Senior OSINT/PAI SME — Info Environment Strategist

Serco; Chesapeake (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with employer matching

Tuition reimbursement

Life and disability insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Serco Inc. (Serco) is seeking a highly experienced Publicly Available Information (PAI) / Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) SME to support Joint Staff J-7 in Suffolk, VA.

The role requires leveraging OSINT/PAI to inform commanders’ decisions and to design, plan, and execute realistic, scenario-driven information environments for joint training and exercises. You will collect and analyze digital information from social media, forums, public records, and media, translating findings into actionable

Qualifications

• Active DoD Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
• U.S. citizenship.
• Current valid U.S. Passport or ability to obtain one.
• Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited institution.
• 8 years of operational experience in information operations, OSINT, PAI, or related fields.
• Demonstrated experience conducting PAI, OSINT, social media, digital-network, or information-environment analysis.
• Experience presenting intelligence assessments and strategic recommendations to senior leadership.
• Strong knowledge of intelligence oversight, privacy, OPS, source validation, and lawful use of PAI/OSINT.
• Exceptional analytical, research, writing, and briefing skills.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 25%.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with Information Operations, Intelligence, Cyber, Space, JEMSO, OE, M&S, media, and targeting planners to ensure scenario consistency.
• Collect, exploit, evaluate, and analyze PAI/OSINT from social media, forums, public records, news sites, and other sources.
• Conduct social media exploitation including network, trend, sentiment, and cyber‑persona analysis.
• Identify emerging threats, adversary narratives, influence networks, and indicators of changes within the Information Environment.
• Conduct geo‑enabled PAI analysis by correlating online activity with physical locations.
• Research and evaluate available PAI systems, platforms, and tools.
• Conduct structured searches including deep‑web and dark‑web sources with proper authorization.
• Develop collection requirements assessments and recommend sources and collection strategies.
• Translate raw information into intelligence reports, assessments, executive summaries, visualizations, and briefings for leaders.
• Provide PAI/OSINT support to intelligence production, planning, operations, and targeting.
• Develop realistic exercise content using real-world and scripted PAI/media to replicate parts of the internet.
• Create simulated websites, social media posts, online personas, and other IE products for exercise scenarios.
• Integrate information activities into Joint exercise scenarios and MSELs.
• Participate in exercise planning conferences, rehearsals, and post‑exercise analysis.
• Operate or support government-provided IE replication tools (ION, SIMDECK, etc.).
• Use AI, ML, and advanced analytics to improve PAI research and replication capabilities.
• Identify trends and recommend improvements to IE replication capabilities.
• Support exercise assessments, after‑action reviews, and lessons learned.

Skills

Analytical skills

Research abilities

Writing skills

Briefing skills

Oral communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Job description

Serco Inc. (Serco) is seeking a highly experienced Publicly Available Information (PAI) / Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) SME to support Joint Staff J-7 in Suffolk, VA.

The role requires leveraging OSINT/PAI to inform commanders’ decisions and to design, plan, and execute realistic, scenario-driven information environments for joint training and exercises. You will collect and analyze digital information from social media, forums, public records, and media, translating findings into actionable