Cyber Technical Analyst Principal (2026-0206)

acclaimtechnicalservices; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Acclaim Technical Services (ATS) seeks a Cyber Technical Analyst Principal to support a client in the Washington Metropolitan Area. Requires active TS/SCI with Polygraph. Candidate will work in teams and independently, interacting with customer personnel across levels.

Must have HUMINT experience or familiarity with the IC and its objectives. Position emphasizes senior-level cyber operations experience, targeting packages, and concise reporting to non-technical audiences.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of experience in cyber operations or equivalent.
• 5+ years supporting remote Computer Network Exploitation projects with advanced targeting strategies (2 packages/year).
• 1 year of internet research in support of customer using tradecraft.
• Experience with mobile technologies including cellular networks.
• Experience forming, maintaining and expanding relationships and negotiating projects with customer.
• Ability to write concise technical targeting packages and present to non-technical audiences.
• Willingness to review communications traffic daily and respond as needed.

Responsibilities

• Assist in remote cyber exploitation projects and develop targeting packages.
• Conduct internet research to support customer operations.
• Identify relevant technical information in cyber targeting tools and summarize results for customers.

Skills

Cyber operations

Targeting packages

Internet research

Mobile networks

Concise technical writing

Customer relationships

Tools

Cyber targeting tools

Job description

Acclaim Technical Services, founded in 2000, is a leading language and intelligence services company supporting a wide range of U.S. Federal agencies. We are an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) company, which is uncommon within our business sector. We see this as a significant strength, and it shows: ATS is consistently ranked as a top workplace among DC area firms and continues to grow.

ATS is seeking Cyber Technical Analyst Principal to support a client’s operational requirements in a challenging, dynamic setting located in the Washington Metropolitan Area. The positions require an active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance. There is no exception to the clearance requirement. Successful candidates will work well in team environments and will be capable of operating independently with minimal supervision. Candidates will be expected to effectively interact with customer personnel at all levels within the customer organization. The positions require prior experience in supporting HUMINT operations or familiarity with the Intelligence Community and its objectives. The mission is highly significant and promises some very compelling work.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Demonstrated experience with a minimum of 5 years' experience supporting remote Computer Network Exploitation projects with advanced targeting strategies. The experience must include at least 2 targeting packages per year for remote cyber projects and successfully preparing and disseminating them through appropriate channels.
• Demonstrated experience with a minimum of 1 year demonstrating and conducting internet research in support of the customer using appropriate tradecraft.
• Demonstrated experience within the last four years identifying relevant technical information in cyber targeting tools. That experience must include searching for data, making connections, and accurately analyzing and summarizing results in customer messaging traffic.
• Demonstrated experience with mobile technologies, including cellular networks
• Demonstrated experience in forming, maintaining, and expanding relationships and negotiating projects with the customer.
• Demonstrated experience in consistently writing concise technical targeting packages and consistently delivering these results to non-technical audiences in a way that is well received and clearly understood.
• Demonstrated experience and willingness to review communications traffic daily, identify communications traffic that require a targeter to respond or contribute, and proactively initiate a communications response.

Desired Skills:

• Demonstrated experience in forming, maintaining, or expanding relationships and negotiating projects.
• Demonstrated experience with taskings.
• Demonstrated experience with targeting computer networks and identifying leads and reporting those leads.

Experience Requirement

• 8-10 years of experience

The pay range for this position is $125,000 to $190,000/year

SALARY TRANSPARANCY

There are many factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employee owners value the flexibility at ATS that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, career growth, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad mix of exceptional benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families.

At ATS, you will be eligible to participate in a comprehensive benefits package such as healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits. Learn more at Employee Resources

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO) STATEMENT

ATS is committed to a program of equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, age, religion/creed, hairstyles and hair textures, handicap/disability, genetic information/history, military/veteran status, or any other characteristic or condition protected by applicable law. We support the employment and advancement in employment of individuals with disabilities and of protected veterans, and we treat qualified individuals without discrimination on the basis of their physical or mental disability or veteran status.