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Assertive Professionals is seeking a Open Source Collection Specialist supporting our National Security customer in Washington, DC.

This is an open and funded position.

The salary for this position is $110,000.  This is a great opportunity to work for an employee-centric, fast-growing small business. We offer an excellent benefits package, including PTO, 401k Match at 5%, Profit Sharing, Company paid Life Insurance, Dental, Vision, STD/LTD, and two options under a national medical plan with employee contribution. There is an additional $1,200 annual corporate bonus for time and attendance compliance!

Responsibilities Include:

The Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) Analyst / Watch Officer will provide 24/7/365 operational intelligence support to the National Security Customer through rotational shift work, ensuring continuous situational awareness and timely response to emerging threats. The analyst will identify, collect, and aggregate publicly available information (PAI) - including open-source, media, social media, gray literature, and other data sources - using customer-approved OSINT tools and methodologies. Responsibilities include producing daily, weekly, and monthly intelligence summaries; responding to Requests for Information (RFIs); and supporting ongoing information exchanges with the organization, Intelligence Community (IC), and Federal, State, Local, Territorial, Tribal, and Private (FSLTTP) partners. The OSINT Analyst / Watch Officer will research, evaluate, correlate, and analyze information from multiple sources to generate actionable intelligence and provide updates on emergent threats, breaking events, and crisis situations as directed.

The OSINT Analyst / Watch Officer will support the development of OSINT collection plans, methodologies, and analytical procedures to adapt to evolving mission requirements and maximize operational success. Duties include maintaining a portfolio of threat profiles, activities, and trends from open-source, agency, commercial, and dark web sources; developing and refining OSINT targeting and exploitation techniques; and participating in exercises through analysis, scenario development, and briefings to leadership. The analyst will use Government-approved tools, techniques, and tradecraft to access and collect information from the clear, deep, and dark web, ensuring all activities align with established policies, TTPs, and the Homeland Security Intelligence Priority Framework (HIPF). Additional responsibilities include translating foreign language material using publicly available tools, maintaining compliance with approved information-sharing procedures, and supporting departmental missions such as counterterrorism, critical infrastructure protection, cybersecurity, border security, disaster response, and countering exploitation crimes.

Required Experience and Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI
• Degree from an accredited institution 
• With a degree from an accredited institution in an area applicable to the position: 3 - 10 years of relevant experience 
• With a degree from an accredited institution in an area not relevant to the position: 7 - 14 years of relevant experience

Desired Experience and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited institution preferred in International Studies, Intelligence, Homeland Security, Criminal Justice, or other related concentration.
• Six (6) years of prior experience performing Open Source Collection for tactical/operational support. 
• Intelligence Community (IC) experience 
• National Security Customer-specific intelligence analysis experience
• Experience working with the National Security Customer's data sources
• Knowledge of the National Security Customer's intelligence authorities, the organization's component missions, and the role of the organization in supporting the National Security Customer's Intelligence Enterprise
• Knowledge of the overall organization's intelligence research, analysis, and production process. 
• Knowledge of multiple open source areas, including surface, deep, and dark web. 
• Knowledge of multiple collection techniques or approaches. 
• Knowledge of developing a collection plan and dissemination practices. 
• Experience working with Microsoft Office suite, common Open Source tools, and the National Security Customer's data systems.