Intelligence Analyst

Bridge Defense; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 72,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Robust benefits

Professional development opportunities

Clear paths for growth

Job summary

Bridge Defense in Fairfax, Virginia is seeking a candidate for intelligence analysis to support the Department of Homeland Security. The successful applicant will engage in threat analysis and research, requiring three years of experience in analysis and one year in report writing. Strong communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills are essential for this position. The role entails producing reports and briefings tailored to client needs. The salary for this position ranges from $72,000 to $80,000 USD per year.

Qualifications

• Three years of experience in analysis with government or law enforcement.
• One year of experience writing intelligence reports from various sources.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialized intelligence and threat analysis.
• Research and edit information from automated databases.
• Tailor intelligence and threat analysis to customer requirements.
• Develop reports, summaries, and presentations.
• Present briefings to government personnel.

Skills

Risk management skills

Excellent communication

Teamwork

Conflict management skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving ability

Technical skills

Self-starter

Flexibility and adaptability

Ability to develop peer networks

Education

Three years of experience in analysis

Experience writing intelligence reports

Job description

About Bridge Defense

Bridge Defense is redefining how modern defense technology is delivered. Based in Washington, D.C., we are built for the dynamic mission environment facing the Department of Defense, the Intelligence Community, and federal law enforcement agencies. We provide full-spectrum national security solutions that combine secure infrastructure, cleared talent, and mission-ready software to meet evolving defense challenges. Our services include secure software development in classified environments and the design and implementation of advanced IT and cybersecurity capabilities ranging from secure cloud architectures and enterprise infrastructure to data center operations, scientific analysis, cutting-edge cyber defense, and intelligence analysis.

We are led by technologists and veterans with firsthand mission experience, which enables us to understand both the operational realities and the innovation needed to succeed. Our approach is agile and outcome-based, delivering results in weeks rather than months whenever possible.

At Bridge Defense we value people, integrity, and excellence. We foster an environment where innovation thrives in support of traditional mission requirements. Our team members receive competitive compensation, robust benefits, professional development and certification opportunities, and clear paths for growth while working on the nation’s most critical projects.

Core Values

• Innovation & Responsiveness : We push beyond legacy models with efficient, tech-led solutions built to scale and evolve.
• Trusted Performance : Security, compliance, and deep experience in delivering to demanding environments guides all we do.
• Mission Focused Expertise : From veteran leadership to cleared engineers, our people understand both the technology and the mission.

Summary

Describe the role and team the candidate will be joining. Bridge Defense seeks a candidate to support the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Fusion Center (OFC) and the International Organized Crime Intelligence and Operations Center (IOC-2). This is a pipeline position.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides specialized intelligence and threat analysis and production support.
• Accesses and performs research on designated automated intelligence databases for identifying information of interest to the customer, downloading the identified information to an appropriate medium, and editing the information into format(s) to be specified by the customer.
• Provide intelligence and threat analysis of the information that is tailored to the customer's requirements.
• Develop documents, summaries, reports, and presentations. Communicate analytical finds in briefings or discussions with customers.
• Present briefings to government and other contract support key personnel.
• A major portion of this work involves research and report writing.

Required Qualifications, Education, and Experience

• Three (3) years of general experience in analysis with federal, state, or local government agency, law enforcement agency, or private industry.
• One year of experience writing Intelligence reports and obtaining data from various sources and compiling the data into reports.

The Successful Candidate will Possess

• Prospective candidates should have strong risk management skills, excellent communication, teamwork, and conflict management skills.
• The candidate must be analytical and effectively able to prioritize needs, requirements, and other issues.
• Ability to communicate and interact effectively at all levels of staff and management.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment, develop relationships, and obtain consensus among interested parties.
• Critical thinker with strong technical skills, diagnostic skills and problem-solving ability.
• Solid written and verbal communication skills to negotiate direction, drive projects and projects to successful conclusion and deliver knowledge to team members verbally and via clear designs, runbooks and technical engineering and exchange sessions.
• Self-starter, flexible, adaptable, collaborative and motivated to champion continuous improvement.
• Ability to develop peer networks across an enterprise to maintain technology awareness and to support resolution of problems.
• Ability to operate across traditional technical boundaries, comfortable working in the compute space as well as the storage space in an operational capacity.
• Technically curious and driven to learn new skills.

General Factors

• Depending on project requirements, may be required to work within a compressed schedule; overtime should be expected when schedules demand it.
• Willing to travel, if needed.
• No Relocation.
• Must be able to sit/stand at a desk for long-periods and must be able to lift 20 pounds occasionally.
• Must be able to multi-task and rapidly change priorities with limited notice.

Bridge Defense is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Afforintive Action employer. It is the policy of the company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity or expression, national origin or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. If you are a qualified disabled veteran or individual with a disability and need reasonable accommodation to use or access our online system, please contact us at 202-436-9222.

The pay range for this role is: 72,000 - 80,000 USD per year (Fairfax, VA (OFC/IOC-2)).