Data Processing Technician, Senior

Data Processing Technician, Senior

The Opportunity:  

Critical decisions are made every day in our government. What if you could use your technical skills to help them make informed decisions? As a Data Processing Subject Matter Expert (SME), you will provide expert-level guidance and insight into processing and interpretation of foreign instrumentation signals. Your deep understanding of signals intelligence, combined with your technical leadership abilities, will drive strategic initiatives and enhance our intelligence capabilities. You'll lead processing development and interpretation of complex foreign instrumentation signals, including beacon, telemetry, and communication signals. You'll provide expert assessments of signal capabilities, technological advancements, and potential threats. You’ll offer strategic advice and recommendations based on comprehensive signals intelligence (SIGINT) analysis. You'll influence decision-making processes by providing high-level insights and solutions to address intelligence challenges and serve as the primary point of contact for FISINT-related expertise. You'll share your knowledge with team members and stakeholders through briefings, workshops, and training sessions. 

As a SIGINT SME with a deep understanding of the intelligence production cycle, you’ll provide highly technical leadership to intelligence teams and organizational initiatives, use sophisticated signal processing tools, and independently develop scripts or innovative signal processing techniques to execute intelligence responsibilities. You’ll oversee intelligence reporting, production, and database management. 

This is your opportunity to use your expertise in SIGINT and have a global impact. As a Technical Analyst SME on our team, you’ll lead our national intelligence clients across multiple domains, including deep technical analysis for new discovery, leveraging advanced tools and tradecraft, and obtaining a new understanding of adversarial technology developments. You will provide leadership and oversee a team of highly technical and experienced signals analysts with unique skill sets.  

We focus on growing as a team to deliver the best support to our customers, so you’ll have resources for mentoring and learning new skills and tools. Join us as we provide the right information at the right time to support the critical needs of the intelligence community (IC).  

Join us. The world can’t wait. 

You Have:  

• 6+ years of experience with digital signal processing (DSP), content, performance analysis, or RF signals collection
• 2+ years of experience in ground station operations
• Knowledge of SIGINT requirements and intelligence oversight policies
• Ability to identify, evaluate, and document system anomalies, or make recommendations for improvement to DSP systems and algorithms
• Ability to support 24/7 operations as required by staffing shortages or client direction
• Ability to obtain timely medical and psychological clearance
• TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph
• Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of experience working with SIGINT, or 12+ years of experience working with SIGINT in lieu of a degree

Nice If You Have:  

• Experience with advanced SIGINT DSP techniques
• Experience using specialized IC SIGINT tasking, collection, exploitation, analysis, and mapping tools
• Experience evaluating, generating, or modifying software scripts
• Ability to evaluate and document system inaccuracies and create recommendations for improvements
• Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Intelligence Studies, CS, or Mathematics
• Completion of SIGE3810/4810 or 452 Signals Analysis Courses 

Clearance: 
Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.

Compensation

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Identity Statement

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Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of flexibility and collaboration, whether that happens in person or remotely.

• If this position is listed as remote or hybrid, you’ll periodically work from a Booz Allen or client site facility.
• If this position is listed as onsite, you’ll work with colleagues and clients in person, as needed for the specific role.

EEO Commitment

We’re an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that empowers our people to fearlessly drive change – no matter their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation, or related medical conditions), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.