Staff Open - Source Collector

Applied Research Associates, Inc.

(ARA) is actively seeking a highly qualified Staff Open-Source Collector to support the Intelligence and Defense communities.

Outstanding candidates will have the ability to quickly discover information, create reports, and perform their duties independently with little guidance.

At ARA, our goal is to improve our nation’s safety, security, and way of life.

Your contribution matters and you’ll have the opportunity to make a real-world impact by joining our team!

The ideal candidate will have an active interest in working with open-source data in foreign languages, creating reports, and working within established security protocols.

Candidates will respond to requests for information (RFIs) by writing reports and exploiting publicly available data.

The candidate must be willing to build an independent program of discovery and reporting to support the assigned mission.

This position is in Charlottesville, VA.

Individuals who are passionate about applying their expertise to solve problems of national importance, who have a strong entrepreneurial spirit, and who are seeking opportunities for personal and professional growth in a stable environment are strongly encouraged to apply.

Required Staff Open-Source Collector Qualifications:


* US Citizen with active Top Secret clearance and willing to submit to a polygraph


* Bachelor's degree with 5-7 years of relevant work experience as an intelligence analyst or linguist.

Equivalent professional experience (at least 11 years) will be considered for talented candidates without a degree


* Experience discovering and synthesizing open-source data


* Experience creating reports from open-source information


* Experience creating and implementing open-source collection plans


* Knowledge of OSINT tradecraft


* Excellent writing skills and experience writing detailed reports

Additional Staff Open-Source Collector Desirable Qualifications:


* Proven experience with statistical analysis and/or data science


* Political, geopolitical, and historical knowledge


* Team player with excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate


* Chinese and/or Russian language abilities preferred, but not required

Who is ARA?

Do you want to work for a purpose? Applied Research Associates, Inc.

(aka ARA) is an employee-owned international research and engineering company.

We have been providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences since 1979.

ARA has over 2,292 employee owners and continues to grow rapidly.

Together, our offices throughout the U.S.

and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense, civil, and health technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement.

ARA also prides itself, on having a challenging culture where innovation & experimentation are the norm.

The motto, “Engine...