Targeting Officer - Level 3 with Security Clearance

VTG; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

VTG seeks a Targeting Officer - Level 3 to support challenging operational requirements across multiple locations in the Washington Metropolitan Area. The role involves intelligence operations, technical research, analysis, and report delivery within an integrated government-contractor team.

The candidate will draft reports, develop operational concepts, engage stakeholders, and present complex findings to customer management, requiring strong briefing skills and initiative.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 7-12 years of applicable experience.
• TS/SCI with poly clearance.
• Cable writing experience.
• Ability to identify and assess correct entities and vulnerabilities for new collection operations.
• Ability to confidently deliver clear and concise briefings.
• Strong analytic, research, and investigative skills with ops sense and initiative.

Responsibilities

• Support cutting-edge intelligence operations using specialized tools.
• Conduct technical research using customer tools and perform analysis.
• Write reports and develop operational concepts; engage stakeholders and present reports to management.
• Draft and disseminate written reports and requests for information.

Skills

Analytic, research, investigative

Briefing delivery

Cable writing experience

Targeting operations awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Overview VTG is seeking a Targeting Officer - Level 3 to support our Client's challenging operational requirements at multiple locations in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

What will you do?

Successful candidates will support cutting-edge intelligence operations using specialized, state-of-the-art tools and technologies while working in an integrated government-contractor team. Responsibilities include technical research using customer tools, technical analysis, report writing, operational concept development, stakeholder engagement and the presentation of reports to all levels of customer management. This work is increasingly complex and highly dynamic. It affords the successful candidate considerable opportunity to address high-profile intelligence issues and apply the full-range of analytic tradecraft to sophisticated and challenging worldwide missions. Targeting Officers must be able to think critically and communicate highly complex technical information accurately and clearly while also working collaboratively in a team environment. Candidates should be comfortable with drafting and disseminating written reports and requests for information.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and 7-12 years of applicable experience
• TS/SCI with poly
• Cable writing experience
• Ability to identify and assess the right entities and the right vulnerabilities and technology trends to enable new collection operations
• Ability to confidently deliver clear and concise briefings
• Strong analytic, research, and investigative skills combined with ops sense, personal initiative, and some technical expertise

Desired Qualifications:

• Masters degree
• Experience in Intelligence Operations / Analysis / Support to Field Operations
• Experience identifying targeting leads through the exploitation of all-source databases and specialized tools
• Experience using customer databases to monitor field traffic and communicate with field offices
• Formal training or certification as a Targeter
• Overseas experience supporting collection operations and information sharing Pay Range: VTG's estimated starting pay range is $140,000 - $150,000 annually, which is a general guideline for the geographic location. When extending an offer, VTG also considers work experience, education, skill level, market considerations and may possibly include contractual requirements which may cause an offer to fall outside of this range.