Sr. Counterintelligence (CI) Targeting Cell Support

Prescient Edge; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 100,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Retirement plan

Career development opportunities

Performance bonus opportunities

Job summary

Prescient Edge seeks a Sr. Counterintelligence (CI) Targeting Cell Support to assist a Federal Government client at Fort Meade, MD. The role focuses on developing CI leads, creating target nominations, and producing target intelligence products to support joint operations.

Responsibilities include analysis, liaison with external agencies, and delivering CI targeting methodologies training. A TS/SCI clearance is required. Competitive salary and robust benefits are provided.

Qualifications

• Minimum four years as a CI/HUMINT targeting officer or Bachelor’s with foundational targeting coursework.
• Completion of JCHATC, OHTC/HTTS, or IC Targeting Officer certification.
• Experience in China, Russia, Iran, or North Korea.
• Experience using all intelligence disciplines in planning and support of operations.
• Additional experience with joint or interagency operations preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop CI leads based on guidance or region requirements through OSS and classified research.
• Develop targets and target systems for engagements; create nominations and databases.
• Produce source analytic damage estimates and battlefield assessments; support combat requirements.
• Manage target lists, strategy development, and provide CI support to engagements.
• Provide CI targeting methods training and develop related lead packages for stakeholders.
• Foster liaison with external agencies and law enforcement to share information for future products.

Skills

CI/HUMINT targeting

Targeting analysis

Open-source research

Interagency collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree plus targeting coursework

JCHATC / OHTC / HTTS certification

IC Targeting Officer certification

Job description

Sr. Counterintelligence (CI) Targeting Cell Support

Prescient Edge is seeking a Sr. Counterintelligence (CI) Targeting Cell Support to support a Federal Government client.

Benefits & Compensation:

• A competitive salary with performance bonus opportunities.
• Comprehensive healthcare benefits, including medical, vision, dental, and orthodontia coverage.
• A substantial retirement plan with no vesting schedule.
• Career development opportunities, including on-the-job training, tuition reimbursement, and networking.
• A positive work environment where employees are respected, supported, and engaged.
• Salary range: $100,000 - $132,000. Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills and the abilities of the applicant internal equity, and alignment with market data.

Description:

• Shall develop CI leads, based on the Command Operational Guidance or Region-derived requirements, through open-source and classified source research.
• Develops targets and target systems for joint lethal and / or non-lethal engagements. Develops target nominations, creates database records, and databases target intelligence products.
• Produces all source analytic damage estimates and battle damage assessments and assists with combat assessment requirements.
• Conducts collateral damage estimation, performs target list management, target strategy development, and provides joint target intelligence support to deliberate and dynamic target engagements.
• Provides recommendations for target prioritization to achieve commander objectives for plans and operations.
• Provides database nominations, creates and updates database and uploads TMs into databases.
• Provide the function-specific counterintelligence leads to supported element as a Target Nomination Package.
• Shall prepare and provide to the supported element Lead Tenders, Operational Support Packages, Program Profiles, and Target Development Packages as appropriate to highlight the operational potential where friendly and enemy elements intersect.
• Shall provide research, analysis and recommendations regarding liaison efforts with operational and support elements, external intelligence agencies, and external federal law enforcement elements to foster an environment of cooperation and sharing of information to better develop future products. HUMINT leads that are developed out of the CI leads shall be passed to the appropriate HUMINT elements for their consideration.
• Shall provide CI targeting methodologies training at the Fundamentals of Human Targeting Course (FHTC), up to 12 times a year, to 16 Government personnel per iteration.
• Shall provide training on CI targeting methodologies to internal and external agencies up to 15 times per year with up to 50 Government personnel per iteration. This training shall assist the organizations on understanding how CI targeting works and the appropriate ways it will be employed.
• Shall develop CI High Value Individuals (HVIs), based on the ACIC priorities, through open-source and classified source research.
• Shall provide specialized expertise in qualitative and quantitative analysis to provide an analytically derived, empirically supported, quantitative basis for decisions regarding targeting and other options to enhance the operational effectiveness of network attack efforts.
• Shall participate in production, indications and warning, targeting, imagery, network analysis, counterintelligence, information operations, foreign disclosure, international engagements and threat analysis.
• Shall initiate and conduct research efforts; plan, coordinate, and synthesize research to produce all source intelligence products/responses.
• Shall produce or provide support to the production of Lead Tenders, Operational Support Packages, Program Profiles, and Target Development Packages as appropriate to highlight the operational potential where friendly and enemy elements intersect.

Requirements:

Required experiences:

• A minimum of four years of experience as a CI/HUMINT targeting officer OR a bachelor’s degree and completion of a foundational targeting course including, but not limited to:
• Joint CI-HUMINT Analytical Targeting Course (JCHATC), Operational HUMINT Targeting Course (OHTC)/HUMINT Targeting Tradecraft Seminar (HTTS), or an Intelligence Community (IC) agency Targeting Officer certification.
• A minimum of one year of experience in one or more of the following areas: China, Russia, Iran, or North Korea.
• Experience utilizing all intelligence disciplines in the planning, execution, and support of sensitive intelligence collection operations including direct support to operational military or IC elements.
• Additional experience supporting joint and/or interagency operations is preferable.

Required Education:

• High School Diploma- 20 years of relevant experience with at least a portion of the experience within the last 2 years.
• Associate’s degree- 16 years of relevant experience with at least a portion of the experience within the last 2 years.
• Bachelor’s degree- 14 years of relevant experience with at least a portion of the experience within the last 2 years.
• Master’s degree- 12 years of relevant experience with at least a portion of the experience within the last 2 years.

Security Clearance:

• Security clearance required TS/SCI with CI POLY or the ability to obtain CI POLY.

Location:

• Fort Meade, MD.