Senior Signals Analyst

Prescient Edge is seeking a Senior Signals Analyst to support a Federal Government client.

Please note that the availability of this position is contingent upon contract award.

Benefits:

At Prescient Edge, we believe that acting with integrity and serving our employees is the key to everyone's success. To that end, we provide employees with a best-in-class benefits package that includes:

• A competitive salary with performance bonus opportunities.
• Comprehensive healthcare benefits, including medical, vision, dental, and orthodontia coverage.
• A substantial retirement plan with no vesting schedule.
• Career development opportunities, including on-the-job training, tuition reimbursement, and networking.
• A positive work environment where employees are respected, supported, and engaged.

Description:

• Conduct advanced signals analysis of pre-demodulated and demodulated signals; perform tradecraft discovery operations; draft intelligence reports for national-level customers
• Shall perform signals analysis of collected signals and waveforms in the space domain.
• Processes, exploits, and disseminates intelligence derived from demodulated and pre-demodulated foreign signals to determine signal characteristics for intelligence purposes.
• Identify signals of interest in foreign satellite communications.
• Conduct advanced Signals Analysis, including but not limited to analyzing collected signals at the bit-and protocol-levels, including identifying and analyzing bitstreams (e.g., multiplexers, error correction, voice and video compression, instrumentation systems) and protocols (e.g., link layer, network layer, application layer).
• Demonstrate relevant, senior-level, or higher SA experience in NSA production offices, service cryptological production elements, and/or other relevant SIGINT production agencies.
• Demonstrate proficiency with enterprise tools such as AutoSnap, DarkQuest, ROADBED, VINTAGEHARVEST, Waveform Viewer Tool (WVT), Data Viewer Tool (DVT), pktproc2, and pktswing to perform analytical tasks.
• Perform searches within NSA SIGINT repositories using common NSA tools; develop selection and filtration criteria on target based on protocol and signal parameters; accurately document signal parameters for reporting using NSA reporting tools.
• Understand signal theory (power, frequency, modulation, phase, polarity, propagation), modulation techniques (AM, FM, BPSK, FSK, QPSK, PSK, QAM, PCM), multiple access strategies (FDMA, TDMA, CDMA, DAMA), encoding/decoding transmission (physical layer), be familiar with signal technologies and standards (DVB-S2, iDirect, HughesNET, ComTech), linear recursive sequences, convolutional coding, protocol stacks, etc.
• Analyze PROFORMA, spread spectrum Signals of Interest (SOIs), and perform advanced internals signals analysis.
• Coordinate with NSA collection organizations and signal development centers.
• Understand systems and processes for geolocation of ground, air, and space domain signals.
• Demonstrate understanding of the OSI model, standard protocols (TCP, UDP), IP subnetting, telecommunications technologies, IPv4 and IPv6 networks, and Classless Interdomain Routing (CIDR).