Target Digital Network Analyst (TDNA) with TS SCI + Poly

Aperio Global•Fort Meade, MD

10d•$74,000 - $243,000•Onsite

About The Position

Aperio Global is seeking Target Digital Network Analysts (TDNAs) to support an Intelligence Community program in Fort Meade, Maryland, conducting SIGINT analysis. Analysts collaborate with a team to develop shared understandings of intelligence needs, mission relevance, and areas of expertise. They form and test hypotheses, select analysis techniques, query and enrich data, evaluate findings, and share insights. They also document and contextualize findings, including newly developed tradecraft, for teammates, stakeholders, and intelligence consumers. The position requires U.S. citizenship and an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph. Level varies with relevant experience and education. For candidates with a bachelor's degree, levels require at least 2, 5, 8, or 11 years of experience for Levels 1 through 4, respectively. Candidates without a degree need four additional years of experience.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship is required.
Active and current TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.
Prior demonstrated experience using software applications and databases associated with network analysis and target development.
Ability to run basic DNI and DNR queries using existing customer tools.
Ability to task personal selectors with assistance from senior analysts.
Ability to evaluate leads for tasking and use appropriate tasking authorities.
Basic understanding of internet protocols, digital telecommunications technologies, and internet routing.
Basic understanding of SIGINT collection.
Ability to conduct basic target discovery and collection triage.
With a bachelor's degree: at least 2 years of experience for Level 1, 5 years for Level 2, 8 years for Level 3, or 11 years for Level 4.
Without a degree, four additional years of experience are required.

Nice To Haves

Security+ (Sec+) certification.
Network+ (Net+) certification.
Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) certification.

Responsibilities

Analyze collection and open-source data to generate insights and leads.
Ensure target continuity, profile targets and their activities, and develop techniques to obtain additional target information.
Maintain databases for targeting, tasking, and analysis.
Develop comprehensive baseline profiles of designated target sets.
Identify intelligence gaps and tailor current collection or enable new collection to address them.
Use multiple analysis disciplines, including pattern recognition across targets’ communications, network usage, and digital footprints.
Apply knowledge of Intelligence Community needs and missions and of targets’ culture, behaviors, and communications technologies.
Mentor other analysts on tools and methodologies used to conduct TDNA.
Query, merge, enrich, evaluate, and pivot within data to develop and share insights.
Document, contextualize, and share findings and any newly developed tradecraft with teammates, stakeholders, and intelligence consumers.