeling, data governance, and data quality management principles.
- Strong understanding of knowledge management principles, repository governance, records management, and information lifecycle management.
- Demonstrated experience working across multiple offices, stakeholder groups, or functional teams to identify requirements and implement knowledge-sharing solutions.
Below is the pay range aligned with this position. When developing a range, Dexis evaluates compensation holistically, triangulating between external market research, our budget for the position, and internal equity to arrive at a figure that is fair and competitive. Offers within this range will be based on an individual candidate's qualification, relevant education and experience, skills, performance, and organizational needs.
Benefits
Dexis offers benefits to support employees’ health, financial security, and well-being. The benefits outlined below are for full-time, US-based positions only. These benefits include:
- Medical and prescription drug coverage: A choice of three UnitedHealthcare medical plans, with coverage options for employees and eligible dependents.
- Dental insurance: Dental coverage for employees and eligible dependents, including preventive, basic, major, and orthodontic services, subject to plan limits.
- Company-paid vision insurance: Vision coverage for employees and eligible dependents, with premiums paid in full by Dexis.
- Employer-funded health reimbursement arrangement (HRA): Employees who enroll in the Silver HRA medical plan receive an employer-funded HRA to help pay eligible in-network deductible expenses.
- Company-paid life and disability insurance: Basic life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, plus short-term and long-term disability coverage.
- Optional supplemental insurance: Voluntary supplemental life and AD&D insurance options, including life insurance options for eligible dependents.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Company-paid access to confidential counseling and legal and financial support resources for employees and their families.
- Health and wellness resources: Virtual care, behavioral health resources, and wellness programs available through the medical plan.
- Benefits assistance: Personalized support with benefit enrollment, coverage questions, claims, and finding providers through the Employee Care Center.
Participation, coverage, and employee contributions are subject to applicable benefit plan terms and eligibility requirements.
Dexis is on a mission to help solve today’s most pressing global political, social, and economic challenges and create a world where all people are safe and prosperous. As a Dexis employee, you will be challenged, empowered, and mentored. Our motto is “find a way or make a way” — that’s how Dexis goes “all in.” How will you?
If you are passionate about this opportunity, apply now!
Only those applicants who meet the above criteria will be contacted for interview.
Dexis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, pregnancy, disability, age, genetic information, military service, veteran status, ethnicity, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, childbirth and related medical conditions, including lactation, or any other protected class under applicable law.
As part of a competitive benefits package for eligible employees, Dexis provides healthcare insurance in addition to other staff welfare benefits and perks.
