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Jobtailor

Senior Intelligence Analyst

Hampton, VA · On-site

$80 - $110/hr

Experience with business process and workflow analysis * Experience with theater target intelligence operations * Knowledge of Air Force Nexus concepts and cross-functional Sensor-to-Shooter team ...

SAIC

Intelligence Analyst

Sterling, VA

$120K - $160K/yr

ORA_ON_SITE Description SAIC has an immediate opening for a Senior Intelligence Analyst to support an exciting and unique mission. In this role, you will leverage specialized technical expertise and ...

SAIC

Intelligence Analyst

Sterling, VA · On-site

$120K - $160K/yr

Description SAIC has an immediate opening for a Senior Intelligence Analyst to support an exciting and unique mission. In this role, you will leverage specialized technical expertise and processes to ...

Cornerstone Defense

Intelligence Analyst 4

Vienna, VA · On-site

We are looking for a Senior Intelligence Analyst ready to be a member of a dynamic and fast paced intel analysis program for a federal agency supporting the US Government's threat watchlisting and ...

Parsons

Intelligence Analyst

Fort Belvoir, VA · On-site

$112K - $196K/yr

Parsons is hiring a senior intelligence analyst to provide analysis, inform and drive collection requirements, and integrate with operational elements within the Department of War, Interagency, and ...

Barbaricum

Barbaricum is seeking a Senior Intelligence Analyst to support The U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) G-2. This individual will provide independent critical reviews, red teaming support ...

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Infographic showing various Senior Intelligence Analyst job openings in Virginia as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 82% Full Time, 16% Part Time, and 2% Contract. Highlights an 82% Physical, 5% Hybrid, and 13% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $107,173 per year, or $51.5 per hour.

Intelligence Analyst SME 3

Vienna, VA • On-site

Cornerstone Defense
Library and Information Services • 51 - 200 employees
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Job description

  • Location: Vienna, Virginia
  • Type: Contract
  • Job #3578

Title: Intelligence Analyst SME 3
Location: Vienna, VA
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Company Overview:
Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation's toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don't look any further than Cornerstone Defense.
Benefits Overview :
Cornerstone Defense offers a very comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to: Medical, Dental and Vision Plans * Generous PTO Policy * 401(k) * HSA and FSA options * Life and Disability Insurance * Tuition Reimbursement and Training * Perks at Work Discount Program * Referral Program * Leads Generation Program * CollegeAmerica 529 * Fitness Reimbursement Program * Travel Assistance * Norton Lifelock Benefit Solutions * Life Planning Financial & Legal Services *
Job Description
We are looking for a Senior Intelligence Analyst Subject Matter Expert ready to be a member of a dynamic and fast paced Intelligence Analysis program. The successful Analyst provides intelligence support to a federal agency in support of the US Government's threat watchlisting and screening mission. Duties may include the processing and verification of national security threat actor nominations, data integrity/quality control, encounter management, information sharing, and/or multiple discipline intelligence analysis.
The Senior Intelligence Analyst SME analyzes highly complex problems, applies expert level analytic tradecraft, and uses conceptualizing, reasoning and interpretation to identify solutions. A successful Senior Intelligence Analyst SME must have good interpersonal skills and work well with others, possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, and have the ability to engage with senior executive leadership (internally or client) regarding matters of strategic importance.
Primary Responsibilities:
  • Works closely with the Program Manager to establish priorities and plan across the contract and engage with customers to understand changing needs and requirements.
  • Ensures operational coverage for all critical areas to meet 24 hours, 7 days a week, 365-day requirements and priorities as identified by Govt Leadership.
  • Plans, organizes, and directs team study work and to negotiate effectively with management to accept and implement recommendations, where the proposals involve substantial government resources, and may require extensive changes in established procedures
  • Provides timely responses to email and phone calls as needed to include after-hours coordination when needed.
  • Assists the PM to fill vacancies with fully qualified candidates in a timely and efficient manner.
  • Creates and properly documents activities in accordance with policies and procedures.
  • Quickly develops knowledge of government program goals and objectives, the sequence and timing of key program events and milestones, and methods of evaluating the worth of program accomplishments.
  • Quickly develops knowledge of relationships with other programs and key administrative support functions within the government or partner agencies.
  • Designs and conducts comprehensive management and/or program studies where the boundaries are extremely broad and difficult to determine, and develop logical, clear, and well-documented recommendations and conclusions.
  • Communicates clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing, in order to tactfully and persuasively advise and guide executive management relative to a variety of issues which can be delicate in nature; includes making presentations and preparing complete, clear, and concise formal and informal reports, correspondence, briefings, charts, tables, and graphs that are distributed throughout the government and its partner agencies.
  • Lead and supervise team of junior analysts with oversight from Government leadership
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications:
  • Mastery knowledge of applicable theories, principles, practices, approaches, and techniques of research, survey methodology, and analysis concepts.
  • Expert knowledge and mastery in the application of a wide range of qualitative and/or quantitative methods for the assessment and improvement of program effectiveness and/or the improvement of complex management processes, systems, and procedures
  • Comprehensive knowledge and/or the ability to learn the range of administrative laws, executive orders, directives, policies, regulations, and precedents related to US Government watchlisting and screening.
  • Extensive familiarity with applicable IC directives, analytic tradecraft standards and reporting cycles
  • Excellent communication skills (oral and written); ensure information contained within reports is intelligible, cogent, comprehensive, and understandable, and that all reports use proper grammar and spelling
  • Demonstrated problem-solving experience
  • Capacity to work independently and as part of a team to provide multi-faceted intelligence products and support to operational units and IC components is essential.
  • Conduct research and analysis of data, information, and intelligence to produce a wide range of finished all-source intelligence products. Finished intelligence products shall include standard and non-standard Agency products as well as briefings for the tactical and strategic customers.
  • Participate in meetings, conferences, and working groups and provide strategic and operational analysis in assigned focus area.
  • Ability to be flexible to perform a wide variety of tasks, change focus quickly, and adapt to meet mission requirements
  • Strong proficiency with Microsoft Outlook applications
  • Ability to work with and engage the customer daily
  • Active Top Secret clearance and eligible for C/I Polygraph

Preferred Qualifications:
  • 12+ years of experience
  • Interagency experience within the Intelligence Community or federal law enforcement
  • Counterintelligence and/or Counterterrorism experience in a national level intelligence agency
  • Degree in security or intelligence studies with a recommended focus on terrorism or other transnational security threats is highly desired * Completion certificate from a commercial, military, or US government all source analysis training course or a specialized intelligence career field.

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