Intelligence Analyst Targeter
Location
McLean, VA | United States
Job description
Description
Intelligence Analyst / Targeters are essential, to support our USG customer on some very important national security missions. Analysts are self-motivated researchers who leverage all-source information to build a body of knowledge on particular entities of interest. Analysts have excellent oral and written communication skills to convey complex findings in a succinct manner to intelligence consumers. Analysts must be adept with a variety of databases, technical tools, and research strategies and be able to quickly adopt new techniques into the workflow.
Job Responsibilities:
- Responsible for a specific regional or topical portfolio and will interface daily with internal and external stakeholders to drive the mission forward
- Utilize a variety of tools, databases, techniques, and sources of information to build out a picture of particular entities of interest
- Support the intelligence cycle and ensure operational activities are carried out in accordance with applicable guidance
- Interface with domestic and overseas personnel as well as internal and external stakeholders to prioritize efforts and identify entities of interest
- Draft formal & informal correspondence (to include but not limited to cables & memos)
- Brief senior IC leaders on the assigned portfolio
- Respond to tasking’s under short and unexpected deadlines
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Active TS/SCI with Poly
- Bachelor’s Degree, additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree
- At least 3 years tradecraft-related work experience
- At least 1 year sponsor relevant cable writing and tools/database experience
- Technical background, ability to recommend/implement solutions for targeting projects
- Demonstrated experience with the IC or other USG agencies performing work similar in scope
- Relevant experience with Sponsor culture and operational environment
- Strong research skills and the ability to apply resulting findings in an operational context
- An understanding of operational targeting in creating and advancing clandestine operations
- Experience using targeting and enterprise data analytic tools for technical analysis and targeting
- Familiarity with and ability to work collaboratively across mission centers and organizational functional boundaries
- TYPICAL EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Bachelors and nine (9) years or more experience; Masters and seven (7) years or more experience ; PhD or JD and four (4) years or more experience.
Desired Qualifications:
- Sponsor relevant cable writing and tools/database experience
- Certification in Sponsor basic tradecraft courses
- CONUS or OCONUS overseas tours & TDY experience
Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.
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