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To ensure compliance with U.S. export control laws and regulations—including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), and sanctions enforced by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)—the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) established the Export Controls Group (ECG) within its Science and Technology Directorate in 2015. The ECG serves as the primary unit responsible for developing, maintaining, and implementing DHS's export controls compliance program. It also promotes awareness of export controls compliance obligations within the Department through outreach and training programs for DHS components. The ECG provides technical, scientific, and regulatory expertise to DHS's export control-related interagency and international activities.
Dexis is assembling a team of technical experts, including analysts and managers, to support DHS’ ECG federal employee team through an upcoming opportunity. This is a consultant position based in Washington, DC and is contingent upon award.
Responsibilities
- Conduct analyses to ensure that DHS meets its statutory requirements in The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) review process.
- Independently assess and determine whether technologies, technical data, and services fall under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) or International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), assigning appropriate Export Control Classification Numbers (ECCNs) or U.S. Munitions List (USML) categories.
- Prepare detailed export control CFIUS compliance assessments for review and approval by DHS staff.
- Contribute to the drafting and revision of DHS export control directives, instructions, procedures, and guidance to ensure alignment with federal regulations and internal DHS policy.
- Advise DHS program managers and stakeholders on export control requirements, regulatory obligations, and risk mitigation strategies across federally funded, sponsored, or conducted activities.
- Support the technical interpretations to proposed changes to U.S. export regulations and support to the Program Manager regarding Commodity Jurisdiction reviews.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as engineering, economics, information technology, international affairs, or a related discipline that supports the technical and regulatory analysis required for export control classification.
- Minimum of ten (10) years of demonstrated experience in export control compliance, specifically conducting independent classification of technologies, items, and services under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).
- Extensive knowledge and experience in hard sciences with a broad ability to extrapolate their expertise from one science field to another
- Ability to understand technical parameters of items/technologies contained in the ITAR’s USML and the EAR’s ECCNS and provide recommendations to the government as to whether and how they would be export controlled
- Experience preparing and maintaining export control documentation, including classification determinations, license applications, technical assistance agreements, and compliance assessments.
- Familiarity with DHS or other federal agency program structures, policies, and procedures related to research, development, or acquisition programs subject to export controls.
- U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance (Top Secret/SCI may be required for certain task areas).
- Experience supporting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or other national security agencies in export control or technology security roles.
- Familiarity with DHS Science & Technology (S&T) Directorate mission areas and experience reviewing emerging or foundational technologies with homeland security applications.
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.
If you are hired for a position that is paid from the Dexis home office, you will be required to submit proof that you have received the COVID-19 vaccine unless you qualify for a legally recognized medical or religious exception to the vaccine requirement. This does not apply to AL, AZ, FL, KS, MT, NH, ND, or TX residents.
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What We Do
Dexis is a professional services firm that solves the most pressing social challenges in complex environments, paving the way for a more secure and prosperous world. We advance the mission of leading global engagement agencies, including USAID, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of Defense, and the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. We specialize in stabilization and conflict mitigation, security sector assistance, rule of law, anti-corruption, and inclusive economic growth. Our staff of over 500 full-time employees maintain an active presence across 80 countries. Our ISO 9001-certified quality management system (QMS) makes us a reliable partner with our clients. Established in 2001, Dexis has grown at double-digit rates for over a decade and is now a solidly middle-market company, a feat demonstrated by 2.5% of small government services firms. Dexis’ agile, digital-forward workforce and robust business platforms ensure adaptive management is built into everything we do. As a minority-owned company, we are committed to diversity and inclusion as the foundation of our corporate culture. Women make up seventy percent of staff and half of our executive leadership team. Forty percent of our staff and leadership team are from minority or historically under-represented communities. We are an active member of the communities where we work and provide matching donations to employee-driven social causes. Our employees have top ranked Dexis in Glassdoor as a company with the best growth prospects among its peers.
