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title: 'Intelligence Analyst IV at XLA'
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# Intelligence Analyst IV at XLA

- **Company:** XLA
- **Location:** Washington, DC
- **Posted:** 2026-07-29
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-14
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/xla/jobs/5374179008

## Job description

The Intelligence Analyst IV serves as a senior intelligence and financial investigations Subject Matter Expert (SME) responsible for leading complex analytical efforts supporting the FBI Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) National Coordination Center (NCC). This position provides advanced intelligence analysis, financial intelligence support, criminal enterprise analysis, data fusion, cryptocurrency investigations, and strategic reporting capabilities in support of Federal law enforcement and national security missions. The Intelligence Analyst IV directly supports efforts to identify, disrupt, dismantle, and prosecute transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), cartel networks, human trafficking organizations, money laundering enterprises, foreign terrorist organizations, and other high-priority criminal threats.

The Intelligence Analyst IV applies advanced analytic methodologies and investigative techniques to integrate and evaluate information from multiple law enforcement, intelligence, commercial, financial, and open-source data sources. This position develops actionable intelligence, identifies critical links between criminal and financial networks, and produces strategic intelligence products that support investigative operations, asset seizure efforts, and executive decision-making. The analyst serves as a technical leader and mentor to junior analysts while helping develop innovative approaches to intelligence exploitation, financial investigations, and predictive analysis.

The Intelligence Analyst IV routinely supports multi-agency investigations through the exploitation of large-scale datasets, advanced link analysis, cryptocurrency tracing, network mapping, intelligence fusion, and strategic assessments. This individual operates independently within highly complex investigative and intelligence environments and provides expert-level analytical support to FBI personnel, HSI, HSTF leadership, and partner agency stakeholders.

Minimum Qualifications:

Experience:

- Minimum ten (10) years of intelligence analysis, financial investigations, criminal intelligence, law enforcement intelligence, or national security experience.
- Demonstrated experience supporting complex intelligence-driven investigations and multi-agency operations.
- Experience developing strategic intelligence products, investigative leads, and analytical methodologies.
- Experience analyzing large structured and unstructured datasets to support operational and strategic objectives.

Education:

- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in Intelligence Studies, Criminal Justice, Homeland Security, National Security Studies, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Information Systems, Political Science, International Relations, or a related field.

Preferred Education:

- Master's Degree in Intelligence Studies, Criminal Justice, Homeland Security, National Security Studies, Finance, Business Administration, Public Administration, or a related discipline preferred.

Preferred Experience:

- Former FBI, DEA, HSI, IRS-CI, FinCEN, Treasury, Intelligence Community (IC), military intelligence, or other Federal law enforcement experience preferred.
- Experience supporting:
- Financial intelligence (FININT)
- Money laundering investigations
- Cartel investigations
- Cryptocurrency and blockchain investigations
- Asset identification, seizure, and forfeiture programs
- Data fusion environments
- Intelligence operations centers
- Organized crime investigations
- Terrorist financing investigations
- Multi-agency intelligence collaboration initiatives

Security Clearance

- Active Top Secret (TS) clearance required.
- Must be eligible to obtain and maintain access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI).

## About XLA

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: XLA is an award-winning government services provider offering program lifecycle management, engineering & technical solutions, and international program support to federal agencies.
- **Entity Type**: Private
- **Headquarters**: Vienna, Virginia, USA
- **Founded**: 1994
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- Primary industry: Business Consulting and Services, Government Contracting
- Target customers: U.S. federal government agencies (national homeland, international, civilian, and defense sectors)
- Mission or purpose statement: To provide continuous support to agencies facing declining budgets and rising demand for services, delivering high-quality, agile, and cost-effective solutions to meet multi-faceted challenges.

## Products & Services
For each major offering:
- **Program Lifecycle Management**: Full lifecycle support for government programs, including project management, contract requirements, and performance management.
- **Engineering & Technical Solutions**: IT modernization, cybersecurity, and operational efficiency services.
- **International Program Support**: Advisory and support services for international development and diplomatic missions.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of approximately $1.4M (latest data), with 256 total employees
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: One recorded convertible note in 2012; key client partners include USAID, U.S. Department of State, and other federal agencies
- **Growth Signals**: Workforce grew 11.0% YoY; active job postings increased 44.4% year-over-year and 333.3% month-over-month; LinkedIn following grew 22.5% annually.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Deep federal expertise**: Over 25 years of experience serving national homeland, international, civilian, and defense sectors.
- **Award-winning track record**: Recognized as a reliable government services provider with strong past performance.
- **Broad talent network**: Strong alumni pipeline from major government contractors (Booz Allen Hamilton, CACI, Deloitte) and government agencies (USAID, State Department).
- **Comprehensive service offering**: Covers program management, IT/cybersecurity, and international support under one roof.

## Strategic Focus
- Current priorities include expanding federal portfolio through prime contracts (e.g., National Archives program), driving growth initiatives, and strengthening corporate infrastructure and cybersecurity capabilities.
- Focus on scaling operations and capturing new business in a dynamic federal market under new leadership.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Employer rating of 3.6/5.0 (95 reviews), with strong work-life balance (4.2) and fair compensation (3.8). Culture scores 3.5, career development 3.2.
- **Work policy**: Mix of in-office (Vienna, Arlington, Washington DC, etc.) and remote roles (some positions in Zambia). Most roles are on-site.
- **Perks & benefits**: Offers 401(k), disability insurance, life insurance, dental, health, and FSA benefits. Provides free snacks and drinks, job training, conferences, and tuition assistance. Offers diversity-based Employee Resource Groups.
- **Career development**: Career-growth focused training, professional education reimbursement, SMART goal mentoring, employee mobility program (independent contributor and management tracks), and corporate partnerships for training.
- **Notable departures**: President and CEO Gary Slack left in April 2026; current leadership includes COO Bret Mitchell and President James Vant (former President of eTelligent Group and senior leader at Octo/IBM, Gartner, PwC).

## Sources
1. [xla.com](https://xla.com)
2. [xla.com/careers](https://xla.com/careers)
3. [LinkedIn - XLA](https://www.linkedin.com/company/xla)
4. [Built In - XLA](https://builtin.com/company/xla)
5. [xla.com - Leadership](https://xla.com/xla-leadership)

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