Technical Targeter

Vosper Thornycroft Group; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in McLean, Virginia, is seeking a Technical Targeter to support complex intelligence operations using state-of-the-art tools. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree with 7-12 years of experience, TS/SCI clearance, and strong analytical and communication skills. Responsibilities include conducting technical research, report writing, and stakeholder engagement. This role offers the opportunity to tackle high-profile issues within the intelligence community, presenting findings to customer management and collaborating in a team environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 7-12 years of applicable experience required.
• TS/SCI with poly required.
• Experience in technical research and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Support cutting-edge intelligence operations.
• Conduct technical research and analysis.
• Prepare and present reports to customer management.

Skills

Analytic skills

Research skills

Investigative skills

Communication skills

Technical expertise

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

All-source databases

Customer databases

Job description

Overview

VTG is seeking a Technical Targeter 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 integratedgovernment-contractorteam.

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.

Do you have what it takes?

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and 7-12 years of applicable experience (Level 3)
• 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