Senior Telecommunication & SIGINT Systems Analyst

Columbia Technology Partners, Inc; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Columbia Technology Partners in Annapolis, MD is seeking a Telecommunication Technical Analyst 3 to support advanced SIGINT operations within a mission-focused environment. You will apply hands-on technical expertise, manage collection tasks, and optimize telecommunications systems to meet critical mission objectives.

The role requires extensive experience with SIGINT collection systems, digital communications, and collaboration across the Intelligence Community.

Qualifications

• Fifteen (15) years of experience supporting SIGINT collection systems, telecommunications platforms, or closely related technical environments.
• At least seven (7) years of experience with modern digital, optical, internet, packet-switched, or telephony communication systems and protocols.
• Hands-on expertise in collection system tasking, configuration, normalization, signal analysis, system health monitoring, and operational troubleshooting.
• Strong understanding of the U.S. SIGINT System, collection and processing environments, telecommunications technologies, and intelligence operations.

Responsibilities

• Operate, configure, test, demonstrate, and train users on telecommunications and SIGINT collection systems in operational and field environments.
• Optimize and task collection resources to support mission requirements, ensuring efficient execution of collection strategies and priorities.
• Conduct technical studies, analyses, and evaluations of telecommunications systems and mission needs, providing recommendations to leadership and decision-makers.
• Support collection operations by configuring customer collection systems, troubleshooting data flow issues, assessing system performance, and maintaining collection effectiveness.
• Collaborate with Intelligence Community partners, customers, and vendors to validate collection requirements, coordinate collection priorities, and improve mission outcomes.
• Generate collection assessments, technical reports, metrics, and analytical products related to communications signals and collection activities.
• Provide operational support for system upgrades, installations, prototyping efforts, and deployment of new collection capabilities.
• Mentor junior personnel, contribute to training development, and provide technical guidance on SIGINT collection methodologies and telecommunications technologies.

Skills

SIGINT systems

Collection management

Technical leadership

Stakeholder collaboration

Job description

Columbia Technology Partners in Annapolis, MD is seeking a Telecommunication Technical Analyst 3 to support advanced SIGINT operations within a mission-focused environment. You will apply hands-on technical expertise, manage collection tasks, and optimize telecommunications systems to meet critical mission objectives.

The role requires extensive experience with SIGINT collection systems, digital communications, and collaboration across the Intelligence Community.