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Senior OSINT/PAI Farsi Analyst

The Intellekt Group • Sumter, SC, United States • $200k - $250k / year • 1m ago

Job Title: Senior OSINT/PAI Farsi Analyst

Reports to: Site Lead

Department: AFCENT/A2

Location: Shaw AFB, SC

FLSA: Full-Time Exempt

Who We Are:

Intellekt is a team of dedicated professionals committed to our personal and professional goals, serving our clients and their important missions, and promoting the safety and security of U.S. interests at home and abroad. Accountability is the foundation of our culture. We use this foundation to deliver value to our clients by analyzing problems, formulating solutions, and driving results with focus and determination. Our values of Authenticity, Judgement, Details, and Passion guide our decisions. Together, as Intellektuals, we strive to be the most ethical and accountable provider of intelligence, law enforcement, knowledge sharing, and technology solutions in the industry.

Job Summary:

The Senior OSINT/PAI Farsi Analyst provides expert Open Source Analysis for the Analysis Division and serves as 9 AF (USAFCENT)'s focal point for subject matter expertise. Responsible for providing senior analytical advising for military and DoD civilian. This position requires in-depth understanding of PAI collection tools and methodologies, Farsi language proficiency, and knowledge of CENTCOM AOR history. Effective documentation and communication skills are required.

Essential Functions:

Provides expert analytic support to Open Source Analysis. Leads/manages the systematic collection of publicly available information (PAI) in the USCENTCOM AOR across subject areas to meet client needs.
Provides senior analytical advising for military and DoD civilian. Ad Hoc/anticipated deliverables in coordination with the Government Lead and the COR: Briefings, Tipper Reports, PowerPoint presentations, OSINT summary reports, Social Media Roll ups.
Develops strategies and plans for the collection of PAI in response to intelligence gaps, including the tools and methodologies needed to accomplish the task.
Develops, acquires, evaluates, and implements PAI collection tools and methodologies, metadata schema, or other information discoverability processes.
Leads the integration of intelligence data and information, analyzes, and produces open-source intelligence in response to Priority Intelligence Requirements (PIR) on political, military, economic, social, criminal, and counterterrorism issues.
Provides PAI research support to long-term, deliberate intelligence products.
Applies knowledge of AOR history, local customs, and current events in targeting, assessment, and trend analysis processes.
Utilizes open source tools, providing near real-time threat warning based on client's criteria, including Essential Elements of Information (EEI) and Commander's Critical Information Requirements (CCIR).
Serves as 9 AF (USAFCENT)'s focal point for subject matter expertise on current and emerging PAI technologies and tactics, techniques, and procedures.
As directed, leverages all formal and informal analytic exchanges, as well as training opportunities, in order to foster peer-to-peer collaboration, ensure thorough vetting of products, and deliberately pursue/maintain acuity on essential elements of tradecraft.
Maintains coordination/collaboration, critical to mission success, with outside entities, including, but not limited to, the National Command Authority; national, international, and service intelligence centers; combatant commands; air components; and wing intelligence.
Maintains specialized intelligence and operations community accesses pertinent to functional area in order to enhance situational awareness and planning support, including, but not limited to, Alternate Compensatory Control Measures (ACCM).

Knowledge Skills and Experience:

Bachelor’s Degree or eight (8) years’ direct relevant intelligence analysis experience.
At least eight (8) years’ analytical experience at the tactical/operational level within DoD or equivalent Government agencies.
Former MOS 35F, 350F, 18F, 35D, 34A, or equivalent such as USMC – 0204, 0210, 0211.
Counterintelligence/Human Intelligence (CI/HUMINT) Specialist, 0231 Intelligence Specialist, U.S. Navy – Navy Intelligence Specialist, USAF – 1N7X1 Human Intelligence Specialist, 1N4X1 Intelligence Fusion Analyst, 1N0X1 All Source Intelligence Analyst.
Proficient in utilizing standard computer applications and intelligence-related automation to support analytical efforts and product development.
Familiar with and capable of using social media platforms.
Capable of effectively operating as a member of an analytical team in support of Combined Joint Operating Area (CJOA)-I requirements.
Able to travel to CJOA-C in order to provide/receive training.
Briefing skills to include the ability to clearly articulate information.
Language enabled based on current or emerging needs of assigned unit - Farsi - independently tested to ensure ability to listen, read, write and translate in accordance with either DPLT or ILR) level 2/2 based on assigned unit needs.
Open Source (OS) 1 training and Introduction to Middle East Cultural Study (Computer Based Training Course) required. If not completed previously, must be completed three months after employment start. Cost will be covered by 9 AF (USAFCENT).
Must possess a valid US passport.
TS/SCI current clearance.