Job Description

We are looking for a passionate Open-Source Intelligence Analyst SME to conduct in-depth research, analysis, and exploitation of publicly available information to identify threats, support targeting efforts, and enhance force protection. This role involves leveraging a wide range of data sources—including public records, data, and dark web content—while collaborating with Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community teams.

What you will do:

• Use support customer base across several technical projects through the application of procedures to evaluate the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of procedures in order to ensure optimal operational performance.
• network analysis techniques and specialized analytic tools to identify and detail foreign individuals, organizations, and relationships.
• Incorporate trend and pattern analysis and pattern of life analysis into completed products.
• Oversee daily activities of area or customer support development of company policies, procedures, and guidance
• Utilize advanced analytic skills, sophisticated analytic tools, and in-depth subject matter expertise methodology to identify and enhance opportunities for operational activity.
• Use a full suite of analytic tools to perform targeting analysis related to suspicious activity.
• Aids in the development of analytic design and research methodologies; participates in analytic design review meetings and reviews draft products for adherence to production standards.
• Work as a team with internal and external targeting analysts.
• Balance competing priorities and deadlines.
• Present findings to the client during weekly briefings.
• Contribute to the teams written weekly summaries.
• Collect and analyze data, often using spreadsheets and databases.
• Conduct elaborate network analysis.
• Write clear, concise reports of findings and creating and delivering presentations to clients, often requiring clear and persuasive explanation of complex processes to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Interact with the customer/provide customer support.

Qualifications

Must Haves:

• Active Secret Clearance
• At least 3–5 years of relevant experience as a intelligence analysis, targeting, and/or force protection roles within the DoD or Intelligence Community.
• Demonstrated experience collecting, analyzing, and exploiting public records, open-source, and commercial data.
• Hands-on experience with data analysis methodologies.
• Experience in conducting research and analysis on the dark web.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for analytical report and briefing production.
• Familiarity with OSINT research tools, analytic tradecraft, and risk assessment techniques.
• Proven ability to function in multi-disciplinary, cross-agency teams.
• Good interpersonal skills and an effective communicator.
• Identify and solve problems.
• Must possess a current government-issued security clearance:

Nice to Haves:

• Active Top Secret Clearance
• Expertise with social media exploitation, internet forensics, and data visualization tools.
• Practical application of OSINT tradecraft in military, SOF, or federal intelligence contexts.

Additional Information

This role is remote with occasional travel required to Tampa FL, Fort Bragg NC, and Washington DC for meetings, training, and team events.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

If you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a position with Ridgeline International through its online applicant system, please contact Ridgeline's Talent Management Department at (703) 544-2424 or contact us through e-mail atcontact_us@ridgelineintl.com