Analyst, Intel

Venable LLP’s Technology and Innovation Group, Venable Blue team seeks a Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) Analyst to join the Venable Blue team in the Washington, DC office. This is a non-attorney position.

Venable Blue provides intel services to clients, helping clients protect their rights to safety, security, and privacy online whether at a personal, corporate, or professional level. We also offer intelligence based due diligence research and investigative analyses to help clients make more informed decisions on who to conduct business with, invest in, or partner with. Our clients include talent, pro-athletes, corporations, investment firms, and high-net worth families, among others.

We are seeking a open source intelligence (OSINT) and investigative analyst to support our endeavors in this area to conduct extensive online intelligence based investigations. The successful candidate will be a detail-oriented, organized, and creative researcher who is passionate about online investigations, due diligence research, and fact hunting. The candidate will apply critical thinking skills to transform information into actionable intelligence products which aide our clients’ decision-making processes or protects them from threats online. You will have a passion for piercing through the online veil to get to the truth behind online conduct, false narratives, and online personas.

Must have prior experience as an all source or open source intelligence analyst or a digital investigator.

OSINT/Investigative analyst will leverage open source investigation techniques to collect, monitor, assess, and analyze data from various online sources including social media platforms, news publications, websites, online forums, and onion sites.

Responsibilities:

• Transform mass amounts of online information into actionable intelligence products that make sense of the situation and aid clients’ decision-making.
• Collect, organize, and analyze data from various sources to identify trends, themes, investigative opportunities, and key findings relevant to the investigation.
• Assess the credibility of data sources, record research steps, and provide appropriate framing and citations for any information reported.
• Adapt to new research platforms and technologies for various OSINT and due diligence research projects.
• Write investigative reports tailored for clients’ specific needs and respond to requests for information in a timely manner.
• Offer clear oral and written communication and be prepared to report and defend findings to client executives and legal staff.
• Ensure anonymity and security throughout the online research process.
• Collaborate with team members in an ever-evolving digital environment.
• All data to be collected, analyzed, or investigated will be open source information.

Required Qualifications:

• BA/BS degree
• 3 years of related investigative or analytical experience in OSINT or ASINT
• Both OSINT and ASINT intelligence experience strongly preferred, with an added preference for a combined background in military/public and private sectors
• OSINT required, and other disciplines including Cyber-Threat Intelligence, TECHINT, ASINT, HUMINT, SIGINT preferred
• Excellent writing skills (writing sample is required)
• Strong investigative skills and technical skills, including proficiency in advanced technical indicators such as:
• • Analysis of email headers to trace origin and route of communication
  • Domain analysis to assess ownership, registration details, and associated websites
  • Identification of torrenting and piracy activities to assess intellectual property infringements
  • Cryptocurrency analysis to track transactions and identify associated entities
• Executive presence and ability to lead, manage, or coordinate cross-functional teams across numerous stakeholders at any given time
• Critical thinking and ability to perform well under pressure and ambiguous situations

Preferred Qualifications:

• Former crime analyst, or intelligence analyst who may have worked for government agencies or government contractors on intelligence gathering and analysis
• Familiarity with breached data analysis, including tools like Constella, District 4, NexusXplore, and ShadowDragon.Proficiency in Python or methods for automating OSINT
• Experience using tools and programs such as Shodan, Google Dorks, Tableau, Dataminr, BabelX, Palantir, TOR, Gephi, or Maltego
• Relevant OSINT or PI training and/or certifications

Venable offers full-service solutions to everything from routine to novel privacy and cybersecurity challenges. Our team brings to bear significant experience and industry knowledge to help clients satisfy data privacy and security laws and maximize their business potential. Fully immersed in all aspects of data privacy, cybersecurity, and information governance, Venable is unique among privacy and cybersecurity practices.

We participate in legislative advocacy, rulemakings, and development of new legal standards. Our team advises organizations with regard to industry best practices and drafting codes of conduct and standards, helping them stay compliant with federal, state, international, and self-regulatory requirements.

We strengthen the integrity of our clients’ data, ecommerce security, and customer or user records; develop internal data collection and use practices; and ensure the creation of sound privacy policies and procedures.

Venable Blue helps organizations and individuals manage and mitigate risk in the online space. Whether it’s an issue of data access, account takeover, cyber harassment, child safety, or a government or regulatory investigation, we build, operationalize, and deploy integrated programs and systems designed with people and products in mind.

For additional information about the Technology & Innovation Group, Venable Blue team see: www.venableblue.com.

Venable LLP is an American Lawyer Global 100 law firm headquartered in Washington, D.C., with offices in California, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, New York, and Virginia. Our lawyers and legislative advisors serve domestic and international clients in all areas of corporate and business law, complex litigation, intellectual property, regulatory matters, and government affairs. Additional information can be found at Venable.com.