Targeting Analyst (Joint Target Intelligence Analyst) - Senior

Base-2 Solutions; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% company-paid premiums (health)

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Life insurance

Flexible work options

Job summary

Base-2 Solutions seeks a senior Joint Target Intelligence professional to provide analysis, target development, and combat assessments in support of USCYBERCOM staffs on-site at Fort Meade, MD. The role requires Top Secret/SCI with CI Polygraph eligibility and strong collaboration across commands and the IC.

You will develop training materials, coordinate boards, and ensure high‑quality intelligence products while applying ODNI/DIA standards.

Qualifications

• Experience with IC/DoD classifications and tradecraft standards.
• Ability to defend analytic judgments with evidence.
• Strong written and verbal communication in briefs.

Responsibilities

• Conduct target-system analysis and joint target development.
• Produce target-system analyses, electronic folders, and battle damage assessments.
• Coordinate intelligence across commands and partners.
• Submit intelligence production requests and evaluate reports.
• Develop training materials and support standardization.

Skills

Analytic tradecraft

Joint targeting

Intelligence analysis

Briefings

Communication

Education

Master’s degree +12 yrs

Bachelor’s degree +17 yrs

Tools

MARS

MAVEN

WARPATH

JCC2

JTT-CP

Job description

• Required Security Clearance: Top Secret/SCI with CI Polygraph
• Location: Fort Meade, MD
• Work Type: On-Site
• Shift: First

• Requisition ID: 5291
• Standard Title:
• Required Security Clearance: Top Secret/SCI with CI Polygraph
• Location: Fort Meade, MD
• Work Type: On-Site
• Shift: First
• Referral Eligibility: Eligible
• U.S. Citizenship Required? Yes

Position Summary

Provide senior joint target intelligence supporting USCYBERCOM staffs, subordinate commands, and components through target-system analysis, target development, target-list management, and combat assessment.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Conduct target-system analysis, joint target development, target-list management, combat assessment, and intelligence support to dynamic targeting in accordance with applicable joint publications and instructions.
• Produce target-system analyses, electronic target folders, target graphics, and battle damage assessments.
• Coordinate joint target intelligence across command components, Combatant Commands, the Joint Staff, the Military Targeting Committee, and Intelligence Community partners.
• Submit all-source intelligence production requirements, requests for information, and intelligence report evaluations; recommend joint target intelligence policy improvements.
• Use intelligence automation tools including National Production Workshop, MARS, MAVEN, WARPATH, JCC2, and JTT-CP.
• Apply ODNI and DIA analytic tradecraft standards, including ICD 203, 206, 208, and 209.
• Develop training materials and provide on-the-job training; support enterprise standardization, exercise coordination, and readiness.
• Prepare and coordinate staff packages, respond to intelligence requests, and provide subject-matter expertise in operational planning meetings, working groups, and targeting boards.

Required Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of the assigned intelligence mission and mastery of qualitative and quantitative analytic methods.
• Ability to conduct rigorous research, evaluate multiple information sources, defend analytic judgments, and revise assessments when new evidence emerges.
• Ability to work independently with minimal oversight, collaborate across the Intelligence Community, and communicate complex findings clearly in written products and briefings.
• Ability to review analytic products for sound arguments, tradecraft standards, and supported conclusions; knowledge of IC and DoD classification guidelines and procedures.
• Knowledge of joint targeting processes and applicable guidance, including Joint Publications 3-60 and 3-12.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior training and experience in the DIA Mission Management career field, Joint Target Intelligence specialty, or relevant military targeting experience.

Required Education and Experience Equivalency

• Related master's degree from an institution accredited by a U.S. Department of Education-recognized agency with at least 12 years of experience related to the labor category, with some experience within the last two years.
• Alternatively, a related bachelor's degree with at least 17 total years of experience related to the labor category, including five additional years of related senior experience in substitution for the master's degree, with some experience within the last two years.

Required Certifications

• None specified.

Required Security Clearance

• Active Top Secret/SCI with CI Polygraph

Equal Employment Opportunity

Base-2 Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Learn more: base-2solutions.com/eeo

Pay & Benefit Highlights

Compensation

• Competitive fixed salary or hourly pay (based on experience, skills, location, and internal equity).
• Employee referral bonuses up to $10,000 per hired referral.
• Additional bonus opportunities for exceptional performance and contributions to business development and company growth (role-dependent).

Health

• 100% company-paid medical premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
• Choose from multiple plan options with CareFirst, Kaiser, and UnitedHealthcare, including PPO, POS, HMO, and HSA-compatible plans.
• 100% company-paid dental premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
• 100% company-paid vision premiums for employees and eligible dependents.

Income Protection

• 100% company-paid premiums for short-term disability.
• 100% company-paid premiums for long-term disability.
• 100% company-paid premiums for accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D).
• 100% company-paid premiums for life insurance up to $200,000.

Retirement

• 401(k) with immediate vesting: 4% company match plus a 4% non-elective company contribution (8% total).
• 401(k) pre-tax and Roth options.

Leave

• Up to 20 days of flexible paid time off (PTO).
• 11 paid floating holidays.

Work-Life Balance

• Flexible work schedules, including flex time and compressed work periods (contract and project-dependent).