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Open Source Intelligence Investigator

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At a Glance

Location
Reston, Virginia, United States
Employment
Full-time
Posted
2026-06-30T19:24:49.667Z

Key Requirements

Required Skills

ExcelMicrosoft OfficePowerPoint

Domain Knowledge

  • Media

Requirements

Active in-scope TS/SCI with Polygraph.

Ability to brief protective intelligence packages to tactical and operational IC leadership.

Knowledge of targeting tools and methodologies used in the IC.

Experience with accessing, researching, and exploiting global and regional social media and digital platforms.

Knowledge of advanced Internet-based research, including Boolean logic, advanced research techniques, search engine and database resources, and Internet sources, including social media, social networking tools, and commercial and industry-based databases.

Keen understanding of Open-Source environment.

Compensation & Benefits

Work Environment

Hybrid work environment, with expectations to seamlessly work on a daily/weekly basis at customer site and corporate site to complete job duties as assigned.

Normal office working conditions with possible requirement to lift and/or move objects or packages of up to 25 lbs.

Periods of non-traditional working hours including consecutive nights or weekends when necessary (infrequent).

Working at SOSi

All interested individuals will receive consideration and will not be discriminated against for any reason.

Responsibilities

SOS International LLC (SOSi) is seeking an Open-Source Intelligence Investigator who will possess a sophisticated understanding of online social media and associated tradecraft and use that expertise to produce in-depth analysis and other related analytical products for the customer.

The analyst must have operational targeting experience, senior to expert-level technical/IT tradecraft; preferred familiarity with force protection, protective intelligence, CI or insider threat experience.

Conduct online research using industry best practices for misattribution techniques, with a strong understanding of internet footprint/presence and digital fingerprints.

Consolidate research findings to augment and support ongoing protective intelligence efforts in client spaces, with a strong focus on essential targeting elements of information that enable follow-on actions.

Leverage open-source collection techniques to provide reports.

Write protective intelligence assessments and respond appropriately to requests for information for dissemination to the customer.

About the Company

Founded in 1989, SOSi is among the largest private, founder-owned technology and services integrators in the defense and government services industry. We deliver tailored solutions, tested leadership, and trusted results to enable national security missions worldwide.