Targeting Officer - TS/SCI w/ Poly | Intelligence Lead

Core One; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Core One in Sterling, VA is hiring for a senior intelligence targeting professional to support national security objectives. You will leverage classified and open-source databases to identify and develop high-priority targets and produce detailed targeting packages for operational use.

The role requires TS/SCI with Polygraph, 7–20 years of experience depending on level, and strong proficiency with IC targeting tools and MS Office.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience identifying and validating threat targets across multiple mission Areas of Responsibility (AORs) through comprehensive all-source target analysis using a variety of intelligence tools, databases, and analytical methodologies.
• Minimum of three years of experience utilizing Intelligence Community (IC) targeting tools to support operational planning, target development, and mission execution.
• Proven ability to communicate targeting results effectively through multiple reporting formats, including the development of comprehensive targeting packages and detailed analytical products.
• Demonstrated experience supporting sponsor targeting efforts by producing actionable intelligence and tailored targeting solutions to meet mission requirements.
• Demonstrated experience utilizing sponsor messaging systems to support operational coordination, information sharing, and mission execution.
• Advanced proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Outstanding organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and resolve complex issues in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate proficiency in leveraging classified and open-source databases to support the collection and acquisition of foreign intelligence.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary intelligence professionals to support operations targeting high-priority intelligence objectives.
• Identify and develop targeting leads through the exploitation and analysis of classified and open-source databases to enable intelligence operations.
• Assess potential counterintelligence concerns and drive operational activities through written products, briefings, and detailed targeting packages that support core collection efforts.
• Review and analyze operational reporting and traffic to identify actionable intelligence leads and opportunities.
• Develop comprehensive targeting packages aligned with the client’s operational objectives and intelligence requirements.
• Coordinate with operational components across the sponsor organization to address targeting requirements, validate intelligence gaps, and develop new leads for operational exploitation.
• Conduct detailed research and database queries on items of operational interest and disseminate relevant intelligence to appropriate customer components.

Skills

All-source analysis

IC targeting tools

Target development

MS Office

Communication skills

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Intelligence tools

Databases

Job description

Core One in Sterling, VA is hiring for a senior intelligence targeting professional to support national security objectives. You will leverage classified and open-source databases to identify and develop high-priority targets and produce detailed targeting packages for operational use.

The role requires TS/SCI with Polygraph, 7–20 years of experience depending on level, and strong proficiency with IC targeting tools and MS Office.