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Targeting Officer

Leidos Vienna, VA senior full-time

Salary

$92,300 - $166,850 per year

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Description

We are seeking a Targeting Officer to join our team in Northern Virginia. As a Targeting Officer, you will guide and monitor the execution of collection operations and integrate that collection into a cohesive intelligence narrative. You will communicate this narrative regularly to a wide audience of stakeholders, in written form and verbally in both formal and ad-hoc briefings. Throughout this process, you will identify gaps in information and take proactive steps to address those gaps.

Key skills for success include the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment, often under high stress. You must be able to think critically and communicate highly complex information accurately, clearly, and in the proper context of a larger effort. You should be comfortable and familiar with drafting and disseminating written RFIs. The ability to confidently and clearly deliver concise briefings is a key skill for Targeting Officers.

Responsibilities:

  • Guide and monitor the execution of collection operations
  • Integrate collection into a cohesive intelligence narrative
  • Communicate the narrative to stakeholders through written and verbal briefings
  • Identify gaps in information and take proactive steps to address them
  • Work collaboratively in a team environment, often under high stress
  • Think critically and communicate complex information accurately and clearly
  • Draft and disseminate written RFIs
  • Deliver concise briefings

Requirements:

  • Excellent verbal and written communication
  • Ability to multitask
  • Ability to work in high stress environments
  • Experience with targeting tools, databases, all source targeting methodologies, and different intel sources
  • Able to manage taskings and maintain information flow across multiple organizations
  • Valid driver's license with real ID

Education:

  • Bachelor's degree and at least 8 to 12 years of full-time professional experience
  • Master's degree highly desirable with 6 to 10 years of experience

Salary: $92,300.00 - $166,850.00

Skills

Required

  • targeting tools
  • databases
  • all source targeting methodologies
  • intel sources
  • written communication
  • verbal communication
  • multitasking
  • stress management

Nice to have

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