Systems Analyst

ECS; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

ECS is looking for a highly qualified Systems Analyst in Alexandria, Virginia. This role involves analyzing adversarial Unmanned Systems capabilities and providing insights for mission planning and intelligence operations.

The ideal candidate will possess a strong analytical background, with at least 6 years of experience in intelligence analysis or operational support, particularly within Special Operations environments. A Bachelor’s Degree is required, along with an active DoD TS/SCI clearance.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of relevant experience in intelligence analysis or operational analysis.
• Prior experience supporting Special Mission Unit or Special Operations Forces.
• Ability to analyze adversarial systems and operational methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Conduct in-depth analysis of adversarial Unmanned Systems capabilities.
• Assess adversary UXS platforms and operational environments.
• Integrate multiple information sources to evaluate UXS capabilities.

Skills

US Citizenship

DoD TS/SCI clearance

Analytical skills

Strong communication

Critical thinking

Technical analysis

Operational understanding

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in intelligence studies, engineering, or related field

Tools

Analytic tools

Intelligence databases

Job description

Job Description

Everforth ECS is seeking a highly qualified Systems Analyst to support the J2 Systems Analysis Branch. The Systems Analyst will conduct in-depth analysis of adversarial Unmanned Systems (UXS) capabilities, operational employment, supporting infrastructure, and associated tactics, techniques, and procedures. The selected candidate will assess how adversary UXS platforms and supporting systems operate within real-world environments, including platform performance, operator requirements, sustainment factors, communications dependencies, tactical employment, system vulnerabilities, and operational limitations. This role directly supports threat assessments, operational planning, targeting activities, red team analysis, countermeasure development, capability evaluations, and future threat forecasting.

We are seeking a candidate with prior experience supporting Special Mission Unit (SMU), Special Operations Forces (SOF), joint special operations, or similarly sensitive operational environments, with the ability to translate complex technical and operational information into actionable assessments for mission planners, intelligence professionals, and operational decision-makers.

Primary Duties

• Analyze adversarial UXS capabilities, operational employment, supporting infrastructure, and associated operational methodologies.
• Conduct analytic assessments of adversary UXS systems within operational environments, including platform performance and mission capabilities.
• Operator requirements and training considerations.
• Sustainment, logistics, and maintenance factors.
• Communications links, control methods, and data dependencies.
• Tactical employment patterns and operational use cases.
• System vulnerabilities, limitations, and exploitable dependencies.
• Integrate multiple sources of information, including operational reporting, technical exploitation findings, intelligence reporting, network analysis, and external research, to assess adversarial UXS capabilities and operational ecosystems.
• Assess adversary UXS kill chains, operational constraints, communications dependencies, infrastructure requirements, and opportunities for disruption, denial, degradation, or exploitation.
• Identify operational signatures, tactical trends, system dependencies, environmental constraints, and evolving adversary UXS employment methodologies.
• Provide analytic support to threat assessments, operational planning, targeting support, red team analysis, countermeasure development, and capability evaluations related to adversarial UXS systems and supporting technologies.
• Support future threat assessments by identifying emerging trends, technologies, operational adaptations, and potential adversary capability developments.
• Coordinate with intelligence analysts, technical exploitation personnel, operational planners, engineers, Special Operations personnel, and external mission partners to develop an integrated understanding of adversarial UXS ecosystems and operational threat activity.
• Support mission-focused analysis for sensitive operational environments, including Special Mission Unit, SOF, or joint operational planning efforts, as required.
• Prepare and present analytic findings, assessments, briefings, and written products for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Support cross-functional collaboration across intelligence, operations, engineering, exploitation, and planning communities.

Required Skills

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Active DoD TS/SCI clearance.
• Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in intelligence studies, engineering, systems analysis, international relations, national security studies, computer science, data science, or a related field; or equivalent operational, military, intelligence, special operations, or technical experience.
• 6+ years of relevant experience in intelligence analysis, systems analysis, operational analysis, technical analysis, special operations support, or defense-related mission support.
• Experience conducting intelligence, systems, operational, or technical analysis in support of national security, defense, intelligence, special operations, or operational missions.
• Prior experience supporting Special Mission Unit, Special Operations Forces, joint special operations, or highly sensitive operational mission environments.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze adversary systems, platforms, networks, infrastructure, tactics, or operational methodologies.
• Familiarity with unmanned systems, UAS/UXS operations, counter-UXS, weapons systems, communications systems, electronic systems, or related technologies.
• Ability to integrate operational reporting, intelligence reporting, technical data, exploitation results, and open-source research into clear analytic assessments.
• Strong understanding of adversary operational concepts, kill chains, tactical employment, and capability-development trends.
• Ability to identify system dependencies, vulnerabilities, operational signatures, and opportunities for disruption or exploitation.
• Experience supporting threat assessments, operational planning, targeting, red teaming, capability analysis, or countermeasure development.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce finished analytic products and deliver briefings to senior leaders, mission partners, and technical teams.
• Ability to work collaboratively with intelligence analysts, engineers, planners, technical exploitation teams, operational personnel, and external stakeholders.
• Strong critical thinking, problem-solving, and analytic tradecraft skills.

Desired Skills

• Prior experience supporting a J2, joint task force, combatant command, intelligence community, Special Operations Command, or Department of Defense mission environment.
• Direct operational or analytic experience supporting Special Mission Unit activities, SOF targeting, sensitive activities, compartmented operations, or operational planning teams.
• Experience with adversarial UAS, UXS, counter-UAS, robotics, autonomous systems, electronic warfare, signals analysis, or technical exploitation.
• Familiarity with network analysis, link analysis, geospatial analysis, targeting support, or operational pattern-of-life analysis.
• Experience assessing adversary communications architectures, command-and-control methods, sustainment networks, operator workflows, or system vulnerabilities.
• Knowledge of foreign UXS platforms, payloads, sensors, communications links, navigation methods, and employment tactics.
• Experience working with all-source intelligence, technical intelligence, exploitation reporting, or operational reporting.
• Familiarity with analytic tools, intelligence databases, visualization platforms, or technical research environments.
• Experience supporting red team activities, capability gap analysis, countermeasure evaluation, or future threat assessments.

ECS Federal LLC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of any characteristic protected by law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local jurisdiction law.