Counterdrug & TOC Network Analyst

Bluehawk, LLC; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Bluehawk, LLC seeks a Network Analyst to support counter-narcotics and TOC missions. The role integrates all-source data to identify illicit networks and produce actionable intelligence for DoD, IC, and law enforcement partners.

The ideal candidate has strong experience in link analysis, network visualization, and entity-level analysis using i2 Analyst Notebook, Palantir, or similar platforms, with ability to fuse IC data, financial records, OSINT, and CAI.

Qualifications

• Experience conducting all-source intelligence analysis or criminal network analysis for military, intelligence, or law enforcement.
• Experience using link analysis and visualization tools such as i2 Analyst Notebook and Palantir.
• Experience analyzing complex networks, hierarchies, and entity relationships.
• Experience integrating data from multiple intelligence sources and investigative datasets.
• Ability to translate complex data into clear analytic products and briefings for operational stakeholders.
• Experience collaborating with interagency or multinational partners.

Responsibilities

• Conduct entity-level all-source network analysis focused on global drug trafficking organizations (DTOs), transnational organized crime networks, and related illicit activities.
• Analyze patterns, relationships, and behaviors within criminal and terrorist networks to identify vulnerabilities and operational opportunities.
• Develop and maintain network charts, link diagrams, and analytic models depicting organizational structures, communications, and financial connections.
• Fuse large volumes of data from intelligence community reporting, law enforcement databases, financial records, open-source intelligence (OSINT), and commercially available information (CAI).
• Analyze communications data, travel records, financial transactions (including cryptocurrency), and digital artifacts such as phone numbers, IP addresses, email accounts, and social media identifiers.
• Conduct pattern-of-life analysis and multi-source data correlation to identify emerging leads and targets.
• Produce actionable intelligence products including target packages, analytic reports, lead cables, and operational briefings.
• Provide intelligence support to DoD, intelligence agencies, and federal law enforcement partners conducting investigations and operations against criminal and terrorist networks.
• Identify previously unknown relationships, facilitators, and financial mechanisms supporting illicit networks.
• Participate in working groups, analytic exchanges, and interagency meetings with partners across the DoD, Intelligence Community, and law enforcement organizations.
• Present analytic findings and operational recommendations to stakeholders and mission partners.
• Facilitate information sharing across government agencies and operational commands.
• Develop analytic workflows to evaluate incoming intelligence, bulk datasets, and investigative leads.
• Identify intelligence gaps and develop recommendations for additional collection or analysis.
• Apply advanced analytic techniques including:
• <li>Link and nodal analysis</li>
• <li>Financial network analysis</li>
• <li>Data mining and enrichment</li>
• <li>Pattern analysis</li>
• <li>Multimedia and visualization production</li>

Skills

All-source network analysis

Link analysis

Network visualization

Entity-level analysis

i2 Analyst Notebook

Palantir

Analytic software tools

Tools

i2 Analyst Notebook

Palantir

Semantica/Cortex

Job description

Bluehawk, LLC seeks a Network Analyst to support counter-narcotics and TOC missions. The role integrates all-source data to identify illicit networks and produce actionable intelligence for DoD, IC, and law enforcement partners.

The ideal candidate has strong experience in link analysis, network visualization, and entity-level analysis using i2 Analyst Notebook, Palantir, or similar platforms, with ability to fuse IC data, financial records, OSINT, and CAI.