Technical Targeter and Discovery Analyst

Booz Allen Hamilton; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 99,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton in McLean, VA seeks a Technical Targeter and Discovery Analyst to hunt adversaries, map networks, and develop actionable intelligence for mission owners.

You will leverage SIGINT experience across platforms to produce access leads and products, support multi-agency efforts and influence targeting narratives.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
• 7+ years of SIGINT analysis experience or 5+ years with a BS.
• Experience with telecommunications, weapons, and space-based tech.
• Ability to parse and fuse complex datasets for leads.
• Experience with all-source intelligence reports usage.

Responsibilities

• Conduct offensive intelligence operations to inform mission owners.
• Develop access leads and products to provide actionable intelligence.
• Analyze adversaries’ TTPs to shape targeting narratives.
• Collaborate with cross-team analysts to drive end-to-end discovery.
• Translate raw intelligence into actionable client context.

Skills

SIGINT analysis

Target development

Network exploitation

Social network analysis

CNO projects

Threat assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree (related field)

HS diploma or GED

Job description

Job Number: R0245514

Technical Targeter and Discovery Analyst

The Opportunity:

Do you enjoy the thrill of the hunt? Are you motivated by the head-to-head challenge of gaining access to well-protected networks? As a Technical Targeter and Discovery Analyst, you know that understanding the adversaries’ tactics, techniques, and procedures are crucial to producing the intelligence that enables the success of mission owners. At Booz Allen, you can apply your vulnerability analysis, network mapping, exploitation, and signals intelligence (SIGINT) experience to execute offensive cyber operations that inform our nation’s most critical security missions. With all the information available today, it takes a skilled intelligence analyst to know how to find and interpret the best data to give their clients the right answers. With the critical decisions made in our government every day, we need an intelligence analyst like you to do just that. As a Technical Targeter and Discovery Analyst, you use your specialized expertise in SIGINT and attention to detail to develop access leads and products to give your client the actionable intelligence and context they need. This is a chance to define your expertise as you develop new skills incorporating raw, often time-sensitive intelligence paired with a multitude of platforms and tools enabling you to affect the targeting narrative or picture. You will be with a team of teams where you will share your skills, expertise, and hunger for solutions with other analysts. From project discovery to influencing mission stakeholders, you’ll solve complex problems that have an end-to-end impact on our nation. Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• Experience with telecommunications, weapons, and space-based technologies
• Experience with social network analysis, network exploitation, and target development
• Experience supporting and leveraging CNO projects
• Ability to leverage processes and client tools for SIGINT discovery analysis
• Ability to read and process all-source intelligence reports and implement directives, as presented daily
• Ability to parse, research, analyze, and fuse complex data sets and generate leads to advanced dynamic objectives collection and analysis
• TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph
• HS diploma or GED and 7+ years of experience with SIGINT analysis, or Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of experience with SIGINT analysis

Nice If You Have:

• Experience with dataflow and SIGINT architecture
• Experience supporting multi-agency collaboration
• Knowledge of telecommunications networks, including evolving trends and technologies
• Knowledge of all-source intelligence such as SIGINT, MASINT, IMINT, and HUMINT
• Knowledge of the latest developments in SIGINT collection and processing, computer protocols, and communications technologies
• Knowledge of CNO processes and capabilities
• Knowledge of ports, protocols, and network configurations
• Ability to assess network vulnerabilities and identify key network topology

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.

Compensation:

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $99,000.00 to $225,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement:

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy:

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model:

Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.
• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.