Collection Operations Manager - Mid

Peraton • Reston, VA

13d • $66,000 - $106,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Mid-level Collection Operations Manager analyzes intelligence collection and refines requirements to ensure mission impact. The role supports the customer’s mission and is based fully on-site in Reston, Virginia, with travel within the National Capital Region as needed for customer or corporate requirements. The manager works with intelligence officers, consumers, internal and external organizations, and decision makers to support HUMINT operations and collection management.

Requirements

• Current TS/SCI clearance and ability to pass a polygraph.
• At least 2 years of applicable work experience with a bachelor’s degree, or 0 years of experience with a master’s degree; 4 additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Technical skills, knowledge, and experience to accomplish work tasks with minimal oversight.
• Analytic contacts throughout the Intelligence Community and capabilities for the assigned area of responsibility or target set.
• Analytical and critical-thinking skills to interpret complex data and draw meaningful conclusions.
• Familiarity with intelligence databases, software, and analytical tools.
• Ability to collaborate with users and stakeholders throughout the product lifecycle.
• Ability to adapt to changing situations and prioritize tasks effectively.
• Good written and verbal communication skills in English, as well as analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to express multifaceted concepts clearly and concisely.
• Ability to develop ideas in a logical sequence leading to validated conclusions.
• Working knowledge and experience with personal computers, the Windows operating system, and Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• U.S. citizenship is required to hold the clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
• Bachelor’s degree in Intelligence, Criminal Justice, Political Science, Law Enforcement, or a related topic.
• Master’s degree in a relevant field.
• Relevant training and certifications.
• Experience working in the customer environment.

Responsibilities

• Document customers’ intelligence information needs, identify gaps, evaluate reporting, and communicate and collaborate with internal and external organizations.
• Advise senior decision makers on the application of assets and technical solutions, intelligence policy formulation, and resource allocation for collection against national intelligence requirements.
• Draft and deliver reports and briefings.
• Work with sophisticated databases and computer systems.
• Participate in committees and working groups.
• Provide operational support to, and serve as the conduit for, officers and consumers supporting HUMINT operations.
• Format, review, quality-control, and release Information Intelligence Reports (IIRs) according to applicable policies, guidance, and reporting thresholds.
• Coordinate collection issues, priorities, requirements, topics, and concerns to maximize mission impact.
• Provide detailed input to appropriate boards and panels.
• Represent defense HUMINT in agency, defense, and national forums.
• Conduct post-publication IIR reviews and annual IIR reconciliation.
• Maintain IIR reporting metrics to support the collection management mission.
• Use available intelligence tools to conduct qualitative and quantitative reviews of platform and collector performance.
• Task Intelligence Community Requirements (ICRs) and track Notices of Intelligence Potential (NIP).
• Provide input to integrated collection or operations strategy documents.
• Focus efforts on the Strategic Intelligence Plan, National Intelligence Priority Framework, or National Collection HUMINT Directives according to platform Placement and Access.
• Focus IIC Lines of Effort and align Program of Analysis Key Intelligence Questions to those efforts and appropriate HUMINT collection requirements.
• Draft, edit, and provide input to Operation Directives or HUMINT Collection Requirements supporting required locations.
• Travel within the National Capital Region as needed for customer or corporate requirements.

Benefits

• Medical benefits
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Health savings account
• Short- and long-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Parental leave
• 401(k)
• Paid time off for vacation
• Company-paid holidays
• Potential eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level