
OSINT/PAI Targeting Analyst – Expert
Fort Bragg, NCJob$95–100K/yrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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Job overview
SMX seeks an experienced OSINT/PAI Targeting Analyst to conduct advanced open-source collection, exploitation, analysis, reporting, and targeting. The analyst will fuse public and commercial information with other intelligence sources to produce assessments and actionable intelligence supporting special operations, targeting, HUMINT, cyber operations, and threat estimates. The role also involves collaboration with Intelligence Community partners, analytic briefings, and written intelligence products.
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Full job description
SMX seeks an experienced OSINT/PAI Targeting Analyst – Expert to conduct advanced open-source collection, processing, exploitation, dissemination (PED), reporting, and targeting using publicly and commercially available information. The OSINT Analyst will produce multi-intelligence assessments and actionable intelligence in direct support of special operations, targeting, HUMINT/exploitation operations, cyber operations, and indications and warnings threat estimates. The ideal candidate will interface with Intelligence Community partners and fuse diverse sources of open and public information to generate high-impact intelligence products.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
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Conduct advanced collection, processing, exploitation, dissemination, and reporting using open-source (OSINT) and publicly/commercially available information (PAI).
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Integrate and fuse OSINT/PAI with other intelligence sources to generate multi-intelligence assessments and finished intelligence products.
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Support special operations, targeting, HUMINT, exploitation operations, cyber operations, and indications and warnings threat estimates with timely, relevant OSINT/PAI analysis.
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Interface and collaborate with Intelligence Community partners to produce intelligence assessments, target packages, and other analytic outputs.
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Employ the full suite of all-source intelligence and specific OSINT/PAI analytic tools, databases, and repositories.
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Ensure compliance with authorities, regulations, and policies pertaining to OSINT/PAI collection and dissemination.
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Prepare and deliver concise analytic briefings to audiences at the O4/GS-13 level or higher.
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Produce clearly written intelligence reports and assessments using Microsoft Office suite.
Minimum Qualifications:
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TS/SCI security clearance required.
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Must possess a valid U.S. passport.
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Must be willing and able to deploy CONUS (within the continental U.S.) and OCONUS (outside the continental U.S.) as required.
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Minimum of six (6) years of total experience as an intelligence analyst within the Department of Defense or the Intelligence Community.
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Minimum of two (2) years of specific experience in OSINT/PAI exploitation, analysis, and reporting.
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Strong proficiency in the suite of current all-source intelligence tools, databases, and repositories.
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Extensive proficiency in specific OSINT/PAI tools, databases, repositories, research, and analytic methodologies.
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Thorough understanding of OSINT/PAI authorities, regulations, and policy.
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Strong written communication skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
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Strong verbal briefing skills, with the ability to brief at the O4/GS-13 level or above.
Desired Qualifications:
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Previous experience providing OSINT analytic support to special operations.
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Experience supporting multi-intelligence fusion centers or targeting missions.
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Advanced degree in a relevant field is preferred.
#CJPOST
The SMX salary determination process takes into account a number of factors, including but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories, relevant prior work experience, specific skills, education and certifications. At SMX, one of our Core Values is to Invest in Our People so we offer a competitive mix of compensation, learning & development opportunities, and benefits. Some key components of our robust benefits include health insurance, paid leave, and retirement.
The proposed salary for this position is:
$95,000—$100,000 USD
At SMX®, we are a team of technical and domain experts dedicated to enabling your mission. From priority national security initiatives for the DoD to highly assured and compliant solutions for healthcare, we understand that digital transformation is key to your future success.
We share your vision for the future and strive to accelerate your impact on the world. We bring both cutting edge technology and an expansive view of what’s possible to every engagement. Our delivery model and unique approaches harness our deep technical and domain knowledge, providing forward-looking insights and practical solutions to power secure mission acceleration.
SMX is an Equal Opportunity employer including disabilities and veterans.
Selected applicant may be subject to a background investigation and/or education verification.
SMX does not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization or immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, E-2, E-3, L-1 and O-1, or any EADs or other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).
How this job compares
Set against the 784 open Intelligence Analyst jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$95–100K/yr
- North Carolina median$95–126K/yr41 salary ranges
- US median$91–150K/yr584 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $98K, is 4% below the North Carolina median midpoint ($101K) — in the middle half of Intelligence Analyst salary ranges in North Carolina.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 46 open Intelligence Analyst jobs in North Carolina and 784 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in North Carolina
- SMX (this employer)16 open
- General Dynamics Information Technology8 open
- CACI International6 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 6 years of experience; Intelligence Analyst postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (650 postings).
- Education
- 220 of the 784 open Intelligence Analyst jobs (28%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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