Job Description
Job Type: Full-Time
Clearance: TS/SCI and the ability to obtain/maintain a CI Poly as required
Must be a U.S. Citizen Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401k matching, generous PTO, paid holidays, professional training opportunities, and even pet insurance to ensure your furry friends are cared for too.
Job Summary Castalia Systems is seeking an Open-Source Intelligence Analyst, Mid, to support our Intelligence Client's mission sets.
Roles and Responsibilities A qualified candidate will perform the following duties and responsibilities, but are not limited to: - 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 MCIA's Expeditionary OSINT Course.
- Identify, develop, and formalize new OSINT tradecraft and other SOPs to meet mission requirement.
- 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.
Required Qualifications - Minimum 8 years of experience conducting analysis relevant to specific labor category; at least a portion of the experience within the last 2 years.
- Bachelor's degree in area related to labor category.
- Candidates will have completed a joint-accredited OSINT course. Joint-accredited OSINT courses include but are not limited to: EOSINT (USMC), OS301 and OS302 (Army), ONI OSINT Fundamentals Course (Navy), Introduction to OSINT (USAF), DIA BOTC (DIA), NGA OSINT Course (NGA), NERD (SOCOM). Commercial alternatives to a joint-accredited OSINT course include but are not limited to: CASO (Black Horse Solutions), and SEC 497 and SEC 587 (SANS Institute).
- Leverage language skills and cultural/area knowledge in support of OSINT activities to include Arabic, Farsi and/or Persian, Korean, Mandarin, and Russian, with a DLPT score of 3/3 or better (DLPT score no older than 5 years upon hire date).
Physical Requirements/Work Environment - Normal office environment.
- During high-tempo operations, maintain situational awareness and relay intelligence in real time.
Travel Company Description Castalia Systems is a proven business partner providing mission critical solutions to the Federal Government. We provide cutting edge solutions from Securing and Managing Data to Systems Engineering and Development. Castalia Systems is a pioneer in Artificial Intelligence Design and Application.
With our vast knowledge of our customers' needs and relevant technology, our team is able to bring successful solutions to every mission. We are one-upping our competitors by providing premium IT solutions and platforms with cutting-edge technology so it's so evident when you compare us with anyone.
Disclaimer Castalia Systems is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and strives to comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, or ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, HIV-positive status, as well as any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws. All such discrimination is unlawful, and all persons involved in the operations of the company are prohibited from engaging in this type of conduct. Castalia Systems
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