OSINT Language Enabled Analyst Mid

MANDATORY TOP SECRET / SCI Security Clearance

THIS POSITION IS FOR IMMEDIATE FILL

This position is in support of Marine Corps Intelligence Activity (MCIA), Intelligence (S2), Operations (S3) and Counterintelligence & Human Intelligence (CI HUMINT) Directorates and sets forth the requirements to provide the United States Marine Corps (USMC) with the Department of Defenses (DoD) best trained General Military Intelligence (GMI) professionals. This task order covers the work required to provide stakeholders Intelligence Analytical support for all Intelligence factions.

The analyst shall:

• Conduct OSINT activities in response to Government Request for Information (RFI) or tasking by the OIC including working with the Government to clarify and refine the RFI, collecting, exploiting, and analyzing-online open-source information, and preparing a report in the format required by the task, with minimal supervision using commercial internet, NIPRNet, SIPRNet and SCINet systems and tools.
• Populate and maintain databases in support of and in conjunction with Data Analysts and Data Scientists.
• Document types and structure of open-source data, analyze and mine data to identify patterns and correlations, map and trace data from system to system or source to source, design and create data reports.
• Assist the OSINT Team in using and evaluating available Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) tools.
• Employ COTS tools to aggregate, structure, visualize, and assess available open-source information; infer and assess the relevance, veracity, and credibility of the information and its source.
• Employ managed attribution (MA) software and associated online tradecraft while executing OSINT collection activities; demonstrate an understanding of the limitations of MA tools.
• Develop innovative ways to combine data from different tools to provide analytical results that are of greater value and relevance to Operational Forces.
• Train and mentor Marines in OSINT tradecraft and best practices, including the ability to administer MCIAs Expeditionary OSINT Course.
• Identify, develop, and formalize new OSINT tradecraft and other SOPs to meet mission requirement.

• Three mid-level language enabled analysts shall leverage language skills and cultural/area knowledge in support of OSINT activities. The government will specify which languages will be required. They could include Mandarin, and Russian, with a DLPT score of 3/3 or better (DLPT score no older than 5 years upon hire date).

• Develops open-source research strategies to support specific information gaps.
• Manually search for, exploit and analyze a variety of online open sources to include media, social media, academic literature, videos, maps etc. in target language to augment information acquired through other sources and/or to fill information gaps.
• Use various tools and methods to determine authenticity and currency of information acquired from the Internet.
• Create reports using Word and PowerPoint to convey research findings; generate Open-Source Intelligence Reports (OSIRs).
• Verbally brief findings and research methods to various consumers.
• Use language skills to conduct searches and translate foreign articles, journals, and other forms of media into English.
• Participate in meetings, conferences, and exercises.

• Produce and deliver written reports, intelligence assessments and briefings to support consumers at the tactical, operational, and strategic level as assigned. Written products will meet Intelligence Community Standards (e.g., ICD 203, 206, 208), DoD NIC OSINT standards and MCIA standards and adhere to MCIA production and review processes.
  

A well qualified analyst:

• Demonstrates comprehensive mission knowledge and skills that affirms completion of all developmental training and experiences for the labor category.

• Demonstrates ability to communicate understanding from information that may be incomplete, indirect, highly complex, seemingly unrelated, and / or technically advanced. Demonstrates ability to structure analysis based on trends in reporting and a range of analytic perspectives from other analysts, organizations, and intelligence disciplines.
  Demonstrates ability to work independently with minimal oversight and direction.
• Demonstrates ability to collaborate and work with other IC members on information sharing, driving collection, and addressing analytic disputes and conflict resolution.
• Demonstrates ability to develop concise, insightful, and comprehensive products for defense intelligence.
• Demonstrates ability to lead teams in researching multifaceted or critical problems. Provides guidance in selecting, designing, and applying analytic methodologies. Uses argument evaluation and validated analytic methodologies to challenge differing perspectives.
  
  Desired Experience: At least 8 years of experience conducting analysis relevant to the specific labor category with at least a portion of the experience within the last 2 years.
  
  Desired Education: Bachelors degree in an area related to the labor category from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
  
  

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