Language-Enabled OSINT Collector (TS/SCI)

Cephas Consultancy Services Private Limited; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Cephas Consultancy Services Private Limited in Reston, VA is seeking a Language-Enabled OSINT Collector with active TS/SCI clearance to support our government customer’s mission-critical OSINT efforts. You will conduct OSINT collection using MAS and other tools, analyze foreign-language sources, draft OSIRs, and help ensure reporting meets intelligence standards.

This role requires strong language skills, an ILR/DLPT baseline, and the ability to work in a collaborative, mission-focused

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance required with ability to obtain polygraph.
• Eight years of OSINT collection, research, analysis, and reporting experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field from an accredited institution.

Responsibilities

• Conduct OSINT collection using MAS and other OSINT tools to research foreign-language sources.
• Develop collection plans based on established intelligence requirements and mission objectives.
• Research, analyze, and evaluate information from foreign-language open sources.
• Draft Open Source Intelligence Reports (OSIRs) and other intelligence reporting products.
• Support OSINT analytic production requirements through targeted research, collection, and reporting.
• Contribute to OSIR quality reviews by providing language-based insights and relevant contextual information.
• Apply foreign-language expertise to identify, interpret, and contextualize information relevant to intelligence requirements.
• Ensure all collection and reporting activities meet applicable Defense Intelligence requirements, standards, and procedures.
• Collaborate with analysts, collectors, and other mission personnel to support intelligence collection and production objectives.

Skills

U.S. Citizenship

Top Secret/SCI clearance

Polygraph

IC experience

8+ years OSINT

Language-enabled

ILR/DLPT standards

English proficiency ILR 3+

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Tools

MAS OSINT tools

Job description

Cephas Consultancy Services Private Limited in Reston, VA is seeking a Language-Enabled OSINT Collector with active TS/SCI clearance to support our government customer’s mission-critical OSINT efforts. You will conduct OSINT collection using MAS and other tools, analyze foreign-language sources, draft OSIRs, and help ensure reporting meets intelligence standards.

This role requires strong language skills, an ILR/DLPT baseline, and the ability to work in a collaborative, mission-focused