SIGINT Senior Instructor

Cherokee Federal•Fort Meade, MD

1h•$120,000 - $123,000•Onsite

About The Position

Cherokee Strategic Edge is seeking a SIGINT Senior Instructor/Trainer to provide advanced training and instruction on SIGINT methodologies, techniques, and equipment. The role requires a deep understanding of SIGINT operations and technologies and includes training and mentoring junior instructors and trainees. The position provides instruction, instructional assistance, and scenario-development support for intelligence personnel, teams, and units in support of SIGINT. It also develops and revises SIGINT training support packages (TSPs), familiarization and sustainment training, and individual-to-collective training materials and scenarios. The role is based at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, and is performed primarily in a climate-controlled environment. The position requires U.S. citizenship and an active Top Secret/SCI clearance with a polygraph. Candidates with an active Top Secret/SCI clearance but no polygraph may be selected if they can obtain the required polygraph during hiring. The stated starting salary range is $120,000–$123,000.

Requirements

Graduate of the Army Basic Instructor Course (ABIC) or an equivalent Intelligence Community instructor course, such as NGA College or NSA ADET.
In-depth knowledge and understanding of SIGINT Senior Instructor activities required to meet mission requirements.
Mastery of qualitative and quantitative analytic methodologies.
Ability to define comprehensive, new, or unique research approaches that enable rigorous assessments for high-level tasks.
At least 12 years of Army Military Intelligence experience, including experience related to the specific labor category; at least part of the experience must be within the last two years.
At least 12 years of experience as a 35N or 352N.
At least three years of tactical and three years of operational experience as an intelligence professional spanning MICO, BCT, and DIV-Corps-level echelons.
Must be a U.S. citizen.
Must have an active Top Secret/SCI clearance with a polygraph, or be able to obtain the required polygraph if selected with an active Top Secret/SCI clearance without one.
Must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal.
Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer; may occasionally need to stand or move about the office for extended periods.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide instruction, instructional assistance, and appropriate scenario-development support for intelligence personnel, teams, and units in support of SIGINT.
Develop and revise SIGINT TSPs and familiarization and sustainment training, including individual-to-collective training materials and scenarios.
Train and mentor junior instructors and trainees.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
Review analytic products for cogent arguments, tradecraft standards, and adequate support for conclusions, and routinely test their analytic rigor.
Pursue developments in academia or other fields that affect tradecraft methodology.
Analyze analytic operations and knowledge-management issues across organizational and intra-IC boundaries and clearly articulate key findings.