CACI International

CMG Team Lead

CACI International$95K — $210K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active TS/SCI security clearance
  • 10+ years in intelligence analysis and regional security
  • Experience in a senior analytic or management role in DoD or national security
  • Ability to lead multidisciplinary analytic teams
  • Strong understanding of military modernization and strategic competition
  • Experience coordinating with government stakeholders
  • Excellent communication skills with high-visibility product development

Responsibilities

  • Lead, manage, and mentor contractor personnel for quality analytic tasks
  • Provide regional and functional expertise on geopolitical developments
  • Direct and oversee the execution of complex analytic tasks
  • Manage all-source research and product dissemination
  • Interface with government program leads to clarify requirements
  • Support time-sensitive analytic needs in crisis situations
  • Ensure compliance with analytic standards and production requirements
  • Oversee personnel training and performance management

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare and wellness benefits
  • Financial and retirement support
  • Family support services
  • Continuing education opportunities
  • Flexibility to balance work and personal life
  • Competitive mix of benefits options
Full Job Description
Job Title: CMG Team Lead

Job Category: Intelligence

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 25%

Type of Travel: Continental US

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The Opportunity

CACI is hiring a China Mission Group (CMG) regional analysis Team Lead to drive high‑quality, China‑focused assessments, analytic leadership, and mission‑aligned expertise across priority CMG tasks. As the CMG Team Lead, you will serve as the senior manager and technical lead for contract personnel delivering finished intelligence on the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and related cross‑regional issues, aligned to DIA standards and program objectives.

Our teams provide insight into political‑military dynamics, PLA force development and modernization, foreign influence activities, economic and technological statecraft, cyber and advanced technology threats, gray‑zone behavior, and other emerging challenges with Indo‑Pacific and global relevance.

In this role, you will lead, coordinate, and oversee focused analytic and operational efforts that inform senior stakeholders across the defense and national security community, ensuring timely, accurate, and high‑quality CMG production that meets DIA tradecraft standards.


Responsibilities

  • Lead, manage, and mentor contractor personnel assigned to your region, ensuring quality, accuracy, and timeliness across all analytic tasks

  • Provide senior‑level regional and functional expertise related to strategic competitors, military and security trends, foreign influence operations, regional alliances, and geopolitical developments

  • Direct the assignment and execution of complex analytic tasks while overseeing quality control for team‑produced products.

  • Oversee multidisciplinary teams performing all‑source research, regional expertise development, open‑source exploitation, knowledge management, technical editing, and product dissemination

  • Serve as the primary contractor interface with government program leads to clarify requirements, resolve issues, and ensure production aligns with regional priorities

  • Support crisis operations, surge requirements, and time‑sensitive analytic needs related to emerging regional developments

  • Ensure team compliance with program‑specific analytic standards, sourcing guidelines, classification protocols, and production requirements

  • Oversee onboarding, readiness, training, and performance management of assigned personnel

  • Support modernization initiatives, database maintenance, and integration of new analytic tools or methodologies as required


Qualification
Required

  • Active TS/SCI security clearance

  • 10+ years of experience in intelligence analysis, regional security issues, strategic competitor analysis, or related mission areas

  • Prior experience serving in a senior analytic, management, or technical lead role within the DoD or national‑security enterprise

  • Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and manage multidisciplinary analytic teams supporting all‑source production, regional analysis, foreign influence research, OSINT, or similar disciplines

  • Strong understanding of regional dynamics, including military modernization trends, regional alliances, strategic competition, and political‑military issues

  • Ability to coordinate directly with government stakeholders, manage tasking requirements, and ensure timely and accurate analytic production

  • Familiarity with analytic tradecraft standards, sourcing requirements, classification protocols, and production workflows

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience producing or reviewing high‑visibility analytic products


Desired

  • PMP or equivalent program management certification.

  • Strong understanding of regional dynamics, including PLA modernization, CCP political‑military issues, regional alliances, economic and technology statecraft, and strategic competition

  • Familiarity with DIA analytic tradecraft, sourcing, classification, and production workflows; excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience producing or reviewing high‑visibility products

  • Experience supporting China Mission Group or Indo‑Pacific Regional Center missions, or similar organizations

  • Proven Track record supporting crisis operations, surge requirements, or rapid‑turn production

  • Expertise in advanced analytic methods (data science, network analysis, geospatial analysis) and AI‑enabled workflow improvements applied to intelligence production

  • Familiarity with relevant regional languages or cultural dynamics.

  • Experience with database development, knowledge management, or dissemination workflows in support of China‑focused missions

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Pay Range:

There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.

Since this position can be worked in more than one location, the range shown is the national average for the position.

The proposed salary range for this position is:

$95,500-$210,100

About CACI International

CACI International Inc is a multinational professional services and information technology company. It provides services to many branches of the federal government including defense, homeland security, intelligence, and healthcare. CACI has approximately 23,000 employees worldwide. The company's mission is to provide enterprise and mission technology services and solutions that best fit the needs of its customers. CACI has been named a Fortune World's Most Admired Company, a Washington Post Top Workplace, and a Forbes Best Employer for Diversity.
Learn more about CACI International
Size
22,000 employees
Market Cap
$7.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
$374.4 million
Founded
1962
5 Year Trend
+7.3%
Revenue
$5.8 billion
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