Target Digital Network Analyst (TDNA): Level 1-4

Sentar•Fort Meade, MD

About The Position

Sentar is seeking Target Digital Network Analysts (TDNAs) in Ft. Meade. The role conducts advanced analysis of collection and open-source data to generate insights and leads. Analysts maintain target continuity, profile targets and their activities, develop techniques to obtain additional target information, and maintain databases used for targeting, tasking, and analysis. The analyst identifies intelligence gaps and tailors or enables collection to address them. The position applies multiple analytical disciplines, including pattern recognition involving targets’ communications, network usage, and digital footprints. Analysts use their understanding of intelligence community needs and missions to work with government, military, and contractor personnel, developing shared understandings of intelligence needs, mission relevance, and areas of expertise. The role involves forming hypotheses, selecting and applying analysis techniques, and querying, merging, enriching, evaluating, and pivoting through data to discover and share insights. Analysts document, contextualize, and communicate findings—including newly developed tradecraft—to teammates, stakeholders, and intelligence consumers. The specific labor category, Level 1 through Level 4, is determined by applicable experience and education.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
Applicable experience and education requirements vary by labor category: Level 1 requires 2 years with a bachelor’s degree, 4 years with an associate degree, or 6 years without a degree; Level 2 requires 2 years with a Ph.D., 3 years with a master’s degree, 5 years with a bachelor’s degree, 7 years with an associate degree, or 9 years without a degree; Level 3 requires 4 years with a Ph.D., 6 years with a master’s degree, 8 years with a bachelor’s degree, 10 years with an associate degree, or 12 years without a degree; Level 4 requires 7 years with a Ph.D., 9 years with a master’s degree, 11 years with a bachelor’s degree, 13 years with an associate degree, or 15 years without a degree.
Relevant experience must include aspects of intelligence analysis, such as target development, social network analysis, metadata analysis, or knowledge of customer tool sets and databases.
In some cases, foreign language proficiency may be used to satisfy experience requirements.

Responsibilities

Analyze collection and open-source data to generate insights and leads.
Maintain target continuity, profile targets and their activities, and develop techniques to gain additional target information.
Maintain databases for targeting, tasking, and analysis.
Identify intelligence gaps and tailor current collection or enable new collection to address them.
Apply multiple analytical disciplines, including pattern recognition involving targets’ communications, network usage, and digital footprints.
Apply knowledge and understanding of intelligence community needs and missions.
Collaborate with government, military, and contractor personnel to develop shared understandings of intelligence needs, mission relevance, and areas of expertise.
Form hypotheses, select analysis techniques, and query, merge, enrich, evaluate, and pivot within data to develop insights.
Document, contextualize, and share findings and newly developed tradecraft with teammates, stakeholders, and intelligence consumers.

Benefits

Voluntary medical, dental, and vision plans, with health savings or flexible spending plan options.
Voluntary life, critical illness, accident, and long-term care insurance options.
Group term life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage for qualifying employees.
401(k) match.
Paid time off plan that increases with years of service.
Other leave programs, including holidays, bereavement, maternity, jury duty, and military duty leave.
Mental health awareness programs.
Tuition reimbursement.
Professional development reimbursement.
Recognition and awards programs.
Employee ownership.