Technical Targeter

Overview

VTG is seeking a Technical Targeter to support our client’s challenging operational requirements at multiple locations in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

Responsibilities

• Conduct technical research using customer tools.
• Perform technical analysis and write reports.
• Develop operational concepts.
• Engage stakeholders and present reports to all levels of customer management.
• Identify and assess entities, vulnerabilities, and technology trends to enable new collection operations.
• Deliver clear and concise briefings.
• Draft and disseminate written reports and requests for information.
• Collaborate within an integrated government‑contractor team on complex, dynamic intelligence missions.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 7–12 years of applicable experience (Level 3) or 12–20 years (Level 4) or 20+ years (Level 5).
• Cable writing experience.
• TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
• Ability to identify and assess the right entities, vulnerabilities, and technology trends to enable new collection operations.
• Ability to confidently deliver clear and concise briefings.
• Strong analytic, research, and investigative skills combined with operational sense, personal initiative, and technical expertise.

Desired Qualifications

• Master’s degree.
• Experience in intelligence operations, analysis, or support to field operations.
• Experience identifying targeting leads through exploitation of all‑source databases and specialized tools.
• Experience using customer databases to monitor field traffic and communicate with field offices.
• Formal training or certification as a Targeter.
• Overseas experience supporting collection operations and information sharing.

Pay

VTG’s estimated starting pay range is $140,000 – $195,000 annually. When extending an offer, VTG also considers work experience, education, skill level, market considerations, and possible contractual requirements, which may cause an offer to fall outside of this range.