(Technical Targeter- Operations Support) Cyber Technical Analyst Principal (TS/SCI with Poly Required)

GCI; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

GCI is seeking a Cyber Technical Analyst in Chantilly, VA to support data analytics and software development missions. You will represent the Center of Cyber Intelligence, engage with customers, and manage project lifecycles while leveraging classified and unclassified data sources.

Qualifications include a BA/BS or equivalent, 8–10 years of experience, US citizenship, and an active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance. The role requires strong targeting and communication to non-technical audiences.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8–10 years of experience in cyber/intelligence.
• US Citizenship and active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance.
• Experience with remote CN exploitation projects and targeting packages.

Responsibilities

• Represent the Center of Cyber Intelligence and engage with customers.
• Review and provide feedback on tasked selectors for the project.
• Utilize classified and unclassified data sources.
• Manage the customer relationship throughout project lifecycles.
• Produce and present targeting data for projects.

Skills

Relationship management

Tasking experience

Targeting computer networks

Education

BA/BS or equivalent experience

Job description

GCI embodies excellence, integrity and professionalism. The employees supporting our customers deliver unique, high-value mission solutions while effectively leverage the technological expertise of our valued workforce to meet critical mission requirements in the areas of Data Analytics and Software Development, Engineering, Targeting and Analysis, Operations, Training, and Cyber Operations. We maximize opportunities for success by building and maintaining trusted and reliable partnerships with our customers and industry.

At GCI, we solve the hard problems. As a Cyber Technical Analyst, a typical day will include the following duties:

1. Represent the Center of Cyber Intelligence and engage with customers in the Mission Center.
2. Request access to, review, and provide relevant feedback on tasked selectors relevant to the target project.
3. Utilize classified and unclassified data sources.
4. Manage the relationship with the customer throughout the lifecycle of projects.
5. Assist the customer by producing and representing targeting data for projects.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Demonstrated experience with a minimum of 5 years' experience supporting remote Computer Network Exploitation projects with advanced targeting strategies. The experience must include at least 2 targeting packages per year for remote cyber projects and successfully preparing and disseminating them through appropriate channels.
• Demonstrated experience with a minimum of 1 year demonstrating and conducting internet research in support of the customer using appropriate tradecraft.
• Demonstrated experience within the last four years identifying relevant technical information in cyber targeting tools. That experience must include searching for data, making connections, and accurately analyzing and summarizing results in customer messaging traffic.
• Demonstrated experience using advanced tools and platforms to review and analyzed intelligence collection.
• Demonstrated experience in forming, maintaining, and expanding relationships and negotiating projects with the customer.
• Demonstrated experience in consistently writing concise technical targeting packages and consistently delivering these results to non-technical audiences in a way that is well received and clearly understood.
• Demonstrated experience and willingness to review communications traffic daily, identify communications traffic that require a targeter to respond or contribute, and proactively initiate a communications response.

Desired Skills:

• Demonstrated experience in forming, maintaining, or expanding relationships and negotiating projects.
• Demonstrated experience with taskings.
• Demonstrated experience with targeting computer networks and identifying leads and reporting those leads.

Education Requirement

• BA/BS (or equivalent experience)

Experience Requirement

• 8-10 years of experience

A candidate must be a US Citizen and requires an active/current TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans