OPEN-SOURCE INTELLIGENCE ANALYST (CYBER)

Mission

Quantum Research International, Inc. (Quantum) supports Department of Defense customers through the research, analysis, and reporting of publicly available information.

Responsibilities

• Conduct open-source research using publicly available information, commercial data, social media, public records, government databases, news media, forums, and technical sources.
• Evaluate, correlate, and synthesize information from multiple open sources to answer customer requirements.
• Identify trends, patterns, relationships, vulnerabilities, and indicators relevant to Army, DoD, and Defense Industrial Base missions.
• Analyze adversary cyber tactics, techniques, procedures, infrastructure, tooling, and publicly available vulnerability information to support mission planning and risk awareness.
• Analyze foreign and domestic publicly available information to support operational risk, threat awareness, and decision-making.
• Use structured analytic methods to evaluate source reliability, information credibility, intelligence gaps, and confidence levels.
• Support geospatial, technical, cyber, RF/EW, supply chain, or operational research efforts when relevant to customer requirements.
• Develop written assessments, briefings, dashboards, and visual products that communicate findings clearly and professionally.
• Prepare and deliver concise briefings to technical and non-technical audiences, including senior leaders and government customers.
• Develop and maintain analytic templates, research workflows, source lists, standard operating procedures, and reporting formats.

Requirements

• Active Secret clearance with ability to obtain Top Secret, or active Top Secret clearance.
• Experience conducting open-source research, publicly available information analysis, all-source intelligence analysis, investigations, cyber threat intelligence, or related national security analysis.
• Familiarity with cyber threat actors, vulnerability research, adversary infrastructure, exploit trends, or offensive cyber concepts.
• Strong ability to gather, organize, validate, and analyze information from diverse public sources.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience producing reports, briefings, executive summaries, or intelligence products.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced mission environment with changing priorities, short timelines, and multiple stakeholders.

Desired/Preferred Skills and Qualifications

• Active Top Secret / SCI clearance; CI Polygraph preferred.
• Experience supporting Army, DoD, Intelligence Community, cyber operations, OPSEC, threat intelligence, security operations, or acquisition-related missions.
• Experience using open-source research tools, databases, social media research methods, public records platforms, geospatial tools, or commercial data sources.
• Experience with tools such as Google Earth, ArcGIS, Palantir, Analyst Notebook, Recorded Future, OpenSearch, or similar platforms.
• Knowledge of advanced search techniques, Boolean logic, Google dorking, social media analysis, vulnerability research, cyber infrastructure analysis, link analysis, and report writing.
• Relevant certifications or training such as Security+, SANS OSINT training, threat intelligence training, intelligence analysis training, cyber operations training, or equivalent experience.
• Curious, detail-oriented, and persistent in finding information across open sources.
• Able to think critically about what publicly available information reveals and how it may be used by adversaries.
• Familiar with adversary cyber tradecraft, vulnerability research, and offensive cyber concepts without losing focus on responsible analysis and compliance.
• Capable of turning complex research into concise, professional, decision-ready products.
• Collaborative, adaptable, and comfortable briefing senior stakeholders.

Work Environment

Supports a cleared national security mission in a collaborative analytical environment. Requires coordination with government customers, technical teams, operational stakeholders, and mission partners. Includes both independent open-source research and team-based product development. May require work in classified environments depending on customer and mission needs. Requires strong attention to policy, classification guidance, and responsible use of publicly available information.

Certifications

Applicable Certifications a plus include but are not limited to any of the following: Security+, Cybersecurity Analyst/CySA+, Cyber Threat Intelligence/GCTI, Cyber Analyst Course).