Intelligence Analyst SME

Leidos is hiring an Intelligence Analyst SME 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 Intelligence Analyst SME analyzes highly complex problems, applies expert level analytic tradecraft, and uses conceptualizing, reasoning and interpretation to identify solutions.  A successful 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:
•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.
•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 TS/SCI clearance and eligible for C/I Polygraph

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

Original Posting:March 19, 2025

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:Pay Range $112,450.00 - $203,275.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and 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.