Sr. All-Source OSINT-Focused Analyst- Arabic language enabled at Credence Management Solutions, LLC

Overview

Credence is seeking a Senior All-Source OSINT-Focused Analyst- Language enabled to support the U.S. Air Forces Central (AFCENT) Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Technical Support program at Shaw AFB, SC.

Language Enable – Arabic - independently tested to ensure ability to listen, read, write and translate in accordance with either Defense Proficiency Language Test (DPLT) or Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) level 2/2 (Levantine Arabic is preferred but Modern Standard Arabic is acceptable)

Salary Range

• Provide expert analytic support to Open-Source Analysis. Lead/manage the systematic collection of publicly available information (PAI) in the USCENTCOM AOR across subject areas to meet client needs.
• Provide senior analytical advising for military and DoD civilian personnel. Ad Hoc/anticipated products relating to this subtask include: Briefings, Tipper Reports, PowerPoint presentations, OSINT summary reports, Social Media Roll ups.
• Develop strategies and plans for the collection of PAI in response to intelligence gaps, including the tools and methodologies needed to accomplish the task.
• Develop, acquire, evaluate, and implement PAI collection tools and methodologies, metadata schema, or other information discoverability processes.
• Lead the integration of intelligence data and information, analyze, and produce open-source intelligence in response to Priority Intelligence Requirements (PIR) on political, military, economic, social, criminal, and counterterrorism issues.
• Provide PAI research support to long-term, deliberate intelligence products.
• Provide expert written and verbal translation support to the 9AF (AFCENT)/A2 mission across USCENTCOM AOR subject areas to meet client needs.
• Apply knowledge of AOR history, local customs, and current events in targeting, assessment, and trend analysis processes.
• Utilizing open-source tools, provide near-real-time threat warning based on client's criteria, including Essential Elements of Information (EEI) and Commander's Critical Information Requirements (CCIR).
• Serve as 9AF (AFCENT)'s focal point for subject matter expertise on current and emerging PAI technologies and tactics, techniques, and procedures.
• As directed, leverage 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.
• Maintain 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.
• Maintain 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).
• Utilize optional ancillary software and services provided by the contractor and approved by the Government, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) enabled translation tools, to aide in execution of assigned tasks to increase capability/capacity.

Education, Requirements and Qualifications

• Top Secret security clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) eligibility.  
• 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.
• Be capable of effectively operating as a member of an analytical team in support of Combined Joint Operating Area (CJOA)-I requirements.
• Be 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 - Arabic - independently tested to ensure ability to listen, read, write and translate in accordance with either DPLT or ILR) level 2/2 (Levantine Arabic is preferred but Modern Standard Arabic is acceptable) 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)
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Education –Master’s Degree
  • Experience in either CT, Afghanistan, Iraq/SWA regional issues, HUMINT, CI or military analysis
  • Competed OS301 Basic OSINT Course
  • Completed OS 1 Course  
  • Completed Managed Attribution Training  
  • Completed OS302 OSINT Analytic Tools Course        
  • Completed Air Force toolkit/Berber Hunter Toolkit Training  
  • Completed Echo Analytics Group (EAG) – Basic Social Media Analysis Course
  • Complete EAG - Advanced Social Media Analysis Course

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

Job may require the employee to be:

• In a stationary position 50% of the time.
• Able to ascend/descend stairs as required.
• Able to move equipment not to exceed 25 lbs as needed.
• May require CONUS/OCONUS travel up to 20%.

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