Intelligence Collection Manager Expert

Intelligence Collection Manager Expert

This position requires an active TS/Sensitive Compartmental Information (SCI) clearance.

Cherokee Preting seeks an exceptionally qualified Intelligence Collection Manager Expert to support USSOCOM. The Intelligence Collection Manager Expert shall focus on all issues pertaining to collection and production management, including doctrine, policy, procedures, oversight, tactical, theater and national-level coordination and other issues.

Employees must maintain global readiness and be available to deploy on a no-notice basis to hazardous duty/combat zones. Deployments may be to a theater of operations with permissive, uncertain, or hostile environments while living in austere conditions for extended periods.

Compensation & Benefits:

Pay commensurate with experience.

Full time benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, and other possible benefits as provided. Benefits are subject to change with or without notice.

Intelligence Collection Manager Expert Responsibilities Include:

• Serve as a lead Collection Manager for special projects and assignments. Develops, plans, supports, and provides guidance, assistance and have oversight on all intelligence collections and production management functions, projects and activities to include training.
• Perform Intelligence Collection management duties for routine, Special Access Program (SAP) and compartmented projects, operations, and exercises for all intelligence disciplines.
• Develop collection plans/strategies, establishes priorities for collection and routinely assists the day-to-day activities of the command collection management activities.
• Coordinate with appropriate national Intelligence Agencies, Combatant Command Joint Intelligence Centers, and Service Production centers advocation for inclusion of customer requirements in those activities standing collection and production requirements.
• Actively assist in analyst/collector/collection management partnership forums to support all-source analysts on collection issues.
• Provide oversight of Processing, exploitation, and Dissemination to include ingestion of data into web-based application to support network query.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Intelligence Collection Manager Expert Experience, Education, Skills, Abilities requested:

• Current Top Secret clearance and SCI eligible
• Minimum of ten (10) years intelligence/intelligence operations experience within DoD or equivalent Government agencies required, with five (5) years at the operational level.
• Highly proficient in utilizing current intelligence related automation, requirements based applications, tools, and databases to support collection, analytical efforts and product development.
• Shall possess ability to perform all aspects of collection management during routine, contingency, special access program, compartmented projects, operations, and exercises.
• Strong background and firsthand experience are required in Collection Management and/or Intelligence Reporting, including doctrine, policy, procedures, oversight, tactical, theater and national-level coordination.
• In-depth knowledge of systems and capabilities from tactical to strategic-level pertaining to collection and production management
• Ability to plan, coordinate, and oversee the work of intelligence personnel engaged in the intelligence collection management functions.
• Ability to research and provide technical details for any technical intelligence data program or initiative.
• In-depth knowledge of SOF and/or CT intelligence experience
• Excellent briefing and executive level writing skills
• Must possess a valid US passport.
• Must be able to pass all pre-deployment requirements including a medical, dental, psychological, background, credit, and security screens as deemed necessary to be considered deployable.
• Must be able to obtain all required immunizations deemed necessary by the contract.
• Must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal.

Company Information:

Cherokee Preting (Preting) is a part of Cherokee Federal – the division of tribally owned federal contracting companies owned by Cherokee Nation Businesses. As a trusted partner for more than 60 federal clients, Cherokee Federal LLCs are focused on building a brighter future, solving complex challenges, and serving the government's mission with compassion and heart. To learn more about Preting, visit cherokee-federal.com.

Cherokee Federal is a military friendly employer. Veterans and active military transitioning to civilian status are encouraged to apply.

Similar searchable job titles:

• Collection Management Specialist
• Intelligence Operations Manager
• Strategic Intelligence Collector
• Information Collection Expert
• Surveillance and Reconnaissance Manager

Keywords:

• ITC
• Collection Manager
• ISR
• SIGINT
• OpTempo

Legal Disclaimer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected veteran status, disability or any other status protected under applicable federal, state or local law.

Many of our job openings require access to government buildings or military installations. Candidates must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal.

As required by our governmental client, this position requires being a US Citizen AND an active TS/Sensitive Compartmental Information (SCI) clearance.

Job Info:

• Job Identification 42795
• Job Category Security, Surveillance and Enforcement
• Posting Date 06/15/2026, 05:07 PM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations Fort Bragg, NC, United States (On-site)
• Regular or Temporary Regular