Technical Tradecraft Instructor

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton in Chantilly, VA seeks an intelligence professional to lead a team of analysts, develop technical tradecraft training and exercises, and deliver timely recommendations to support national security. You will mentor others and work with IC partners to strengthen assessments.

The role emphasizes leadership, data-source evaluation, and practical training delivery in a high-stakes environment.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and implementing a technical tradecraft training program.
• Experience collaborating with Intelligence Community partners.
• Ability to train US Government personnel on specialized tradecraft and technical topics.
• Ability to run operational exercises to teach, mentor, and motivate students.
• TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph.
• Experience with video systems testing, integrated systems, and item performance evaluations.
• Ability to act as a role player in training scenarios.
• Bachelor’s degree in Photography, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of analysts to help the client understand operational landscape and mission context.
• Advise the client on new data sources and tradecraft as the team builds assessments.
• Provide time-critical recommendations as the technical tradecraft expert, often under pressure.
• Share expertise with other analysts through leadership and mentorship.
• Identify opportunities to help customers meet analytic challenges with innovative approaches.

Skills

Technical training design

IC partner collaboration

Train government personnel

Operational exercises

TS/SCI clearance with polygraph

Video systems testing

Role-player in training

Education

Bachelor’s degree (Photography / Electrical / Computer Engineering / Mathematics / Physics)

Job description

The Opportunity:

Critical decisions are made every single day by our client. What if you could use your analytical skills to help them make informed decisions? With all the information available today, it takes a skilled analyst to know how to find and interpret the best data to give their clients the right answers. As an intelligence professional, you use your specialized technical and tradecraft skills, experience, and your attention to detail to develop products to give your client the actionable intelligence and context they need. If you have strong analytical skills and a problem-solving mindset, we have an opportunity to use those skills to lead efforts to protect our national security. As an intelligence professional on our team, you’ll manage a team of analysts as they help your client understand their operational landscape and mission environment. Using your comprehensive understanding of various collection platforms, you’ll advise your client on new data sources and tradecraft, as your team builds assessments for our client. As the authority on technical tradecraft, your client will look to you for time critical recommendations, often under pressure. This is a chance to broaden your skillset into areas like exercise planning and course delivery. You’ll share your expertise with other analysts through leadership and mentoring. As a technical leader, you’ll identify new opportunities to help your customers meet their toughest analytic challenges as we provide the right information at the right time to support the critical needs of our client. The world can't wait.

You Have:

• Experience in the design, development, administration, and implementation of a technical tradecraft training program
• Experience working with other Intelligence Community partners
• Ability to train others in the U.S. Government on specialized tradecraft and technical topics
• Ability to run operational exercises to teach, mentor, and motivate students
• TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph
• HS diploma or GED

Nice If You Have:

• Experience with video systems testing, integrated systems, and item performance evaluations
• Ability to act as a role player in training scenarios
• Bachelor's degree in Photography, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics

Compensation

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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

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Work Model

Remote

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Hybrid

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Onsite

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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.

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