Senior OSINT/PAI Language Enabled Analyst - Russian - AFCENT 4.27

Credence Management Solutions, LLC; Sumter (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental &amp

401k, IRA

Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary &

Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick &

Family Leave

Disability (Short & Long Term)

Training & Development

Job summary

Credence Management Solutions, LLC builds a pool of qualified candidates for Open-Source Analysis roles to support USCENTCOM AOR for defense and health missions. The positions emphasize OSINT collection, analysis, and reporting, with tasks including briefings, reports, and translations.

Ideal candidates possess TS/SCI eligibility, 8+ years of DoD intelligence experience, strong briefing skills, and OSINT tool familiarity. Occasional travel and collaboration with government partners are expected.

Qualifications

• Must have TS/SCI eligibility.
• Bachelor’s degree or 8+ years intelligence analysis experience.
• 8+ years of tactical/operational DoD or equivalent experience.
• Proficient with standard computer applications and intelligence automation.
• Russian language capability; tested to ILR 2/2 or DPLT.
• OSINT training (OS301/OS1) required within 3 months.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert analytic support to Open-Source Analysis across USCENTCOM AOR.
• Lead senior analytical advising for military and DoD personnel.
• Develop strategies for PAI collection to address intelligence gaps.
• Lead integration of intelligence data and produce OSINT in response to PIR.
• Translate support for 9AF/A2 mission.

Skills

OSINT analysis

Briefing skills

Public-sources research

Russian language

Team collaboration

Education

TS/SCI clearance eligibility

Bachelor's degree or 8 years intelligence experience

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.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert analytic support to Open‑Source Analysis and 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.
• Apply knowledge of AOR history, local customs, and current events in targeting, assessment, and trend analysis processes.
• 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. As directed, leverage formal and informal analytic exchanges and training opportunities to foster peer‑to‑peer collaboration, ensure thorough vetting of products, and maintain acuity on essential elements of tradecraft.
• Maintain coordination/collaboration critical to mission success with outside entities, including, but not limited to, the National Command Authority; national, international, and service intelligence centers; combatant commands; air components; and wing intelligence.
• Maintain specialized intelligence and operations community access 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 execution of assigned tasks 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/receive training.
• Strong briefing skills, including the ability to clearly articulate information.
• Language enabled based on current or emerging needs of the assigned unit: Russian; independently tested to ensure ability to listen, read, write, and translate in accordance with either DPLT or ILR level 2/2 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

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

Benefits

• 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