Principal Targeting Analyst-TS Required

<p><strong>Principal Targeting Analyst</strong></p> <p><em>Target development for cyber operations, red-team engagements, and applied R&amp;D</em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Position Overview:</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Position: </strong>Principal Targeting Analyst</p> <p><strong>Job Type: </strong>Full-time</p> <p><strong>Location: </strong>Ft. Meade, MD (Hybrid)</p> <p><strong>Clearance Requirements: US Citizen &amp;TS/SCI&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>Experience: </strong>8+ years</p> <p><strong>What You'll Do</strong></p> <p>SIXGEN is seeking a Principal Targeting Analyst to build and lead an organic targeting and collection capability that strengthens our offensive cyber, red-team, and adversary-emulation missions. This is a hands-on technical leadership role for an analyst-engineer hybrid who enjoys solving hard collection problems, developing targets from a cold start, and turning operational experience into automated, mission-ready capability.</p> <p>As a Principal Targeting Analyst, you'll pair deep OSINT and managed-attribution tradecraft with professional foreign-language proficiency, applied AI engineering, and real software-development ability. You'll partner with operators, engineers, and program teams to deliver timely targeting and access intelligence, mature SIXGEN's collection methodologies and tooling, and mentor analysts as the capability grows.</p> <p>Whether you're developing a target for a critical customer mission, automating collection at scale, or shaping the technical direction of a new capability, your operational credibility and technical judgment will help drive mission success across the organization.</p> <p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p> <p><strong>Target Development and Key Operations</strong></p> <ul> <li>Conduct end-to-end target development against threat actors, and adversary infrastructure — from initial requirement through finished, decision-ready intelligence.</li> <li>Direct collection across the surface, deep, and dark web, closed forums, encrypted messaging platforms, and regional ecosystems beyond the coverage of commercial data sources.</li> <li>Perform authorized threat-actor engagement and elicitation; track initial-access brokers, exploit sellers, and access markets relevant to mission objectives.</li> <li>Conduct lawful analysis of credential, breach, and infostealer-log datasets, plus cryptocurrency tracing and target deanonymization, to identify access vectors and attribute infrastructure and operators.</li> <li>Deliver timely targeting updates and access