Targeting Analyst

As a Targeting Analyst at CIA, you will work on teams that bring analysis and operations together to maximize the impact of Agency and Intelligence Community resources against key figures and organizations who pose a threat to U.S.

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You will use unique datasets, specialized tools, and network analysis techniques to identify opportunities to counter threats to the US, drive intelligence collection, evaluate emerging issues and trends, and evaluate the risks and benefits of proposed operations.

You will need to use your creativity, critical thinking, initiative, puzzle-solving, and strong communication and interpersonal skills to help solve complex intelligence problems and drive intelligence collection efforts.

Over the course of your career, you might focus on specific regions of the world and on functional topics including terrorism, weapons proliferation, narcotics trafficking, counterintelligence, and cyber threats.