OSINT Analyst - Senior

Voluntary Protection Programs Participants' Association, Inc.; Miami, Northern (FL, KY); Hybrid; USD 128,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 6% 401(k) match

Paid time off

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Life & AD&D insurance

Disability insurance

Paid holidays

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

FSA & HSA options

Professional development & training

Voluntary benefits

Job summary

Cherokee Strategic Edge in Miami, FL seeks an OSINT Analyst - Senior to produce all-source analytic products supporting defense intelligence. The role requires U.S. citizenship and an active TS/SCI clearance with counterintelligence polygraph as part of the hiring process.

Starting salary for this senior OSINT position ranges from $128,000 to $134,000. The company offers a comprehensive benefits package and a 401(k) plan with company matching, along with paid time off and health benefits.

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident with required documentation.
• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Counterintelligence polygraph is required or can be obtained during hiring.
• Extensive OSINT analytic experience and strong mission-focused tradecraft knowledge.
• Ability to travel in support of U.S. Southern Commands missions.
• Proven ability to develop concise, insightful defense intelligence products.

Responsibilities

• Conduct all-source analytic production from public, private, and government open sources within security protocols.
• Identify trends and relationships in open-source data to support defense intelligence needs.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Skills

Spanish

Haitian Creole

Mandarin

Cantonese

Portuguese

Russian

Arabic

Dari

Pashto

Middle Eastern Languages

Job description

OSINT Analyst - Senior

Miami, FL, United States (On-site)

Job Title: OSINT Analyst - Senior

Job Code: SSE630

Location: Miami, FL

Supervisory: No supervisory/management authority

Prepared Date: 10/9/2026

A government contract requires that this position be restricted to U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents. You must provide documentation that you are a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident to qualify.

This position requires an active Top Secret/SCI clearance with a Counterintelligence polygraph. Candidates holding an active Top Secret/SCI clearance without the polygraph may be selected; the ability to obtain the required Counterintelligence polygraph is a condition of the position and will be completed as part of the hiring process.

Position Summary:

Cherokee Strategic Edge is seeking an OSINT Analyst to leverage publicly available information and provide all source analytic products in support of defense intelligence.

Compensation & Benefits:

Starting Salary Range for OSINT Analyst - Senior: $128,000 - $134,000

Benefits That Set Us Apart

When considering your next opportunity, compensation is only part of the picture. We offer a benefits package designed to invest in your future and support your life outside of work.

Highlights include:

• Up to a 6% 401(k) company match to help you build long-term financial security
• Paid time off as part of our comprehensive benefits package, so you have the flexibility to rest, recharge, and enjoy what matters most
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus prescription drug coverage
• Basic life and AD&D insurance, with supplemental life options
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Paid holidays
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) options
• Professional development, training, and certification support
• Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, and identity theft protection

Because taking care of our employees isn't just a promise, it's part of who we are.

Benefits are subject to change and eligibility requirements apply.

Essential Functions, Duties & Responsibilities:

Includes the following:

• Conducts all-source analytic production on sources and products of information available from public, private, and U.S. and foreign Government open source materials within established security protocols.
• Analyzes foreign and domestic based publicly available information to identify trends, patterns, and relationships that provide unique insights to address defense intelligence requirements.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

No supervisory/management authority

Basic Qualifications:

• Proficiency in one or more of the following: Spanish, Haitian Creole, Mandarin, Cantonese, Portuguese, or Russian, Arabic, Dari, Pashto, and Middle Eastern Languages.
• Ability to Participate in partner nation engagements.
• Ability to travel in support of U.S. Southern Commands missions.
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of the OSINT Analyst activities required to meet mission requirements.
• Demonstrates mastery of qualitative and quantitative analytic methodologies and pursue developments in academia or other fields that affect tradecraft methodology.
• Ability to define comprehensive, new, or unique research approaches that enable rigorous assessments to address and contribute to high-level tasks.
• Ability to demonstrate in-depth analysis of analytic operations and knowledge management issues across organizational and intra-IC boundaries and clearly articulates key findings.
• Ability to communicate understanding from information that may be incomplete, indirect, highly complex, seemingly unrelated, and / or technically advanced.
• Demonstrates ability to collaborate and work with other IC members on information sharing, driving collection, and addressing analytic disputes and conflict resolution.
• Ability to develop concise, insightful, and comprehensive products for defense intelligence.
• Must be a US Citizen.
• This position requires an active Top Secret/SCI clearance with a Counterintelligence polygraph. Candidates holding an active Top Secret/SCI clearance without the polygraph may be selected; the ability to obtain the required Counterintelligence polygraph is a condition of the position and will be completed as part of the hiring process.
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer; may occasionally require standing or moving about the office for extended periods.
• Must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Desired to have a minimum of twelve (12) years of experience related to the OSINT Analyst role with at least a portion of the experience within the last two (2) years.
• Desired to have a master’s degree in an area related to the OSINT Analyst position.

Work Environment:

Work is performed primarily in a climate-controlled environment.

Company Information:

Behind every government mission stands skilled, mission-driven talent: people whose expertise and dedication turn complex challenges into successful outcomes. Cherokee Strategic Edge, part of Cherokee Federal, the federal contracting division of Cherokee Nation Businesses, is that team. We modernize aging systems, deliver care where it’s needed most, and keep missions supplied, staffed, and moving across defense, intelligence, and civilian agencies. For more than 60 federal clients, we take on the work others won’t, and deliver where it counts. If that’s the kind of work you’re looking for, you’ve found your team. Learn more at cherokee-federal.com.

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Cherokee Federal is a military friendly employer. Veterans and active military transitioning to civilian status are encouraged to apply.

Legal Disclaimer:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected veteran status, disability or any other status protected under applicable federal, state or local law.

Many of our job openings require access to government buildings or military installations. Candidates must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement

Cherokee Federal is a federal contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA). As required by VEVRAA, we take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans. Protected veterans are encouraged to self-identify during the application process.

Cherokee Federal takes affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act. Qualified individuals with disabilities are encouraged to self-identify during the application process.

Reasonable accommodations are available to qualified individuals with disabilities or those with sincerely held religious beliefs. To request an accommodation in the application