Status: Position contingent on contract award
Locations: Fort Liberty NC (Fayetteville) National Capital Region Virginia Beach VA
Clearance: Active Top Secret with SCI eligibility (TS/SCI)
Telum is seeking OSINT/PAI Targeting Analyst SMEs to lead advanced open-source collection processing exploitation and dissemination (PED) using publicly and commercially available information. Youll fuse OSINT/PAI with multi-INT reporting to deliver decision-quality targeting products and intelligence assessments supporting special operations HUMINT/exploitation kinetic and non-kinetic targeting cyber operations and indications & warnings.
Plan and execute end-to-end OSINT/PAI collection PED targeting support and reporting.
Leverage public records commercial datasets social/media platforms geospatial/open data and deep/dark web sources to build multi-INT assessments.
Integrate with IC/DoD/SOF partners to align requirements deconflict collection and disseminate products.
Apply rigorous OSINT tradecraft digital signature reduction and data-hygiene practices; ensure compliance with authorities policy and law.
Brief findings to O-5/GS-14 audiences and mentor junior analysts on tools methods and workflows.
8 years total experience as an intelligence analyst within DoD or the U.S. Intelligence Community.
3 years hands-on OSINT/PAI exploitation directly supporting special operations intelligence operations kinetic/non-kinetic targeting and/or HUMINT lead development.
Note: Traditional/legacy OSINT tasks (basic review/translation/reporting of public feeds or social/news sources) do not count as equivalent experience.
2 years experience with digital signature reduction.
Advanced proficiency with current all-source tools databases repositories and targeting methodologies.
Advanced proficiency with OSINT/PAI tools platforms research methods and the digital information environment (social media internet commercially available data deep/dark web).
Advanced understanding of OSINT/PAI authorities regulations and policy.
Superior written communication; proficient with Microsoft Office.
Superior verbal briefing skills; demonstrated ability to brief at the O-5/GS-14 level or higher.
Active TS with SCI eligibility at time of application.
Recent USSOCOM/SOF OSINT targeting experience.
Link-analysis entity resolution enrichment and bulk-data analytics.
Scripting/automation for OSINT/PAI (e.g. APIs Python).
Experience integrating OSINT outputs into multi-INT targeting HUMINT lead development and cyber workflows.
Telum is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business delivering SOF-focused training targeting support and mission-driven analysis. We pair operational realism with disciplined execution to produce fast accurate and actionable intelligence.
Competitive total-rewards package including medical/dental/vision options paid time off and 401(k) with company contribution. Full details provided during hiring.
Telum is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to age race color religion creed sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression national origin ancestry citizenship status marital status disability genetic information protected veteran status or any other status protected by law. Reasonable accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities.
Required Experience:
IC
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