Targeting Officer - Expert

Leidos; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 139,000 - 251,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking an expert level Targeting Officer to work closely with our partners in the IC, law enforcement, and foreign partner organizations to achieve our mission.

This role requires extensive experience in intelligence analysis, targeting, and operations, with a track record of working with the IC or U.S. Government agencies and foreign field deployments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 20+ years of relevant direct customer targeting experience.
• Experience in intelligence analysis, targeting, and operations.
• Prior work with the IC or U.S. Government agencies on similar programs.
• Foreign field experience including multiple tours or extended TDY.

Responsibilities

• Develop targeting plans and operational approaches for mission goals.
• Coordinate with IC, law enforcement, and foreign partners on targeting efforts.
• Analyze all-source intelligence to identify individuals, networks, and organizations of interest.
• Utilize intelligence databases and tools to support targeting activities.
• Communicate findings clearly and work effectively in a team.

Skills

All-source intelligence analysis

Targeting expertise

Operational planning

Data analysis

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Knowledge of intelligence databases

IC regulations knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Targeting databases

Intelligence tools

Data analytics tools

Job description

Leidos, a leading government contractor, is looking for an expert level Targeting Officer to work closely with our partners in the IC, law enforcement, and foreign partner organizations to achieve our mission.

Requirements

• Education: A Bachelor's Degree in any discipline from an accredited college or university, plus 20+ years of relevant direct customer targeting experience.

Experience

• Demonstrated experience in intelligence analysis, targeting, and operations.
• Prior experience working with the IC or other U.S. Government agencies on similar programs.
• Foreign field experience, including multiple tours or extended temporary duty assignments.
• Experience with targeting plans, operational approaches, and intelligence collection efforts.
• Experience working with various intelligence databases and tools.

Skills

• Ability to query, assess, and analyze all-source intelligence to identify individuals, networks, and/or organizations of interest.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to develop and sustain knowledge of clandestine collection capabilities.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Proficiency in using various tools and datasets to support targeting efforts.

Knowledge

• Understanding of Intelligence Community operations and best practices.
• Familiarity with relevant laws and regulations governing intelligence activities.

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Pay Range $139,100.00 - $251,450.00