Junior Open-Source Research Specialist

Job Type: Full-time | Location: Arlington, VA | Category: Intelligence | Clearance: Secret | Citizenship: United States Citizen

About the Role

E&M Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Junior Open‑Source Research Specialist (Night Shift) to support the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security.

Responsibilities

• Use Boolean logic, automated search tools, and other research skills to find information on social media, news sites, forums, and other publicly available sources that may affect protective operations.
• Work independently based on tasking received, collaborate with other Research Specialists and Analysts on taskings, and adjust to operational feedback and requests.
• After training, conduct open‑source research using government software and hardware in line with mission requirements, priorities, and standard operating procedures.
• Communicate key information quickly, clearly, and concisely both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate curiosity, motivation, collaboration, organization, and adaptability.
• Continuously improve knowledge of advanced research, the Program, social‑media landscape, managed attribution, behavioral threat assessment and management, and threat assessment.
• Learn and apply knowledge of the Program’s legal authorities when conducting open‑source research.
• Collaborate with Business Analysts, Automation Engineers, and other personnel to identify processes that can be automated and support documentation efforts for automation.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and less than one (1) year of experience, or three (3) years of experience with no degree.
• Experience conducting open‑source and academic research, all‑source intelligence, and targeting.
• Knowledge of media platforms in the designated region, aligned with cultural, political, and security interests related to U.S. interests, to conduct complex open‑ and all‑source operations focused on DS monitoring priorities (threats, political violence, crime, terrorism, etc.).
• Knowledge of open‑source concepts, methods, and practices to provide technical and analytical support for planning, conduct, and coordination of intelligence research and analysis operations.
• Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative techniques to locate and identify information of concern regarding Department equities 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/industry databases to conduct complex open‑source operations.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must have and be capable of maintaining a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) security clearance at the required level.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience participating in and effectively contributing to a highly collaborative team environment.
• Demonstrated ability to be innovative and to work independently.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Short‑term and long‑term disability coverage
• 401(k) match
• Flexible spending accounts
• Flexible work schedules
• Parental leave
• Paid time off and holidays
• Benefits may vary by business unit and collective‑bargaining agreement status

Pay

Up to $85,000 USD.