Targeting Analyst Senior

quickservicesllc; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Medical Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Vision Insurance

FSA

401(k)

Referral Bonus

Employee Discounts

Critical Illness

EAP

Job summary

QSL, a defense contractor, seeks a Targeting Analyst to perform expert-level counterterrorism and counternarcotics analysis, develop targets, and produce actionable courses of action for national security objectives.

Candidates must hold active TS/SCI with poly, have extensive experience, be able to work in a fast-paced environment, mentor others, and coordinate with IC stakeholders; position located in Washington, DC, contingent on contract award.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with polygraph is required.
• Minimum 12 years with BS/BA, 10 years with MS/MA, or +4 years with HSD.
• Experience supervising or managing a team is preferred.
• Experience in three or more: all-source analysis, HUMINT targeting, counterterrorism, counternarcotics, or law enforcement support.
• Ability to convey complex information clearly in oral or written form.
• Experience supporting 24x7x365 operations and evolving intelligence needs.
• Strong organizational skills and adaptability to changing customer requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop targets and analyze reporting to generate courses of action.
• Provide mission-critical support to IC with analytic products across topics of national/global relevance.
• Triagize large data sets and produce actionable assessments in fast-paced environments.
• Coordinate with project management, line management, and clients to monitor progress and resolve issues.

Skills

Active TS/SCI with poly

Supervisory experience

All-source analysis

HUMINT targeting

Counterterrorism analysis

Counternarcotics analysis

Oral and written communication

Education

BS/BA

MS/MA

HSD

Job description

CLEARANCE REQUIRED : TS/SCI with Poly

This job is located at: Washington D.C

***This position is contingent upon award of contract***

Job description:

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 ana 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.

Required 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 targateers or analysts

Why work for QSL?

Our founders, Mel Wick and Bill Cronin, retired from storied careers in the Special Operations Forces (SOF) Community. Like many Americans and military veterans, they felt a strong desire to support the nation’s response to the 9/11/2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in any way they could. They established QSL to do just that, Stay in the Fight! QSL is built on a SOF culture, emphasizing selfless-service and teamwork. Our employees work to ensure that warfighters have every possible resource and all necessary support to safely accomplish their missions in defense of our nation.

QSL's Benefit Package

Because we believe our employees are our most valuable asset, offering a competitive comprehensive compensation package is very important to us. It is the goal of QSL to attract and retain the highest level of experience and technical talent necessary for successful performance. In order to accomplish this, we feel that it is necessary to provide satisfying work, an excellent work environment, and we continually monitor the marketplace to ensure that our total compensation/benefit package remains competitive.

Listed below are some of our standard benefits. We combine all traditional paid time off (Federal holidays, sick time, leave time personal days, jury duty, bereavement, etc.) into one category which allows employees flexibility in how they use their leave time and enables them to better balance their career with their personal needs.

• Combined Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Medical, Dental, Life Insurance
• Disability (Short-Term and Long-Term)
• Vision Insurance (CONUS-based employees)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Employee Discount Programs
• Critical Illness and Accident Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not and will not discriminate in employment and personnel practices based on race, sex, age, disability, veteran status, religion, national origin or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Hiring, transferring, and promotion practices are performed without regard to the above listed items. EEO/AAP, M, F, V, D.