Junior SIGINT Officer (TS/SCI) — 24/7 National Security Ops

Nightwing; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 77,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

401k

Paid time off

Holidays

Job summary

Nightwing seeks a cleared Junior Signals Intelligence Officer in Northern Virginia. The role conducts technical SIGINT collection, operates in a 24/7 center under senior SIOs, and supports analysis and reporting for mission partners.

The ideal candidate has hands-on SIGINT or EW experience, understands RF/wireless tech, and can work rotating shifts with travel as required. Training is provided to learn customer equipment and tradecraft.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph on day one of employment.
• 2+ years of relevant professional experience or equivalent.
• Hands-on experience in SIGINT collection, analysis, or targeting, ELINT, EW, cryptologic linguistics, or related fields.
• Familiarity with RF and wireless communications such as push-to-talk, cellular, and Wi‑Fi.
• Ability to work rotating shifts in a 24/7 operations center and communicate technical information clearly.

Responsibilities

• Operate SIGINT collection equipment to conduct technical collection for customer operations.
• Support multi-mode SIGINT and electronic warfare collection on ground or airborne platforms.
• Perform initial triage and processing of signals and flag time-sensitive material.
• Analyze SIGINT data and contribute to reporting and assessments.
• Disseminate collection results to mission partners and maintain logs and equipment status.
• Troubleshoot equipment and escalate issues as required.
• Learn customer tradecraft and participate in team readiness activities.
• Support domestic and international travel, exercises, or deployments as needed.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

Polygraph

SIGINT experience

RF/wireless knowledge

Technical reporting

Teamwork under pressure

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Bachelor's degree in computer science

High school diploma or GED

Tools

SIGINT collection equipment

Multi-mode collection systems

Job description

Nightwing seeks a cleared Junior Signals Intelligence Officer in Northern Virginia. The role conducts technical SIGINT collection, operates in a 24/7 center under senior SIOs, and supports analysis and reporting for mission partners.

The ideal candidate has hands-on SIGINT or EW experience, understands RF/wireless tech, and can work rotating shifts with travel as required. Training is provided to learn customer equipment and tradecraft.