Fusion Center Analyst

Are you seeking career growth within the State of Connecticut? If so, consider this new and exciting opportunity! The State of Connecticut, Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP) is currently seeking a Fusion Center Analyst located in Middletown, CT.

• Professional growth and development opportunities.
• A healthy work/life balance to all employees.
• The State of Connecticut is an eligible Public Service Loan Forgiveness employer, meaning you may be eligible to have qualifying student loans forgiven after 10 years of service.  for more information.

Position Highlights:
This position is full-time, hybrid, 8:00am – 4:30pm, 40 hours per week, scheduled Monday through Friday.

The Fusion Center Analyst is responsible for independently performing a full range of tasks in the evaluation and analysis of criminal/terrorism information and intelligence.

The role of this incumbent will be to perform a variety of work activities involving intake, research, collection, analysis, dissemination, and documentation of homeland security and crime-related information including information which has a possible nexus to terrorist activity and/or represents potential threats to homeland security and public safety within the State of Connecticut and, by extension, the region and nation.

The Connecticut Intelligence Center’s Mission is:
Enhance national security and the safety of Connecticut by synergizing information, analysis and intelligence to support our strategic partners.

Our vision is a resilient and secure Connecticut achieved through collaboration, trust and shared intelligence.

The CTIC is the designated fusion center for the State of Connecticut and is one of 80 fusion centers in the country. Fusion centers were developed after September 11, 2001, in an effort to increase collaboration and information sharing between all levels of government. Fusion centers serve as the focal point for the receipt, analysis, and sharing of threat-related information between State, Local, Tribal and Territorial (SLTT), federal, and private sector entities.

• Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
• Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI)
• Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
• High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program (HIDTA)
• Connecticut National Guard
• Connecticut Department of Correction
• Connecticut Judicial Branch
• Connecticut State Police
• Several Local Law Enforcement Agencies
• Fire/EMS

The DESPP is committed to protecting and improving the quality of life for all by providing a broad range of public safety services, training, regulatory guidance, and scientific services utilizing enforcement, prevention, education and state of the art science and technology. DESPP is structured on three key Strategic Pillars created by Commissioner Ronnell Higgins.

• Making decisions through the thoughtful and informed use of data
• Challenging the 'that's the way it's always been done' construct—i.e., thinking outside the box as to how we can improve
• Constantly seeking better results

• Recognizing our collective responsibility to steward the agency's resources
• Realigning planned budgetary actions to ensure that they are in taxpayers' interests
• Preparing together for potential budget stresses and fiscal challenges

• Critically and constantly measuring our practices against our policies
• Performing quarterly performance evaluations agency-wide to measure success and flag areas needing improvement
• Regularly engaging external partners for feedback and assessments
• Opening our doors to Connecticut students and workers for apprenticeships, internships, and career pathways

For an inside look at what it's like to work as an employee for the State of Connecticut, please watch the video below!

In the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection this class is accountable for independently performing a full range of tasks in the evaluation and analysis of criminal/terrorism information and intelligence.

• Performs duties and responsibilities related to intelligence sector assigned;
• Collects, integrates, evaluates, analyzes, and disseminates as appropriate intelligence data such as:
  • The patterns, structure, trends and movement of any individual or group, business or partnership which directly relates to criminal/terrorist conduct or activity and for which there is…