Contract Senior Intelligence Analyst

About the role

Leidos is seeking a Senior Intelligence Analyst to serve as the FUSION program’s principal contractor authority for analytic tradecraft, methodology, rigor, and finished‑intelligence quality. This senior leader will guide analysts in selecting and applying appropriate methods, conduct final contractor reviews prior to Government submission, mentor the analytic workforce, and help integrate AI‑enabled analytic tools into production while preserving objectivity, transparency, sourcing discipline, and human judgment.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior contractor advisor for analytic tradecraft, methodology, rigor, and finished‑intelligence quality.
• Guide analysts in applying structured analytic techniques, quantitative methods, qualitative methods, and advanced analytic tools.
• Review contractor intelligence products prior to Government review to ensure they fully address customer requirements.
• Train and mentor analysts on analytic standards, production processes, and effective human‑machine teaming.
• Evaluate and guide responsible use of AI—including generative AI—in analytic research, production, and quality control in accordance with U.S. Government policy.

Specific duties include participating in project kickoffs, analytic design reviews, and in‑progress reviews, reviewing analytical design worksheets, tracking contractor finished‑intelligence production, and conducting final contractor reviews.

Requirements

• Current Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility at time of hire.
• Ability to work full‑time on‑site at NGIC in Charlottesville, VA, beginning Day 1.
• Ability to comply with all security, intelligence‑oversight, information‑handling, and training requirements.
• Master’s degree in intelligence studies, national security, international affairs, data analytics, or related field.
• Twenty (20) years of progressively responsible intelligence‑analysis experience supporting DoD or IC missions.
• Minimum five (5) years serving as a senior intelligence analyst, analytic methodologist, tradecraft lead, branch‑level reviewer, or equivalent analytic leader.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience producing and reviewing all‑source finished intelligence.
• Demonstrated expertise applying IC analytic standards, structured analytic techniques, and appropriate quantitative/qualitative methods.
• Experience mentoring analysts and conducting formal product reviews for rigor, sourcing, classification, and customer relevance.
• Strong working knowledge or training in AI‑enabled analytic tools, generative AI, data analytics, or human‑machine teaming.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Defense All‑Source Analysis – Intelligence (CDASA‑I).
• Intelligence Fundamentals Professional Certification (IFPC) or comparable IC credential.
• Experience supporting NGIC, INSCOM, DIA, Army G‑2, or other Defense Intelligence Enterprise organizations.
• Experience serving as a Government or contractor Senior Intelligence Analyst, analytic methodologist, tradecraft lead, analytic ombudsman, or product‑quality evaluator.

Pay

The Leidos pay range for this job level is $139,100.00 - $251,450.00. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include 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.

Benefits

Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

Schedule

This position requires full‑time, on‑site support at NGIC in Charlottesville, VA. Off‑site work is subject to Government approval.