Target Digital Network Analyst Level 2

ELEVI Associates•Annapolis Junction, MD

13h•$94,400 - $150,300

About The Position

As a Target Digital Network Analyst (TDNA), you will conduct advanced analysis of collection and open-source data to generate insights and leads. You will 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 role includes identifying intelligence gaps and tailoring current collection or enabling new collection to address them. You will use multiple analysis disciplines, including pattern recognition across targets’ communications, network usage, and digital footprints. Working with government, military, and contractor personnel, you will develop shared understandings of intelligence needs, mission relevance, and areas of expertise. You will form and assess hypotheses, select analysis techniques, query and enrich data, and share findings. You will also document and contextualize results, including any new tradecraft developed, for teammates, stakeholders, and intelligence consumers. The position requires basic customer target development training or equivalent, proficiency in customer target development and discovery, metadata analysis, and producing intelligence through mission databases. Candidates must have strong knowledge of customer collection techniques, targeting policies and U.S. federal law, and the SIGINT production cycle. The role requires full clearance with FS and applicable experience based on education level. The proposed salary range is $94,400–$150,300. ELEVI describes its compensation and benefits as including healthcare, wellness, financial and retirement options, family support, continuing education, time off, and learning and development opportunities.

Requirements

Degree in Network Engineering, Systems Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field. Listed related fields include General Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Forensics, Cyber Security, Software Engineering, Information Assurance, and Computer Security.
Up to 18 semester hours of military training or coursework in networking, computer science, or cyber topics may be considered equivalent to an associate degree.
Completed basic customer target development training or equivalent.
Demonstrated proficiency in application customer target development and discovery techniques.
Demonstrated ability to analyze metadata and produce intelligence through mission databases.
Strong knowledge of customer collection techniques and compliance with customer targeting policies and U.S. federal law.
Strong knowledge of the SIGINT production cycle and execution of its phases.
Fully cleared with FS.
Applicable experience requirement stated as: 2 years with a Ph.D.; 3 years with a master’s degree; 5 years with a bachelor’s degree; 7 years with a master’s degree; or 9 years without a degree.

Responsibilities

Conduct advanced analysis of 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.
Identify intelligence gaps and tailor current collection or enable new collection to address them.
Apply multiple analysis disciplines, including pattern recognition across target communications, network usage, and digital footprints.
Apply knowledge 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, critically assess and select analysis techniques, and query, merge, enrich, evaluate, and pivot within data to develop and share insights.
Distill, document, contextualize, and share findings, including newly developed tradecraft, with teammates, stakeholders, and intelligence consumers.
Analyze metadata and produce intelligence through additions, updates, or analysis of information in appropriate mission databases.