Contract Senior Intelligence Analyst

Leidos Inc; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 139,000 - 251,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Senior Intelligence Analyst to serve as the FUSION program's principal contractor authority for analytic tradecraft, methodology, rigor, and finished intelligence quality. The role guides analysts in selecting methods and integrating AI-enabled analytic tools while maintaining objectivity and sourcing discipline.

Based at NGIC, Charlottesville, VA, this senior leadership position requires a TS/SCI clearance and a strong track record in all-source finished intelligence and

Qualifications

• Top Secret with SCI eligibility at time of hire.
• Master's degree in intelligence studies, national security, international affairs, data analytics, or related field.
• Twenty (20) years of intelligenceanalysis experience.
• Minimum five (5) years as a senior intelligence analyst or analytic lead.
• Experience with IC analytic standards and finished intelligence.

Responsibilities

• Lead analytic tradecraft, methodology, rigor, and finished intelligence quality for the FUSION program.
• Guide analysts in applying structured analytic techniques, quantitative and qualitative methods, and advanced analytic tools.
• Review contractor intelligence products before Government review to ensure alignment with customer requirements.
• Mentor analysts on analytic standards, production processes, and human–machine teaming.

Skills

Analytic tradecraft

Structured analytic techniques

Analytic leadership

AI-assisted analytics

Education

Master's degree in intelligence studies or related field

Tools

AI tools

Generative AI

NLP

Job description

Job Title: Contract Senior Intelligence Analyst

Required Security Clearance: TS/SCI

Location: National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC) - Charlottesville, VA

Position Overview

Leidos is seeking a Senior Intelligence Analyst to serve as the FUSION program's principal contractor authority for analytic tradecraft, methodology, rigor, and finishedintelligence quality. This senior leader will guide analysts in selecting and applying appropriate methods, conduct final contractor reviews prior to Government submission, mentor the analytic workforce, and help integrate AIenabled analytic tools into production while preserving objectivity, transparency, sourcing discipline, and human judgment.

Primary Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior contractor advisor for analytic tradecraft, methodology, rigor, and finishedintelligence quality.
• Guide analysts in applying structured analytic techniques, quantitative methods, qualitative methods, and advanced analytic tools.
• Review contractor intelligence products prior to Government review to ensure they fully address customer requirements.
• Train and mentor analysts on analytic standards, production processes, and effective humanmachine teaming.
• Evaluate and guide responsible use of AI-including generative AI-in analytic research, production, and quality control in accordance with U.S. Government policy.

Specific Duties

• Participate in project kickoffs, analytic design reviews, and inprogress reviews to establish sound methodology throughout the product lifecycle.
• Review analytical design worksheets and advise analysts on methods, assumptions, sourcing, and limitations.
• Track contractor finishedintelligence production and identify risks to quality, schedule, or customer responsiveness.
• Conduct final contractor review for grammar, clarity, logic, sourcing, classification, metadata, analytic standards, and compliance with the NGIC Product Review Guide.
• Assess whether intelligence products clearly answer customer questions and distinguish facts, assumptions, judgments, and uncertainty.
• Provide training, coaching, and mentorship to new and experienced analysts.
• Serve as the contractor technical representative for tradecraft, methodology, analytic quality, and assessment production.
• Evaluate AIassisted analytic approaches for suitability, transparency, bias, reliability, sourcing, and security.
• Ensure AIgenerated or AIassisted content is validated by qualified analysts and complies with ICD 203, ICD 206, classification guidance, and Government policy.

Basic Qualifications

• Current Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility at time of hire.
• Ability to work fulltime onsite at NGIC in Charlottesville, VA, beginning Day 1.
• Ability to comply with all security, intelligenceoversight, informationhandling, and training requirements.
• Master's degree in intelligence studies, national security, international affairs, data analytics, or related field.
• Twenty (20) years of progressively responsible intelligenceanalysis experience supporting DoD or IC missions.
• Minimum five (5) years serving as a senior intelligence analyst, analytic methodologist, tradecraft lead, branchlevel reviewer, or equivalent analytic leader.
• Extensive experience producing and reviewing allsource finished intelligence.
• Demonstrated expertise applying IC analytic standards, structured analytic techniques, and appropriate quantitative/qualitative methods.
• Experience mentoring analysts and conducting formal product reviews for rigor, sourcing, classification, and customer relevance.
• Strong working knowledge or training in AIenabled analytic tools, generative AI, data analytics, or humanmachine teaming.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Defense AllSource Analysis - Intelligence (CDASAI).
• Intelligence Fundamentals Professional Certification (IFPC) or comparable IC credential.
• Experience supporting NGIC, INSCOM, DIA, Army G2, or other Defense Intelligence Enterprise organizations.
• Experience serving as a Government or contractor Senior Intelligence Analyst, analytic methodologist, tradecraft lead, analytic ombudsman, or productquality evaluator.
• Experience reviewing products against ICD 203, ICD 206, and agencyspecific production guides.
• Experience integrating secure generative AI, NLP, machine learning, or advanced analytics into intelligence workflows.
• Experience across two or more FUSION mission areas (e.g., GMI, I2, S&TI, GEOINT, SIGINT, OSINT, targeting, watchlisting, wargaming).

This position is contingent upon contract award and requires fulltime, onsite support at NGIC. Offsite work is subject to Government approval.

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting: August 6, 2026

Pay Range: Pay Range $139,100.00 - $251,450.00

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

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Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.