Senior ISR SME: Multisource Targeting & Analysis

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health and Wellness programs

Paid Leave

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Senior ISR Subject Matter Expert in Suffolk, VA to provide expert leadership, analysis, and operational support across ISR activities. You will lead planning, execution, and training, deliver authoritative ISR assessments to senior leaders and Combatant Commands, and help ensure ISR processes stay precise and interoperable with evolving requirements and authorities.

The role requires deep experience in targeting, multi-INT integration, and the ability to translate complex

Qualifications

• US Citizen with an active Secret clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years related experience or Master’s with 6+ years.
• Minimum 8 years supporting military operational activities; minimum 8 years Targeting experience.
• C5ISRT (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance) and Targeting Experience.
• Experience developing target packages and target lists with detailed intelligence, capabilities and vulnerabilities.
• Experience in supporting multi-domain mission planning and effects-based targeting.
• Experience with automated targeting tools (e.g. JTT, MIDB) and Service specific fire control systems.
• Must possess skills to communicate effectively and clearly in written reports and verbal presentations.
• Must possess skills to interview operational and technical military, civilian, and contractor personnel.
• Must possess analytical skills to identify capabilities and limitations, assess operational impacts and provide focused, achievable recommendations.
• Demonstrated experience integrating ISR capabilities into joint and combined operational planning and targeting processes.
• Experience supporting ISR collection management, intelligence requirements development, and the identification of intelligence collection gaps.
• Experience integrating multi-INT capabilities, including GEOINT, SIGINT, MASINT, HUMINT, and OSINT, into operational planning and targeting processes.

Responsibilities

• ISR Operations Leadership — Provide senior-level management of planning, preparation, research, coordination, and execution of ISR-related tasks, delivering authoritative analysis and subject-matter expertise.
• Analytical Product Development — Develop and deliver detailed analytical reports, workflow visualizations, mission-thread products, and executive briefings that support intelligence-driven decision-making.
• Test Planning & Execution — Conduct structured testing activities to validate ISR processes, systems, and mission-partner interoperability.
• Progress Reporting — Report task progress to Senior Program Management Analysts and government leads, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and timely updates.
• Internal Training Delivery — Conduct internal training aligned to ISR subject-matter expertise, strengthening team proficiency and operational readiness.
• Sustainment & Process Improvement — Support sustainment efforts to ensure consistent quality, efficiency, and productivity across all assigned ISR tasks.
• Advanced Communication Skills — Communicate clearly and effectively in written reports and verbal presentations, translating complex intelligence concepts for diverse audiences.
• Operational Interviewing — Interview military, civilian, and contractor personnel to efficiently extract operational and technical information required for ISR analysis.
• Operational Impact Assessment — Apply advanced analytical skills to identify capabilities and limitations, assess operational impacts, and provide focused, achievable recommendations.
• Intelligence Enterprise Expertise — Demonstrate expert knowledge of DOW and national intelligence organizations, authorities, and capabilities, ensuring alignment with joint and national intelligence frameworks.
• Joint Intelligence Cycle Mastery — Apply expert understanding of joint intelligence cycles to synchronize ISR planning, tasking, collection, analysis, and dissemination.
• Multisource Intelligence Analysis — Analyze multisource intelligence to assess threats, support mission planning, and enable decision-quality recommendations for military operations.
• ISR Phase Proficiency — Demonstrate experience in at least five ISR phases: Planning/Tasking, Collection Methods & Collection Management, Processing & Exploitation, Analysis & Production, and Dissemination.

Skills

Leadership

Analysis

ISR operations

Targeting

Multisource intelligence

Communication

Interviewing

C5ISRT

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

JTT

MIDB

DCGS

GCCS-J

Job description

Leidos is seeking a Senior ISR Subject Matter Expert in Suffolk, VA to provide expert leadership, analysis, and operational support across ISR activities. You will lead planning, execution, and training, deliver authoritative ISR assessments to senior leaders and Combatant Commands, and help ensure ISR processes stay precise and interoperable with evolving requirements and authorities.

The role requires deep experience in targeting, multi-INT integration, and the ability to translate complex