Mid Image Analyst

Strategic ACI; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Strategic ACI in the United States seeks a Mid-level Image Analyst to evaluate imagery quality for new systems and quantify changes in product quality due to system changes. You will work on sensors such as PAN, IR, MSI, SAR, and FMV to support exploitation operations and imagery system improvements.

The role requires a Top Secret clearance with willingness to upgrade to TS/SCI and pass a polygraph. Strong written and oral communication skills, and the ability to work independently or in a team

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years imagery analysis experience in IC at national level.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in related STEM field; or 4 years of experience in lieu of degree.
• Must have Top Secret clearance and willingness to upgrade to TS/SCI with poly.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate visual quality of imagery for new systems and quantify changes in product quality due to system changes.
• Support exploitation operations by improving imagery system quality and functionality.
• Work with sensors (PAN, IR, MSI, SAR, FMV, etc.) and related products.

Skills

Imagery analysis

Clearance TS/SCI with poly

Written & oral communication

Independent worker

Team collaboration

Polygraph readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM fields

Tools

RemoteView

IEC

SOCET GXP

Job description

Strategic ACI is seeking a Mid-level Image Analyst to support our customer in evaluating the visual quality of imagery for new systems and to quantify the changes in product quality of existing products due to system changes. Work on various sensors (PAN, IR, MSI, SAR, FMV, etc.) and products. This position is critical to supporting exploitation operations by improving the quality and functionality of imagery systems used by our customer.

Qualifications

Required

• Must have a minimum of a Top Secret clearance and willing to upgrade clearance to TS/SCI and sit for and pass a polygraph within 30 days of employment or at customers request - Contract requires TS/SCI with poly.
• 5+ years Imagery analysis experience in the Intelligence Community at the national level.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in related technical or scientific fields such as engineering, physics, mathematics, operations research, engineering management, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program; an additional 4 years of experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Attended either an Imagery Geospatial Intelligence Training Program or DoD equivalent.
• Knowledge of soft copy exploitation functionalities.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Knowledge of RemoteView, IEC, SOCET GXP, and other imagery display software, and common office software to include PowerPoint presentations, spreadsheets, word processing.
• Knowledge of the intelligence collection process.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Willingness to learn, solve problems and perform in a dynamic work environment.

Desired

• Understanding and application of image quality standards (e.g. NIIRS), scales, metrics and image quality equations.
• Knowledge of NSG tasking, collection, processing, exploitation and dissemination (TCPED) image chain.
• Knowledge of sensor imaging systems, products, and exploitation processes.
• Knowledge or experience in imagery exploitation, artifact/anomaly identification, and quality scales (NIIRS) is a benefit to the position.