Senior CI Targeting Cell Support - USACIC

Overview

Celestar Corporation is seeking a Senior CI Targeting Cell Support to support the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) under the United States Army Counterintelligence Command (USACIC) Analytical Support Contract. The primary place of performance will be Fort Meade, MD.

Anticipated award : April / May 2026. Anticipated start : May 14, 2026. Period of performance : 1 Base Year + 4 Option Years. Location : Fort Meade, MD. Clearance requirement : Active TS / SCI.

About Us

Celestar, a proud Veteran-Owned company, offers highly competitive salaries and benefits. Our comprehensive benefits package includes company-paid employee and family dental insurance, employee health insurance, life insurance, and disability coverage. Additionally, we provide a 401(k)-retirement plan with company matching, paid holidays, and personal time off.

Responsibilities

• The CI Targeting Cell Support shall develop CI leads, based on the Command Operational Guidance or Region-derived requirements, through open-source and classified source research.
• Develops targets and target systems for joint lethal and / or non-lethal engagements. Develops target nominations, creates database records, and databases target intelligence products.
• Produces all-source analytic damage estimates and battle damage assessments and assists with combat assessment requirements.
• Conducts collateral damage estimation, performs target list management, target strategy development, and provides joint target intelligence support to deliberate and dynamic target engagements.
• Provides recommendations for target prioritization to achieve commander objectives for plans and operations.
• Provides database nominations, creates and updates database and uploads TMs into databases.
• Provide the function-specific counterintelligence leads to supported element as a Target Nomination Package.
• Prepare and provide to the supported element Lead Tenders, Operational Support Packages, Program Profiles, and Target Development Packages as appropriate to highlight the operational potential where friendly and enemy elements intersect.
• Provide research, analysis and recommendations regarding liaison efforts with operational and support elements, external intelligence agencies, and external federal law enforcement elements to foster an environment of cooperation and sharing of information to better develop future products.
• HUMINT leads that are developed out of the CI leads shall be passed to the appropriate HUMINT elements for their consideration.
• Provide CI targeting methodologies training at the Fundamentals of Human Targeting Course (FHTC), up to 12 times a year, to 16 Government personnel per iteration.
• Provide training on CI targeting methodologies to internal and external agencies up to 15 times per year with up to 50 Government personnel per iteration.
• This training shall assist the organizations on understanding how CI targeting works and the appropriate ways it will be employed.
• Develop CI High Value Individuals (HVIs), based on the ACIC priorities, through open-source and classified source research.
• Provide specialized expertise in qualitative and quantitative analysis to provide an analytically derived, empirically supported, quantitative basis for decisions regarding targeting and other options to enhance the operational effectiveness of network attack efforts.
• Participate in production, indications and warning, targeting, imagery, network analysis, counterintelligence, information operations, foreign disclosure, international engagements and threat analysis.
• Initiate and conduct research efforts; plan, coordinate, and synthesize research to produce all source intelligence products / responses.
• Produce or provide support to the production of Lead Tenders, Operational Support Packages, Program Profiles, and Target Development Packages as appropriate to highlight the operational potential where friendly and enemy elements intersect.

Required qualifications / skills

Equality and inclusion

Celestar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Celestar Corporation prohibits discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in employment based on race; color; religion; genetic information; national origin; sex (including same-sex); sexual orientation; gender identity; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; age; disability or handicap; citizenship status; marital status; service member / protected veteran status; or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.

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