Lead OSINT & Data Analyst

The MITRE Corporation • Bethesda, OH

3d • $147,200 - $220,800 • Onsite

About The Position

MITRE is seeking a Lead OSINT & Data Analyst for its Intelligence Mission Enablement Department. The role supports the identification, research, integration, and assessment of open-source data for a classified sponsor system. The analyst evaluates Commercially Available Information (CAI), Publicly Available Information (PAI), and Non-Traditional Data (NTD), applying structured analytic techniques and data-driven methods to generate defensible insights.

The position is embedded full-time at the sponsor site in Bethesda, Maryland, and requires close collaboration with sponsor stakeholders, technical teams, and mission analysts. The analyst also works with engineering and system teams to inform data integration, analytic workflows, and user-facing capabilities in a classified environment.

Requirements

• Typically requires at least 8 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree; or 6 years with a master’s degree; or a PhD with 3 years of experience; or an equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• Experience evaluating CAI, PAI, or NTD for mission applications.
• Experience conducting open-source research, intelligence analysis, or data analysis using complex, multi-source datasets.
• Ability to evaluate data quality, provenance, and analytic limitations, and clearly communicate findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Must have an active Top Secret/SCI clearance with polygraph. The posting also states that the candidate must be a U.S. citizen to be eligible for a U.S. Government-issued security clearance.
• Must work on-site five days a week.

Nice To Haves

• Hands-on experience with entity resolution, graph databases, link analysis, network analysis, or knowledge graphs.
• Experience with SQL, Python, geospatial analysis, data visualization, or analysis of structured and unstructured data.
• Experience leading sponsor-facing analytic efforts, collaborating with system developers, and operating in classified mission environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the identification, evaluation, and prioritization of relevant CAI, PAI, and NTD sources according to mission needs, provenance, quality, and utility.
• Research and analyze structured and unstructured open-source information, documenting methods, assumptions, confidence, and limitations.
• Apply entity resolution, graph analytics, and link analysis to identify relationships, patterns, and potential data inconsistencies.
• Translate sponsor mission questions into actionable analytic approaches, data requirements, and clear findings.
• Assess source reliability, data suitability, and analytic risks, including gaps, bias, duplication, and uncertainty.
• Brief sponsor stakeholders, communicate complex analytic findings, and provide day-to-day technical leadership to multidisciplinary partners.
• Collaborate with engineering and system teams to inform data integration, analytic workflows, and user-facing capabilities within a classified environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior