Mission Manager

Booz Allen Hamilton • Mclean, VA

3d • $77,600 - $176,000

About The Position

As a Mission Manager, you will use technical, operational, and military experience to develop actionable intelligence supporting national security. You will help clients understand their operational battlespace and national-level threats by exploring collection platforms and tools, combining information from sources such as SIGINT, GEOINT, OSINT, and other open sources, validating information, and applying client tradecraft to build assessments on strategic-level targets in an assigned area of responsibility. You will become an authority on your target set, area of responsibility, and operational tools, providing time-critical recommendations, often under pressure. The role involves incorporating raw and time-sensitive intelligence from multiple platforms and tools to inform targeting, and driving complex worldwide operations to develop actionable intelligence against high-priority targets. You will collaborate with analysts, share expertise, and have direct leadership opportunities for mission partners in a 24/7/365 operations environment. The team provides mentoring and opportunities to learn new skills and tools.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience working in a professional environment.
• At least 3 years of experience in the operational community.
• Experience with crisis management in high-risk or high-consequence environments, including federal or state law enforcement, USG or USMIL operations, combat arms, or tactical aviation.
• Knowledge of lifecycle and sponsor operations, including how to support them and apply appropriate stages to execute a client's mission.
• Ability to direct sensitive missions in a fast-paced, high-impact 24/7 operations center.
• Ability to conduct weekly rotating shift work.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 25% of the time.
• TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph.
• High school diploma or GED.

Nice To Haves

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Bachelor's degree preferred; master's degree is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop actionable intelligence to support the client and national security.
• Assess strategic-level targets within an assigned area of responsibility by combining and validating information from disparate sources, including SIGINT, GEOINT, and OSINT/open-source sources.
• Apply client tradecraft and build assessments to help the client understand the operational battlespace and national-level threats.
• Provide time-critical recommendations concerning the target set, area of responsibility, and operational tools.
• Incorporate raw and time-sensitive intelligence from multiple platforms and tools to inform the targeting narrative and picture.
• Drive complex worldwide operations to develop actionable intelligence against high-priority targets.
• Direct sensitive missions in a fast-paced, high-impact 24/7 operations center to satisfy collection requirements and maximize resource effectiveness.
• Lead mission partners and collaborate with other analysts in a 24/7/365 operations environment.

Benefits

• Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits.
• Paid leave.
• Professional development.
• Tuition assistance.
• Work-life programs.
• Dependent care.
• Recognition awards for exceptional performance and demonstration of company values.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED