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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Integrated Discovery Analyst 3 - **Company:** RealmOne - **Location:** Columbia, MD, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $167,000.0 - $217,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Software Applications, Signals Intelligence, Information Systems, Databases, Data Flow Control, Internet Communications - **Published:** August 22, 2026 - **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/main/sendform/8/8/28176/1/18040981?backUrl=%2Fcareer%2F18040981%2FIntegrated-Discovery-Analyst-3-Maryland-Columbia ## About the Role * Critical thinking and reasoning to make analytic determinations. * Knowledge of various technologies and/or topics to identify analytic vectors. * Experience in the principles and methods of exploiting foreign communications and communication systems to identify, collect, analyze, process, and disseminate SIGINT information in accordance with established requirements and priorities. * Experience in the use of software applications and databases associated with SIGINT target development. * Ability to develop techniques and tools for collecting, evaluating, analyzing, documenting, locating, or presenting information. * Familiarization with SIGINT and collateral report repositories and ability to demonstrate the incorporation of independent research to enhance target development. * Ability to identify target communications within the global network. * Independently perform and provide guidance to level 1 and level 2 contractor personnel involved with SIGINT development. * Ability to provide SIGDEV support for the purposes of optimizing and developing accesses., * At least ten (10) years demonstrated experience in and demonstrated knowledge in SIGINT development analytic support. * Within the last ten (10) years, at least five (7) of the years of experience must have been with modern digital/optical telecommunications systems and protocols, telephony switching system networks, and/or internet communications. * Desired Skills: + FISINT + ELINT + PROFORMA Position requires active Security Clearance with appropriate Polygraph ## Description * The Integrated Discovery Analyst (IDA) will provide discovery support to their assigned Stakeholders by optimizing existing accesses and supporting efforts to enable new accesses. The IDA will focus on data and voice communications including DNR, DNI and other advanced technologies over IP. The IDA will provide support and insight into specific networks and information systems, troubleshooting dataflow issues, and enabling discovery efforts within the mission space. 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