Senior Intelligence Team Lead

Peraton•Washington, DC

About The Position

The Senior Intelligence Team Lead is responsible for the day-to-day management of the contract, including staffing, financial oversight, and technical and programmatic reporting. This role oversees both employees and subcontractors and requires proficiency in managing LOE, completion, and cost reimbursable contract types. The Team Lead provides technical and administrative direction, ensures high-quality performance, and mentors team members. The Team Lead will collaborate closely with the COTR and senior customer stakeholders to maintain technical, cost, and schedule baselines, develop deliverables, define requirements, and set expectations. Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, they deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect the nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, their employees solve the most daunting challenges facing their customers.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
16 years of experience in all-source intelligence analysis
10+ years of demonstrated experience supporting Defense Intelligence Enterprise programs, including direct experience managing or overseeing intelligence analysis contracts and production requirements
3 years' experience leading and or supervising teams of intelligence analysts, including assigning workloads, reviewing finished intelligence products for analytic rigor, and providing mentorship and performance evaluations
Expert-level knowledge of threats to the Western Hemisphere, Americas, Transnational Crime and Golden Dome for America mission
Expert knowledge with ICD 203 /206 (Analytic Standards), including sourcing, uncertainty, and analytic tradecraft standards; demonstrated ability to enforce and evaluate compliance across subordinate analyst products
Demonstrated ability to research, assess, and pilot emerging AI/ML technologies, and proven experience integrating and operationalizing AI - enabled tools and methodologies within all - source intelligence workflows (e.g., AI - assisted collection triage, pattern - of - life analysis, anomaly detection)
Hands-on experience with Large Language Model (LLM) platforms (e.g., GPT-based tools, classified AI environments) applied to intelligence summarization, entity extraction, document exploitation, and automated reporting pipelines
Working knowledge of defense and production product lines and standards, and customer requirements across the Combatant Command (CCMD) and National Intelligence Community (IC) enterprise
Knowledge of customer processes, programs, and policies across the Defense Intelligence Enterprise, including familiarity with OUSD(I&S), CCMD J2 requirements, and IC analytic community standards

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in a related field (Intelligence Studies, Data Science, Computer Science, Political Science, or equivalent)

Responsibilities

Day-to-day management of the contract, including staffing, financial oversight, and technical and programmatic reporting
Overseeing both employees and subcontractors
Providing technical and administrative direction
Ensuring high-quality performance
Mentoring team members
Collaborating closely with the COTR and senior customer stakeholders to maintain technical, cost, and schedule baselines, develop deliverables, define requirements, and set expectations
Ensuring successful technical, schedule, and cost performance in accordance with contract requirements and company policies
Developing staffing plans, including skill mix and labor allocation
Recruiting, interviewing, and hiring personnel as needed
Assigning work, providing technical guidance, and reviewing deliverables
Monitoring contracts, sub-contracts, and funding; preparing financial forecasts
Preparing required reports at contract, project, and financial levels
Coordinating onboarding activities, including security processing and administrative setup