Full-Time

Intelligence Analyst 4

XLA

XLA

11-50 employees

Program lifecycle management and engineering support

No salary listed

No H1B Sponsorship

Washington, DC, USA

In Person

US Top Secret Clearance Required

Bachelor's, Master's

Category
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Requirements
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Active Top Secret clearance required.
  • Must be eligible to obtain and maintain access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI).
Responsibilities
  • Lead complex analytical efforts supporting the FBI Homeland Security Task Force National Coordination Center.
  • Provide 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.
  • Directly support efforts to identify, disrupt, dismantle, and prosecute transnational criminal organizations, cartel networks, human trafficking organizations, money laundering enterprises, foreign terrorist organizations, and other high-priority threats.
  • Apply advanced analytic methodologies and investigative techniques to integrate and evaluate information from multiple law enforcement, intelligence, commercial, financial, and open-source data sources.
  • Develop actionable intelligence, identify critical links between criminal and financial networks, and produce strategic intelligence products that support investigative operations, asset seizure efforts, and executive decision-making.
  • Serve as a technical leader and mentor to junior analysts while helping develop innovative approaches to intelligence exploitation, financial investigations, and predictive analysis.
  • Routinely support multi-agency investigations through the exploitation of large-scale datasets, advanced link analysis, cryptocurrency tracing, network mapping, intelligence fusion, and strategic assessments.
  • Operate independently within highly complex investigative and intelligence environments and provide expert-level analytical support to FBI personnel, HSI, HSTF leadership, and partner agency stakeholders.
Desired Qualifications
  • Master's Degree in Intelligence Studies, Criminal Justice, Homeland Security, National Security Studies, Finance, Business Administration, Public Administration, or a related discipline preferred.
  • Former FBI, DEA, HSI, IRS-CI, FinCEN, Treasury, Intelligence Community (IC), military intelligence, or other Federal law enforcement experience preferred.
  • Experience supporting: 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.

XLA provides government services focused on Program Lifecycle Management, Engineering & Technical Solutions, and International Program Support. It helps agencies manage entire programs—from planning and engineering to execution and international coordination—through ongoing project management, technical expertise, and tailored support. The company works by aligning customer needs with project resources, managing scope, costs, and deliverables, and ensuring accurate, timely data and reporting to meet contract requirements. XLA differentiates itself through its award-winning track record, global staffing (250 employees worldwide), and its emphasis on meeting evolving government demands with reliable performance and international program capabilities. Its goal is to help government agencies stretch budgets and handle increasing service demand by delivering consistent, well-managed programs and outcomes.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Los Angeles, California

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What believers are saying

  • James Vant started April 7, 2026, signaling a growth reset under Halifax.
  • XLA holds $53.6 million across 83 awards, with repeat-buyer demand at DOJ.
  • Expiring 2026 task orders create near-term recompete opportunities for expansion wins.

What critics are saying

  • DOJ concentration drives painful replacement risk when Aug. 2026 recompetes reset.
  • 83 awards and $27.5 million returning invite aggressive price pressure from rivals.
  • Any loss of mission-critical federal work would crush XLA's growth and valuation.

What makes XLA unique

  • XLA sells federal cybersecurity, data analytics, and international program support services.
  • Its DOJ-heavy incumbent base and 83 awards create sticky agency relationships.
  • James Vant brings Octo integration experience and government-services P&L discipline.

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PR Newswire
Apr 7th, 2026
James Vant appointed CEO of cybersecurity firm XLA

XLA, a cybersecurity and data management provider serving the US federal government, has appointed James Vant as chief executive officer. Vant previously served as president of eTelligent Group and held senior leadership roles at Octo, an IBM company, where he managed profit and loss responsibilities and led strategic integration efforts. The Vienna, Virginia-based company provides cybersecurity, data analytics, technical solutions and international programme support services to federal agencies. Founded over 30 years ago, XLA has supported missions including homeland security, disaster relief and cybersecurity incidents. Vant succeeds Gary Slack, who is retiring after a decade leading the company. Lloyd Mustin, XLA's chairman and founder, cited Vant's two decades of experience in government services and IT as key qualifications for driving the company's next growth phase.

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