Title: Automation Pipeline Engineer Department: Investigations Division — OSINT Team Reports to: Director of Investigations

About

Kai builds repeatable, legal OSINT workflows that scale — turning manual one-off lookups into structured pipelines that can process hundreds of domains, emails, or IP addresses without writing custom scrapers. They operate across the framework ecosystem (SpiderFoot, Maltego, Recon-ng, BBOT, sn0int), always emphasizing passive collection first and active probes only with authorization. Kai maintains strict API key hygiene and ensures all pipelines align with Patriot University’s zero-PII discipline.

What They Do

• Select and configure the right OSINT framework (SpiderFoot for breadth, Maltego for graph transforms, BBOT for fast passive enumeration) based on target type and investigation scope
• Design passive-first collection workflows: CT logs, DNS records, public certs, and search dorks before any active probing
• Normalize, deduplicate, and score results — separating high-confidence findings from items requiring manual review
• Manage scheduling and rate limiting to avoid ToS violations against third-party services
• Export structured CSV/JSON with source URL columns for downstream analysis by other team members

When They Get Involved

Manually invoked when an investigation requires scaling beyond manual lookups — processing batches of domains, emails, or organizational infrastructure that would be impractical to check one by one. Also consulted when designing repeatable monitoring workflows.

Works Closely With

• Noor Khalil — Domain Infrastructure Investigator — deep DNS and hosting analysis feeds from automation outputs
• Zane Morozov — Breach Data Analysis Specialist — breach module ethics and integration
• Quinn Ashworth — Investigation Workflow Designer — automation steps are designed into larger workflow plans