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The Opportunity

Are you ready to shape the future of global security? The Leidos Intelligence Sector is seeking a skilled All-Source Analyst (Current Intelligence) - Senior, to support the USCYBERCOM J2 mission, to provide timely and actionable current intelligence analysis in support of Department of Defense Information Network (DoDIN), USCYBERCOM, and associated component operations and defense. The analyst will leverage multiple sources of intelligence to assess, interpret, forecast, and explain a wide range of national security issues with both regional and functional significance. This position is essential to supporting daily mission requirements, enabling informed decision-making, and strengthening cyber defense posture against dynamic adversaries.

Join a team where your "greatest work" isn't just a slogan-it's our daily standard.

Contract Status: Proposal Phase/Contingent Upon Award.

Security Clearance: Active DoD TS/SCI with Polygraph required. We are not able to sponsor the clearance requirement.

What you'll be doing:

Conduct analysis utilizing intelligence and information from multiple sources to assess, interpret, and forecast a broad array of national security developments and current events, both regionally and

functionally oriented. Provide daily current intelligence briefs and tailored products supporting the DoDIN, USCYBERCOM, and subordinate component missions, often under short suspense timelines. Perform research and develop analysis on current event topics related to cyber threats against the DoDIN, critical U.S. infrastructure, key resources, and in support of ongoing and emergent operations. Produce written and oral intelligence products that demonstrate in-depth understanding of the relevant subject matter and clearly articulate adversary doctrine, objectives, and technical cyber capabilities. Ensure ongoing collection requirements are appropriately defined for technically complex intelligence needs and reflect the evolving information environment. Leverage resources such as Cyber Intelligence Updates articles, J2 Daily Briefs slides, and other current intelligence products as needed to maintain high situational awareness and support a rapid response posture to current and emerging threats. Consistently employ all-source analytic tradecraft and standards prescribed by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) and the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), including but not limited to ICD 203 (Analytic Standards), ICD 206 (Sourcing Requirements), ICD 208 (Writing for Maximum Utility), and ICD 209 (Review of Disseminated Analytic Products). Document Operation Instructions (OIs) for command-wide programs and initiatives as assigned by the Government, ensuring best practices and operational processes are captured and disseminated. Foster ongoing communication and collaboration with counterparts across the intelligence community to ensure analytic accuracy, shared situational awareness, and mission alignment.

Needed Experience, Skills, and Education:

• Minimum 12 years of experience related to the specific labor category with at least a portion of the experience within the last 2 years. Master's degree in an area related to the labor category from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education; or have Bachelor's degree related to the labor category from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and an additional 5 years of related senior experience, for a total of 17 years, as a substitute to the Master's degree. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.

Clearance Needed:

• Active DoD TS/SCI with Polygraph required. We are not able to sponsor the clearance requirement

Preferred Experience, Skills, and Education:

• Knowledgeable of and demonstrates ability to apply IC and DoD classification guidelines and procedures.

• Demonstrates ability to use logic and systematic approaches to gather, evaluate, and synthesize multiple sources of information.

• Demonstrates ability to use logic when evaluating and synthesizing multiple sources of information.

• Demonstrates ability interpreting analysis to include, but is not limited to, its meaning, importance, and implications.

• Demonstrates ability to defend analytic judgements with sound, logical conclusions and adapt analytic judgments when presented with new information, evolving conditions, or unexpected developments.

• Demonstrates ability to produce timely, logical, and concise analytic reports, documents, assessments, studies, and briefing materials in formats including Microsoft Office tools (e.g. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.), electronic / soft copy matrices and / or web-enabled formats.

• Demonstrates ability to communicate complex issues clearly in a concise and organized manner both verbally and non-verbally; with strong grammar skills.

• Demonstrates ability to develop structured research including, but not limited to, obtaining, evaluating, organizing, and maintaining information within security and data protocols.

• Demonstrates ability to recognize nuances and resolve contradictions and inconsistencies in information.

• Demonstrates comprehensive mission knowledge and skills that affirms completion of all developmental training and experiences for the labor category.

• Demonstrates ability to collaborate and work with other IC members on information sharing, driving collection, and addressing analytic disputes and conflict resolution.

• Demonstrates the ability to communicate understanding from information that may be incomplete, indirect, highly complex, seemingly unrelated, and / or technically advanced.

• Demonstrates ability to structure analysis based on trends in reporting and a range of analytic perspectives from other analysts, organizations, and intelligence disciplines.

• Demonstrates ability to work independently with minimal oversight and direction.

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The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.