Description
We at Leidos are seeking you, our next Russian OSINT Specialist to provide collection and exploitation of publicly-available information (PAI).
You will conduct strategic, tactical, and operational exploitation of various publicly available data sources, to include unconventional deep and dark web sources with the purpose of assessing value to our customers' interests. You have a demonstrated aptitude for problem solving complex technical issues, identifying, transforming, thinking outside the box, and a strong sense of accountability. You have experience synthesizing foreign language information and concepts into easy-to-read English-language intelligence reports.
Ideally you have a mix of AOR expertise, native/expert level knowledge of the AOR language and geopolitical environment, intellectual curiosity, communications skills, customer-focus, and operational experience to improve the performance and user adoption of high-end data analytics platforms in partnership with a highly qualified, highly motivated team. We know you are a motivated, self-driven team player who can multi-task and interact well with others and advise/consult with other team members on complex global issues.
Responsibilities:
Respond to requests for information (RFIs) from customers by collecting data, interpreting results, and drafting detailed written reports.
Work directly with the requester to re-scope and define tasks, manage expectations, and provide an understanding of OSINT capabilities.
Find novel solutions for conducting open source exploitation in order to identify areas of operational efficiencies for the open source intelligence program.
Work directly with the quality control team to provide uniform and professionalized reporting in line with the customer requirements.
Collaborating with CTR, CIV, and other parties in the collection process, OSINT requirements, AOR developments, and other aspects related to the collector position.
Be flexible in adjusting for real-world crisis events and providing close to real time collection as required.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent specialized language education & training with at least 8+ years of professional experience as an intelligence analyst, data collector, or linguist
Must be a US Citizen with an active Top Secret security clearance and willing to obtain a TS/SCI with Polygraph.
Spoken and written fluency in Russian - ILR score of 3- Experience with Boolean logic, natural language processing, social media analytics, data correlation, and data visualizations
Ability to write reports, format and populate dashboards, and provide context to data
Self-starter with curious mindset and desire to solve problems and learn new skills
Strong organizational skills, time-management skills, attention to detail, and strong initiative
Excellent oral and written communications skills
Preferred Qualifications:
Prior OSINT experience, particularly drafting of OSIRs
Current TS/SCI is preferred
International illicit Finance SME with domain-knowledge
Master's degree or equivalent
Proven experience with data exploitation techniques
Ability to script analyses and write algorithms to partially automate tasks in Python or R
Proven experience with statistical data mining techniques
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Original Posting Date:
2024-09-16
While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
Pay Range $87,100.00 - $157,450.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
REQNUMBER: R-00143826
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Leidos will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws. Leidos is an equal opportunity employer/disability/vet.
