All-Source Analyst (Production/Janus/Hard Target) - Senior

Description

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The Opportunity
Are you ready to shape the future of global security? The Leidos Intelligence Sector is seeking an accomplished All-Source Analyst (Production/Janus/Hard Target) - Senior to support the USCYBERCOM J2 mission, to provide advanced analytic support across USCYBERCOM operations and defense intelligence mission requirements. The analyst will leverage intelligence and information derived from multiple sources to assess, interpret, forecast, and explain a range of national security issues-both regional and functional in nature. This role is essential to supporting collections, operations, investigations, and specialized analytic requirements focused on hard targets and the evolving cyber threat landscape.

Join a team where your "greatest work" isn't just a slogan-it's our daily standard.

Contract Status: Proposal Phase/Contingent Upon Award.
Security Clearance: Active DoD TS/SCI with Polygraph required. We are not able to sponsor the clearance requirement.

What you'll be doing:

Conduct analysis using intelligence and information from multiple sources to assess, interpret, forecast, and explain a broad range of national security issues and developments. Provide all-source analysis support, including research, evaluation, and deconfliction of single-source classified reporting, technical intrusion information, agency all-source finished intelligence, open-source data, and other relevant inputs.

Categorize and characterize cyber threats and malware to identify trends, adversary behavioral changes, and shifts in cyber threat activities. Adhere strictly to Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) and Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) all-source analytic tradecraft and standards; ensure that written and oral intelligence products meet ICD 203 requirements with only moderate to minimal corrections. Establish and maintain effective communications with Intelligence Community partners, USCYBERCOM service components, other combatant commands, Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF), Department of Homeland Security/NCSD, CERTS, and Information Assurance Centers to facilitate joint analysis, knowledge sharing, and detection of environmental changes. Maintain situational awareness of events within US Government systems and internationally, as directed, to identify relationships and implications relevant to the established knowledge base. Document Operation Instructions (OIs) to support command-wide programs and initiatives as required by the Government. Satisfy DoD Directive 8570.01 IAT Level 1 or IAM Level 1 qualifications, either through Certificate of Completion or equivalent verified work experience/coursework. Deliver all-source analytic support for operational mission objectives, including identifying cyber entities for further target development; enter validated entity information into the Modernized Integrated Data Base (MIDB) or SURGE (or follow-on mechanisms). Utilize a wide variety of intelligence production tools and databases, such as Tripwire Analytic Capability, Intellipedia, Palantir, MIDB, Cyber Common Operating Picture (CyberCOP), Target Knowledge Base, Cyber Threat Matrix, Automated Message Handling System, WISE Information Management System, Network Knowledge Base, Foxtail, CENTAUR, ispace, Pathfinder, and Microsoft OneNote. Provide all-source Joint Intelligence Preparation of the Operational Environment (JIPOE) support for offensive and defensive cyber operations (OCO/DCO), including the production of cyber-related intelligence estimates and related products, directly supporting Intelligence Planning Teams (IPTs). Produce bulletins and briefs related to assigned responsibilities, including changes in adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), technical trends in cyber threats targeting the Department of Defense Information Network (DoDIN), and U.S. critical infrastructure/key resources (CI/KR). Monitor threat activities and develop cyber indicators in support of USCYBERCOM's role in the Defense Warning Program. Support cyber-related exercises by developing scenarios, serving as white cell or in role-playing capacities, in alignment with current and emerging threats. Respond expeditiously to J2 or other USCYBERCOM staff requests for information and intelligence support. Assist in the production, editing, publishing, and dissemination of clear, concise, timely, and relevant cyber analytic products. Develop and present intelligence briefings and slides, delivering in-depth briefings to USCYBERCOM staff and leadership up to the General Officer/Flag Officer (GO/FO) level. Provide meeting support, as directed, for meetings conducted within USCYBERCOM or at other government or cleared contract facilities. Occasional travel may be required, though virtual participation is preferred whenever feasible. Conduct research and analysis on selectors of interest using Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) production tools and capabilities; identify, develop, and characterize cyber threats by exploiting SIGINT-derived information. Integrate closely with the all-source analytic enterprise and leverage SIGINT tools and databases to deliver actionable operational outcomes for USCYBERCOM. Support Hard Target analytic initiatives, emphasizing alignment with command priorities such as Space and Counterspace, consistent with the latest Department of Defense and Presidential directives.

Needed Experience, Skills, and Education:

• Minimum 12 years of experience related to the specific labor category with at least a portion of the experience within the last 2 years.

• Master's degree in an area related to the labor category from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education; or have Bachelor's degree related to the labor category from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S Department of Education and an additional 5 years of related senior experience, for a total of 17 years, as a substitute to the Master's degree. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.

Clearance Needed:

• Active DoD TS/SCI with Polygraph required. We are not able to sponsor the clearance requirement

Preferred Experience, Skills, and Education:

• Knowledgeable of and demonstrates ability to apply IC and DoD classification guidelines and procedures.

• Demonstrates ability to use logic and systematic approaches to gather, evaluate, and synthesize multiple sources of information.

• Demonstrates ability to use logic when evaluating and synthesizing multiple sources of information.

• Demonstrates ability interpreting analysis to include, but is not limited to, its meaning, importance, and implications.

• Demonstrates ability to defend analytic judgements with sound, logical conclusions and adapt analytic judgments when presented with new information, evolving conditions, or unexpected developments. Demonstrates ability to produce timely, logical, and concise analytic reports, documents, assessments, studies, and briefing materials in formats including Microsoft Office tools (e.g. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.), electronic / soft copy matrices and / or web-enabled formats.

• Demonstrates ability to communicate complex issues clearly in a concise and organized manner both verbally and non-verbally; with strong grammar skills.

• Demonstrates ability to develop structured research including, but not limited to, obtaining, evaluating, organizing, and maintaining information within security and data protocols.

• Demonstrates ability to recognize nuances and resolve contradictions and inconsistencies in information.

• Demonstrates comprehensive mission knowledge and skills that affirms completion of all developmental training and experiences for the labor category.

• Demonstrates ability to collaborate and work with other IC members on information sharing, driving collection, and addressing analytic disputes and conflict resolution.

• Demonstrates the ability to communicate understanding from information that may be incomplete, indirect, highly complex, seemingly unrelated, and / or technically advanced.

• Demonstrates ability to structure analysis based on trends in reporting and a range of analytic perspectives from other analysts, organizations, and intelligence disciplines.

• Demonstrates ability to work independently with minimal oversight and direction.

• Demonstrates ability to develop concise, insightful, and comprehensive products for defense intelligence.

• Demonstrates ability to lead teams in researching multifaceted or critical problems. Provides guidance in selecting, designing, and applying analytic methodologies. Uses argument evaluation and validated analytic methodologies to challenge differing perspectives.

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For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.