Senior Social Media Analyst

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Maxar has a need for a Social Media Analyst (SMA) on our Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) team at a customer site in Reston, VA.  In this role you will be part of a talented team using various sources of data against challenging, high visibility and high impact projects. 

Life with Us 

Project: We are supporting a customer with the exciting mission of applying all source tradecraft and methodologies to advance a hard target mission. OSINT and Social Media analysts will work closely with imagery analysts, engineers, geologists, and technologists to answer intelligence requirements.

  

Your Career: We are very serious about professional development and continuing education. We offer everyone the opportunity to define their own career trajectory. Our group has some amazing resources at its disposal specifically for this purpose. You will work with your direct supervisor and/or a mentor to set appropriate goals and design a plan to help you make consistent progress. 

We offer: 

• Dedicated professional development time 
• Flexible time off 
• Education reimbursement and student loan forgiveness 
• Competitive health benefits 

• Dependent and/or Medical Flexible Spending Plans 
• and much more... 

Day-to-Day with your Colleagues:  

• Deep understanding of or subject-matter expertise in open-source research techniques, social media exploitation, and social network analysis using managed attribution
• Able to conduct pattern of life analysis and make analytical judgement calls based on PAI and other sourcing and reporting
• Adept at researching published reporting, viewing imagery, and applying open-source methodologies to resolve intelligence gaps
• Able to understand and apply multiple intelligence disciplines when crafting finished products or briefings

• Apply knowledge and experience using open-source research methodologies and obfuscation techniques when analyzing foreign technical publications, websites, foreign government publications and other data sets and resolve critical intelligence gaps. 
• Conduct outreach to community experts and mission partners to maintain awareness of community activities impacting AOIs  
• Create finished open-source intelligence reports (OSIRs) and briefings based on exploratory findings in accordance with division SOP and agency standards 
• Perform peer-to-peer quality review of intelligence reports and provide constructive feedback 
• Share your expertise with other analysts through leadership and mentoring 

  

Minimum Requirements:  

• Active TS/SCI clearance and be willing and able to obtain CI polygraph 
• 8 years of overall experience with at least 3 years of open-source analysis experience
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Experience conveying complex information clearly and concisely both orally and in writing

• Able to engage successfully in QA/QC process, to include constructive criticism and feedback, with tech editors and dissemination officers
• Comprehensive understanding of internet protocols, common ports, domain name servers (DNS), virtual private networks (VPNs), and managed attribution.
• Experience with managed attribution internet systems and obfuscation tradecraft.
• Must be a highly motivated, self-driven team player who can interact well with others and advise/consult with other team members and customers on intelligence collection and analysis issues. 

Preferred Skills:  

• Subject matter expertise in one or more additional disciplines (e.g., finance, network security, INT (SIGINT, IMINT, GEOINT) and/or and able to apply a multi-INT approach to analysis
• Comprehensive understanding of various collection disciplines, collection platforms and capabilities 
• Advanced understanding of user agent strings and metadata associated with computer-to-computer communications.

• Understanding and expertise in location-based analysis using multi-INT data sources
• Experience utilizing advanced mapping analysis tools, such as ArcPro, to develop interactive WebMaps and storyboards
• Possess the technical skill, knowledge, and experience to work with minimal oversight 
• Previous experience working a hard target mission 

$94,000.00 - $200,000.00 annually.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health and welfare insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees. You can find more information on our benefits at: https://www.maxar.com/careers/benefits

This position will be posted for a minimum of three business days, and will be posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. 

Maxar employees must follow all applicable Maxar policies and COVID-19 requirements as well as those of Maxar customers and third parties. Individual job requirements may vary, and Maxar reserves the right to modify its policies and requirements as it deems appropriate in accordance with applicable law.

Maxar Technologies values diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.