Project Consultant, OSINT Forensics and Investigations
Deloitte US · Austin, United States +17 · 1d ago
Our Deloitte Regulatory, Risk & Forensic team helps client leaders translate multifaceted risk and an evolving regulatory environment into defensible actions that strengthen, protect, and transform their organization. Join our team and use advanced data, AI, and emerging technologies with industry insights to help clients bring clarity from complexity and accelerate their path to value creation.
Recruiting for this role ends on 11/30/26.
Work You’ll Do
As a Project - Consultant, Forensics and Investigations on the project, you will:
- Support federal law enforcement investigations through open source and commercial data research and intelligence analysis to illuminate networks and identify leads.
- Support federal law enforcement investigations through the collection, analysis, and synthesis of publicly available information.
- Identify relevant actors, networks, trends, and digital traces
- Produce clear, defensible intelligence products and support investigators with timely research and analysis.
- Research public records, social media, news, websites, forums, and other open sources
- Correlate data to build timelines, link charts, and entity profiles
- Produce intelligence notes, reports, and briefing materials
- Validate sources and document analytical confidence
- Support investigators with rapid-turn analysis and ad hoc research
- Maintain compliance with legal, privacy, and policy requirements
- Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
- Ability to build and sustain professional relationships
- Ability to lead projects or workstreams
- Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
- Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Ability to provide clear guidance to others
The Team
Deloitte’s Government & Public Services (GPS) practice – our people, ideas, technology and outcomes – is designed for impact. Serving federal, state, & local government clients as well as public higher education institutions, our team of professionals brings fresh perspective to help clients anticipate disruption, reimagine the possible, and fulfill their mission promise.
Our Forensic, Discovery, & Financial Crime offering provides services to support anti-money laundering, discovery, business disputes and investigations. Protect brands from financial crime and other corporate misconduct, as well as enable government organizations with tradecraft & technology to combat emerging and evolving threats.
The Project Talent Model is designed for professionals with specialized skills that align to a current client need. Team members focus on delivering services to clients, without additional expectations related to business development or promotion. Their employment is tied to their role on a project, and they are eligible for a benefits package that is competitive for project focused professionals.
Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree
- 3+ years of experience conducting open source research or investigations and producing analytical products or reporting.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain the required security clearance for this role
- Ability to travel 5-10%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future
Preferred:
- Experience with investigative workflows and sensitive information handling
- Experience supporting federal law enforcement or national security missions
- Experience with digital footprint analysis, social media research, or visualization tools