Target Analyst Reporter; TAR - Cleared Polygraph

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At CTI, you’ll be at the center of an award‑winning corporate culture, breaking technological barriers and solving real‑world problems for our federal government customers. We are committed to hiring the best of the best, and in return, we offer a world‑class, truly unique employee experience that is rare within our industry.

If you’re a technical change maker with a passion for Cyber Operations, Cloud and Data Analytics, or Engineering, we’re looking for you! Love what you do AND where you work – alongside a supportive, innovative team of like‑minded individuals. After all, we know that your best work happens when you live your best life, and we do everything we can to make that possible.

Intel Agency polygraph is strongly preferred.

Due to federal contract requirements, United States citizenship and an active TS/SCI security clearance is required for the position.

CTI is seeking an experienced TS/SCI polygraph (Intel Agency) cleared Target Analyst Reporter (TAR) to join our team in the Annapolis Junction area and other field sites.

• Prepare synthesized product for customers by researching, analyzing, and reporting intelligence via appropriate reporting vehicles in response to Intelligence Community requirements and in accordance with Agency missions of Signals Intelligence, Information Assurance and Computer Network Operations.
• Prioritize, assess, evaluate, and report information obtained from passive and active collection, network evaluation and analysis, and from related collateral sources (e.g., IMINT, MASINT, open source and others as needed) for use or decision by Government personnel.
• Maintain awareness of internal and external customer needs.
• Collaborate with collectors and analysts to refine collection and reporting requirements.
• Share target‑related information and provide feedback to customers as appropriate.
• Issue appropriate products, which relay developments, trends, indications, warnings and/or situational awareness regarding specific targets, as well as countermeasures and courses of action, if applicable.
• Help develop databases or working aids on target activity to enhance and build target knowledge and improve collection to execute Agency and the Intelligence Community's missions.
• Perform pre‑release quality control functions.

• Must be a US Citizen
• Must have TS/SCI clearance with active polygraph
• Must have minimum two years within the last five years directly related to serialized, strategic, 2nd echelon target analysis reporting.
• Level 04 requires a minimum fifteen years of experience
• Level 03 requires a minimum twelve years of experience
• Level 02 requires a minimum nine years of experience
• Level 01 requires a minimum six years of experience
• Minimum of High School Diploma
• Relevant experience must be in an area directly related to an Agency mission (e.g., collection, cyber and intelligence analysis) and/or a similar mission in the IC or DoD, including drafting/editing intelligence reports.
• Ability to author reports based on simple traffic or limited amounts of traffic.
• Knowledgeable of various technologies and/or topics to identify analytic vectors.
• Demonstrated application of advanced SIGINT reporting, e.g., the use of STI, unusual tearlines, Post‑Publication actions, RFIs, etc.
• Experienced in the use of software applications and databases associated with SIGINT report writing and target development.
• Experience in drafting and/or editing finished serialized SIGINT product reports for release.

• DOD 8140/DOD 8570 IAT certification (e.g., Security+, CCNA Security, SSCP, or equivalent).
• Familiarity with cyber security of Intelligence Community networks and operations.
• May require familiarization with SIGINT and collateral report repositories to conduct research that would enhance reporting.
• Familiar with basic SIGINT reporting policies.
• Demonstrated ability to independently discover reportable information within office workflow tools.
• Familiar with SIGINT and collateral report repositories and demonstrates incorporating independent research to enhance reporting.

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