CENTRA Technology, Inc. (CENTRA) – An Amentum Company – provides analytic, consulting, and staffing support to U.S. Government national security agencies, including the Departments of Homeland Security and Defense, and similar Government clients. The Homeland Group provides a range of homeland-focused security and law enforcement intelligence support, risk analysis and modeling, and program management services to Federal, state, and local agencies. We pride ourselves in developing creative, customized, and flexible approaches that meet our clients’ evolving and dynamic needs.

The Homeland Group is looking for a TOP SECRET-cleared Open Source Intelligence Monitoring Analyst to support our US Government Customer. The analyst will be responsible for serving as a Reports Officer providing collection and analytical support for social media and open source monitoring identifying, analyzing, and presenting information within the open source environment related to terrorism, political violence, threats, and suspicious activity directed against the Secretary of State, Department personnel and facilities, designated foreign dignitaries and facilities in the United States, and personnel abroad under chief of mission authority.

This position support 24/7 operations and will work 12-hour day shifts four days on/ four days off. CONUS and OCONUS travel up to 10% may be required. Overseas travel may be to countries with high threat levels requiring the use of personal protective equipment while exercising special safety precautions.

Strong candidates should also possess a combination of the following:

• Bachelor’s degree and 4+ years of experience OR High School diploma and 7+ years of experience.

• Experience writing intelligence products.

• In-depth and demonstrated knowledge of current international and domestic threat environment.

• Experience conducting open source collection and analysis and academic research, all-source intelligence analysis, and/or targeting.

• Experience applying open source concepts, methods, and practices to support intelligence research and analysis operations.

• Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative techniques to effectively locate and identify information of concern in publicly available information including social, news, and traditional media.

• Knowledge of Internet-based research, including Boolean logic, search engine and database resources, and Internet sources, such as social media, social networking tools, data exploitation, and commercial- and industry-based databases.

• Experience applying foreign language research methodologies using internationally-focused Websites and machine language translation methods.

• Demonstrated ability to establish liaison and interact effectively with individuals at all levels to coordinate activities with other intelligence and law enforcement personnel.

• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

• Familiarity with Intelligence Community Directives pertaining to collection and disseminated all source intelligence analysis.

• Experience with a wide variety of intelligence and law enforcement databases pertinent to threats to life and property, and terrorism is preferred.

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree and at least 4 year of relevant experience or at least 7 years of relevant experience without a degree. Relevant experience includes any positions that required advanced online research or other investigative techniques.

• Strong ability to communicate effectively and succinctly, both verbally and in writing

• Ability to write clearly and concisely

• Ability to clearly summarize information in writing

• Knowledge of internet-based research, including Boolean logic

• Knowledge of machine language translation methods

• Demonstrated ability to learn new software

• Active TOP SECRET clearance required (SCI upon hire)

• Willingness to work shifts (4 days on/4 days off).

• Willingness to work at client site in Rosslyn, VA.

Preferred:

• Knowledge of popular and fringe social media platforms

• Completed Open Source Intelligence or advanced internet research training course

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