Join Our Stellar Team at Castalia Systems!

Are you ready to skyrocket your career with us? We're on the lookout for ambitious individuals who are eager to make their mark in a diverse and thriving environment.

At Castalia Systems, we're not just another company – we're a certified Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB) and Small Disadvantage Business (SDB) committed to excellence since 2011. Join us in delivering top-tier solutions to the dynamic Defense and Intelligence sector.

As valued members of our team, we prioritize your well-being. Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401k matching, generous PTO, paid holidays, professional training opportunities, and even pet insurance to ensure your furry friends are cared for too.

Castalia Systems is seeking an All-Source Analyst, Junior in the Quantico, VA area.

A qualified candidate will perform the following duties and responsibilities, but are not limited to:

• Conduct research, create intelligence products, create intelligence estimate assessments, and conduct intelligence briefings on request based on MCIA’s Program of Analysis (POA) and its Key Intelligence Questions (KIQ).  
• Annually publish/produce at least the minimum number of all-source analysis products (e.g., written and oral reports) as dictated by production requirements on assigned account. 
• Collect, analyze, interpret, evaluate, and integrate complex data from multiple sources to assess the relevance and significance of developments in his/her assigned subject matter and geographic area(s). 
• Attend, participate in, and contribute to relevant conferences and other events. 
• Maintain contact with counterparts in other intelligence organizations to keep abreast of current developments, to resolve problems to eliminate duplication, and to provide free flow of information on matters of intelligence interest. 
• Identify intelligence gaps, recommend, and submit collection requirements to fill gaps. 
• Collect, analyze, interpret, evaluate and research utilizing Open-Source tools, techniques, methodology and software. 
• Deliver subject matter expertise to support the development of new processes, procedures, and technologies. 
• Conduct all-source analysis to assess foreign military order of battle, organizational structure, unit disposition, and unit missions; and identify discrepancies with current data holdings and update/revise accordingly. 
• Conduct all-source analysis to evaluate foreign military systems to include, but not limited to, air defense, coastal defense, medium- and long-range ballistic missiles and their associated platforms and targeting systems. 
• Conduct all-source analysis to evaluate foreign military operations and exercises to identify tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), strategy, doctrine, readiness, and proficiency in employing various military capabilities and supporting activities including, but not limited to, survivability, denial and deception, Command, Control, Communications and Computers (C4), targeting, and logistics.  
• Analyze foreign military forces, potential activities, and assets to include, but not limited to, movements, logistics and maintenance, readiness, C4, defensive systems, and survivability tactics. 
• Conduct all-source methods to project the discovery, development, and deployment of advanced technologies and their potential impact on USMC forces.  
• Follow technology transfer and its military impact and ability of recipient actors to assimilate transferred technology. 
• Apply knowledge of foreign military system capabilities and limitations to assess opportunities for USMC exploitation and USMC system and doctrine vulnerabilities. 
• Produce written intelligence assessments and briefings to support consumers at the tactical, operational, and strategic level.  
• Assess information gaps, develop collection strategies, compose collection requirements, and provide feedback to collection officers.  
• Possess knowledge of Asia-Pacific intelligence operations, functions and collaboration supported by SIPRNet and SCINet. 
• Produce and deliver written intelligence assessments and briefings to support consumers at the tactical, operational, and strategic level as assigned.  Written products will meet Intelligence Community Standards (e.g., ICD 203, 206, 208) and MCIA standards and adhere to MCIA production and review processes. 
• Data in accordance with National System for Geospatial-Intelligence (NSG) data standards including, but not limited to, DoD Instruction 3115.15, “Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT)”; DoD Manual 3305.10, “DoD Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) Accreditation and Certification”; DoD Instruction 5000.56, “Programming Geospatial-Intelligence (GEOINT), Geospatial Information and Services (GI&S), and Geodesy Requirements for Developing Systems”; NSG Directive (NSGD) FM 1100, “Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) Functional Management”; NSG Directive (NSGD)  3104, “Military Services Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) Analysis and Production (A&P) Program Mission Instruction (MI)”; and NSG Manual (NSGM) 3202, “GEOINT Functional Manager Standards Assessment (GFMSA) Program.” 
• Conduct research to identify traditional and non-traditional raster/vector sources for GEOINT analysis and production. 
• Use GEOINT data science principles and associated competencies, evaluate discovered data’s structure, content, and attribution to determine suitability for GEOINT analysis and production 
• Observe data management best practice by ensuring raster/vector data are contained in geodatabases wherein features and attributes adhere to a defined schema that meets applicable standards and policies.
• Extract, derive, or synthesize feature/attribute data conforming to applicable National System for Geospatial-Intelligence (NSG) standards, U.S. Marine Corps policies, and accepted best practices. 
• Apply spatio-temporal reasoning, GEOINT processing and methodologies, and other associated competencies to perform GEOINT analysis, characterize events, and discover relationships/trends in the following domains:  terrain and imagery analysis, littoral analysis, and human geography.
• Perform GEOINT analysis and present results in the form of datasets, cartographic products, and other advanced visualizations (e.g., web mapping/story maps). 
• Apply cartographic principles, and other relevant competencies to produce both hard- and softcopy cartographic products that meet applicable NSG policies and product specifications, Marine Corps standards, and accepted best practices.

Security Clearance Requirement:

Active/current TS/SCI clearance is required.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent years of experience.
• At least 3+ years of relevant experience.

Castalia Systems is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and strives to comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, or ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, HIV-positive status, as well as any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws. All such discrimination is unlawful, and all persons involved in the operations of the company are prohibited from engaging in this type of conduct.