Intelligence Pipeline Analyst

Zignal Labs

$90K — $120K *
Technical Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active TS/SCI clearance is preferred or ability to obtain and maintain one
  • 8+ years of experience in operational intelligence environments, particularly with DoD or the Intelligence Community
  • Proven expertise in designing and optimizing intelligence collection workflows and monitoring pipelines
  • Strong grasp of OSINT methodologies and intelligence tradecraft
  • Advanced skill in building Boolean logic and operational tagging systems
  • Familiarity with AI/ML concepts including natural language processing and computer vision
  • Ability to independently prioritize and manage dynamic operational tasks

Responsibilities

  • Design, configure, and maintain real-time operational intelligence pipelines for monitoring and alerting
  • Build and manage curated datasets and operational intelligence collection pipelines
  • Develop advanced strategies for intelligence collection involving Boolean and geospatial methods
  • Drive improvements in data reliability, signal quality, and workflow efficiency
  • Deploy and optimize AI/ML models within operational intelligence frameworks
  • Support multimodal intelligence workflows integrating diverse data types into actionable insights
  • Lead troubleshooting and optimization efforts for pipeline performance
  • Mentor junior team members on operational intelligence best practices

Benefits

  • Fully remote work option
  • Opportunities for professional mentorship and development
  • Collaboration with cross-functional teams enhancing learning and growth
  • Involvement in cutting-edge AI and operational intelligence projects
  • Strong emphasis on ethical standards and legal compliance in operations
Full Job Description
We are seeking an Intelligence Pipeline Engineer to join our growing team. This role blends intelligence tradecraft, operational data engineering, AI-driven workflows, and real-time mission support.

This role is designed for professionals who can independently own operational intelligence workflows, drive pipeline optimization efforts, operationalize AI-enabled capabilities, and collaborate cross-functionally to support mission-critical operations.

Key Responsibilities
  • Design, configure, maintain, and optimize operational intelligence collection pipelines supporting real-time monitoring and alerting workflows
  • Independently build, curate, tune, and manage structured datasets, collection logic, enrichment workflows, and operational intelligence pipelines
  • Develop and refine advanced collection strategies using Boolean logic, heuristics, metadata enrichment, tagging frameworks, geospatial filtering, and signal scoring methodologies
  • Drive continuous improvements in signal quality, workflow efficiency, operational relevance, and data reliability
  • Deploy, evaluate, monitor, and optimize AI/ML and computer vision models supporting operational intelligence workflows
  • Develop, test, and refine LLM-driven workflows, prompt frameworks, and AI-assisted alerting systems
  • Support multimodal intelligence workflows integrating text, image, video, metadata, geospatial, and behavioral signals into actionable operational insights
  • Partner closely with Product, Engineering, Data Science, Customer Success, and mission stakeholders to operationalize new capabilities and improve workflows
  • Lead operational troubleshooting, pipeline hardening, workflow optimization, and issue resolution efforts
  • Identify emerging collection opportunities, platform shifts, operational risks, and regional digital ecosystem changes
  • Contribute to operational standards, workflow documentation, and best practices for intelligence pipeline engineering
  • Mentor junior team members supporting operational intelligence workflows
  • Uphold classification, security, legal, and ethical standards for government-facing operational environments


Required Qualifications
  • Active TS/SCI clearance preferred or ability to obtain and maintain one
  • 8+ years of experience supporting DoD, Intelligence Community, defense contractor, or related operational intelligence environments
  • Experience designing, operating, or optimizing intelligence collection workflows, operational monitoring pipelines, or AI-assisted analytical systems
  • Strong understanding of OSINT methodologies, operational collection strategies, and intelligence tradecraft
  • Advanced experience building and refining Boolean logic, heuristic filtering, operational tagging systems, or enrichment workflows
  • Familiarity with AI/ML concepts including NLP, clustering, anomaly detection, entity extraction, computer vision, or multimodal analysis
  • Ability to independently manage competing operational priorities in dynamic mission environments
  • Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills


Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with Python, SQL, APIs, workflow orchestration, or scripting for operational automation and pipeline management
  • Experience supporting real-time operational monitoring and mission-critical alerting systems
  • Familiarity with AI-assisted analytical workflows, prompt engineering, or operational LLM integration
  • Experience collaborating with engineering or product teams to operationalize new capabilities
  • Experience mentoring analysts or engineers in operational intelligence environments
  • Familiarity with foreign social media ecosystems and globally distributed information environments relevant to defense missions


Locations San Francisco, DC, NY Remote status Fully Remote Yearly salary $90,000 - $120,000 Employment type Full-time

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