Senior Targeting Analyst

Job Title

G35 Senior Targeting Analyst

Location

Fort Meade, MD 20755 US (Primary)

Category

Intelligence

Job Type

Full-Time

Career Level

Staff

Education

High School / GED

Travel

Security Clearance Required

TS/SCI with CI Polygraph

Job Description

Prescient Edge is seeking a Senior Targeting Analyst to support a Federal government client. As a Senior Targeting Analyst, you will:

Develop CI leads, based on the Group Synchronization Targeting Strategy, through open-source and classified source research

Develop targets and target systems for joint lethal and/or non-lethal engagements

Develop target nominations, create database records, and create databases target intelligence products

Produce all-source analytic damage estimates and battle damage assessments and assist with combat assessment requirements

Conduct collateral damage estimation, perform target list management as well as target strategy development, and provide joint target intelligence support to deliberate and dynamic target engagements

Provide recommendations for target prioritization to achieve commander objectives for plans and operations

Provide database nominations, create as well as update databases, and upload TMs into databases

Provide the leads to the Targeting Review Board (TRB) as a Target Nomination Package

Prepare and provide to the supported element Lead Tenders, Operational Support Packages, Program Profiles, and Target Development Packages as appropriate to highlight the operational potential where friendly and enemy elements intersect

Provide research, analysis, and recommendations regarding liaison efforts with operational and support elements, external intelligence agencies, and external federal law enforcement elements to foster an environment of cooperation and sharing of information to better develop future products. HUMINT leads that are developed out of the CI leads shall be passed to the appropriate HUMINT elements for their consideration

Provide CI targeting methodologies training at the Fundamentals of Human Targeting Course (FHTC), up to 12 times a year, to 16 Government personnel per iteration

Provide training on CI targeting methodologies to internal and external agencies up to 15 times per year with up to 50 Government personnel per iteration. This training shall assist the organizations on understanding how CI targeting works and the appropriate ways it will be employed.

Develop CI High Value Individuals (HVIs) based on the S2 and 902d Command Group priorities through open-source and classified source research

Provide specialized expertise in qualitative and quantitative analysis to provide an analytically derived, empirically supported, and quantitative basis for decisions regarding targeting and other options to enhance the operational effectiveness of network attack efforts

Participate in production, indications and warning, targeting, imagery, network analysis, counterintelligence, information operations, foreign disclosure, international engagements, and threat analysis

Initiate and conduct research efforts as well as plan, coordinate, and synthesize research to produce all source intelligence products and responses

Produce or provide support to the production of Lead Tenders, Operational Support Packages, Program Profiles, and Target Development Packages as appropriate to highlight the operational potential where friendly and enemy elements intersect

Provide research, analysis and recommendations regarding liaison efforts with operational and support elements, external intelligence agencies, and external federal law enforcement elements to foster an environment of cooperation and sharing of information to better develop future products

Provide specialized expertise in qualitative and quantitative analysis to provide an analytically derived, empirically supported, and quantitative basis for decisions regarding targeting and other options to enhance the operational effectiveness of network attack efforts Benefits

At Prescient Edge, we believe that acting with integrity and serving our employees is the key to everyone's success. To that end, we provide employees with a best in class benefits package that includes:

A competitive salary with performance bonus opportunities

Comprehensive healthcare benefits, including medical, vision, dental, and orthodontia coverage

A substantial retirement plan with no vesting schedule

Career development opportunities, including on-the-job training, tuition reimbursement, and networking

A positive work environment where employees are respected, supported, and engaged Job Requirements

Active TS/SCI security clearance and Must be willing to undergo and successfully complete a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination with No Deception Indicated (NDI) on a pre-appointment and periodic basis

Must be a graduate of any of the following Military Department Intelligence Certifying Courses:

Army (Officer) - Military Intelligence Captains Career Course or Service Equivalent. Additional Skill Identifiers in an intelligence field are desired.

Army (Warrant) - 350F Course or Service Equivalent. Completion of Warrant Officer Intermediate Level Education and/or Additional Skill Identifiers in an intelligence field are desired.

Army (Enlisted) - 35F Course or Service Equivalent. Completion of Senior Leaders Course and/or Additional Skill Identifiers in an intelligence field are desired.

On-the-job training - Acquired through DoD joint service equivalent, or civilian 0132, 1811 experience as intelligence or targeting analyst in OCONUS DoD environment, providing intelligence analysis and targeting experience in support of military operations.

