Cyber Open Source Intelligence Analyst and Cyber Operations SME
FT-SAL-EXREG
nou Systems, Inc. (nSI) is now officially a 100% ESOP company! We value teamwork and collaboration, and this transition allows us to take that commitment to a new level. nSI empowers our customers by supplying products, services, and expertise with powerful, data driven insights that transform defense systems and improve capabilities.
nou Systems, Inc. (nSI) is seeking a Cyber Open Source Intelligence Analyst and Cyber Operations Subject Matter Expert to turn publicly available information into timely, defensible insight for customer cyber missions. The analyst will research cyber threats and infrastructure, explain operational implications, and help teams plan, assess, and improve authorized cyber activities.
This role combines disciplined open source intelligence (OSINT) tradecraft with practical understanding of cyber operations. The successful candidate will work with technical and mission stakeholders to frame intelligence questions, assess source reliability, connect findings to the customer’s environment, and present concise recommendations. The exact program, duty location, and access requirements will be established for the assigned work.
Responsibilities:
• Develop collection plans and research questions tied to customer priorities, cyber threats, mission systems, and operational decisions.
• Collect and analyze information from lawful public sources, including technical reporting, vulnerability disclosures, malware and adversary research, domains, infrastructure, code repositories, and relevant online communities.
• Corroborate findings across sources; document provenance, confidence, gaps, and alternative explanations; and distinguish observed facts from analytic judgments.
• Produce threat profiles, infrastructure assessments, indicators and context, executive summaries, briefings, and other intelligence products tailored to technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Relate OSINT findings to cyber defense and authorized operational planning, including threat hunting, detection engineering, incident response, exposure management, and mission risk assessment.
• Advise on cyber operational concepts, workflows, tools, constraints, and measures of effectiveness in coordination with customer authorities and program leadership.
• Partner with intelligence, security engineering, network operations, and program teams to identify requirements, share findings, and support actionable decisions.
• Maintain collection records and analytic methods consistent with applicable law, customer direction, data handling rules, and operational security requirements.
• Improve repeatable research processes, source evaluation practices, knowledge management, and analyst training; mentor colleagues as appropriate.
Basic Qualifications:
• Experience conducting cyber-focused OSINT or cyber threat intelligence analysis and translating findings into operationally useful assessments.
• Working knowledge of cyber operations, network and endpoint concepts, adversary tactics and techniques, vulnerabilities, and incident response or threat hunting workflows.
• Ability to evaluate source credibility, corroborate technical findings, document analytic confidence, and communicate uncertainty clearly.
• Experience researching internet infrastructure and technical artifacts using appropriate OSINT methods and analytical tools.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to brief both technical specialists and mission leaders.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and collaborate across cyber, intelligence, engineering, and program teams.
• Relevant degree or equivalent practical experience in intelligence, cybersecurity, computer science, engineering, or a related field.
Preferred Qualifications:
- DOD or federal mission support
- Familiarity with structured analytics techniques and frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK
- Scripting or data analysis to support repeatable research; and experience creating collection requirements or intelligence production plans.
nou (pronounced ‘new’) Systems:
Since its founding in 2012, nou Systems has built a reputation for excellence in innovative engineering, prototype development, and technical and professional services in multiple markets, including missile defense, cybersecurity, test range modernization, and space control. Our diverse and highly skilled team delivers state-of-the-art products from concepts and prototypes to fully developed and integrated solutions.
We offer significant advancement and personal career development opportunities within our dynamic high-tech company. Our culture is firmly established in treating our employees like family.
Benefits of working at nSI
nou Systems, Inc. offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and diverse benefits that reflect our company culture of service, excellence, and a supportive work environment. Benefits may vary based on status but the majority of our positions include the following:
- Competitive Wages*
- Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Medical plan with Health Savings Account eligibility
- Company-funded Life, Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Personal Time Off, Vacation, and Paid Holidays
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Norton LifeLock
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Personal Development, Technical Learning Opportunities, & Lunch-n-Learns
- Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
*Final compensation for this position is determined by a variety of factors, such as a candidate’s relevant work experience, skills, certifications, and geographic location.
nSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Employment opportunities at nSI are based upon a candidate’s qualifications and capabilities to perform the essential functions of a particular job and are free from discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit www.nou-systems.com/workingatnou. U.S. citizenship is required for most positions.
Skills Required
- Experience conducting cyber-focused open-source intelligence or cyber threat intelligence analysis
- Experience translating intelligence findings into operationally useful assessments
- Working knowledge of cyber operations, network and endpoint concepts, adversary tactics and techniques, vulnerabilities, and incident response or threat hunting workflows
- Ability to evaluate source credibility, corroborate technical findings, document analytic confidence, and communicate uncertainty clearly
- Experience researching internet infrastructure and technical artifacts using appropriate OSINT methods and analytical tools
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including briefing technical specialists and mission leaders
- Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and collaborate across cyber, intelligence, engineering, and program teams
- Relevant degree or equivalent practical experience in intelligence, cybersecurity, computer science, engineering, or a related field
- DOD or federal mission support experience
- Familiarity with structured analytics techniques and frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK
- Scripting or data analysis experience supporting repeatable research
- Experience creating collection requirements or intelligence production plans
What We Do
nou Systems is helping its customers transform defense systems with powerful, data-driven insights that improve system capability. Applying our expertise in systems engineering, modeling and simulation, real-time open systems development, testing, and system assessment, nou Systems develops insights and solutions that provide improved capability for a variety of complex defense systems as well as test range radar, telemetry, and optical systems. Since its founding in 2012, nou Systems has built a reputation for excellence in innovative engineering, prototype development, and technical and professional services in multiple markets, including: missile defense, cybersecurity, test range modernization, and space control. Our diverse and highly skilled team delivers state-of-the-art products from concepts and prototypes, to fully developed and integrated solutions. nou Systems, Inc. is a woman-owned small business headquartered in Huntsville, AL.
