Junior OSINT Policy & Governance Specialist

Absolute Business Solutions Corp.

$80K — $118K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a related area or equivalent experience (7 years total)
  • Minimum of 3 years of relevant analysis experience, with recent involvement in the last 2 years
  • Experience in OSINT collection and analytics preferred
  • Familiarity with All-Source/Multi-INT analysis
  • Certifications in OSINT or Open Source from recognized organizations are a plus

Responsibilities

  • Produce execution tasks and offer expertise to mid- and senior-level personnel
  • Conduct policy research and provide recommendations to align with strategic goals
  • Ensure compliance assessments and provide actionable recommendations
  • Lead policy development and coordination for OSINT programs
  • Conduct risk and regulatory assessments and audits
  • Support governance communications and engagements within the OSINT community
  • Attend and support meetings, develop briefings, and assist senior leadership with expertise

Benefits

  • Generous PTO plus 11 Federal Holidays
  • 401k with matching contribution fully vested
  • Annual Health and Wellness Allowance for fitness-related expenses
  • Funding for education, training, and AI tools
  • Volunteer Time Off to support a chosen charity
  • Charitable Match for employee donations to qualified charities
  • Referral Program for internal and external referrals
  • Living Our Values awards program for bonus recognition
Full Job Description
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 Junior 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: Junior

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 4 years of experience in the specific labor category, for a total of 7 years of experience in the specific labor category, may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.
  • Minimum 3 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 $80,000-$118,000. 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.

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!

*ABSC is a proud V3, Virginia Values Vets, member which recognizes our commitment to hiring Veterans. If you are a veteran, please be sure to include that in your application. Thank you! *

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