Targeting Officer
About The Position
Leidos is seeking Targeting Officers at all levels (1 to 20+ years of experience) with a current TS/SCI w/Polygraph to collaborate with a team of intelligence professionals in support of operations against priority targets. This long-term program, known as Beacon, offers exceptional opportunities for skilled and dedicated professionals to continue making a critical impact on national security. Candidates will be responsible for identifying targeting leads to enable a variety of intelligence operations and will produce detailed targeting packages. Work occurs at client sites in Northern Virginia. Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $17.2 billion for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2026.
Requirements
- Possession of a current/active TS/SCI with Polygraph
- BA degree and 12 – 15 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 10 – 13 years of prior relevant experience. Additional experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
- Proficiency in manipulating various databases in support of the customer mission
- Experience related to intelligence research and targeting work
- Prior experience in supporting national security operations
- Familiarity with the Intelligence Community and its objectives
- Attention to detail
- Demonstrated ability to research and analyze
- Demonstrated ability to organize and prioritize effectively
- Demonstrated ability to problem-solve
- Demonstrated ability to work on several tasks concurrently
- Strong analytic writing and editing skills
- Demonstrated ability to work in team environment successfully
- Demonstrated success in working in a high-paced, dynamic environment
- Experience collaborating and coordinating with multiple offices and agencies
- Experience supporting senior decision makers
Responsibilities
- Review specialized data for intelligence leads
- Draft comprehensive targeting packages in support of the client’s objectives
- Engage a variety of stakeholders to address requirements and develop new leads for exploitation
- Conduct detailed searches on items of interest and relay pertinent data to relevant customer components in a variety of written and briefing formats
Benefits
- paid time off (PTO)
- 401K
- discounted stock purchase plans
- career growth
- parental paid leave
- Health and Wellness programs
- Income Protection
- Paid Leave
- Retirement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
