Intelligence Analyst - Journeyman and Senior

Appcast

$88K — $154K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Current/active TS/SCI security clearance
  • Senior: Bachelor’s degree and 13+ years experience (or equivalent experience)
  • Journeyman: Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years experience (or equivalent experience)

Responsibilities

  • Plans and leads OSINT/PAI collection and analysis to map narratives and influence networks
  • Translates operational questions into commercial intelligence requirements
  • Functions as a technical expert, mentoring junior analysts
  • Produces decision-relevant intelligence products and assessments
  • Evaluates performance results to recommend changes for improvement
  • Coordinates with planners and analysts to align intelligence support
  • Identifies trends and anomalies in digital media and validates findings with evidence

Benefits

  • Best-in-class medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Paid time off and flexible work schedules
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Life insurance and holidays
  • Focus on employee wellbeing and lifestyle accommodation
Full Job Description

Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Intelligence Analyst - Journeyman and Senior to join our team! In this role you will get to deliver timely, decision-relevant intelligence in direct support of Operations in the Information Environment (OIE) and Irregular Warfare (IW) by leveraging commercial OSINT and publicly available information (PAI) tools to identify, collect, and analyze information environment dynamics.

What You'll Be Doing:

Senior

  • Plans and leads commercial OSINT and publicly available information collection and analysis to map narrative ecosystems, behavior patterns, amplification pathways, and adversary influence networks.

  • Translates commander and J39 questions into focused commercial intelligence requirements, prioritizes collection, and directs deepdive analysis that fuses commercial data, classified reporting, operational context, and regional expertise.

  • Functions as a technical expert across multiple projects by framing analytic methodologies, setting quality standards, and mentoring junior analysts on tradecraft and production timelines.

  • Produces decisionrelevant intelligence productsbriefs, assessments, and rapidturn updatesthat inform courses of action, targeting, risk assessment, and plan adaptation.

  • Evaluates performance results by tracking relevance, timeliness, and operational impact; recommends major changes to collection posture, analytic workflows, and product formats to improve shortterm project success.

  • Coordinates with J39 planners, assessment teams, behavioral scientists, and collection managers to synchronize intelligence support to lines of effort, decision points, and measures of effectiveness.

  • Identifies trends, indicators, and anomalies across digital media and information networks; validates or challenges planning assumptions with evidencebased findings.

  • Communicates insight with clear narratives, decisionfocused visuals, and confidence statements tailored to senior leaders and stakeholders.

  • Maintains analytic rigor, transparency, and compliance with applicable authorities while driving continuous improvement of deliverables, metrics, and mission outcomes.

Journeyman

  • Serves as a primary driver of discovery, translating operational questions into focused commercial intelligence requirements that inform J39 planning, execution, and assessment.

  • Conducts deep-dive analysis of adversary and competitor narratives, behaviors, networks, and influence activities, integrating commercial data with classified reporting, operational context, and regional expertise.

  • Uses OSINT/PAI platforms to identify emerging trends, indicators, and anomalies across digital media, online ecosystems, and information networks relevant to OIE objectives.

  • Produces concise, actionable intelligence productsincluding briefs, assessments, and rapid-turn updatesthat directly support COA development, targeting, risk assessment, and plan adaptation.

  • Rapidly adjusts analytic focus and collection priorities in response to changing operational conditions, commander guidance, and assessment findings.

  • Collaborates closely with J39 planners, assessment teams, behavioral scientists, and collection managers to ensure commercial intelligence efforts are aligned with OIE LOEs, decision points, and measures of effectiveness, while maintaining analytic rigor, transparency, and compliance with applicable authorities.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

All levels must have a current/active TS/SCI clearance or higher

Senior

  • Bachelors degree and 13+ years experience. Years of comparable experience can be used in lieu of degree. (HS diploma 17+ years, Associates 15+ years, Masters 10+ years)

Journeyman

  • Bachelors degree and 5+ years experience. Years of comparable experience can be used in lieu of degree. (HS diploma 8+ years, Associates 6+ years, Masters 3+ years)

Security Clearance Requirement:

An active Top Secret SCI security clearance is required for this position.​

This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.

Salary Range: $88,400.00 - $154,700.00

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!

This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will continue to be posted for an average of 30 days until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.

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