Senior OSINT​/PAI Language Enabled Analyst - Arabic - AFCENT

Position: Senior OSINT/PAI Language Enabled Analyst - Arabic - AFCENT 4.25
Location: Shaw Afb

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Credence has an upcoming need for a Senior OSINT/PAI Language Enabled Analyst
- Arabic shall provide Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) and deliverables in support of the 9AF (AFCENT) Intelligence Directorate (9AF (AFCENT)/A2) Directorate mission in the United States Central Command (USCENTCOM) area of responsibility (AOR) and Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), SC. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the duties listed below:
Provide expert analytic support to Open Source Analysis. Lead/manage the systematic collection of publicly available information (PAI) in the USCENTCOM AOR across subject areas to meet client needs. Provide senior analytical advising for military and DoD civilian personnel. Ad hoc/anticipated products related to this subtask include briefings, Tipper Reports, PowerPoint presentations, OSINT summary reports, and social media roll-ups. Develop strategies and plans for the collection of PAI in response to intelligence gaps, including the tools and methodologies needed to accomplish the task.

Develop, acquire, evaluate, and implement PAI collection tools and methodologies, metadata schema, or other information discoverability processes. Lead the integration of intelligence data and information; analyze and produce open-source intelligence in response to Priority Intelligence Requirements (PIR) on political, military, economic, social, criminal, and counter terrorism issues. Provide PAI research support to long-term, deliberate intelligence products. Provide expert written and verbal translation support to the 9AF (AFCENT)/A2 mission across USCENTCOM AOR subject areas to meet client needs.

Utilize open-source tools to provide near real-time threat warning based on client criteria, including Essential Elements of Information (EEI) and Commander’s Critical Information Requirements (CCIR). Serve as 9AF (AFCENT)’s focal point for subject matter expertise on current and emerging PAI technologies and tactics, techniques, and procedures. Leverage formal and informal analytic exchanges and training opportunities to foster peer-to-peer collaboration, ensure thorough product vetting, and maintain acuity on essential tradecraft.

Maintain coordination and collaboration with outside entities, including the National Command Authority; national, international, and service intelligence centers; combatant commands; air components; and wing intelligence, as required for mission success. Maintain specialized intelligence and operations community accesses pertinent to the functional area to enhance situational awareness and planning support, including but not limited to Alternate Compensatory Control Measures (ACCM). Utilize optional ancillary software and services provided by Credence and approved by the Government, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled translation tools, to aid in assigned task execution and increase…