ISR Targeter

Leidos; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 92,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness programs

Income Protection

Paid Leave and Retirement

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Sr ISR Targeting Analyst to join an operations team supporting ISR missions. The role requires an active TS/SCI with Polygraph and involves analysis of targets using all-source data to align collection requirements with customer goals.

Periodic extended shifts and weekends are required. Qualified candidates will have a Bachelor's degree and approximately 8 years in intelligence collection operations, with at least 3 years in imagery exploitation.

Qualifications

• Must possess an active TS/SCI with Polygraph for consideration.
• Bachelor's degree and approximately 8 years of intelligence collection operations experience, with at least 3 years in imagery exploitation.

Responsibilities

• Define research scope and specifications for identifying, updating, and documenting collection against targeted sets.
• Support development of derivative intelligence products and analysis of target area anomalies.
• Analyze targets using all-source data to align collection requirements with customer goals.

Skills

All-source analysis

Targeting research

ISR platforms

Clearance TS/SCI with Polygraph

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

RMS

WARP

VII

RemoteView

IPLs

WiLs

NILs

MAAS

Job description

Description

POSITION TITLE
Sr ISR Targeting Analyst (must possess an active TS/SCI with Polygraph)

Opportunity

Work on an operations team conducting critical intelligence collection operations with advanced collection systems. This operations team was the recipient of the highest Intelligence Community awards and was recognized by the corporation as Team of the Year.

Position Duties

You will be working as an integral member of a fast-paced government/contractor team supporting ISR missions. Analyze targets using all-source data and target research, to align collection requirements that satisfy specified customer goals. Periodically work varying shifts, extended shifts, and weekends to support missions are a requirement.

• a) Define research scope and specifications for identifying, updating, and documenting all information related to collection against specific target sets.
• b) Support development of derivative intelligence products and/or the analysis of target area anomalies as they are identified.

Required

Must possess an active TS/SCI with Polygraph in order to be considered; candidates who do not possess this level of clearance will not be considered. Bachelor's degree and approximately8 years experience in intelligence collection operations, with at least3 years recent experience with imagery exploitation. Additional experience may be substituted for a Bachelor's degree.

Desired

Master's degree and6 year experience with at least 3 years experience as a collection manager, particularly with ISR platforms.

• a) Proficient ability to describe collection requirements and targeting information to other team members and to senior government customers unfamiliar with collection management.
• b) Proficient with exploitation tools and databases, including RMS, WARP, VII, RemoteView, IPLs, WiLs, and NILs; be familiar with full-motion video and related applications such as MAAS or similar.
• c) Proficient with all types of intelligence databases, to support all-source requirements; familiar with a fast-paced ops tempo for ISR collection and targeting.
• d) Highly proficient in successfully working on an operations team during high-pressure situations.

#MSBA

Original Posting

August 25, 2026

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range

Pay Range $92,300.00 - $166,850.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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

• Competitive compensation
• Health and Wellness programs
• Income Protection
• Paid Leave and Retirement

More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

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.