Company Overview:
ANSER enhances national and homeland security by strengthening public institutions. We provide thought leadership for complex issues through independent analysis, and we deliver practical, useful solutions. ANSER values collaboration, integrity, and initiative and we are client focused in all that we do. Because we were established for the purpose of public service and not for profit, we measure our success in the impact of our service.
Position Overview:
ANSER is seeking a Discovery and Collection Specialist to support the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). In this role you will develop and execute multi-intelligence (multi-INT), multi-source collection strategies to address complex intelligence challenges while advising stakeholders across the Intelligence Community (IC). You will lead end-to-end GEOINT collection activities, analyze system performance, and support integration of current and future capabilities across the GEOINT enterprise.
This role requires full-time onsite work in Springfield, VA. This position is not open to hybrid or remote work.
Day to Day Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute multi-INT, multi-source collection strategies to support GEOINT mission objectives
- Create, manage, and adjudicate collection requirements, tasking, and dissemination processes
- Analyze GEOINT system performance data and provide recommendations to improve collection effectiveness
- Collaborate with analysts and mission partners to deconstruct intelligence problems and develop collection approaches
- Facilitate integration of current and future GEOINT systems through meetings, training sessions, and briefings
- Troubleshoot collection systems and processes to identify discrepancies and recommend corrective actions
- Track system progression and provide updates on status, milestones, and performance to stakeholders
- Advise leadership and mission partners on GEOINT capabilities, priorities, and enterprise integration strategies
- Participate in working groups, exercises, and engagements supporting joint and Intelligence Community initiatives
- Support planning, coordination, and execution of collection activities across distributed teams
Required Qualifications:
- Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
- High School Diploma or General Educational Development (GED)
- 5+ years of experience supporting GEOINT collection, analysis, or collection management activities
- Demonstrated knowledge of the GEOINT Community, including collection management structures and National System for Geospatial-Intelligence (NSG) tools
- Experience with GEOINT Information Management Services (GIMS)
- Knowledge of GEOINT tasking, collection processes, and dissemination protocols
- Knowledge of national, commercial, and airborne GEOINT sensors and capabilities
- Knowledge of multi-INT collection sources and capabilities
- Experience coordinating with Intelligence Community (IC) and Department of Defense (DoD) stakeholders
Preferred Qualifications:
- GEOINT Professional Certification – Fundamentals (F) and/or Collections (C)
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a related field
- Experience with service-enabled capabilities such as Representational State Transfer (REST) services or geospatial visualization platforms
- Experience supporting Combatant Command (COCOM) or Service-level exercises
- Familiarity with collection, analysis, information technology architecture, acquisition, or operations research disciplines
- Strong communication skills supporting collaboration across distributed teams
- Ability to adapt to evolving mission priorities and operational environments
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with ANSER, please call 703-416-2000 or e-mail Recruiting@anser.org
ANSER is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We seek individuals from a broad variety of backgrounds with varying levels of experience who have a desire to do meaningful work. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.
