The Opportunity The Senior Intelligence Analyst serves as an investigative researcher, fusing commercial data, law enforcement holdings, and open-source information into lead and intelligence packages that agents and protective details can act on within the same shift. Supporting the Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS) under the OASIS program, the role supports criminal investigations, passport and visa fraud, fugitive location, and protective intelligence for DS protectees and U.S. embassies, consulates, and facilities worldwide. This is an SME position that carries a full research load, sets the standard for tradecraft and product quality, and coordinates a small team through high-tempo surges.
Key Responsibilities (Principal Duties and Accountabilities *Essential Functions)
- Fuse commercial investigative databases, law enforcement systems, public records, social media, and other open sources to identify, locate, and confirm subjects of interest.
- Serve as an expert on third-party investigative and OSINT tools, maintaining expert-level proficiency as platforms evolve.
- Build lead packages with subject identifiers, current and historical addresses, associates, vehicles, phones, digital footprint, travel indicators, threat indicators/reporting and financial indicators/reporting.
- Resolve identities across aliases, transliterated names, and fragmented records, and assign a stated confidence level with supporting rationale for every identification.
- Flag officer-safety considerations in every package, including weapons history, violence indicators, and threats to personnel or facilities.
- Map/link associate, family, business, and communications networks; produce link charts, timelines, and pattern-of-life summaries.
- Provide real-time OSINT support to agents and protective details during operations and events.
- Produce pre-travel, event, and venue threat assessments that identify evacuation options and known safe and unsafe locations surrounding the event.
- Monitor open sources for threats and emerging risks, and escalate time-sensitive indicators immediately.
- Develop detailed collection plans that set priorities, sources, and methods for complex or long-running research.
- Write clear, sourced analytical reports, threat assessments, and Request for Information (RFI) responses on defined timelines.
- Brief findings to agents, supervisors, and government leadership, verbally and in writing.
- Screen, prioritize, and assign incoming leads; track workload, turnaround times, and quality metrics in the program's lead and case management systems.
- Perform quality assurance and quality control reviews on all team products before release.
- Develop and deliver OSINT training for agents and analysts, including safe research practices and available tools.
- Conduct research using approved managed-attribution and operational security practices, and handle PII and law-enforcement-sensitive data in line with the Privacy Act, DPPA, GLBA, FCRA, and agency policy.
- Recommend new tools, data sources, and automation that reduce research time without lowering product quality.
Leadership Responsibilities This position does not carry formal supervisory authority. As a working lead, the analyst assigns and prioritizes leads, monitors team workload and turnaround metrics, performs QA/QC on team products, and mentors junior analysts.
Requirements
- Fluency in English (written and spoken).
- Active Secret clearance requierd; Active TS/SCI preferred
Education
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., intelligence studies, criminal justice, international relations); or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Required Skills, Experience & Abilities
- 10+ years of intelligence experience supporting law enforcement, the Intelligence Community, the military, diplomatic security, homeland security, or a comparable security mission.
- Experience leading, coordinating, and mentoring analysts who screen, prioritize, and develop investigative leads.
- Demonstrated ability to locate and positively identify subjects using commercial databases and open sources.
- Hands-on experience with associate, network, and link analysis.
- Skill in identifying targeting indicators, subject identifiers, and officer-safety concerns.
- Experience with protective intelligence, threat monitoring, or event and travel threat assessments.
- Experience conducting online research with managed attribution and sound operational security practices.
- Track record of meeting defined lead-development timelines in a high-tempo environment.
- Experience with automated systems for assigning, tracking, and managing leads or cases, and with reporting workload and performance metrics.
- Strong analytical writing, with products that meet IC or law enforcement sourcing standards (ICD 203 or equivalent).
- Ability to document and brief findings clearly to operational personnel and senior leadership.
- Working knowledge of legal and policy limits on PII and investigative data, such as the Privacy Act, DPPA, GLBA, and FCRA.
Preferred Qualifications
- Active TS/SCI
- Experience supporting DS, the Department of State, or another federal investigative, protective, or security mission.
- Behavioral threat assessment training or experience.
- Experience with government investigative or financial systems, such as TECS, FinCEN/BSA data, or Department of State consular and passport records.
- Experience with dark web research, cryptocurrency tracing, or image and video verification and geolocation.
- Experience with passport and visa fraud, fugitive location, or financial investigations.
- Experience developing or delivering OSINT or analytic training.
- Professional working proficiency in a foreign language, especially Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Arabic, Russian, or Farsi.
- Knowledge of immigration, border security, and criminal justice laws and policies.
- Python, SQL, or other scripting to automate collection, parsing, and record matching.
- Experience applying AI-assisted tools to OSINT triage while keeping human review on every product.
- Certifications such as GIAC Strategic OSINT Analyst (GSOA), GIAC Open Source Intelligence (GOSI), IALEIA Certified Criminal Analyst, or equivalent OSINT, analytic, or tool training.
Physical Demands & Work Environment The physical demands and work environment described are representative of those that an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer, including extended and overnight shifts.
- Frequent use of hands and fingers for typing, writing, and handling documents.
- Ability to review on-screen material for extended periods of time.
- Ability to lift up to 15 pounds on occasion (e.g., laptop or briefing materials).
- Occasional local travel to government facilities and event sites.
- Work is performed onsite in a secure government facility, requiring adherence to security protocols.
- Professional office environment with standard office equipment; noise level is usually moderate.
- Fast-paced, deadline-driven operations environment with shifting priorities and surge periods.
- Frequent interaction with federal agents, analysts, and government leadership.
- Regular exposure to sensitive and potentially disturbing content as part of investigative and threat research.