OSINT specialists for OSINT in PET

Would you like to help find extremists, terrorists and spies online? Are you passionate about using open source sources in your work, and are you motivated to continuously stay up to date on developments within OSINT? Then you might be PET's new OSINT specialist.

If you can answer yes to the above, we offer a central role as an OSINT specialist in the Section for Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) in PET. In the OSINT section, we work to identify, collect, process and assess information from all available open source sources. We generate products that can be used either directly or in conjunction with other source material and work closely with analysts and investigators in support of our core task, to look after Denmark, the Danish Empire and Danish interests abroad.

Become part of the work of collecting information of operational interest for PET
We offer a position in a dynamic operational environment with committed and dedicated colleagues, with an informal tone of communication and a good working environment. You will be part of a competent, specialized section with a high level of ambition, and where continuous work is done to improve methods, competencies, tools and processes.

Your tasks primarily consist of targeted and systematic identification, monitoring, collection and assessment of information in areas or topics of operational interest to PET. You are expected to be able to communicate the results of your work in writing or orally to the relevant colleagues in both Danish and English. You will typically specialize in counterterrorism, counterextremism or counterintelligence.  

As an OSINT specialist in PET OSINT, you are responsible for delivering information directly to PET's operations, and you work closely with your closest colleagues in the section and not least with the analysts and investigators whose operations you support. These are alternating tasks and you must be prepared to change focus and speed at very short notice, but there is also room to continuously delve into specialized areas about our adversaries and technology.
Our organization is characterized by great professional pride, analytical capacity, good internal relations between colleagues, time for thoroughness and space for development and training of the individual employee.

We also provide a thorough onboarding, so that you can start in your new position with the best possible starting point. For the record, it should be mentioned that due to the nature of the work, it is not possible to work from home.

Get a daily routine that never becomes a daily routine
As an OSINT specialist in PET, you will be part of a daily routine that is characterized by tasks that are not found anywhere else, and every day offers new challenges that did not exist yesterday. We are very different, and that is why we can make a difference. It is about who you are and what you contribute.

Although our work is characterized by the seriousness of the higher purpose, the tone is informal, and you will experience a unique unity across departments and disciplines. We have a daily routine that never becomes everyday, and you can have that too.

You are adaptable, curious about the darkest corners of the internet and have experience with information search.
We imagine that you have knowledge of or interest in intelligence activities, and especially how OSINT can be used in this context. As a person, you must be outgoing and curious and thrive well with an unpredictable everyday life, where you must be able to change focus quickly when demand and the world around you require it. You are dedicated and thorough, but you also understand the meaning of "good enough" and understand that sometimes you work with short deadlines.
As an OSINT specialist in PET OSINT, you are expected to possess an ingrained curiosity that makes it irresistible for you to investigate the darkest corners of the internet and at the same time contribute to further developing one of the most exciting and sought-after acquisition disciplines in existence.

We also emphasize that:
• You have experience with and interest in social media platforms, communication apps, websites/forums and/or processing large amounts of data
• You have experience with information search at a specialist level
• You have strong collaboration skills and thrive on participating in teamwork and delivering for a common purpose
• You are good at written communication, and you formulate yourself clearly and precisely in written products
• You are fluent in Danish and English both orally and in writing
• You are not intimidated by words such as source code, script, bit and bytes
• You agree to participate in an on-call system, which means that you must be on call at regular intervals during weekends and holidays. As well as being available in connection with planned major events or unannounced incidents

In addition, it would be an additional advantage, but not a requirement, to have language skills in either Arabic, Russian or Mandarin.

At PET, we also place a high value on certain personal competencies. These are competencies that we believe are essential for all PET employees, regardless of their professional background. We do this because it is important to us that we find the right match. You can read about the competencies here www.pet.dk/job.

Salary and employment terms
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You can read more about PET's entire employment process at www.pet.dk/job.

Employment start date: 1 April 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Your workplace will be the Danish Intelligence Service, Klausdalsbrovej 1, 2860 Søborg.

If you are a police officer, you will be placed on salary as a PB/PA or consultant/special consultant according to the classification agreement and any local salary supplements will be closed according to applicable rules. You will be stationed at the Danish National Police in an “until further notice” position in PET.

If you have an academic background, you will be employed on collective agreement terms in accordance with the agreements in force at any time between the Ministry of Finance and the Central Organisation of Academics. If you have another educational background, you will be employed on collective agreement terms in accordance with the organisation agreement for office employees in the state between the Ministry of Finance and HK/STAT and the OAO-S collective agreement. Alternatively, you will be employed on another relevant collective agreement.

An employment relationship in PET must be treated with discretion, which you as an applicant should be aware of. This means that you can basically tell close and confidential relations that you trust that you have applied for a position at PET, but not what the job entails.

A prerequisite for employment at PET is that you can be security cleared, and you must be able to maintain the security clearance throughout your employment. As a security cleared person, you are expected to be particularly aware of your duty of confidentiality in relation to classified information.

Contact and application
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We expect to begin interviews in week 5.

You are always very welcome to contact us on weekdays by email at hr-rekruttering@politi.dk or by telephone at +45 24 62 18 45 if you have any questions about the position, PET as a workplace or the like.

When you apply for a position at PET, you give us permission to obtain your CPR number via the CPR register for the purpose of identifying you in connection with the recruitment process. We obtain your CPR number so that we can securely send relevant and necessary documents to you via Digital Post.

It is important to us that PET reflects the diversity that we strive for. Therefore, we encourage all interested parties, regardless of gender, age, religion, sexuality and ethnicity, to apply for the position.

Step into a closed world that opens new doors, where we develop, train and build on what we know. Whether we are developing new systems, analyzing data or fine-tuning footwork for shooting practice, we are always on our toes. This creates great opportunities for you to move with us, grow with the tasks and open new doors in your working life.

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