Mid-Level All Source Analyst – Economic

Castalia Systems

Mid-Level All Source Analyst (Economic) at Castalia Systems supporting intelligence analysis on defense economics. Producing reports and assessments for military and policymakers.

Posted 7/3/2026full-timeJoint Base Anacostia-Bolling • District of Columbia • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $112,200 - $125,400 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Produce all-source analysis on defense economics worldwide.
Analyze and forecast defense budgets by service and function; methods of defense financing; costs of force sustainability; relation of defense spending to the economy; resources and policies for R&D/weapons procurement and social support of servicemembers.
Develop and maintain a worldwide defense expenditures data base, and provide consumers with the Intelligence Community's authoritative annual assessment of worldwide defense spending.
Estimate the economic feasibility of projected military forces, including modeling these forces and applying projected economic constraints.
Models future forces to account for alternate scenarios, threat perceptions, doctrinal tenets, economic constraints, and force structure changes.
Analyze countries' capacity to afford imported weapons and to pay for equipment and training provided as part of FMS, CFE cascading, or other methods of procurement.
Assess the economic aspects of arms control; economic motivations, potential costs, implications of arms control agreements; and the financial aspects of technology transfer and proliferation.
Provide analyses of economic stability for I& W purposes.
Provide intelligence support to operators in the military and at the State Department charged with enforcing sanctions and interdicting illegal cargoes; assesses the effectiveness of sanctions on limiting supplies and efforts to circumvent sanctions.
Assess military involvement in commercial activities, and the role of security assistance in national security and economic policy.
Maintain the Modernized Integrated Database (MIDB)/ Machine-assisted Analytic Rapid-repository System (MARS) with information on foreign financial institutions, FPA ECON.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree and 3+ years of experience producing all-source intelligence analysis reports and briefings and input to IC databases or 7+ years of experience in all-source analysis in lieu of a degree.
Experience with Microsoft Office and IC Databases
Ability to develop high-quality deliverables tailored to senior policymakers or defense stakeholders, including complex written products and formal or informal briefings
Knowledge of macroeconomics and financial markets

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, vision coverage
401k matching
generous PTO
paid holidays
professional training opportunities
pet insurance

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Hard Skills & Tools

Defense Economics AnalysisBudget ForecastingForce Sustainability Cost AnalysisEconomic Feasibility EstimationModeling Military ForcesArms Control Economic AssessmentIntelligence Report ProductionData AnalysisEconomic Stability AnalysisSanctions Effectiveness Assessment

Soft Skills

High-Quality Deliverable DevelopmentEffective CommunicationBriefing Skills