Open Source Collector

Job Number: R0250486

About the role

With all the information available today, it takes a skilled intelligence collector to know how to find and present the best data to give their clients the right answers. With the critical decisions made in the military every day, we need an open-source collector to do just that. As an open-source collector, you use your specialized language, regional, and functional experience and your attention to detail to develop collection reports to give your client the actionable intelligence and context they need. You’ll help your client understand their specific targets, or topics of interest. Using your comprehensive understanding of various collection platforms, you’ll explore new data sources and develop effective collection methodologies to combine information from disparate sources. You’ll validate information and develop tradecraft as you answer requests from targeters, warfighters, and senior policymakers for internal client publications and US IC-wide products. As the authority on your region, your client will look to you for time-critical responses, often under pressure. This is a chance to grow your expertise and broaden your skillset into areas like open-source tradecraft, report writing, translation, tool benchmarking, policy recommendations, automation and scripting. You’ll share your expertise with other collectors through leadership and mentoring. We focus on growing as a team to deliver the best support to our customers, so you’ll have resources to learn new skills and tools.

Responsibilities

• Help clients understand specific targets or topics of interest
• Explore new data sources and develop effective collection methodologies using various collection platforms
• Combine information from disparate sources
• Validate information and develop tradecraft
• Answer requests from targeters, warfighters, and senior policymakers for internal client publications and US IC-wide products
• Provide time-critical responses, often under pressure
• Grow expertise in open-source tradecraft, report writing, translation, tool benchmarking, policy recommendations, automation and scripting
• Share expertise with other collectors through leadership and mentoring

Requirements

• Experience conducting open-source collection, analysis, or image geolocation
• Experience conducting safe searches online using web browsing tools and advanced searching techniques
• Experience using Microsoft Office software
• Experience engaging with partners or customers
• Experience building web scrapers or media veracity tools
• Ability to demonstrate a score of ILR 2/2 in reading, writing, and listening on the Defense Language Proficiency Test in Hebrew
• Active TS/SCI clearance; willingness to take a polygraph exam
• Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of experience with open source, Master’s degree and 2+ years of experience with open source, or 5+ years of experience with open source in lieu of a degree

Preferred qualifications

• Experience using various translation tools
• Experience living in the region
• Knowledge of geospatial technologies such as ArcGIS or GoogleEarth
• Knowledge of DoD or IC databases and services
• Knowledge of social media platforms in critical regions

Clearance

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance is required.

Benefits

• Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits
• Paid leave
• Professional development
• Tuition assistance
• Work-life programs
• Dependent care
• Recognition awards program for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of values

Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits.

Pay

The projected compensation range for this position is $77,500.00 to $176,000.00 (annualized USD). Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees.

Schedule

Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen or customer facility, in alignment with your leadership's expectations and the needs of the role.
Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed full-time at a customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings to support engagement and effective communication.