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Core One

Targeting Officer

Sterling, Virginia, United States

Location
Sterling, Virginia, United States
Work
Not stated
Employment
Not stated
Level
Not stated
Function
Other
Pay
$140K – $215K a year (read from the ad)
Posted
2 months ago

Pay and the market here

The top of this role’s range, $215K a year, is 115% above the median of $100K for other jobs in Virginia (middle half $52K – $150K, 324 jobs that state pay).

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About the role

Join our team at Core One! Our mission is to be at the forefront of devising analytical, operational and technical solutions to our Nation's most complex national security challenges. In order to achieve our mission, Core One values people first! We are committed to recruiting, nurturing, and retaining top talent! We offer a competitive total compensation package that sets us apart from our competition. Core One is a team-oriented, dynamic, and growing company that values exceptional performance!

*This position requires a TS/SCI w/ Polygraph*

Responsibilities

  • Demonstrate proficiency in leveraging classified and open-source databases to support the collection and acquisition of foreign intelligence.
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary intelligence professionals to support operations targeting high-priority intelligence objectives.
  • Identify and develop targeting leads through the exploitation and analysis of classified and open-source databases to enable intelligence operations.
  • Assess potential counterintelligence concerns and drive operational activities through written products, briefings, and detailed targeting packages that support core collection efforts.
  • Review and analyze operational reporting and traffic to identify actionable intelligence leads and opportunities.
  • Develop comprehensive targeting packages aligned with the client’s operational objectives and intelligence requirements.
  • Coordinate with operational components across the sponsor organization to address targeting requirements, validate intelligence gaps, and develop new leads for operational exploitation.
  • Conduct detailed research and database queries on items of operational interest and disseminate relevant intelligence to appropriate customer components.

Levels

  • Level 3: Bachelor’s degree and at least 7 years of relevant professional experience.
  • Level 4: Bachelor’s degree and at least 12 years of relevant professional experience.
  • Level 5: Bachelor’s degree and at least 20 years of relevant professional experience.

*Note: 5 additional years of experience can be applied in lieu of Bachelor’s Degree*

Qualifications

  • Demonstrated experience identifying and validating threat targets across multiple mission Areas of Responsibility (AORs) through comprehensive all-source target analysis using a variety of intelligence tools, databases, and analytical methodologies.
  • Minimum of three years of experience utilizing Intelligence Community (IC) targeting tools to support operational planning, target development, and mission execution.
  • Proven ability to communicate targeting results effectively through multiple reporting formats, including the development of comprehensive targeting packages and detailed analytical products.
  • Demonstrated experience supporting sponsor targeting efforts by producing actionable intelligence and tailored targeting solutions to meet mission requirements.
  • Demonstrated experience utilizing sponsor messaging systems to support operational coordination, information sharing, and mission execution.
  • Advanced proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
  • Outstanding organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and resolve complex issues in a fast-paced environment.

Desired Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in related preferred.
  • Sponsor Targeting Officer certification or equivalent certification preferred.
  • Collaboration with foreign partners, fostering effective relationships, and supporting multinational or interagency initiatives.
  • Experience developing and delivering training, presentations, or instructional briefings to foreign partners, demonstrating the ability to communicate complex concepts effectively in an international environment.

Security Clearance: TS/SCI with Polygraph

Salary Range: $140,000 - $215,000

The pay range reflected above is a general guideline for this position and labor category and is not a guarantee of a specific salary or offer. Final compensation is determined based on factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, education, certifications, security clearance level, contract requirements, geographic location, and internal pay equity, and may reflect market data specific to the awarded contract.

Core One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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Source

Posted by Core One on their own hiring page, job-boards.greenhouse.io. OptiTalent shows it as published, read 07 Nov 2026 10:52 UTC; the original is the reference.

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