Signals Analyst, Level 1, Intelligence Community Mission Program, Fort Meade, MD

Zohorecruit; Fort Meade, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Five weeks paid leave

11 paid federal holidays

401k with 10% employer contribution

Training reimbursement

IEEE membership reimbursement

Disability insurance

Term life insurance

Referral bonus program

Job summary

BizFirst LLC is recruiting a Signals Analyst at Fort Meade, MD to support a SIGINT mission program. The role is onsite in a secure government facility with TS/SCI clearance required and immediate start.

You will develop techniques, analyze SIGINT data, and contribute to target development using Linux and scripting. Experience in IC or DoD preferred.

The position offers full benefits and a strong mission focus within a veteran-owned small business.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph or above.
• Three years of Signals Analyst experience in the IC or DoD.
• Experience developing techniques for collecting, evaluating, and presenting SIGINT information.
• Familiarity with SIGINT target development tools and repositories.
• Proficiency with Linux/Unix and scripting (Bash, Python).

Responsibilities

• Develop techniques to collect, evaluate, analyze, document, locate, and present information.
• Research SIGINT and collateral repositories to aid target development.
• Analyze packet/stream protocols and IP technologies.
• Use software applications and databases that support SIGINT target development.
• Write scripts to support analysis on Linux systems.

Skills

SIGINT experience

Linux command line

Bash / Python scripting

Tools

Apache NiFi

Job description

Signals Analyst, Level 1, Intelligence Community Mission Program, Fort Meade, MD

Howard, United States | Posted on 09/25/2026

SignalsAnalyst, Level 1, Intelligence Community Mission Program, Fort Meade, MD

Summary

• Job Title: Signals Analyst, Level 1
• Openings: 1
• Security Clearance: Active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph or above required.
• Work Type: Onsite at Fort George G. Meade, MD, in asecure government facility
• Job Type: Full-time
• Benefits: Our client provides full benefits.
• Program Name: SIGINT mission support program coveringcollection systems engineering, target development, analysis, and reporting
• Agency name: Intelligence Community (IC) customer, FortGeorge G. Meade, MD
• Start Date: Immediate, upon offer acceptance andclearance transfer

BizFirst is assisting our clientwith recruiting a skilled and experienced Signals Analyst. This positionsupports the following program: a signals intelligence (SIGINT) mission supportprogram that provides collection systems engineering, target development,analysis, reporting, and mission software development for an IntelligenceCommunity customer. The position is onsite at Fort Meade, MD, and the role isopen now for an immediate start.

Our client is a Service-DisabledVeteran-Owned Small Business that has supported U.S. defense and intelligencemissions since 2012. Its systems, software, and data science engineers workside by side with government teams to model, design, integrate, and deploycomplex mission systems,and the company also builds rugged RF hardware forspecialized SIGINT applications. Led by a U.S. Navy veteran with more than 30years of DoD mission experience, the company supports programs alongside manyof the largest national security integrators and has a long-establishedpresence in Maryland near Fort Meade.

What will you do

Develop and apply the techniques and tools that turn signals intelligence (SIGINT) into answers for missioncustomers. You will collect, evaluate, analyze, document, locate, and presentinformation according to established requirements and priorities, and useSIGINT and collateral report repositories along with your own research toadvance target development. You will work with packet and stream protocols andother IP-based technologies, and use the software applications and databasesthat support SIGINT target development. This role suits an analyst with atleast three years of SIGINT experience in the Intelligence Community or theU.S. military who is comfortable on the Linux command line.

Responsibilities

• Develop techniques and tools to collect, evaluate, analyze, document, locate, and present information in line with established requirements and priorities.
• Research SIGINT and collateral report repositories, and bring independent research into target development.
• Analyze packet and stream protocols and other advanced technologies over IP.
• Use the software applications and databases that support SIGINT target development.
• Apply knowledge of data and voice communication technologies and network protocols to analytic problems.
• Write Bash, shell, or Python scripts to support analysis on Linux systems.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph or above.
• Three (3) years of experience performing as a Signals Analyst supporting the Intelligence Community or U.S. military. Candidates with or without a degree are considered; the experience requirement is the same.
• Experience developing techniques and tools forcollecting, evaluating, analyzing, documenting, locating, and presenting information according to established requirements and priorities.
• Familiarity with SIGINT and collateral report repositories, and the ability to show how you have used independent research to enhance target development.
• Experience with packet and stream protocols and other advanced technologies over IP.
• Experience using software applications and databases associated with SIGINT target development.
• Proficiency with the Linux/Unix command line and scripting (Bash, shell, and/or Python).
• Familiarity with data and voice communication technologies and network protocols.
• Ability to work onsite at Fort Meade, MD.

Desired Skills

• Experience with Apache NiFi.
• Military SIGINT background, such as Army 35N or 35S,Navy CTR, or Air Force 1N2.
• Formal SIGINT analytic training or qualifications.

Benefits (provided by our client)

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for the employee and family, 100% employer-paid (HMO HSA Silver plan), plus a Health Savings Account
• Five weeks (200 hours) of paid leave per year
• Eleven (11) paid federal holidays per year
• 401k with an employer contribution equal to 10% of salary
• Reimbursement for approved training, up to three days (24 hours) per year, including books and related conference or class travel
• Reimbursement of professional fees, such as IEEE membership and licenses
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Term life insurance equal to annual salary, up to $100K
• Referral matching bonus program

BizFirst LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race or ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or genetic information, or any other reason prohibited by law in employment.

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