Contract Senior Intelligence Analyst with Security Clearance

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Job Title:

Contract Senior Intelligence Analyst Required Security Clearance: TS/SCI

Location:

National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC) – Charlottesville, VA

Position Overview Leidos is seeking a Senior Intelligence Analyst to serve as the FUSION program’s principal contractor authority for analytic tradecraft, methodology, rigor, and finished‑intelligence quality. This senior leader will guide analysts in selecting and applying appropriate methods, conduct final contractor reviews prior to Government submission, mentor the analytic workforce, and help integrate AI‑enabled analytic tools into production while preserving objectivity, transparency, sourcing discipline, and human judgment.

Primary Responsibilities
* Serve as the senior contractor advisor for analytic tradecraft, methodology, rigor, and finished‑intelligence quality.

* Guide analysts in applying structured analytic techniques, quantitative methods, qualitative methods, and advanced analytic tools.

* Review contractor intelligence products prior to Government review to ensure they fully address customer requirements.

* Train and mentor analysts on analytic standards, production processes, and effective human‑machine teaming.

* Evaluate and guide responsible use of AI—including generative AI—in analytic research, production, and quality control in accordance with U.S. Government policy.

Specific Duties
* Participate in project kickoffs, analytic design reviews, and in‑progress reviews to establish sound methodology throughout the product lifecycle.

* Review analytical design worksheets and advise analysts on methods, assumptions, sourcing, and limitations.

* Track contractor finished‑intelligence production and identify risks to quality, schedule, or customer responsiveness.

* Conduct final contractor review for grammar, clarity, logic, sourcing, classification, metadata, analytic standards, and compliance with the NGIC Product Review Guide.

* Assess whether intelligence products clearly answer customer questions and distinguish facts, assumptions, judgments, and uncertainty.

* Provide training, coaching, and mentorship to new and experienced analysts.

* Serve as the contractor technical representative for tradecraft, methodology, analytic quality, and assessment production.

* Evaluate AI‑assisted analytic approaches for suitability, transparency, bias, reliability, sourcing, and security.

* Ensure AI‑generated or AI‑assisted content is validated by qualified analysts and complies with ICD 203, ICD 206, classification guidance, and Government policy. Basic Qualifications
* Current Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility at time of hire.

* Ability to work full‑time on‑site at NGIC in Charlottesville, VA, beginning Day 1.

* Ability to comply with all security, intelligence‑oversight, information‑handling, and training requirements.

* Master’s degree in intelligence studies, national security, international affairs, data analytics, or related field.

* Twenty (20) years of progressively responsible intelligence‑analysis experience supporting DoD or IC missions.

* Minimum five (5) years serving as a senior intelligence analyst, analytic methodologist, tradecraft lead, branch‑level reviewer, or equivalent analytic leader.

* Extensive experience producing and reviewing all‑source finished intelligence.

* Demonstrated expertise applying IC analytic standards, structured analytic techniques, and appropriate quantitative/qualitative methods.

* Experience mentoring analysts and conducting formal product reviews for rigor, sourcing, classification, and customer relevance.

* Strong working knowledge or training in AI‑enabled analytic tools, generative AI, data analytics, or human‑machine teaming.

Preferred Qualifications
* Certified Defense All‑Source Analysis – Intelligence (CDASA‑I).

* Intelligence Fundamentals Professional Certification (IFPC) or comparable IC credential.

* Experience supporting NGIC, INSCOM, DIA, Army G‑2, or other Defense Intelligence Enterprise organizations.

* Experience serving as a Government or contractor Senior Intelligence Analyst, analytic methodologist, tradecraft lead, analytic ombudsman, or product‑quality evaluator.

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