Open Source Intelligence Investigator
Core
Conduct online research and produce protective intelligence assessments for force protection, counter-threats, and indications and warnings using open-source and social media data.
Role type
Senior Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Investigator
Builds
Protective intelligence reports, targeting assessments, and intelligence briefings for tactical and operational leadership
Domain
Defense and government services, intelligence community (IC)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery
Required skills
OSINT tradecraft, social media analysis, digital footprint identification, Boolean logic, large data set processing, briefing IC leadership, knowledge of Deep and Dark Web, mobile application analysis
Preferred skills
Force protection experience, protective intelligence experience, counterintelligence experience, insider threat experience, foreign language fluency
Technologies
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), specialized OSINT tools, social networking tools, commercial databases
Responsibilities
Conduct online research using misattribution techniques and digital fingerprinting; consolidate findings to support protective intelligence efforts; write protective intelligence assessments; produce intelligence products from large data sets; brief leadership on force protection concerns and provide Indications and Warnings; consult on OSINT tool usage and product development
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC