Senior ISR Subject Matter Expert

Leidos Inc; Suffolk (VA); Presencial; USD 92 000 - 167 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Leidos in Suffolk, VA is seeking a Senior ISR Subject Matter Expert to provide expert leadership, analysis, and operational support across ISR activities for senior leaders and national intelligence organizations. You will lead planning, execution, sustainment, and training to keep ISR processes precise and interoperable, and you'll deliver authoritative analyses, detailed reports, and executive briefings.

This role requires US citizenship and a Secret clearance, with 8+ years of related

Qualificações

• US Citizen with an active Secret clearance.
• Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of related experience or Master's with 6+ years.
• Extensive experience supporting military operational activities and targeting.
• Experience with JTT, MIDB, and service fire control systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication for executive briefings.

Responsabilidades

• Lead ISR planning, execution, and training across ISR tasks.
• Develop detailed analytical reports and executive briefings.
• Conduct structured testing to validate ISR processes.
• Report progress to government leads with accuracy and timeliness.
• Integrate ISR capabilities into joint planning and targeting processes.
• Provide internal training to strengthen team proficiency.
• Assess operational impact and provide actionable recommendations.

Conhecimentos

ISR Leadership

Multisource Analysis

Operational Planning

Executive Briefings

Targeting Knowledge

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Ferramentas

JTT

MIDB

DCGS

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Description

Senior ISR Subject Matter Expert

Suffolk, VA

Minimum of Secret clearance required

The Defense Sector at Leidos is currently looking for a Senior ISR Subject Matter Expert. The Senior ISR Subject Matter Expert provides expertlevel leadership, analysis, and operational support across the full spectrum of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) activities. This role supports senior leaders, Combatant Commands, and nationallevel intelligence organizations by delivering authoritative ISR expertise, multisource analysis, and highimpact operational assessments.

You will lead planning, execution, sustainment, and training activities that ensure ISR processes remain precise, interoperable, and aligned with evolving operational requirements and intelligence authorities.

Primary Responsibilities:

• ISR Operations Leadership - Provide seniorlevel management of planning, preparation, research, coordination, and execution of ISRrelated tasks, delivering authoritative analysis and subjectmatter expertise.
• Analytical Product Development - Develop and deliver detailed analytical reports, workflow visualizations, missionthread products, and executive briefings that support intelligencedriven decisionmaking.
• Test Planning & Execution - Conduct structured testing activities to validate ISR processes, systems, and missionpartner 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 subjectmatter 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 decisionquality 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.

Basic Qualifications:

• US Citizen with an active Secret clearance.
• Bachelor's degree and 8+ years related experience or Master's degree and 6+ years related experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• 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 list 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.
• Shall have a deep understanding of the F2T2EA Cycle and the data tools and techniques utilized for each phase of targeting.
• Analyze the operational effectiveness of targeting systems in various scenarios and environments.
• Evaluate the impact of emerging technologies and trends on Targeting systems.
• Working knowledge of U.S, NATO, and coalition partner targeting processes, procedures, and systems.
• Apply analytical tools and methodologies to assess targeting system performance and identify areas for improvement.
• 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 to efficiently and accurately extract information.
• 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-intelligence (Multi-INT) capabilities, including GEOINT, SIGINT, MASINT, HUMINT, and OSINT, into operational planning and targeting processes.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active Top Secret with eligibility for CUI, NATO Secret, ACCMs, SCI and SAPs.
• Previous experience serving as a senior ISR advisor, targeting SME, or operational planning specialist.
• Operational experience within a Joint Air Operations Center (JAOC), Joint Intelligence Operations Center (JIOC), or comparable joint operational organization.
• Experience supporting Joint Targeting Coordination Boards (JTCBs), Joint Targeting Working Groups (JTWGs), or equivalent operational planning forums.
• Experience utilizing Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS), Global Command and Control System-Joint (GCCS-J), and other intelligence and command-and-control architectures
• Joint targeting Staff Course
• Joint duty experience
• Data Analyst background
• Combatant Command Staff
• Collection Management Course
• All-Source Intelligence Analysis Course
• Indications and Warning Intelligence
• Joint Intelligence Preparation of the Operational Environment (JIPOE)
• Target Development and Weaponeering Fundamentals
• Experience with Operational-Strategic Level Planning efforts
• Advanced or Intermediate military level school graduate
• Operational and C5ISR Assessment Experience
• Mission Partner Environment Experience

Pay Range $92,300.00 - $166,850.00

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

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

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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.