Principal Intelligence Analyst, Unit Operations Mission (50)

Summary

Principal Intelligence Analyst

The United States Space Force (USSF) Space Delta 7 (DEL 7) 75th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Squadron (75 ISRS) at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado is searching for a Principal Intelligence Analyst. This position serves as a vital multi-source intelligence expert, engaging in the complex technical analysis and production of integrated intelligence to provide critical battlespace awareness for combatant commanders and national customers. The analyst leads and performs complex, multi-disciplinary analysis of classified and unclassified information to understand adversary strengths and weaknesses, often developing novel analytical methods where established procedures are insufficient. This role involves advising senior leaders on air, space, and cyberspace operations, managing the full intelligence production cycle from requirement to dissemination, and serving as an authoritative functional expert on ISR issues in high-level forums with service, national, and coalition partners. Ultimately, the analyst delivers fused intelligence products and strategic recommendations that directly influence operational policy, resource allocation, and the successful execution of global military operations.

The ideal candidate is a highly experienced intelligence professional, preferably holding an advanced degree, with a demonstrated record of success operating at a full-performance level. This individual possesses extensive, expert-level knowledge of the complete intelligence cycle, including a full range of research and collection methods, advanced analytical principles, and database manipulation techniques. They have a sophisticated understanding of the national intelligence community, Joint, and DoD organizational structures and inter-relationships. The candidate is a technical expert skilled in conducting unbiased, complex research across multiple sources to produce detailed analyses and collection requirements, exercising independent judgment and resourcefulness to develop new methodologies when faced with ambiguous situations. As an exceptional communicator, they can deliver clear and concise written products and verbal briefings on highly complex matters to senior decision-makers and are adept at collaborating with mid-level counterparts across the intelligence community and with coalition partners to achieve strategic objectives. Finally, the candidate must be able to thrive under pressure, making sound, timely assessments and recommendations while maintaining control of highly sensitive, classified material.

Key Skills and Abilities:

1. Knowledge of the full range of intelligence research, processing, and exploitation methods, techniques, and practices using multi-source intelligence information to capture and report intelligence information in a usable form that directly or indirectly affects national security; interprets policy and commits resources impacting intelligence capabilities.
2. Knowledge of advanced USAF and national ISR processing and exploitation, PED capabilities, systems, and multi-source intelligence production policies to process and exploit complex information/situations attained from multiple sources.
3. Knowledge of the national intelligence community, Joint, DoD structure, organizations, mission/functions, interrelationships, and operations.
4. Skill in conducting unbiased complex research, identifying appropriate available systems/data sources, and producing processing and exploitation requirement assessments that answer specific tasks to link and leverage agency capabilities in support of consumers, customers, and clients.
5. Skill in communicating effectively with others both orally and in writing, in working out solutions to problems or questions related to the work, writing clear and concise intelligence products, and delivering written and/or verbal presentations to senior level audiences for decision-making purposes.
6. Ability to maintain control of classified material, quickly assimilate disparate data, render knowledgeable and accurate assessments of the implication of such data, and make decisions, estimates, and recommendations under conditions of urgency and pressure based on mature judgment and experience and present and/or defend a position effectively.

Job Description

Principal Intelligence Analyst

The United States Space Force (USSF) Space Delta 7 (DEL 7) 75th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Squadron (75 ISRS) at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado is searching for a Principal Intelligence Analyst. This position serves as a vital multi-source intelligence expert, engaging in the complex technical analysis and production of integrated intelligence to provide critical battlespace awareness for combatant commanders and national customers. The analyst leads and performs complex, multi-disciplinary analysis of classified and unclassified information to understand adversary strengths and weaknesses, often developing novel analytical methods where established procedures are insufficient. This role involves advising senior leaders on air, space, and cyberspace operations, managing the full intelligence production cycle from requirement to dissemination, and serving as an authoritative functional expert on ISR issues in high-level forums with service, national, and coalition partners. Ultimately, the analyst delivers fused intelligence products and strategic recommendations that directly influence operational policy, resource allocation, and the successful execution of global military operations.

The ideal candidate is a highly experienced intelligence professional, preferably holding an advanced degree, with a demonstrated record of success operating at a full-performance level. This individual possesses extensive, expert-level knowledge of the complete intelligence cycle, including a full range of research and collection methods, advanced analytical principles, and database manipulation techniques. They have a sophisticated understanding of the national intelligence community, Joint, and DoD organizational structures and inter-relationships. The candidate is a technical expert skilled in conducting unbiased, complex research across multiple sources to produce detailed analyses and collection requirements, exercising independent judgment and resourcefulness to develop new methodologies when faced with ambiguous situations. As an exceptional communicator, they can deliver clear and concise written products and verbal briefings on highly complex matters to senior decision-makers and are adept at collaborating with mid-level counterparts across the intelligence community and with coalition partners to achieve strategic objectives. Finally, the candidate must be able to thrive under pressure, making sound, timely assessments and recommendations while maintaining control of highly sensitive, classified material.

Key Skills and Abilities:

1. Knowledge of the full range of intelligence research, processing, and exploitation methods, techniques, and practices using multi-source intelligence information to capture and report intelligence information in a usable form that directly or indirectly affects national security; interprets policy and commits resources impacting intelligence capabilities.
2. Knowledge of advanced USAF and national ISR processing and exploitation, PED capabilities, systems, and multi-source intelligence production policies to process and exploit complex information/situations attained from multiple sources.
3. Knowledge of the national intelligence community, Joint, DoD structure, organizations, mission/functions, interrelationships, and operations.
4. Skill in conducting unbiased complex research, identifying appropriate available systems/data sources, and producing processing and exploitation requirement assessments that answer specific tasks to link and leverage agency capabilities in support of consumers, customers, and clients.
5. Skill in communicating effectively with others both orally and in writing, in working out solutions to problems or questions related to the work, writing clear and concise intelligence products, and delivering written and/or verbal presentations to senior level audiences for decision-making purposes.
6. Ability to maintain control of classified material, quickly assimilate disparate data, render knowledgeable and accurate assessments of the implication of such data, and make decisions, estimates, and recommendations under conditions of urgency and pressure based on mature judgment and experience and present and/or defend a position effectively.