Minimum 15 years of experience, with specific minimum requirements in each of the following fields:

Management (3 years or more).

All-Source Analysis (8 years or more).

* Creditable experience in distinct fields cannot be combined to meet the minimum total years (see above). College education does not substitute for experience.

Understanding of Intelligence Cycle, Collection Management Cycle, Targeting Cycle and intelligence analytic techniques including trend and pattern analysis, geospatial analysis, link analysis and network or social network analysis.

Understanding of Intelligence Support/Role in the MDMP

Experienced with data processing systems such as DCGS-A, CIDNE, and SIPRNET and JWICS search engines.

Possess strong research and writing skills

Demonstrates in-depth knowledge and understanding of the labor category activities required to meet mission requirements

Demonstrates mastery of qualitative and quantitative analytic methodologies and the ability to pursue developments in academia or other fields that affect tradecraft methodology

Demonstrated ability to define comprehensive, new, or unique research approaches that enable rigorous assessments to address and contribute to high-level tasks

Demonstrated ability to conduct in-depth analysis of analytic operations and knowledge management issues across organizational and intra-IC boundaries and clearly articulate key findings

Demonstrated ability to work independently and with minimal oversight

Demonstrated ability to review analytic products for cogent arguments, tradecraft standards, and adequate support for conclusions

Ability to routinely test analytic rigor of analytic products

Demonstrated working knowledge of the concepts involved in the specific functions outlined in the job description

Knowledge of and demonstrated ability to apply Intelligence Community (IC) and DoD classification guidelines and procedures

Demonstrated ability to work semi-independently with oversight and direction

Demonstrated ability to use logic when evaluating and synthesizing multiple sources of information

Demonstrated understanding of interpreting analysis to include, but not limited to, its meaning, importance, and implications

Demonstrated ability to defend analytic judgements with sound, logical conclusions and adapt analytic judgments when presented with new information, evolving conditions, or unexpected developments

Demonstrated ability to produce timely, logical, and concise analytic reports, documents, assessments, studies, and briefing materials in various formats, including Microsoft Office tools (e.g., Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.), electronic/soft copy matrices and/or web-enabled formats

Demonstrated ability to communicate complex issues clearly in a concise and organized manner both verbally and non-verbally

Strong grammar skills

Demonstrated proficiency using Microsoft Office tools

Demonstrated ability to develop structured research including, but not limited to, obtaining, evaluating, organizing, and maintaining information within security and data protocols

Demonstrated ability to recognize nuances and resolve contradictions and inconsistencies in information

Demonstrated working knowledge of complex analytic methodologies, such as structured analytic techniques or alternative approaches, to examine biases, assumptions, and theories to eliminate uncertainty, strengthen analytic arguments, and mitigate surprise. Structured analytic techniques include, but not limited to, analysis of competing hypotheses, devil's advocacy, high-impact/low-impact analysis, red team analysis, and alternative futures analysis

Demonstrated understanding of intelligence collection capabilities and limitations, to include but not limited to, technical sensors/platforms and human intelligence sources related to the job description

Demonstrated understanding of evaluating collected intelligence reporting, engaging with collection managers, and developing collection requirements

Demonstrated comprehensive mission knowledge and skills that affirms completion of all developmental training and experiences for the position

Demonstrated ability to communicate understanding from information that may be incomplete, indirect, highly complex, seemingly unrelated, and/or technically advanced

Demonstrated ability to structure analysis based on trends in reporting and a range of analytic perspectives from other analysts, organizations, and intelligence disciplines

Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal oversight and direction

Demonstrated ability to collaborate and work with other intelligence community members on information sharing, driving collection, and addressing analytic disputes and conflict resolution

Demonstrated ability to develop concise, insightful, and comprehensive products for defense intelligence

Demonstrated ability to lead teams in researching multifaceted or critical problems

Ability to provide guidance in selecting, designing, and applying analytic methodologies

Ability to use argument evaluation and validated analytic methodologies to challenge differing perspectives

Prescient Edge is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) founded as a counterintelligence (CI) and Human Intelligence (HUMINT) company in 2008. We are a global operations and solutions integrator delivering full-spectrum intelligence analysis support, training, security, and RD&E support solutions to the Department of Defense and throughout the intelligence community. Prescient Edge is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO). All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic that is protected by law. We strive to foster equity and inclusion throughout our organization because we believe that diversity of thought is critical for creating a safe and engaging work environment while also enabling the organization's success.