Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) Analyst, Jr

AEVEX Aerospace; Quantico (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) retirement plan

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Professional development funds

Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)

Job summary

AEVEX is seeking an OSINT Analyst to conduct open-source investigations and support government tasking. You will collect, exploit, and analyze online information across multiple networks, design data reports, and brief findings to various consumers.

You will train Marines in OSINT tradecraft and help develop new SOPs while leveraging language skills in Arabic, Farsi, Korean, Mandarin, and Russian to fill information gaps.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years OSINT experience in Military, Law Enforcement, or Intelligence Community.
• DLPT 3/3 or better with recent currency or hire date.
• Proficient language skills and cultural knowledge for OSINT activities.

Responsibilities

• Populate and maintain databases supporting Data Analysts and DataScientists.
• Document data types, analyze patterns, and create data reports.
• Assist OSINT Team in evaluating COTS tools.
• Use COTS tools to aggregate, structure, visualize and assess open-source information.
• Develop open-source research strategies and train Marines in OSINT tradecraft.
• Create OSINT reports and verbally brief findings to users.

Skills

DLPT 3/3 languages

OSINT proficiency

Education

Joint-accredited OSINT course

OSINT training programs such as CASO/SANS

Tools

COTS tools

Job description

Job Overview

Conduct OSINT activities in response to Government Request for Information (RFI) or tasking by the OIC including working with the Government to clarify and refine the RFI, collecting, exploiting, and analyzing online open-source information, and preparing a report in the format required by the task, with minimal supervision using commercial internet, NIPRNet, SIPRNet and SCINet systems and tools.

Essential Functions

• Populate and maintain databases in support of and in conjunction with Data Analysts and DataScientists.
• Document types and structure of open-source data, analyze and mine data to identify patternsand correlations, map and trace data from system to system or source to source, design andcreate data reports.
• Assist the OSINT Team in using and evaluating available Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS)tools.
• Employ COTS tools to aggregate, structure, visualize, and assess available open-sourceinformation; infer and assess the relevance, veracity, and credibility of the information and itssource.
• Employ managed attribution (MA) software and associated online tradecraft while executingOSINT collection activities; demonstrate an understanding of the limitations of MA tools.
• Develop innovative ways to combine data from different tools to provide analytical results that areof greater value and relevance to Operational Forces.
• Train and mentor Marines in OSINT tradecraft and best practices, including the ability toadminister MCIA’s Expeditionary OSINT Course.
• Identify, develop, and formalize new OSINT tradecraft and other SOPs to meet missionrequirement.
• Leverage language skills and cultural/area knowledge in support of OSINT activities to includeArabic, Farsi and/or Persian, Korean, Mandarin, and Russian.
• Develops open-source research strategies to support specific information gaps.
• Manually search for, exploit and analyze a variety of online open sources to include media, socialmedia, academic literature, videos, maps etc. in target language to augment information acquiredthrough other sources and/or to fill information gaps.
• Use various tools and methods to determine authenticity and currency of information acquiredfrom the Internet.
• Create reports using Word and PowerPoint to convey research findings; generate Open-SourceIntelligence Reports (OSIRs).
• Verbally brief findings and research methods to various consumers.
• Use language skills to conduct searches and translate foreign articles, journals, and other formsof media into English.
• Participate in meetings, conferences, and exercises.
• Perform other duties as required.

Standard Essential Functions

• Regular and reliable attendance on a full time basis [or in accordance with posted schedule].
• Responsible for exhibiting professional behavior with both internal and external businessassociates that reflects positively on the company and is consistent with the company's policiesand practices.
• Embodies AEVEX’s cultural values and aligns daily actions with department goals and companyculture.

Qualifications and Competencies

• Proficient language skills and cultural/area knowledge to support of OSINT activities to includeArabic, Farsi and/or Persian, Korean, Mandarin, and Russian, with a DLPT score of 3/3 or better(DLPT score no older than 5 years upon hire date).

Education / Certifications

• Completed joint-accredited OSINT course. Joint-accredited OSINT courses include but are notlimited to: EOSINT (USMC), OS301 and OS302 (Army), ONI OSINT Fundamentals Course(Navy), Introduction to OSINT (USAF), DIA BOTC (DIA), NGA OSINT Course (NGA), NERD(SOCOM).
• Commercial alternatives to a joint-accredited OSINT course include but are not limited to:CASO (Black Horse Solutions), and SEC 497 and SEC 587 (SANS Institute).

Experience

• 1-3 years experience in OSINT to include Military, Law Enforcement, and/or IntelligenceCommunity.

Physical Requirement

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee tosuccessfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enableindividuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties the employee is:

Frequently required to sit, and to reach to use computers and other office equipment Occasionally required to stand for extended periods of time

For the purpose of this summary, occasionally is used to represent up to 1/3 of the time given to the work day, frequently represents 1/3 to 2/3 of the time and constantly represents 2/3 or more of the time.

Security Clearance

• Ability to obtain/maintain a Top Secret DoD clearance, U.S. Citizenship required.

About AEVEX

AEVEX, headquartered in Solana Beach, California, supports the U.S. national security mission and partner nation needs around the world by providing full-spectrum aviation, remote sensing, and analysis solutions. The company's capabilities include custom design and engineering; rapid prototyping; sensor integration and sustainment; aircraft modification and certification; flight test instrumentation and support; mission operations service; advanced intelligence data processing, exploitation, and dissemination solutions; and tailored hardware and software mission-system tools. AEVEX uses agile and customized approaches to rapidly define, develop, and deliver specialized solutions for airborne special mission needs for the U.S. Government, partner nations, and commercial businesses. AEVEX has major offices in California, Florida, North Carolina, Ohio, and Virginia.

AEVEX provides a full suite of comprehensive benefits, including a 401(k)-retirement plan, comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life insurance group coverage with a portion of the premiums paid by the company, professional development funds, and an Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) with counseling, legal help, child and elder care support, among other benefits for qualified employees.

Equal Employment Opportunity

AEVEX is an Equal Opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religious creed, color, sex (including pregnancy, breast feeding and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, military and veteran status, marital status, age, protected medical condition, genetic information, physical disability, mental disability, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws.