Senior Joint Target Intelligence Analyst
Fort Meade, MD - Onsite
Full Time
Required Skills:
- Due to the sensitivity of customer related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required.
- Active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) security clearance.
- Completion of formal Joint Targeting training.
- Minimum 12 years of experience directly supporting joint targeting, intelligence analysis, or a related discipline, with at least a portion of the experience obtained within the last two (2) years.
- Extensive knowledge of the Joint Targeting Cycle, Joint Publication (JP) 3-60, and Department of Defense targeting doctrine.
- Advanced understanding of Joint Target Intelligence (JTI), target system analysis, target development, collateral damage estimation, combat assessment, and battle damage assessment.
- Demonstrated mastery of qualitative and quantitative intelligence analysis methodologies.
- Ability to develop innovative research approaches that support complex operational and strategic intelligence requirements.
- Expertise analyzing complex intelligence operations and knowledge management issues across organizational and Intelligence Community boundaries.
- Ability to independently produce high-quality intelligence assessments with minimal supervision.
- Experience reviewing intelligence products to ensure analytical rigor, sound reasoning, compliance with tradecraft standards, and well-supported conclusions.
- Strong critical thinking, analytical reasoning, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience briefing senior military and government leadership.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced operational environment while meeting strict deadlines.
Education
Candidates must possess one of the following:
- Master's degree in Intelligence Studies, National Security, International Relations, Military Science, Political Science, or a related field from an accredited college or university; or
- Bachelor's degree in a related field plus an additional five (5) years of directly related senior experience (17 years total) in lieu of a Master's degree.
Desired Skills:
Candidates with one or more of the following are highly desired:
- Experience supporting the National Security Agency (NSA), U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM), Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), Joint Staff, or Combatant Commands.
- Joint Targeting School certification or additional advanced targeting coursework.
- Experience using modern targeting and intelligence databases and mission planning systems.
- Experience supporting dynamic targeting, time-sensitive targeting, and combat assessment operations.
- Familiarity with geospatial intelligence (GEOINT), signals intelligence (SIGINT), and all-source intelligence integration.
- Experience leading intelligence teams or serving as a technical lead on complex targeting efforts.
- Military targeting or operational planning experience within a Joint or Combined environment.