Status: Position contingent on contract award
Locations: Fort Liberty, NC (Fayetteville) • National Capital Region • Virginia Beach, VA
Clearance: Active Top Secret with SCI eligibility (TS/SCI)

The Role

Telum is seeking OSINT/PAI Targeting Analyst SMEs to lead advanced open-source collection, processing, exploitation, and dissemination (PED) using publicly and commercially available information. You’ll fuse OSINT/PAI with multi-INT reporting to deliver decision-quality targeting products and intelligence assessments supporting special operations, HUMINT/exploitation, kinetic and non-kinetic targeting, cyber operations, and indications & warnings.

What You’ll Do

• Plan and execute end-to-end OSINT/PAI collection, PED, targeting support, and reporting.

• Leverage public records, commercial datasets, social/media platforms, geospatial/open data, and deep/dark web sources to build multi-INT assessments.

• Integrate with IC/DoD/SOF partners to align requirements, deconflict collection, and disseminate products.

• Apply rigorous OSINT tradecraft, digital signature reduction, and data-hygiene practices; ensure compliance with authorities, policy, and law.

• Brief findings to O-5/GS-14+ audiences and mentor junior analysts on tools, methods, and workflows.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years total experience as an intelligence analyst within DoD or the U.S. Intelligence Community.

• 3+ years hands-on OSINT/PAI exploitation directly supporting special operations, intelligence operations, kinetic/non-kinetic targeting, and/or HUMINT lead development.

  • Note: Traditional/legacy OSINT tasks (basic review/translation/reporting of public feeds or social/news sources) do not count as equivalent experience.

• 2+ years experience with digital signature reduction.

• Advanced proficiency with current all-source tools, databases, repositories, and targeting methodologies.

• Advanced proficiency with OSINT/PAI tools, platforms, research methods, and the digital information environment (social media, internet, commercially available data, deep/dark web).

• Advanced understanding of OSINT/PAI authorities, regulations, and policy.

• Superior written communication; proficient with Microsoft Office.

• Superior verbal briefing skills; demonstrated ability to brief at the O-5/GS-14 level or higher.

• Active TS with SCI eligibility at time of application.

Desired Skills

• Recent USSOCOM/SOF OSINT targeting experience.

• Link-analysis, entity resolution, enrichment, and bulk-data analytics.

• Scripting/automation for OSINT/PAI (e.g., APIs, Python).

• Experience integrating OSINT outputs into multi-INT targeting, HUMINT lead development, and cyber workflows.

About Telum

Telum is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business delivering SOF-focused training, targeting support, and mission-driven analysis. We pair operational realism with disciplined execution to produce fast, accurate, and actionable intelligence.

Benefits & Perks

Competitive total-rewards package including medical/dental/vision options, paid time off, and 401(k) with company contribution. Full details provided during hiring.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Telum is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital status, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law. Reasonable accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities.