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SIGINT SME

NextGen Federal Systems
Fort Belvoir, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/11/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/5/2026
NextGen Federal Systems is seeking a National / Joint Intelligence SIGINT Subject Matter Expert (SME) to join our team! This position provides critical technical and operational advisory support to the program, enabling advanced Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) integration across Army, Joint, and National intelligence architectures. The SME will play a key role in the development, testing, and fielding of PM IS&A systems to ensure synchronization with enterprise SIGINT modernization priorities that enhance multi-domain situational awareness and targeting.

Location: Remote Support (must reside within close proximity to a government facility to support regular secure discussions and communications); Travel required.

  • CONUS (25-50%)
  • Facility Locations: Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland; Fort Meade, Maryland; Fort Belvoir, Virginia; Washington, DC, Fort Bragg, NC, Fort Hood, TX


Responsibilities

  • Serve as a key technical and operational advisor for SIGINT integration across Army, Joint, and National intelligence architectures
  • Support development, testing, and fielding/issuance of PM IS&A systems ensuring alignment with Joint and National enterprise SIGINT capabilities
  • Demonstrate deep understanding of TCPED workflows, mission management, and multi-INT fusion in support of targeting and situational awareness.
  • Advise on architecture alignment, data interoperability, CONOPS, and mission workflows integrating with existing and emerging intelligence systems
  • Support multi-intelligence and correlation efforts across SIGINT and GEOINT data to enhance tactical and operational intelligence products
  • Advise on SIGINT data formats, metadata standards, and transport mechanisms
  • Interface with National and Joint partners to ensure system integration aligns with enterprise SIGINT modernization priorities and cross-domain solutions
  • Contribute to requirements definition, capability documentation, and verification testing of SIGINT-related functionality
  • Participate in working groups, technical exchange meetings, and design reviews with stakeholders
  • Advise on SIGINT mission thread and workflow development for use in exercises, modeling & simulation, and operational assessments
  • Provide briefings and written assessments to Senior Army and Joint leadership regarding SIGINT interoperability, architecture compliance, and capability gaps
  • Communicate effectively with technical and operational audiences across multiple classification levels
  • Maintain awareness of AI/ML-enabled SIGINT exploitation, automation frameworks, and cross-domain data solutions
  • Apply experience in Joint Targeting, PED enterprise modernization, and Mission Data Thread analysis


Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field and 10 years of experience with electromagnetic support (ES) / SIGINT (additional experience may be accepted in lieu of education)
  • Graduate of a U.S. Military Service or National SIGINT training
  • Knowledge with exploitation of non-communication and communication signals
  • Proficiency with ES/SIGINT tools and techniques
  • Experience with geospatial information from COMINT metadata and/or ELINT
  • Knowledge of space, airborne, and terrestrial ES/SIGINT systems
  • Understanding of ES/SIGINT tasking, collection, processing, exploitation, analysis, and dissemination (reporting) processes
  • Ability to execute CONUS travel (25-50%) and OCONUS travel as required
  • TS/SCI clearance with polygraph required


Desired Skills

  • Understanding of ground station environments
  • Experience with space-based ES/SIGINT systems
  • Knowledge of Army airborne and terrestrial ES/SIGINT systems supporting targeting operations
  • Knowledge with Army ES/SIGINT operations, including advanced signals analysis, SIGDEV, TechSIGINT, PROFORMA, and other SIGINT capabilities
  • Understanding of Multi-INT tipping & cueing techniques based on rules and models
  • Familiarity with TNG or JCID 4.2 or ISA services
  • Knowledge of NSA/CSS SIGINT policies (USSIDs)
  • Understanding of Army Cryptologic Office (ACO) functions and processes


About NextGen: NextGen Federal Systems is an innovative technology and professional services provider specializing in advanced software solutions and comprehensive mission and business support services. We work in close collaboration with our Customers to truly understand their business and mission goals. Our approach is to design, build, implement, and manage solutions that measurably improve our client’s organizational performance. We have established and foster a corporate culture where we: Treat employees with fairness and respect regardless of their position, sexual identity, race, or tenure; Communicate the importance of our mission and our employees’ contributions to it, ensuring they understand how their job role contributes to the greater good; Openly promote and communicate our ideas for change and adaptability; Strive to achieve results as an organization; Hold employees accountable to their commitments and provide incentives that encourage positive and productive behaviors; Value the talents and contributions of our employees as the key factor for our success; Create an environment where people can engage at all levels; Encourage people to take risks and allow them to make mistakes.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.

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