Senior OSINT/PAI Language Enabled Analyst - Arabic - AFCENT 4.25

Credence Management Solutions, LLC; Sumter (SC); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan

Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Family Leave

Disability Insurance

Training & Development

Job summary

Credence Management Solutions, LLC seeks a Senior OSINT/PAI Language Enabled Analyst - Arabic to support the 9AF (AFCENT)/A2 mission across USCENTCOM AOR. Duties include leading OSINT collection, providing senior advisory support, and translating to meet client needs.

The role requires TS/SCI eligibility, at least eight years of intelligence experience, and Arabic language proficiency. Travel to CJOA-C may be required, with use of AI-enabled translation tools as needed.

Qualifications

• Must have TS/SCI clearance eligibility.
• Bachelor's degree or eight years’ direct relevant intelligence analysis experience.
• At least eight years of analytical experience in DoD or equivalent government agencies.
• Knowledge of DoD or allied intelligence analyst roles and MOS/CI/HUMINT equivalents is preferred.
• Language-enabled with Levantine Arabic preferred or Modern Standard Arabic acceptable; DLPT/ILR level 2/2 testing required.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert analytic support to Open Source Analysis and lead the collection of publicly available information in the USCENTCOM AOR.
• Deliver senior analytical advisement for military and DoD personnel; produce reports, briefings, and OSINT summaries.
• Develop strategies for PAI collection to address intelligence gaps and implement collection tools and methodologies.
• Lead integration of intelligence data and produce open-source intelligence for PIRs on political, military, economic, social, criminal, and counterterrorism issues.

Skills

TS/SCI eligibility

8+ years intelligence experience

DoD/Government experience

Strong briefing skills

Arabic language proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

OSSINT tools

Job description

Overview

This role is being passively advertised to build a pool of qualified candidates for future openings as they become available.

At Credence, we support our clients' mission-critical needs, powered by technology. We provide cutting-edge solutions, including AI/ML, enterprise modernization, and advanced intelligence capabilities, to the largest defense and health federal organizations. Through partnership and trust, we increase mission success for war-fighters and secure our nation for a better future.

We are privately held, are repeatedly recognized as a top place to work, and have been on the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies list for the last 12 years. We practice servant leadership and believe that by focusing on the success of our clients, team members, and partners, we all achieve greater success.

Credence has an upcoming need for a Senior OSINT/PAI Language Enabled Analyst - Arabicshall provide Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) and deliverables in support of the 9AF (AFCENT) Intelligence Directorate (9AF (AFCENT)/A2) Directorate mission in the United States Central Command (USCENTCOM) area of responsibility (AOR) and Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), SC.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the duties listed below:

• Provide expert analytic support to Open Source Analysis. Lead/manage the systematic collection of publicly available information (PAI) in the USCENTCOM AOR across subject areas to meet client needs.
• Provide senior analytical advising for military and DoD civilian personnel. Ad hoc/anticipated products related to this subtask include briefings, Tipper Reports, PowerPoint presentations, OSINT summary reports, and social media roll-ups.
• Develop strategies and plans for the collection of PAI in response to intelligence gaps, including the tools and methodologies needed to accomplish the task.
• Develop, acquire, evaluate, and implement PAI collection tools and methodologies, metadata schema, or other information discoverability processes.
• Lead the integration of intelligence data and information; analyze and produce open-source intelligence in response to Priority Intelligence Requirements (PIR) on political, military, economic, social, criminal, and counterterrorism issues.
• Provide PAI research support to long-term, deliberate intelligence products.
• Provide expert written and verbal translation support to the 9AF (AFCENT)/A2 mission across USCENTCOM AOR subject areas to meet client needs.
• Utilize open-source tools to provide near real-time threat warning based on client criteria, including Essential Elements of Information (EEI) and Commander's Critical Information Requirements (CCIR).
• Serve as 9AF (AFCENT)'s focal point for subject matter expertise on current and emerging PAI technologies and tactics, techniques, and procedures.
• Leverage formal and informal analytic exchanges and training opportunities to foster peer-to-peer collaboration, ensure thorough product vetting, and maintain acuity on essential tradecraft.
• Maintain coordination and collaboration with outside entities, including the National Command Authority; national, international, and service intelligence centers; combatant commands; air components; and wing intelligence, as required for mission success.
• Maintain specialized intelligence and operations community accesses pertinent to the functional area to enhance situational awareness and planning support, including but not limited to Alternate Compensatory Control Measures (ACCM).
• Utilize optional ancillary software and services provided by Credence and approved by the Government, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled translation tools, to aid in assigned task execution and increase capability/capacity.

Education, Requirements and Qualifications:

• Must have a minimum of a Top-Secret security clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) eligibility.
• Bachelor's degree or eight (8) years of direct relevant intelligence analysis experience.
• At least eight (8) years of analytical experience at the tactical/operational level within DoD or equivalent Government agencies.
• Former MOS 35F, 350F, 18F, 35D, 34A, or equivalent, such as USMC 0204, 0210, 0211 Counterintelligence/Human Intelligence (CI/HUMINT) Specialist, 0231 Intelligence Specialist; U.S. Navy Intelligence Specialist; or USAF 1N7X1 Human Intelligence Specialist, 1N4X1 Intelligence Fusion Analyst, or 1N0X1 All Source Intelligence Analyst.
• Proficient in utilizing standard computer applications and intelligence-related automation to support analytical efforts and product development.
• Familiar with and capable of using social media platforms.
• Capable of effectively operating as a member of an analytical team in support of Combined Joint Operating Area (CJOA)-I requirements.
• Able to travel to CJOA-C to provide and/or receive training.
• Strong briefing skills, including the ability to clearly articulate information.
• Language-enabled based on current or emerging needs of the assigned unit; independently tested to ensure ability to listen, read, write, and translate in accordance with DLPT or ILR level 2/2. Levantine Arabic is preferred, but Modern Standard Arabic is acceptable based on assigned unit needs.
• Open Source (OS) 1 training and Introduction to Middle East Cultural Study computer-based training course required. If not completed previously, must be completed within three months after employment starts. Cost will be covered by 9AF (AFCENT).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Education -master's degree
• Experience in either CT, Afghanistan, Iraq/SWA regional issues, HUMINT, CI or military analysis
• Completed OS301 Basic OSINT Course
• Completed OS 1 Course
• Completed Managed Attribution Training
• Completed OS302 OSINT Analytic Tools Course
• Completed Air Force toolkit/Berber Hunter Toolkit Training
• Completed Echo Analytics Group (EAG) - Basic Social Media Analysis Course
• Complete EAG - Advanced Social Media Analysis Course

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development