Policy Research Jobs in Silver Spring, MD (NOW HIRING)

Absolute Business Solutions Corp (ABSC) is not just another tech company. We’re a community of innovators, engineers, analysts and business professionals working together with our customers to tackle the most complex challenges. For more than 20 years we’ve supported critical Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community (IC), Federal Civilian missions and global, multi-national corporations. We specialize in supporting our clients in the Intelligence, Technology, Defense, AI/ML, and Data Science fields. As we continue to grow at a rapid pace, we need some amazing new professionals to join our team. In particular, we are seeking an experienced Cyber Security Specialist to primarily support our program.

Join the mission behind America's Open-Source Intelligence Enterprise. The Enterprise-Wide OSINT Knowledge Support (EWOKS) program supports the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) and the broader Defense Intelligence Enterprise by delivering cutting-edge capabilities that advance Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT). We're looking for a talented Mid-Level OSINT Policy & Governance Specialist to play a key role in providing policy research, recommendations, drafting, and interdepartmental coordination, ensuring policies align with strategic goals. As an OSINT Policy & Governance Specialist, you will be responsible for supporting the development of policies, conducting risk and regulatory assessments, and providing compliance assessments and recommendations. If you're passionate about solving complex challenges and making a meaningful impact, this is your opportunity to work alongside some of the Intelligence Community's top professionals on one of DIA's premier modernization efforts.

Seniority of this role: Mid-Level

Clearance Required for this role: TS/SCI with ability/willingness to obtain/maintain Counterintelligence Polygraph

Responsibilities:

• Produce task execution and provide expertise to mid- and senior-level personnel on assigned projects
• Provide policy research, recommendations, drafting, and interdepartmental coordination, ensuring policies align with strategic goals
• Provide compliance assessments and recommendations
• Support leading policy research, development, and coordination across OSINT programs, ensuring compliance and alignment with strategic objectives
• Conduct risk and regulatory assessments and auditing
• Support communications, engagements, coordination across OSINT community as part of Governance support
• Attend and support various meetings as required, develop briefings, and support senior leadership with expertise

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in an area related to the labor category from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. An additional 2 years of experience in the specific labor category, for a total of 10 years of experience in the specific labor category, may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
• Minimum 8 years of experience conducting analysis relevant to the specific labor category, with at least a portion of the experience within the last 2 years.

Desired Education, Experience & Skills

• OSINT collection and analytic experience preferred. All-Source/Multi-INT analytic experience desired to complement policy/strategy experience.
• OSINT or Open Source certifications from commercial or government organizations a plus.
• Experience in the Intelligence Community.

An approximate annual salary range for this position is $90,000-$140,000. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

Who we are:
ABSC is a technology and services company that combines the agility of a small business with proven processes refined over more than two decades in business. We specialize in supporting public sector clients in the Intelligence, Defense, Health, and Safety areas. Our team stands ready to deliver the next generation of programs, personnel, and solutions to help advance our federal government customers’ driving innovation, agility, and security across all mission areas.

Some of our benefits include:

• Generous PTO plus 11 Federal Holidays
• Retirement Planning – 401k Fully Vested with Match
• Annual Health and Wellness Allowance – buy an Apple Watch, a treadmill, or hit the gym on us
• Career Development – Annual Funds to spend on Education, Training and AI Tools
• Volunteer Time Off – Annually, all employees can spend 8 hours directly supporting a charity of choice
• Charitable Match – ABSC matches an employee’s donation to a qualifying charity
• Referral Program – We pay for internal and external referrals!
• LOV Awards – Earn bonus awards throughout the year from our Living Our Values awards program

Apply to join our team today! We are always looking to grow our team - if you know someone who is seeking a new career opportunity, please share this job opening with them! ABSC offers generous external referral bonuses. You don’t need to be an employee to benefit from our Referral Program!

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