OSINT Analyst - Vessel Identification

3+ years in intelligence, investigations, maritime analysis, or a related open-source (OSINT) research discipline, with a track record of turning fragmentary evidence into defensible conclusions.

Working knowledge of the maritime domain: vessel types and particulars, AIS, registries, flag and ownership structures, and shipping operations.

Genuine OSINT tradecraft: source discovery and evaluation, cross-referencing across independent sources, and disciplined handling of uncertainty and provenance.

Confidence interpreting imagery (satellite, optical, and ideally SAR) well enough to reason about what a detection is showing.

Meticulous, evidence-led documentation and clear written assessments, with careful use of confidence and caveat language.

Familiarity with sanctions, trade compliance, and evasion typologies (shadow-fleet behaviour, ship-to-ship transfers, chokepoint activity).

Experience contributing labelled data or ground truth to machine-learning workflows, or working alongside a data science team.

GIS and geospatial tooling, and comfort with large datasets.

Additional languages relevant to major shipping and registry jurisdictions.

Rigorous and evidence-led, with an instinct for corroboration and a low tolerance for unsupported claims.

Comfortable with ambiguity, and able to reach and defend a judgement when the picture is incomplete.

Structured, methodical, and able to prioritise a queue of investigations under time pressure.

Strong communicator, able to write for analysts, compliance teams, and senior stakeholders alike.