Apogee Enterprises, Inc

Target Digital Network Analyst (TDNA)

Apogee Enterprises, Inc$130K — $155K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Must be a US citizen with a Top Secret clearance and SCI adjudication
  • Bachelors Degree required
  • 7+ years of cyber/NSA-IC analytic experience in TDNA/DNI
  • Experience mapping and assessing target digital networks
  • Proficiency in interpreting network artifacts and correlating data
  • Strong knowledge of networking fundamentals like OSI/TCP-IP
  • Ability to produce customer-ready analytic products

Responsibilities

  • Conduct analytical collaboration and training with SIGINT analysts to improve information sharing
  • Analyze and document technical protocols associated with telecommunications technologies
  • Create working aids and prepare analytical briefings and reports
  • Collaborate with Data Scientists to automate workflows
  • Apply critical thinking to solve complex intelligence challenges
  • Evaluate and assess changes in technology or communication means
  • Perform comprehensive scientific/technical intelligence analysis

Benefits

  • Work at the Petterson Space Force Base in Colorado
  • Dynamic role supporting the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command
  • Opportunity to collaborate with diverse teams and use cutting-edge technology
  • Full-time position with a commitment to continuous professional training
  • Work in a mission-driven environment with high operational stakes
Full Job Description
Overview

Apogee is seeking a Target Digital Network Analyst (TDNA) to support the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC). This role provides technical intelligence analysis focused on characterizing, mapping, and assessing target digital networks to enable collection planning, access development, and operational decision-making across space and missile defense mission sets.

 

The TDNA analyzes network identifiers and infrastructure (e.g., IP addresses, domains, services, ports/protocols, and related artifacts), correlates data across multiple sources, and develops target profiles and network diagrams that describe structure, communications pathways, and key nodes. The analyst produces timely, customer-ready intelligence products and briefings, partners with collection/exploitation and mission teams to refine analytic questions and requirements, and documents analytic judgments in accordance with applicable tradecraft standards.

 

This is a full-time opportunity at Petterson Space Force Base (PSFB), CO.

 

****Contingent Upon Contract Award****

Responsibilities
  • Conduct analytical collaboration and cross training with other SIGINT analysts or organizations to cross-team and cross-level information to increase target continuity and facilitate information sharing and analyst collaboration.
  • Understand Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model, ports and protocols associated with telecommunications technologies, IPv4 and IPv6 networks, Classless Interdomain Routing (CIDR), and common internet protocols.
  • Document analytical tradecraft and target knowledge and create working aids to increase target continuity and facilitate information sharing and analyst collaboration. prepare briefings & reports on analytical methodology and results.
  • Collaborate with Data Scientist to automate analytical workflow and enrich data.
  • Solve complex intelligence analysis challenges with a combination of analytical judgment, critical thinking, and proven analytical practices.
  • Evaluate technical information on targets of interest and identify changes to technology, or alternative means of communication.
  • Perform scientific and/or technical intelligence analysis to include but not limited to reporting on trends and implications of military force structure or doctrinal changes, or technical analysis of military systems.
  • Complete required NSA Courses NETA2402/NETA2108 (TDNA Analysis II) & any of the following: RPTG2238, RPTG2235, RPTG3225, RPTG3222 (Basic Analytical Reporting) or equivalent curriculum; RPTG4397 (Analytic Report Editing) or RPTG4398 (Report Releaser’s Course).
Qualifications

MinimumExperience:

Citizenship:Must be a US citizenClearance: Must have and be able to maintain a Top Secret (TS) with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) adjudicationEducation: Bachelors DegreeYears of Experience: 7+ cyber/NSA-IC analytic experience, includingTarget Digital Network Analysis (TDNA)and/orDigital Network Intelligence (DNI)production.

Additional Experience:

  • Demonstrated experience mapping and assessingtarget digital networks(nodes, identifiers, infrastructure, services, communications paths) to support collection, access, and operational planning.
  • Proficient in interpreting network and host artifacts (e.g., IPs, domains, URLs, certificates, email/handles, user-agent strings, ports/protocols) and correlating data across multiple sources.
  • Strong working knowledge of networking fundamentals:OSI/TCP-IP,TCP/UDP, common protocols/services (e.g.,HTTP/S, DNS, SMTP, SSH, VPNs),IPv4/IPv6, subnetting, andCIDR.
  • Experience producing customer-ready analytic products (target packages, network diagrams, technical assessments, and briefings) with clear sourcing and defensible judgments.
  • Ability to work independently in a time-sensitive, mission production environment and coordinate with collection, exploitation, and reporting teams.

Preferred Qualifications:Additional Experience:

  • Experience supportingNSAproduction organizations, Service Cryptologic Components, and/or joint/IC mission centers.
  • Familiarity withmalware/C2, traffic analysis, and infrastructure attribution techniques (to include pivoting across identifiers and services).
  • Experience with analytic tooling/workflows commonly used for network analysis (e.g., link analysis, packet/flow analysis, log analysis, graphing/visualization).
  • Relevant training/certifications (or equivalent experience), such as NSA DNI/TDNA tradecraft courses and/or industry certs (e.g.,Sec+,Network+,GCTI/GCIA/GCIH,GSEC).
  • Experience briefing technical findings to non-technical audiences and operational decision-makers.

Additional InformationLocation:Petterson Space Force Base (PSFB), COOn-siteTravel: 10%

Pay RangeUSD $130,000.00 - USD $155,000.00 /Yr.

About Apogee Enterprises, Inc

Apogee Enterprises, Inc. is a leading provider of glass solutions, services, and technologies. The company offers glass products, including architectural glass, such as energy-efficient windows, curtain walls, storefronts, and entrances; and glass coatings for commercial buildings. It also provides glass fabrication services, such as cutting, tempering, laminating, and insulating glass units production; and project management services. The company serves the commercial construction and renovation markets, as well as the residential market. Apogee Enterprises, Inc. was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Bloomington, Minnesota.
Learn more about Apogee Enterprises, Inc
Size
5,500 employees
Market Cap
$976.8 million
Industry
Net Income
$69.7 million
Founded
1949
5 Year Trend
+3.3%
Revenue
$1.2 billion
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