Description
Collects and evaluates tactical and strategic information related to organization, operations, capabilities, and limitations of armed forces; uses the accumulated information to develop order-of-battle data; makes reliability assessments of information through comparison with previously evaluated information; maintains close liaison with other intelligence activities, including counter-intelligence, photo interpretation, interrogation, and language interpretation units; develops and maintains maps and overlays to provide complete and accurate intelligence information relating to friendly and enemy armed forces; interprets maps; prepares written reports; gives briefings and oral reports; maintains current information concerning both friendly and enemy forces to include identification, disposition, personalities, combat efficiency, and history; evaluates the significance of armed forces vulnerability studies for use in predicting probable courses of actions; has a working knowledge of automatic data processing procedures as applied to tactical and strategic intelligence; supervises, commands, or acts as chief of a section, detachment, or team engaged in the development of the data or information required in this area; may serve as a service school instructor.
Core Skills
- all-source intelligence analysis
- order of battle development
- data fusion from multiple INTs
- threat assessment and forecasting
- intelligence preparation of the battlefield
- critical thinking and structured analysis
- intelligence report writing
- briefing and presentation
- liaison and collaboration with partner agencies
- database management for intel systems
- collection management and requirements
- quality control of analytic products
- team leadership and mentoring
- operational security awareness
Common Certifications
- CompTIA Security+
- CompTIA Network+
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- GIAC Intelligence Analyst (GIA)
- GIAC Cyber Threat Intelligence (GCTI)
- Certified Threat Intelligence Analyst (CTIA – EC-Council)
- Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
- GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC)
- ITIL 4 Foundation
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
Civilian Career Paths
- INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS
- OPEN SOURCE INTELLIGENCE
- IT MANAGEMENT
- PROJECT MANAGEMENT
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