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Input Output Group · 2 weeks ago

Senior Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) Analyst - Python Focused

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$120K/yr - $135K/yr

5+ years exp

Input Output Group (IOG) is a technology company focused on Blockchain research and development. The Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) Analyst will collect, evaluate, and interpret complex open-source data to support proactive threat identification and trend analysis, utilizing Python-based tools to analyze security-relevant threats.

BlockchainCryptocurrencyFinTech

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain Python-based scraping tools and automation scripts targeting a wide range of open-source platforms, including fringe forums, encrypted channels (where legally accessible), niche social media platforms, paste sites, and dark web markets

Collect, clean, and structure large datasets from diverse online sources for analysis and long-term monitoring

Design and implement ETL workflows, including metadata tagging, and automated data validation to ensure repeatable, scalable collection and analysis

Normalize and harmonize collected data to enable seamless integration across analytic tools, dashboards, and internal intelligence systems

Identify emerging threat actors, narratives, and patterns relevant to executive security and corporate protective intelligence missions

Conduct continuous monitoring of online spaces for indicators of physical threats, coordinated campaigns, targeted harassment, or emerging security trends

Produce clear, actionable intelligence deliverables for protective operations, including alerts, short assessments, and integration with broader intelligence products

Collaborate closely with protective operations, cyber security, and executive protection teams to align collection priorities with operational requirements

Maintain rigorous compliance with legal, ethical, and organizational guidelines for open-source collection

Provide cross-functional support to team members as needed to ensure continuity of protective intelligence operations

Qualification

PythonOSINT tradecraftData processingAnalytic writingThreat actor behaviorsETL workflowsScraping frameworksPostgreSQLUI/UX designForeign language sources

Required

Minimum 5 years of professional experience in Intelligence/OSINT/Protective Intelligence

Strong analytic writing skills with the ability to produce concise and operationally relevant intelligence products

Familiarity with threat actor behaviors, protest dynamics, doxxing tactics, and other security-relevant online activity

Working knowledge of OPSEC best practices in intelligence collection

Experience working in a distributed or remote environment, including collaboration across time zones and secure data-sharing practices

Proficiency in Python with demonstrated experience in building and maintaining scraping frameworks (e.g., BeautifulSoup, Scrapy, Selenium, Playwright, or equivalent)

Proven ability to identify and monitor niche or hard-to-reach online ecosystems

Experience with data processing, enrichment, and storage (e.g., regex, JSON manipulation, APIs, database handling, PostgreSQL)

Prior experience in a corporate protective intelligence, executive security, or government security environment

Experience integrating Python-based collection pipelines into intelligence platforms

Familiarity with foreign language sources and/or language models for multilingual data exploitation

Develop and maintain analytic tools, dashboards, and interfaces that enhance data visualization, querying, and integration with internal systems

Contribute to user interface and user experience (UI/UX) design for internally developed tools to improve accessibility and analyst efficiency

Evaluate emerging technologies, datasets, and platforms/vendors for relevance, applicability, and integration into existing protective intelligence workflows

Assess data sources for continued value and reliability, ensuring resources are appropriately allocated and deprecating obsolete items

Provide cross-functional support to team members as needed to ensure continuity of protective intelligence operations

Preferred

Certifications or formal training in the Intelligence Cycle, OSINT tradecraft, Python programming, or related disciplines are preferred. Relevant professional experience may be accepted in lieu of formal credentials

Valid passport preferred

Benefits

Remote Working

Laptop reimbursement

New starter package to buy hardware essentials (headphones, monitor, etc)

Learning & Development opportunities

Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits coverage through Anthem for the employee and dependents

401k

Health Savings Account

Life Insurance

Company

Input Output Group

Founded in 2015, IOHK is one of the world’s pre-eminent blockchain research and engineering companies, best known for the Cardano blockchain platform We are a fully decentralized, remote-working organization committed to the highest principles of academic rigour and evidence-based software development.

Founded in 2014

Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, HKG

501-1000 employees