Technical Cultural SME in Rockville, Maryland at Clear Fracture LLC

Overview

Clear Fracture specializes in providing organizations with niche intelligence services, open-source software capabilities, and a Research-as-a-Service type offering, which bundles our internally developed open-source and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities with analysts possessing deep cultural insights into various regions of interest only attainable through true immersion into the region of interest. To that end, we are looking to expand our cadre of culturally attuned intelligence experts in support of new contract opportunities expected to be awarded in 2025.

As a Cultural Subject Matter Expert, you will provide specialized regional, linguistic, cultural, and analytical expertise in support of intelligence and operational planning activities. The position requires advanced research capabilities, proficiency in open-source intelligence collection and social media exploitation, and experience supporting information operations and intelligence planning requirements.

The ideal candidate will combine extensive regional and cultural knowledge with demonstrated experience conducting intelligence analysis, assessing information environments, and supporting operational planning activities. You will collaborate with intelligence analysts, operational planners, and technical specialists to evaluate complex information, identify emerging trends and threats, and develop mission-relevant intelligence products.

Responsibilities

• Provide cultural, regional, and linguistic expertise supporting intelligence analysis, information operations (IO), and operational planning requirements.
• Support the planning, development, coordination, and assessment of information operations through intelligence research, analysis, and evaluation of relevant information environments.
• Conduct advanced open-source intelligence (OSINT) research and social media exploitation across digital platforms, online communities, news outlets, and other publicly available information sources.
• Analyze social media ecosystems, online narratives, digital communications, and emerging trends to identify patterns, assess influence activities, and evaluate potential operational implications.
• Research and assess cyber-related developments, information activities, and the intersection of cyberspace operations and information operations.
• Evaluate foreign information activities, strategic messaging, propaganda, disinformation, and influence operations to support intelligence assessments and operational planning.
• Monitor political, military, technological, economic, and socio-cultural developments within assigned areas of responsibility and assess their potential operational impacts.
• Apply advanced research methodologies, analytical tradecraft, and critical thinking to collect, evaluate, synthesize, and present information from disparate sources.
• Develop intelligence assessments, information environment analyses, operational support products, and briefings addressing strategic and tactical mission requirements.
• Provide regional and cultural context to support audience analysis, information environment assessments, and the evaluation of relevant communication patterns and behavioral trends.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary intelligence and operational planning teams to identify intelligence gaps, refine collection requirements, and coordinate analytical support.
• Review relevant strategic and tactical guidance pertaining to intelligence activities, information operations, and cyberspace-related missions.
• Support intelligence planning, production management, and coordination of analytical requirements across organizational stakeholders.
• Identify, prioritize, and coordinate intelligence production requirements, deliverables, and associated timelines.

Qualifications

Minimum

• Active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) security clearance.
• Eight (8) or more years of experience providing cultural, regional, or geopolitical advisory and analytical support.
• Five (5) or more years of intelligence analysis experience.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline. Four (4) additional years of qualifying experience may be substituted for the degree.
• Demonstrated expertise in the history, culture, political systems, military affairs, social dynamics, and geopolitical developments of the assigned region.
• Native-level proficiency in Persian (Farsi), including the ability to read, interpret, research, and analyze foreign-language information.
• Demonstrated experience supporting information operations (IO), operations in the information environment (OIE), or intelligence planning activities within a DoD or Intelligence Community environment.
• Demonstrated experience conducting advanced OSINT research, including social media exploitation, digital information collection, and analysis of publicly available information.
• Knowledge of advanced internet research methodologies, including Boolean search techniques, metadata analysis, and research across surface web, deep web, and other relevant digital information sources.
• Experience synthesizing complex information from multiple sources into actionable intelligence assessments and analytical products.
• Demonstrated ability to identify emerging trends, assess information credibility, and evaluate the operational significance of digital information.
• Excellent analytical writing, briefing, and communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with intelligence professionals, operational planners, and multidisciplinary mission teams.

Preferred

• Previous experience supporting Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, Combatant Command, or joint operational organizations.
• Experience directly supporting the development, coordination, execution, or assessment of information operations plans and related operational activities.
• Experience conducting social media intelligence (SOCMINT), digital media analysis, or foreign information environment assessments.
• Familiarity with regional digital platforms, social media ecosystems, and foreign-language online information sources.
• Knowledge of foreign influence operations, disinformation, propaganda, strategic communications, and information environment assessment methodologies.
• Understanding of cyber threat intelligence, cyber-enabled influence activities, and the relationship between cyberspace operations and information operations.
• Familiarity with the Joint Planning Process (JPP), intelligence preparation of the operational environment, or intelligence support to operational planning.
• Knowledge of ODNI analytic standards, structured analytic techniques, and DoD intelligence production methodologies.
• Experience using commercial OSINT platforms, social media analytics tools, link analysis applications, or data visualization technologies.
• Experience supporting intelligence collection management, requirements development, or operational assessment activities.
• Experience applying AI-enabled research, data analytics, or automation tools to intelligence collection and analytical workflows.
• Additional proficiency in regional languages or dialects relevant to assigned mission requirements.

Why Clear Fracture

At Clear Fracture, we believe that technology alone does not produce actionable intelligence. Understanding the cultural, linguistic, and geopolitical context behind information is what transforms raw data into meaningful insight. Our approach combines advanced artificial intelligence, open-source intelligence capabilities, and the expertise of seasoned analysts to support complex national security missions.

As a Cultural Subject Matter Expert, you will contribute directly to mission-critical intelligence and operational planning efforts, applying your regional expertise to challenges where nuance, context, and sound analytical judgment matter. You will work alongside intelligence professionals, operational planners, and technical specialists in an environment that values intellectual curiosity, independent thinking, and practical results.

Clear Fracture offers the opportunity to join a growing, mission-focused team where individual expertise is recognized, innovation is encouraged, and your work has a direct impact on the customers and missions we support. We value professionals who take ownership of their work, challenge assumptions, and bring both technical proficiency and human insight to difficult problems.