Junior OSINT Analyst: RFI Analysis & Reporting

BTS Software Solutions; Quantico (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

PTO ( Paid Time Off )

401K matching

Job summary

BTS Software Solutions in Quantico, VA is seeking an OSINT Analyst (JR) to join our team. The role involves conducting OSINT activities in response to Government RFIs, preparing reports, and leveraging COTS tools while working with the OIC and data analysts.

Ideal candidates have at least four years of relevant OSINT analysis experience and a Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of experience conducting analysis relevant to the labor category.
• Bachelor’s degree in an area related to the labor category from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. An additional 2 years of experience in the specific labor category, for a total of 4 years of experience in the specific labor category, may be substituted for a Bachelor’s degree.

Responsibilities

• Conduct OSINT activities in response to Government RFI or tasking, including collecting, exploiting, and analyzing open-source information and preparing reports.
• Populate and maintain databases in support of Data Analysts and Data Scientists.
• Document types and structure of open-source data, analyze and mine data to identify patterns and correlations, map data from system to system, design and create data reports.
• Assist the OSINT Team in using and evaluating available COTS tools.
• Use COTS tools to aggregate, structure, visualize, and assess open-source information; evaluate relevance, veracity, and credibility of information and its source.
• Develop innovative ways to combine data from different tools to provide valuable analytical results.
• Train and mentor Marines in OSINT tradecraft, including MCIA’s Expeditionary OSINT Course.
• Identify, develop, and formalize new OSINT tradecraft and SOPs to meet mission requirements.
• Leverage language skills and culture knowledge (Arabic, Farsi, Persian, Korean, Mandarin, Russian) with a DLPT score 3/3+ in hire date timeframe.
• Develop open-source research strategies to support information gaps.
• Manually search and analyze various online sources in target language to augment information gaps.
• Use tools to determine authenticity and currency of information.
• Create Word/PowerPoint reports and OSIRs; briefly findings and methods to users.
• Use language skills to conduct searches and translate foreign articles into English.
• Participate in meetings, conferences, and exercises.
• Complete joint-accredited OSINT course or equivalent.

Skills

OSINT analysis

Structured analytic techniques

Report writing

Data organization

Communication

Independent work

Education

Bachelor’s degree (related field)

Tools

COTS tools

Job description

BTS Software Solutions in Quantico, VA is seeking an OSINT Analyst (JR) to join our team. The role involves conducting OSINT activities in response to Government RFIs, preparing reports, and leveraging COTS tools while working with the OIC and data analysts.

Ideal candidates have at least four years of relevant OSINT analysis experience and a Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.