Tactical Open-Source Collection Specialist

Assertive Professionals; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 94,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

401(k) Match 5%

Profit Sharing

Life Insurance

Dental

Vision

STD/LTD

National medical plan

Job summary

Assertive Professionals in Washington, DC is seeking a Tactical Open-Source Collection Specialist to provide 24/7/365 OSINT support for our National Security customer in Washington, DC.

The role requires TS/SCI clearance with polygraph eligibility, a degree from an accredited institution, and 3–10 years of relevant experience. The position includes a Wednesday–Saturday night shift and a comprehensive benefits package. This is an onsite government/customer facility role.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance required.
• Ability to obtain/maintain a CI polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.

Responsibilities

• Identify, collect, and aggregate publicly available information using OSINT tools and methodologies.
• Produce daily, weekly, and monthly intelligence summaries.
• Respond to RFIs and support information exchanges with IC and partners.
• Translate foreign language material using publicly available tools.

Skills

OSINT analysis

Threat assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

OSINT tools

Job description

Tactical Open-Source Collection Specialist

Washington, DC

Assertive Professionals is seeking a Tactical Open-Source Collection Specialist supporting our National Securitycustomer in Washington, DC.

This is an open and fundedposition. The available shift includes Wednesday through Saturday (Night).

This is a great opportunity to work for an employee-centric, fast-growing small business. We offer an excellent benefits package, including PTO, 401(k) Match at 5%, Profit Sharing, Company-paid Life Insurance, Dental, Vision, STD/LTD, and two options under a national medical plan with employee contribution.

This position provides 128hours of paid leaveannually, accrued throughout the year. This leave allocation is inclusive of all paid non-working time, including vacation, sick leave, PTO, federal holidays, and non-federal holidays. Paid leave accruals vary by contract and are established based on customer requirements and the contractual level of effort. The salary range for this position is structured with this annual leave allocation incorporated into the compensation model.

The salary for this position is$110,000, based on the candidate meeting or exceeding the position requirements. Employees are also eligible for a$1,200 annual corporate compliance bonusfor time and attendance compliance. In addition, candidates are eligible for either a$2,000 sign-on bonus or up to $2,000 in relocation cost reimbursement.

Responsibilities Include:

The Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) Analyst / Watch Officer will provide 24/7/365 operational intelligence support to the National Security Customer through rotational shift work, ensuring continuous situational awareness and timely response to emerging threats. The analyst will identify, collect, and aggregate publicly available information (PAI) — including open-source, media, social media, gray literature, and other data sources — using customer-approved OSINT tools and methodologies. Responsibilities include producing daily, weekly, and monthly intelligence summaries; responding to Requests for Information (RFIs); and supporting ongoing information exchanges with the organization, Intelligence Community (IC), and Federal, State, Local, Territorial, Tribal, and Private (FSLTTP) partners. The OSINT Analyst / Watch Officer will research, evaluate, correlate, and analyze information from multiple sources to generate actionable intelligence and provide updates on emergent threats, breaking events, and crisis situations as directed.

The OSINT Analyst / Watch Officer will support the development of OSINT collection plans, methodologies, and analytical procedures to adapt to evolving mission requirements and maximize operational success. Duties include maintaining a portfolio of threat profiles, activities, and trends from open-source, agency, commercial, and dark web sources; developing and refining OSINT targeting and exploitation techniques; and participating in exercises through analysis, scenario development, and briefings to leadership. The analyst will use Government-approved tools, techniques, and tradecraft to access and collect information from the clear, deep, and dark web, ensuring all activities align with established policies, TTPs, and the Homeland Security Intelligence Priority Framework (HIPF). Additional responsibilities include translating foreign language material using publicly available tools, maintaining compliance with approved information-sharing procedures, and supporting departmental missions such as counterterrorism, critical infrastructure protection, cybersecurity, border security, disaster response, and countering exploitation crimes.

Required Experience and Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI


• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph.


• Degree from an accredited institution


• With a degree from an accredited institution in an area applicable to the position: 3 - 10 years of relevant experience


• With a degree from an accredited institution in an area not relevant to the position: 7 - 14 years of relevant experience

Desired Experience and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited institution preferred in International Studies, Intelligence, Homeland Security, Criminal Justice, or other related concentration.


• Six (6) years of prior experience performing Open Source Collection for tactical/operational support.


• Intelligence Community (IC) experience


• National Security Customer-specific intelligence analysis experience


• Experience working with the National Security Customer's data sources


• Knowledge of the National Security Customer's intelligence authorities, the organization's component missions, and the role of the organization in supporting the National Security Customer's Intelligence Enterprise


• Knowledge of the overall organization's intelligence research, analysis, and production process.


• Knowledge of multiple open source areas, including surface, deep, and dark web.


• Knowledge of multiple collection techniques or approaches.


• Knowledge of developing a collection plan and dissemination practices.


• Experience working with Microsoft Office suite, common Open Source tools, and the National Security Customer's data systems.

Onsite Position Requirements - This position requires regular onsite work at a government/customer facility. The employee must be able, with or without reasonable accommodation, to:

• Access and work from the designated customer facility for the required work schedule.


• Perform the essential duties of the position using government/customer-furnished computers, systems, equipment, and approved peripherals.


• Access, review, enter, and communicate information through required customer systems and applications.


• Comply with all customer security, technology, facility-access, and equipment-use requirements.

Because work is performed in a government/customer-controlled environment, the availability of accommodations involving customer facilities, systems, equipment, software, or technology may be limited to those authorized and available within that environment.

Assertive Professionals considers reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals in accordance with applicable law.

Voluntary Self-Identification

For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey.Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiringprocess or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in aconfidential file.

As set forth in Assertive Professionals’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection.As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measurethe effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categoriesis as follows:

A \"disabled veteran\" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.

A \"recently separated veteran\" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.

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An \"Armed forces service medal veteran\" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.