Collection Manager - Junior

Peraton; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 86,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k)

Paid time off (PTO)

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Junior Intelligence Analyst in Aurora, CO, to support Collection Management for space operations. You will optimize intelligence resources and develop collection strategies to protect space and ground assets.

The ideal candidate will have extensive intelligence experience, particularly in space analysis, and be skilled in translating complex requirements into effective operational strategies.

This position offers a target salary range of $86,000 - $138,000 and includes a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 9 years experience without a degree or 7 years with AS/AA.
• 2+ years supporting Defensive Space Control and intelligence analysis.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with adjudicated Polygraph.

Responsibilities

• Lead mission-critical efforts delivering actionable space intelligence.
• Manage intelligence collection requirements and tasking strategies.
• Support integration, testing, and operational transition of new tools.

Skills

Intelligence analysis

Collection management

Strategic thinking

Job description

About The Role

Join a mission‑focused team at the forefront of national defense space operations. As a Junior Intelligence Analyst supporting Collection Management for a critical space warfighting mission, you will play a pivotal role in transforming intelligence requirements into actionable collection strategies that protect vital space and ground assets.

In this highly visible position, you will develop and manage overhead collection tasking, optimize intelligence collection resources, and ensure mission requirements are effectively balanced against available collection capacities. Your expertise will directly support mission planning, threat warning, and operational decision‑making by identifying key indications and warnings (I&W), assessing adversary capabilities, and documenting risks and impacts to mission success.

Working closely with Mission Ground Stations (MGSs), flight safety teams, operational leaders, and Intelligence Community partners, you will help shape the future of mission protection through the integration of advanced I&W capabilities, development of operational TTPs, and continuous improvement of collection management processes. The ideal candidate combines deep intelligence expertise, operational insight, and strategic thinking to enable mission success in a dynamic and rapidly evolving space domain.

Key Responsibilities

• Apply advanced intelligence analysis expertise to lead mission‑critical efforts and deliver actionable space intelligence to decision‑makers across six geographically dispersed space operations centers.
• Manage intelligence collection requirements and requests through established community processes and systems.
• Translate mission partner Essential Elements of Information (EEIs) into operationally relevant collection requirements and tasking strategies.
• Develop intelligence assessments with an operational focus, identifying emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and opportunities to enhance organizational space domain awareness.
• Identify, assess, and communicate indications and warnings associated with foreign space and ground‑based threat systems that could impact mission operations.
• Support the integration, testing, and operational transition of new I&W tools and capabilities to ensure alignment with mission requirements and program objectives.
• Maintain awareness of collection capacities, operational constraints, and mission priorities while identifying and managing risks, issues, and opportunities.
• Advise and support training development, contingency planning, and operational exercise activities.
• Collaborate across mission protection, flight safety, engineering, planning, strategy, and Mission Ground Station teams to synchronize intelligence support and collection activities.
• Maintain critical intelligence data resources and system expertise required to support real‑world mission operations and event response procedures.
• Develop and refine tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) that improve mission protection, intelligence integration, and operational effectiveness.
• Assess threats to mission‑critical space and ground assets and provide timely warning and risk assessments to operational leaders.
• Lead and participate in meetings, working groups, and executive‑level briefings, serving as a trusted space intelligence advisor to senior military and civilian government stakeholders.

This position is contingent upon contract award.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 9 years experience w/o a degree or 7 years with AS/AA or 5 years with BS/BA or 3 years with MS/MA
• 2+ years of experience supporting Defensive Space Control and/or intelligence analysis missions.
• Advanced knowledge of foreign and domestic space and ground‑system threat capabilities.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with adjudicated Polygraph.

Preferred Qualifications

• Expert‑level understanding of foreign and domestic space and ground‑based threat capabilities.
• Extensive experience in all‑source intelligence analysis, collection management, and/or collection operations.
• 2+ years of experience supporting the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of orbital mechanics and space mission applications.
• Experience supporting joint, interagency, and multi‑organizational exercise planning and execution.
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively within high‑tempo operational environments while coordinating across diverse stakeholder communities.
• Strong briefing and communication skills with experience advising senior military, intelligence, and civilian leadership.

Work Location

Schriever Space Force Base, CO

Details

Target Salary Range: $86,000 - $138,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual's experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

Benefits Statement: Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.

Application period is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date; this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.