Location: Reston, VA
Date Posted: 07/31/2026
Job Description
At BAE Systems, we’re passionate about harnessing the power of technology to drive innovation and make a meaningful impact. Our team is dedicated to delivering cutting-edge solutions that support our government customer’s mission-critical objectives. We’re now seeking a highly skilled OSINT Policy & Governance Specialist to join our dynamic team and help us drive policy research, development, and coordination across OSINT programs.
We’re looking for a talented OSINT Policy & Governance Specialist to play a key role in providing policy research, recommendations, drafting, and interdepartmental coordination, ensuring policies align with strategic goals. As an OSINT Policy & Governance Specialist, you will be responsible for supporting the development of policies, conducting risk and regulatory assessments, and providing compliance assessments and recommendations.
Responsibilities
- Produce task execution and provide expertise to mid- and senior-level personnel on assigned projects.
- Provide policy research, recommendations, drafting, and interdepartmental coordination, ensuring policies align with strategic goals.
- Provide compliance assessments and recommendations.
- Support policy research, development, and coordination across OSINT programs, ensuring compliance and alignment with strategic objectives.
- Conduct risk and regulatory assessments and auditing.
- Support communications, engagements, and coordination across the OSINT community as part of Governance support.
- Attend and support various meetings as required, develop briefings, and support senior leadership with subject matter expertise.
Required Education, Experience, & Skills
- Intelligence Community experience required.
- Minimum of 8 years of experience conducting research, drafting, and coordinating policy and strategy, while ensuring compliance, with at least a portion of that experience occurring within the last 2 years.
- Bachelor’s degree in an area related to the labor category from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
- OSINT collection and analytic experience preferred.
- All-Source/Multi-INT analytic experience desired to complement policy and strategy experience.
- OSINT or Open Source certifications from commercial or government organizations are a plus.
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Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $118,095 – $200,762
Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to, business considerations, local market conditions, internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications such as skills, education, and experience.
Employee Benefits
At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their lives, including their health and financial well-being.
Regular employees scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week are offered:
- Health, dental, and vision insurance.
- Health Savings Accounts (HSAs).
- 401(k) savings plan.
- Disability coverage.
- Life and accident insurance.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Legal plan.
- Employee discounts on home, auto, and pet insurance.
Leave programs include:
- Paid time off (PTO).
- Paid holidays.
- Paid parental leave.
- Military leave.
- Bereavement leave.
- Applicable federal and state sick leave.
Employees may also participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Additional incentives may be available depending on position level and/or job specifics.
About BAE Systems Intelligence & Security
BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace, and security company that delivers a full range of products and services for air, land, and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions, and customer support services.
Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts—defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a collaborative team while making a global impact. At BAE Systems, you’ll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.
Intelligence & Security (I&S), based in McLean, Virginia, designs and delivers advanced defense, intelligence, and security solutions that support the critical missions of our customers. Our pride and dedication are reflected in everything we do—from intelligence analysis, cyber operations, and IT expertise to systems development, systems integration, and operations and maintenance services. Knowing that our work enables the U.S. military and government to recognize, manage, and defeat threats inspires us to push ourselves and our technologies to new levels.
Additional Information
This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled or until a qualified pool of candidates has been identified.
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