All-Source Analyst - 24x7x365 Intelligence Watch, Senior at Peraton in US-MD-Fort Meade

Responsibilities

• Adversary threats don't follow business hours — and neither does this role. Peraton is looking for a Senior All-Source Analyst to support the USCYBERCOM J2 Intelligence Watch at Fort Meade, MD, providing continuous, mission-essential intelligence coverage 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
• This is a Mission Essential position — one of the most operationally critical roles on the contract. You'll sit at the center of USCYBERCOM's intelligence operations, managing daily reporting against Priority Intelligence Requirements, monitoring adversary threats in real time, and supporting the Defense Warning Program across every classification network the command operates on. During surge, you may step up as All-Source Watch Manager or Intel Watch Officer. If you thrive in a high-tempo, always-on environment where your vigilance directly protects the DoDIN, this is the role for you.
• Maintain the 24x7x365 Intelligence Watch position supporting J2/Joint Intelligence Operations Center (JIOC)
• Assist the JOC Intelligence Watch Officer in understanding, managing, and mitigating incidents on the DoDIN
• Manage and disseminate daily single-source reporting aligned to USCYBERCOM Priority Intelligence Requirements (PIRs)
• Develop and disseminate intelligence products, brief books, alerts, and briefing slides
• Update, maintain, and post intelligence products on USCYBERCOM/J2 websites across NIPRNET, SIPRNET, JWICS, NSANet , and other networks
• Monitor adversaries and threats, providing contextual analysis of findings
• Develop, manage, and update threat indicators and levels for specified cyber threat entities
• Monitor daily traffic, databases, and tools for indicators and new threat trends; report when indicators or threat levels change
• Act as All-Source Watch Manager to assist the JOC Intelligence Watch Officer during surge operations
• Adhere to IC analytic tradecraft standards: ICD 203, 206, 208, 209, 501 , and 710
• Author and maintain Operating Instructions (OIs) for Command-wide programs and initiatives

Requirements

• What You Bring
• Active Top Secret/SCI (TS/SCI) clearance with Polygraph
• Minimum of 12 years w/o a degree or 10 years with AS/AA or 8 years with BS/BA or 6 years with MS/MA or 3 years with PhD
• Working knowledge of all-source analytic concepts, watch operations, and IC/DoD classification guidelines
• Demonstrated ability to produce timely, logical, and concise analytic reports and briefing materials in Microsoft Office formats
• Proficiency evaluating and synthesizing multiple sources of information using structured analytic techniques
• Understanding of intelligence collection capabilities and limitations across disciplines
• Ability and willingness to work rotating shifts including nights, weekends, and holidays in a 24x7 operational environment — this is a Mission Essential position with a 5-day fill requirement
• Experience with: Palantir, CyberCOP, Target Knowledge Base, Cyber Threat Matrix, AMHS, WISE, Network Knowledge Base, FoxTrail, CENTAUR, ispace, Pathfinder, Microsoft OneNote
• Familiarity with NIPRNET, SIPRNET, JWICS , and NSANet network environments and posting procedures
• Background in cyber threat monitoring, DoDIN defense, or intelligence watch operations
• Experience with the USCYBERCOM Defense Warning Program or threat indicator management
• Prior experience as an All-Source Watch Manager or Intelligence Watch Officer
• 12+ years of relevant experience, including work within the last 2 years
• Master's degree in a related field — or a Bachelor's degree plus 5 additional years of senior-level experience (17 years total)
• DoD Directive 8570.01 IAT Level 1 or IAM Level 1 certification

Skills

Required

• Vigilance
• Logical and concise communication
• All-source analytic concepts
• IC/DoD classification guidelines
• Microsoft Office
• Structured analytic techniques
• Intelligence collection capabilities
• Palantir
• CyberCOP
• Target Knowledge Base
• Cyber Threat Matrix
• AMHS

Benefits

• $112,000 - $179,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.