Direct Support Analyst

Leidos Holding$73K — $132K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with eligibility for SAP access.
  • 10 years of related experience or a Bachelor's degree in intelligence with 6+ years of related experience.
  • Hands-on experience with SIGINT collection, reporting, targeting, and analysis.
  • Preferred background as Air Force or DoD SIGINT Geospatial Analyst; all intelligence disciplines considered.
  • Relevant training programs may substitute broader degree fields.
  • Availability for approximately 15% travel both CONUS and OCONUS.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office and effective in dynamic environments.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee intelligence planning, support, analysis, and product creation for unit operations.
  • Maintain access to NSA raw SIGINT databases and tools.
  • Create pre-mission collection packages including SIGINT details and threat assessments.
  • Develop and execute analytic training for individuals and groups.
  • Interface with collection managers to refine accurate collection tasking.
  • Collaborate with TOPIs and engineers on application design and requirements.
  • Ensure unit compliance with intelligence collection regulations.

Benefits

  • Access to advanced tools and resources for intelligence analysis.
  • Experience working in dynamic and diverse teams.
  • Opportunities for career progression in intelligence operations.
  • Support for ongoing professional development and training.
Full Job Description
Job Summary:

The Direct Support Analyst will be responsible for the following job duties but are not limited to:

*Oversee intelligence planning, support, analysis, data flow, and product creation in support of unit operations to include sharing knowledge/experience with analyst teams

*Maintain and ensure access to NSA raw SIGINT databases and analyst tools

*Create pre-mission collection packages for operations that include targets, SIGINT details, threat assessments, and background information

*Assist in development and execution of analytic training for individuals or groups related to existing or future toolsets and/or databases.

*Interface with GCC, TSOC, Inter-agency, and RTF collection managers to ensure and refine accurate collection tasking

*Interface with TOPIs, Software Developers and Systems Engineers to refine requirements, provide insight into tasking, application design, test developed applications and provide feedback, and work with other SMEs

*Ensure/maintain unit compliance with applicable intelligence collection regulations and raw SIGINT access.

*Provide intelligence and mission planning support to training missions, exercises, and real-world operations

*Interpret and apply Priority Intelligence Requirements (PIR), Intelligence Needs (IN), Collection Requirement Numbers (CRN) and other stranded intelligence tasking methods into operational CONOPs

*Gain/Maintain access to Automated Message Handling System (AMHS)

*Responsible for sending post mission intelligence reports to appropriate entities to include NSA reporting

*Travel CONUS/OCONUS in support of operational duties

*Travel as part of a collection team with requirement to provide intelligence reach back, reporting, and data dissemination from OCONUS locations.

*Knowledge of and ability to use various enterprise tools (e.g. WVT, DVT, SAT Tools, BLACKMAGIC, etc )

Required Qualifications:
  • Active Top Secret/SCI clearance, be eligible to gain and maintain a TS clearance with SCI/G/HCS/TK and be willing to submit to a polygraph Individual must be able to acquire Special Access Program (SAP) access
  • 10 years of related experience or Bachelor's degree in an intelligence discipline and 6+ years of related experience.
  • Hands-on experience with SIGINT collection, reporting, targeting, and analysis.
  • Experience as Air Force or DoD SIGINT Geospatial Analyst, AFSC 1N4 or sister service equivalent MOS/Rate preferred but all intelligence disciplines will be considered.(Prior experience as a DSA or SGA will be prioritized).
  • Broader degree fields may be considered for candidates who have completed a relevant training program such as (e.g., 9141, 1N2A, 451/461, 452 or MCSAP/MESAP/MOSAP)
  • Individual must be available for travel, both CONUS and OCONUS, approx. 15%.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office.
  • Ability to work independently and function as part of a dynamic team in foreign environments.
  • Strong communication skills (verbal and written).


Highly Desired:
  • Special Operations experience a bonus.

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Original Posting:
July 15, 2026

Pay Range:
Pay Range $73,450.00 - $132,775.00

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.

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