Senior OSINT Data Analyst — Global Tech Intelligence

Datenna BV; Eindhoven; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Datenna seeks a Senior OSINT Data Analyst to join our fast-growing tech scale-up focused on OSINT and AI for government intelligence. You will define which foreign-language sources we collect, set data standards, and turn complex material into structured, platform-ready intelligence.

You will own major coverage areas end to end, guide analysts, and influence product decisions while shaping data quality and lifecycle management across the platform.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of hands-on OSINT experience with non-English sources such as corporate registries, procurement portals, patent databases, academic repositories and state media.
• Proficiency in Chinese reading (HSK 4 or equivalent) and working knowledge of Russian preferred.
• Experience contributing to data-driven product development and validating intelligence platform outputs.
• Familiarity with data analysis, data pipelines, and name-matching/transliteration at scale (Chinese or Cyrillic).
• Postgraduate qualification in Area Studies, International Relations, Security Studies, or related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define and own data collection workflows end to end across non-English sources such as registries, procurement portals, and patent databases.
• Develop and refine data quality benchmarks; ensure data points are traceable, accurate, and defensible.
• Contribute to data-driven product development by providing domain expertise for new features and data products.
• Coordinate between data researchers and software developers to translate analytical requirements into technical specs.

Tools

Python

R

SQL

Job description

Datenna seeks a Senior OSINT Data Analyst to join our fast-growing tech scale-up focused on OSINT and AI for government intelligence. You will define which foreign-language sources we collect, set data standards, and turn complex material into structured, platform-ready intelligence.

You will own major coverage areas end to end, guide analysts, and influence product decisions while shaping data quality and lifecycle management across the platform.