Intelligence Analyst (National Security Mission Support)

Job Description

Job Description

About Agile Defense

At Agile Defense we know that action defines the outcome and new challenges require new solutions. That’s why we always look to the future and embrace change with an unmovable spirit and the courage to build for what comes next.

Our vision is to bring adaptive innovation to support our nation's most important missions through the seamless integration of advanced technologies, elite minds, and unparalleled agility—leveraging a foundation of speed, flexibility, and ingenuity to strengthen and protect our nation’s vital interests.

Job Tittle: Intelligence Analyst (National Security Mission Support)

Location: Vienna, VA

Clearance: Minimum of a Top Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility, and ability to obtain and maintain a CI Poly

Job Description

Agile Defense is seeking qualified professionals to support national security intelligence and operational analysis missions within a multi-agency federal environment. This work supports critical government efforts focused on identity resolution, threat screening, intelligence analysis, and information sharing across the U.S. national security and law enforcement community. The mission operates in a fast-paced operational environment supporting national security priorities, with teams working collaboratively across government partners to ensure timely analysis, data integrity, and operational coordination. Support may include intelligence analysis, operational support, program management, and mission coordination activities that contribute to protecting the United States from national security threats.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

Selected applicants may be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Agile Defense is seeking cleared professionals across a variety of roles supporting national security mission operations.

Potential responsibilities may include:

• Apply both qualitative and quantitative analytical techniques to aggregate, assess, and analyze threats, intelligence reporting, personal identifiers, and biometric data, and draw logical fact-based recommendations and conclusions in accordance with client Standard Operating Procedures and Guidelines.
• Understand management principles and administrative processes, including communication channels, record-keeping, correspondence routing, and organizational structure.
• Possess strong oral and written communication skills to effectively present findings, ask probing questions, and collaborate with staff to gather mission-critical information.
• Extract, analyze, and synthesize intelligence data from multiple complex sources to support threat analysis, screening, and support for client unit operations.
• Consistently apply complex guidance and standard procedures, and perform additional assigned duties as needed.
• Some roles may require shift work including nights, weekends and/or holidays.

Education and Years of Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree and at least 3 years of relevant experience; 4 additional years of experience may be substituted in place of a degree for an Intelligence Analyst I level position.
  • Additional years of experience and higher education can qualify candidates to be considered for higher level Intelligence Analyst opportunities.
• Background in intelligence analysis, national security, law enforcement, or related mission environments
• Experience conducting research and analysis using multiple information systems
• Familiarity with intelligence processes, analytical methodologies, or operational mission environments
• Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced mission support environments 

Required Experience

• Minmum of a Top Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility
• Ability to obtain and maintain a CI Polygraph
• Strong analytical and research skills
• Ability to work collaboratively in mission-focused environments
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in operational settings 

Preferred Experience

• Experience supporting federal law enforcement, intelligence community, or national security missions
• Experience working in multi-agency environments
• Familiarity with analytical databases and intelligence research tools
• Experience working in operational or shift-based mission environments 

Working Conditions

• The employee will work in a climate-controlled office environment performing desk-based duties.
• This role does not require physical exertion beyond standard office movements and travel is not expected. 

Our Core Values

Employees of Agile Defense are our number one priority, and the importance we place on our culture here is fundamental. Our culture is alive and evolving, but it always stays true to its roots. Here, you are valued as a family member, and we believe that we can accomplish great things together. Agile Defense has been highly successful in the past few years due to our employees and the culture we create together.

What makes us Agile? We call it the 6Hs, the values that define our culture and guide everything we do. Together, these values infuse vibrancy, integrity, and a tireless work ethic into advancing the most important national security and critical civilian missions. It's how we show up every day. It's who we are.

• Happy - Be Infectious. Happiness multiplies and creates a positive and connected environment where motivation and satisfaction have an outsized effect on everything we do.
• Helpful - Be Supportive. Being helpful is the foundation of teamwork, resulting in a supportive atmosphere where collaboration flourishes, and collective success is celebrated.
• Honest - Be Trustworthy. Honesty serves as our compass, ensuring transparent communication and ethical conduct, essential to who we are and the complex domains we support.
• Humble - Be Grounded. Success is not achieved alone, humility ensures a culture of mutual respect, encouraging open communication, and a willingness to learn from one another and take on any task.
• Hungry - Be Eager. Our hunger for excellence drives an insatiable appetite for innovation and continuous improvement, propelling us forward in the face of new and unprecedented challenges.
• Hustle - Be Driven. Hustle is reflected in our relentless work ethic, where we are each committed to going above and beyond to advance the mission and achieve success.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.