Targeting Analyst Lead - TS CI required to apply - No Virginia

Bow Wave LLC; Vienna (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Bow Wave LLC seeks an experienced Targeting Analyst capable of developing targets and analyzing intelligence to generate courses of action for national security. The role focuses on expert-level counterterrorism and counternarcotics analysis, with collaboration across the Intelligence Community.

The analyst will mentor junior team members, manage project elements, and communicate complex findings clearly in written and verbal form.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with polygraph is required.
• 12 years with BS/BA, 10 years with MS/MA, or 4 additional years with HSD.
• Experience in three or more: all-source analysis, HUMINT targeting, counterterrorism, counternarcotics, or intelligence support to law enforcement.
• Proven ability to convey complex information in oral or written form.
• Experience with 24x7x365 operations.
• Experience mentoring junior targeters or analysts.

Responsibilities

• Oversees and manages the operational aspects of ongoing projects, serving as liaison between project management, planning, project team, and line management.
• Reviews project status, budgets, schedules and prepares status reports.
• Assesses issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals.
• Develops monitoring mechanisms for project progress and for intervention and problem solving with stakeholders.

Skills

Active TS/SCI with polygraph

Strong written and oral communications

Mentoring junior analysts

Education

BS/BA

MS/MA

HSD

Job description

Targeting Analyst Lead

Bow Wave is seeking an experienced Targeting Analyst capable of providing detailed, expert-level analysis of counterterrorism and counternarcotics information. The successful candidate will develop targets and analyze formal reporting to generate courses of action and to alert the U.S. Government to potential threats. The Targeting Analyst must establish and maintain productive community relationships and have the technical expertise and willingness to work with limited direction to achieve critical objectives.

The Targeting Analyst will provide mission critical support to the Intelligence Community (IC) by reviewing, analyzing, and responding to requests for a variety of analytic products covering a wide spectrum of topics relevant at the national and global level. The successful targeting analyst candidate will leverage critical thinking and an entrepreneurial mindset in data exploitation, processing, and visualization, and be capable of independently triaging and assessing large values of data in a fast-paced environment. All team members are expected to positively support a blended team environment through excellent verbal and written communications skills.

Oversees and manages the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serves as liaison between project management and planning, project team, and line management. Reviews status of projects and budgets, manages schedules, and prepares status reports. Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives. Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with project managers, line managers, clients, and other stakeholders.

This position is contingent upon award of contract.

Qualifications

• Active/current TS/SCI with polygraph
• Minimum of 12 years with BS/BA, 10 years with MS/MA, or an additional 4 years with HSD
• 12 years of experience, may have supervisory or management experience
• 10+ years of experience working in three or more of the following: all-source analysis, HUMINT targeting, counterterrorism operations, counternarcotics analysis, or intelligence support to law enforcement operations
• Proven ability to convey complex information in oral or written form
• Experience with 24x7x365 operations
• Experience analyzing current and emerging intelligence issues
• Solid organizational skills and the willingness and ability to adapt to dynamic and unexpected customer requirements
• Experience mentoring junior targeters or analysts