Senior OSINT/PAI Language Enabled Analyst - Farsi

Credence•Sumter, SC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is being passively advertised to build a pool of qualified candidates for future openings as they become available. Credence has an upcoming need for an Operations Intelligence Support Analyst to provide Advisory and Assistance Services (A & AS) and deliverables in support of the 9AF (AFCENT) Intelligence Directorate (9AF (AFCENT)/A2) Directorate mission in the United States Central Command (USCENTCOM) area of responsibility (AOR) and Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), SC. The analyst will 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, and 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, and Social Media Roll ups. The role involves developing strategies and plans for PAI collection, developing, acquiring, evaluating, and implementing PAI collection tools and methodologies, and leading the integration of intelligence data and information to produce open-source intelligence in response to Priority Intelligence Requirements (PIR) on political, military, economic, social, criminal, and counterterrorism issues. The analyst will also provide PAI research support to long-term, deliberate intelligence products and expert written and verbal translation support for the 9AF (AFCENT)/A2 mission across USCENTCOM AOR subject areas. The position requires applying knowledge of AOR history, local customs, and current events in targeting, assessment, and trend analysis processes, and utilizing open source tools to provide near real-time threat warning based on client's criteria. The analyst will serve as 9AF (AFCENT)'s focal point for subject matter expertise on current and emerging PAI technologies and tactics, techniques, and procedures. As directed, the analyst will leverage all formal and informal analytic exchanges, as well as training opportunities, to foster peer-to-peer collaboration, ensure thorough vetting of products, and pursue/maintain acuity on essential elements of tradecraft. Maintaining coordination/collaboration with outside entities, including the National Command Authority, national, international, and service intelligence centers, combatant commands, air components, and wing intelligence is critical. The analyst will also maintain specialized intelligence and operations community accesses pertinent to the functional area to enhance situational awareness and planning support. Optional ancillary software and services provided by Credence and approved by the Government, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) enabled translation tools, may be utilized to aide in execution of assigned tasks.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or eight (8) years’ direct relevant intelligence analysis experience
Minimum 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 - 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.

Responsibilities

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.
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.
Utilize 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.
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 with outside entities, including 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 Credence and approved by the Government, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) enabled translation tools, to aide in execution of assigned tasks to increase capability/capacity.