Yeah it is, it has some interesting mechanics though. I play a recon (basically just a sniper or infiltration character) and one of their abilities is to be able to "ping" enemies for a short while to give an idea of where they are, if the recon is looking in their general direction, however they also get a notification saying that they have been pinged and where the recon is, so it's sort of two-sided.
But hey, snipers, ya know?