SOF Targeting Analyst

CACI • Arlington, VA

6h

About The Position

The SOF Targeting Analyst provides rotational, deployed, embedded, and reach-back support directly to Special Operations Forces (SOF). The analyst develops intelligence products and coordinates support packages that meet unit and subordinate-element operational requirements. The role also helps develop processes that improve SOF understanding of threat networks and support Department of Defense, interagency, and intelligence-community efforts to dismantle, disrupt, and defeat those networks.

When deployed, the analyst embeds with SOF to support operational and tactical commanders, their staffs, and subordinate units by fusing operations and intelligence information. In reach-back work, the analyst supports deployed teammates, responds to requests from other SOF units, and collaborates with SOF units, institutions, and partners. The position also includes pre-deployment preparation, professional development, and mentoring new team members. Most deployments are 120 to 180 days; the role may require periodic CONUS travel and deployments to OCONUS locations.

Requirements

• Current Top Secret/Specialized Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) security clearance.
• Experience providing direct analytical support to operations and direct analytical and targeting support to deployed SOF elements.
• Must be deployable and meet all command deployment criteria, including medical readiness for the required theater of operations.
• Willingness to work rotating shifts if needed, including nights and weekends.
• Bachelor's degree and more than three years of experience, or an associate's degree and five years of experience, or seven years of work experience. Candidates with four years of directly relevant experience will also be considered.

Nice To Haves

• More than three years of experience conducting network analysis in support of attack-the-network operations, including counter-facilitation.
• At least two years of experience providing analytical support to one or more SOF units or commands.
• At least one year of experience in forward-deployed locations supporting SOF.
• Expert understanding of network analysis tools such as Analyst Notebook and Palantir.
• Expert understanding of intelligence-related databases such as MOSAIC, RMT, TAC, NCTC Online, TIDE, DX SIGINT database, GAP Analytics, and FADE/MIST.
• Expert understanding of intelligence targeting tools such as the Skope or Voltron toolsets.
• Practical understanding of geospatial intelligence tools such as ArcGIS and ISPY.
• Ability to work independently with limited oversight and function effectively as part of a team in a joint working environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide rotational, deployed, embedded, and reach-back support directly to SOF.
• Develop intelligence products and coordinate support packages to meet unit and subordinate-element operational requirements.
• Assist in developing processes that enhance SOF situational understanding of threat networks and support efforts to dismantle, disrupt, and defeat them.
• Embed with SOF while deployed and help commanders, staffs, and subordinate units fuse operations and intelligence information.
• Identify and analyze problems and recommend solutions based on experience with DoD, interagency, and international partners.
• Provide reach-back support to embedded teammates, answer support requests from other SOF units, and work with SOF units, institutions, and partners.
• Assist with pre-deployment training and preparation.
• Conduct professional development within the CACI-WGI SOF Support Team and mentor new team members.
• Identify capabilities and vulnerabilities of targeted enemy organizations, trends, patterns, key nodes, and relationships within targeted enemy networks.

Benefits

• Flexible time off benefit.
• Learning resources and learning and development opportunities.
• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• Healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time-off benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time