Targeting Officer

THIS POSITION REQUIRES A CURRENT TS/SCI with Polygraph clearances.

Core One seeks an experienced Targeting Officers (Levels 2 to 5) to support the US Government in the Northern Virginia area.  The candidate will be responsible for supporting collection activities using and manipulating a variety of classified and open source databases.  Candidates should have a strong record of achievement in the US intelligence community.  

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- D​​​​​emonstrate proficiency in manipulating various classified and open source databases in support of the client's mandate to collect and acquire Foreign Intelligence.
- Collaborate with a team of intelligence professionals in support of operations against priority targets.
- Identify targeting leads to enable a variety of intelligence operations through the exploitation of classified and open source databases.
- Evaluate possible counterintelligence concerns, drive operations through written products and briefings, and empower core collectors by producing detailed targeting packages.
- Review operational traffic for intelligence leads.
- Draft comprehensive targeting packages in support of the client’s objectives.
- Engage operational components within the customer organization to address targeting requirements and develop new leads for operational exploitation.
- Conduct detailed searches on items of operational interest and relay pertinent data to relevant customer components.

REQUIRED SKILLS
- Experience identifying valid threat targets across various mission AORs and conducting all-source target analysis using multiple tools and databases; minimum of one year experience with IC targeting tools.
- Ability to communicate results of targeting efforts in various message formats, including through the preparation of detailed targeting packages.
- Demonstrated experience with customer targeting.

DESIRED SKILLS
- Bachelor’s Degree or higher in accounting, business, economics or finance (preferred) or demonstrate strong understanding of global finance through experience or knowledge.
- Demonstrated experience using customer messaging system (Required for Level 3 and above).
- Minimum of one year of experience working with foreign partners (Required for Level 3 and above).
- Minimum of one year of experience providing training or giving presentations to foreign partners (Required for Level 4).

About Core One 
Our mission is to be at the forefront of devising analytical, operational and technical solutions to our Nation's most complex national security challenges.  In order to achieve our mission, Core One values people first and is comprised of outstanding professionals from the national security community.  Because Core One is committed to seeking top talent, we offer competitive compensation and benefits packages. In addition, Core One is a team-oriented, dynamic and growing company that values exceptional performance.

Core One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.