OSINT and Technical Targeters

Sosi International - Reston, VA

Full-time

Reston, VA

Utilities

About the position

SOS International LLC (SOSi) is seeking OSINT and Technical Targeters to provide open-source intelligence and all-source research in support of client contracts and objectives. The role requires candidates to have expertise in commercial OSINT tools or technical targeting, with a focus on conducting detailed research and analysis to support intelligence operations. Successful candidates will need to demonstrate flexibility, attention to detail, and a passion for adapting to the evolving landscape of the internet and social media.

Responsibilities

• Conduct OSINT research to support all-source analysis.
• Summarize research findings in sourced reports.
• Extract and merge information from disparate sources, establishing holistic meaning or relevance.
• Develop and apply expert-level understanding and skills for social media analysis and exploitation.
• Utilize language or technical skills on a near daily basis to enable research and analysis.
• Identify and document the dominant sources and social media platforms in the arena and AOR(s) of responsibility.
• Monitor prioritized sources, identify key events and entities for research and analysis, and identify potential new data sources.

Requirements

• Active in-scope TS/SCI with Polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree is required.
• Twelve to fifteen years of experience in the IC.
• Minimum four years targeting or open-source exploitation experience; 10-plus years preferred.
• Proven track-record in written and verbal communication, including briefings for client managers.
• Proficiency in MS Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Ability to work independently with limited direction and oversight, while contributing to collaborative work product and team.
• Superior time-management skills, including ability to flex to support short-fuse taskings while maintaining progress on longer-term projects.
• Ability to learn sophisticated work processes and identify opportunities and requirements to improve those processes.
• Ability and willingness to document and share lessons learned with team.
• Willingness to flex to learn new subject matter and accounts to support client and team objectives.

Nice-to-haves

• Proven ability to use OSINT tools for collection and analysis, particularly for social media data OR proven technical targeting ability and expertise in netflow analysis or identifying commercial application vulnerabilities.
• Experience analyzing social media platform content, including using API calls to collect data.
• Experience in python or other programming languages to support social media and OSINT analysis.
• Experience as a network pen-tester, use of Cali Linux open-source exploitation tools, Security+ or similar IT certifications are also of interest.
• Advanced skills (reading, some listening) in prioritized languages, including Chinese and Russian.
• Able to summarize foreign language materials into English and contextualize findings in research summaries.