Signals Analyst, Level 2, Intelligence Community Mission Program, Fort Meade, MD

BizFirst; Indiana (PA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Five weeks paid leave per year

11 paid federal holidays per year

401k with 10% employer contribution

Training reimbursement up to 3 days (≈

Job summary

BizFirst is recruiting a Signals Analyst, Level 2, for an on-site role at Fort Meade, MD. The position supports a SIGINT mission program with opportunities in collection systems engineering, target development, analysis, and reporting.

Ideal candidate has seven years of SIGINT experience and an active TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph. Immediate start and full-time commitment are expected in a secure government facility.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph or above.
• Seven years of SIGINT experience in the IC or U.S. military.
• Experience developing techniques for collecting, evaluating, documenting, locating, and presenting information.
• Familiarity with SIGINT and collateral report repositories.
• Experience with packet and stream protocols 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 communications technologies and network protocols.
• Ability to work onsite at Fort Meade, MD.

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 communications technologies and network protocols to analytic problems.
• Write Bash, shell, or Python scripts to support analysis on Linux systems.

Skills

Linux command line

Python scripting

SIGINT experience

Tools

Apache NiFi

Job description

Signals Analyst, Level 2, Intelligence Community Mission Program, Fort Meade, MD

Howard, United States | Posted on 09/17/2026

SignalsAnalyst, Level 2, Intelligence Community Mission Program, Fort Meade, MD

Summary:

• Job Title: Signals Analyst, Level 2
• 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 techniquesand 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 a seasoned analyst withat least seven 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 establishedrequirements and priorities.
• Research SIGINT and collateral report repositories, andbring independent research into target development.
• Analyze packet and stream protocols and other advancedtechnologies over IP.
• Use the software applications and databases thatsupport SIGINT target development.
• Apply knowledge of data and voice communicationstechnologies and network protocols to analytic problems.
• Write Bash, shell, or Python scripts to supportanalysis on Linux systems.

Requirements:

• Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph or above.
• Seven (7) years of experience performing as a SignalsAnalyst supporting the Intelligence Community or U.S. military. Candidates withor without a degree are considered; the experience requirement is the same.
• Experience developing techniques and tools forcollecting, evaluating, analyzing, documenting, locating, and presentinginformation according to established requirements and priorities.
• Familiarity with SIGINT and collateral reportrepositories, and the ability to show how you have used independent research toenhance target development.
• Experience with packet and stream protocols and otheradvanced technologies over IP.
• Experience using software applications and databasesassociated with SIGINT target development.
• Proficiency with the Linux/Unix command line andscripting (Bash, shell, and/or Python).
• Familiarity with data and voice communicationstechnologies 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 employeeand family, 100% employer-paid (HMO HSA Silver plan), plus a Health SavingsAccount
• Five weeks (200 hours) of paid leave per year
• Eleven (11) paid federal holidays per year
• 401k with an employer contribution equal to 10% ofsalary
• 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 IEEEmembership 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 disability or genetic information or any other reason prohibited by law in employment.