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Senior Signals Analyst

BAE Systems

McLean, VAFull-time$133–226K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago

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Compensation
$133–226K/yr
Location
McLean, VA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

BAE Systems seeks a Senior Signals Analyst to support a government customer with signals intelligence collection, exploitation, and analysis. The role includes developing scripts and analytic models, guiding intelligence collectors, and supporting complex intelligence operations and process improvements. Candidates need nine years of related experience, a bachelor’s degree, and specified SIGINT, technical intelligence, and network analysis experience.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Advanced SIGINT AnalysisTechnical Intelligence AnalysisSIGINT Analysis ToolsNetwork Traffic FingerprintingUser Behavior AssessmentUS SIGINT SystemComputer NetworkingCybersecuritySignals AnalysisCommunication TechnologiesNetwork MappingComputer Network EnumerationScriptingAnalytic ModelingCNOAI/MLTelecommunications EngineeringForensic AnalysisReverse EngineeringCryptographySignals Analysis Course 451Signals Analysis Course 452

Qualifications

9 Years Related ExperienceBachelor's Degree

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

Full job description

Job Description

BAE Systems is looking for skilled Signal Analysts to support our government customer. These Analysts will:

  • Perform collection, exploitation, and analysis of signals intelligence.

  • Support SIGINT collection requirements.

  • Transform technical collection into meaningful narratives.

  • Design scripts and analytic models to parse, format, and visualize complex data sets.

  • Guide intelligence collectors to critical information.

  • Work in teams to analyze technical information and execute complex intelligence operations

  • Support Civilian and Military intelligence professionals in application of advanced analytic techniques.

  • Support the innovation of solutions to customer's most challenging intelligence problems.

  • Explain complex technical concepts to language and cultural experts.

  • Provide systematic improvement to customers intelligence collection and analysis processes.

  • Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule.

  • Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the department, the Strategic Business Units, Strategic Support Units and the Company.

  • Interact appropriately with others in order to maintain a positive and productive work environment.

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Required Education, Experience, & Skills

  • 9 years related experience.

  • Bachelor s Degree. Degree must be from a university, college, or school which is accredited by an agency recognized by the US Secretary of Education, US Department of Education.

  • Experience with advanced SIGINT analysis techniques.

  • Experience analyzing unprocessed / unreported technical intelligence.

  • Experience with latest generation of SIGINT analysis tools.

  • Experience with fingerprinting network traffic and assessing user/adversary behavior.

  • Working knowledge of the US SIGINT System.

  • Working knowledge of computer networking, cybersecurity, or signals analysis.

  • Working knowledge of one, or more, consumer, government, or industry communication technologies.

  • Network mapping or computer network enumeration experience required.

  • Scripting or analytic modeling preferred.

  • Experience with CNO, AI/ML, telecommunications engineering, forensic analysis, reverse engineering, or cryptography preferred.

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Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

  • Completion of Signals Analysis Course Intermediate (451) or Advanced (452) preferred

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $132962 - $226035

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20 hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.

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How this job compares

Set against the 749 open Intelligence Analyst jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$133–226K/yr
  • Virginia median$100–152K/yr168 salary ranges
  • US median$90–150K/yr561 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $179K, is 42% above the Virginia median midpoint ($127K) — in the top quarter of Intelligence Analyst salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 204 open Intelligence Analyst jobs in Virginia and 749 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 9 years of experience — more than three in four Intelligence Analyst postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 619 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 227 of the 749 open Intelligence Analyst jobs (30%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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