Threat Intelligence Analyst

Location: Bengaluru

India's leading AI-native trust and safety platform. We detect deepfakes, protect brands from synthetic impersonation, and support enterprises and public figures in defending against reputational, financial, and defamation attacks in the age of generative AI.

Our clients include Reliance, Meta, Netflix, You Tube, Tech Mahindra - and we hold Trusted Flagger partnerships with Meta and Google. When a founder is being deepfaked, when a brand is being impersonated, when a viral scam is spreading - we are the operations layer that catches it and shuts it down.

About the Role:

We are hiring an OSINT Analyst to join our brand protection operations team.

This is an operations-heavy role. You will be running the day-to-day investigative work that keeps our clients protected - searching, verifying, structuring, and reporting on real threats as they emerge across the internet.
Some days you'll be tracking a deepfake targeting an enterprise CEO. Other days you'll be mapping the digital footprint of a defamation network. Every day, your work directly protects a real person, brand, or business from real damage.
You will be trained on both AI-driven detection tools and traditional OSINT methods. Both work together at Contrails - AI finds signals at scale, OSINT verifies and contextualizes them into intelligence that clients can act on.

Core Responsibilities:

1- OSINT Investigation Work across surface, deep, and dark web to identify threats targeting our clients. Public infrastructure data, social media profiles (SOCMINT), news archives, breach databases, forums, and messaging platforms.

2
- Threat Monitoring Continuous monitoring for corporate impersonation attempts, deepfakes, defamation campaigns, and phishing infrastructure targeting our clients. Not passive - active tracking with defined SLAs.

3
- Adversary Profiling Uncover connections between digital footprints. Map threat actors, coordinated networks, and repeat offenders across platforms.

4
- Hyperlocal Intelligence Build and maintain networks with local journalists and regional news sources. Some of the most credible early signals never reach national media - they come from journalists on the ground who have the story before anyone else.

5
- Intelligence Reporting Turn investigations into structured, client-ready reports. Findings, verified evidence, actionable recommendations. Reports that stand up in front of legal teams, platforms, and law enforcement.

6
- Compliance Awareness Understand India's IT Rules 2026, MeitY guidelines, and platform-specific reporting mechanisms. Apply that knowledge to how investigations are conducted and reports are delivered.

What We're Looking For:

Must have:
Working knowledge of India's online content policy and regulatory landscape
Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, on-site environment
Sharp written communication - you can turn messy research into a clean, credible report
Strong research instincts - you naturally dig, verify, and cross-reference
Open to a project based engagement with genuine potential to grow into a longer-term role

Bonus:
Prior exposure to OSINT tools (Maltego, Shodan, Spider foot, Have I Been Pwned)
Familiarity with dark web research and forum monitoring
Background in journalism, cybersecurity, forensics, or investigative research
Multilingual - Hindi + one regional Indian language is a strong plus
Prior experience in a brand protection, trust & safety, or content moderation role

What You Get
Work on real cases affecting the most recognized brands and public figures in India
Direct mentorship from Ami Kumar (Co-Founder, 15 years at Meta / Netflix / You Tube / Uber / Disney)
Exposure to enterprise clients including Reliance, Meta, Netflix, Tech Mahindra
Training on AI-native investigative tools that are years ahead of standard OSINT stacks
Real ownership from day one

Remote work