Principal Intel Analyst

Job Description

Description

SAIC, a leading provider of Technical Intelligence Analysts for the Intelligence Community, is seeking creative and dedicated professionals to fulfill their career goals and objectives while delivering mission excellence on programs of national importance. Join our team today as we Bring on Tomorrow!

Analysts are essential to support our USG customer on some very important national security missions. Analysts are self-motivated researchers who leverage all-source information to build a body of knowledge on particular entities of interest. They also have excellent oral and written communication skills to convey complex findings in a succinct manner to intelligence consumers.  Analysts go a step further and demonstrate requisite technical background and skills (for example: data science, data exploitation, or programming languages) to recommend and implement technical solutions for Targeting projects. 

Job Responsibilities:

• Responsible for a specific regional or topical portfolio and will interface daily with internal and external stakeholders to drive the mission forward 
• Utilize a variety of tools, databases, techniques, and sources of information to build out a picture of particular entities of interest
• Leverage technical knowledge and data manipulation skills to suggest innovative ways to collect, manipulate, and understand data in support of intelligence operations
• Support the intelligence cycle and ensure operational activities are carried out in accordance with applicable guidance
• Interface with internal and external CONUS/OCONUS personnel and stakeholders to prioritize efforts and identify entities of interest
• Draft formal & informal correspondence (to include but not limited to cables & memos)
• Brief senior IC leaders on the assigned portfolio
• Respond to tasking’s under short and unexpected deadlines

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI w/Poly
• A Bachelor's Degree and 9 years or more experience; Master and 7 years or more of experience; PhD or JD and 4 years or more of experience.
• Demonstrated experience with the IC or USG agencies performing work similar in scope
• Relevant experience with Sponsor culture and operational environment
• Strong research skills and the ability to apply resulting findings in an operational context
• An understanding of operational targeting in creating and advancing clandestine operations
• Experience using targeting and enterprise data analytic tools for technical analysis and targeting  
• Familiarity with and ability to work collaboratively across mission centers and organizational functional boundaries
• Occasional domestic or overseas travel may be available or required for this position
• Sponsor relevant cable writing and tools/ database experience
• At least 7 years of tradecraft related experience

Desired Qualifications:

• Previous foreign overseas field experience, PCS tour or DY experience of comparable duration, providing support to intelligence collection operations
• Certification in Sponsor basic tradecraft courses
• CONUS or OCONUS overseas tours and TDY experience.

Overview

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator driving our nation's technology transformation. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in engineering, digital, artificial intelligence, and mission solutions. Using our expertise and understanding of existing and emerging technologies, we integrate the best components from our own portfolio and our partner ecosystem to deliver innovative, effective, and efficient solutions that are critical to achieving our customers' missions.

We are more than 26,500 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a respectful work culture based on diversity, equity, and inclusion that values all contributors. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.1 billion. For more information, visit saic.com.