Targeting Analyst, Lead

Booz Allen Hamilton•Tampa, FL

4d•$112,800 - $257,000•Remote

About The Position

As an expert in defense missions, your unique skill set inspires you to think bigger, push further, and ask questions others don’t. We need your extensive industry knowledge and advisory skills to help solve some of our clients’ most complex problems and find solutions that keep our nation safe. On our team, you will conduct advanced analysis using unique datasets, specialized tools, and network‑mapping techniques to identify key enemy centers of gravity and expose opportunities for operational advantage. You will apply targeting methodologies to understand threat systems, develop target sets, and support the employment of both kinetic and non‑kinetic capabilities. You will perform Target System Analysis to assess how adversary systems function, identify critical nodes, and determine vulnerabilities. You will support planning and execution through detailed weaponeering analysis, combat assessment, and collateral damage considerations, ensuring recommendations align with operational objectives and established standards. Your work will directly inform targeting decisions and help commanders achieve precise, effective, and responsibly executed effects on the battlespace. Grow your career with us as you help solve complex design, integration, and analytical problems. Join us. The world can’t wait.

Requirements

10+ years of experience conducting targeting analysis
Experience with all‑source intelligence or operational intelligence support
Experience using unique datasets, analytic platforms, or targeting tools to identify networks, nodes, or centers of gravity
Experience performing Target System Analysis (TSA), weaponeering, combat assessment, or collateral damage analysis
Experience developing target materials, target folders, or target development products in support of operational planning
Knowledge of adversary threat networks, system functions, and vulnerabilities relevant to joint or combined operations
Ability to conduct complex network analysis to identify critical pathways, relationships, and opportunities for operational effects
TS/SCI clearance
Bachelor’s degree with 14+ years of experience conducting targeting analysis or Master’s degree with 10+ years of experience conducting targeting analysis

Nice To Haves

Experience applying joint or service‑specific targeting methodologies, including D3A, F3EAD, JIPTL, or Joint Targeting Cycle processes
Experience at the CCMD or Military Service level
Knowledge of kinetic and non‑kinetic effects, their employment considerations, and integration into mission planning
Ability to communicate analytic findings clearly to planners, operators, and decision‑makers.

Responsibilities

Conduct advanced analysis using unique datasets, specialized tools, and network‑mapping techniques to identify key enemy centers of gravity and expose opportunities for operational advantage.
Apply targeting methodologies to understand threat systems, develop target sets, and support the employment of both kinetic and non‑kinetic capabilities.
Perform Target System Analysis to assess how adversary systems function, identify critical nodes, and determine vulnerabilities.
Support planning and execution through detailed weaponeering analysis, combat assessment, and collateral damage considerations, ensuring recommendations align with operational objectives and established standards.
Directly inform targeting decisions and help commanders achieve precise, effective, and responsibly executed effects on the battlespace.
Solve complex design, integration, and analytical problems.