Analyst, Online Threat Intelligence

An Analyst on Control Risks' Online Threat Intelligence (OTI) team will:

• Conduct and lead operational delivery of open-source intelligence investigations.
• Work with the regional OTI team in scoping, delivering and peer reviewing intelligence product for our clients.
• Work with the team leadership to ensure effective team coordination, both within region and with other OTI regional hubs across our 24/7 intelligence function.

Tasks and responsibilities

Intelligence Assessments

• Lead on complex intelligence investigations, utilizing a broad range of sources to provide analytical conclusions and advice to our clients.
• Take a lead role in organizing, conducting and reviewing threat monitoring deliverables and threat and exposure assessments.
• Lead and deliver person of interest assessments (POI), utilizing open sources to measure the intent and capability of online threat actors to cause harm to our clients.
• Provide tactical level insights to our clients related to their threat environment and broader industry trends.
• Produce high-quality written analysis in a time-sensitive manner.
• Work collaboratively across regional delivery teams, ensuring standardization of intelligence output for global engagements.
• Innovate and provide engaging solutions to the objectives of different stakeholders. Work with regional OTI leadership to identifying opportunities for methodology development.

Consulting responsibilities

• Hold scoping conversations with existing and prospective clients as a subject matter expert. Provide insight into how OTI deliverables can bring value to our clients.
• Provide client ready proposals that address the needs of our clients across the range of OTI deliverables.
• Support the regional threat intelligence leads in the coordination and of the regional team.
• Brief external stakeholders on intelligence product, including key findings, analysis and recommended mitigation actions for our clients.
• Innovate and provide engaging solutions to the challenges of our clients, proactively anticipating their security needs.
• Develop an understanding of the broader complimentary offerings of other teams within Digital Risks.

Operations and Business Management

• Provide a key role in ensuring adherence to KPI metrics, using those insights to inform operational and commercial decisions.
• Serve as a key point of contact for training and peer reviewing junior team members in the production of high quality timely deliverables.
• Adhere to all SOPs and operational requirements of the team. Ensure that all policies are maintained and followed throughout.

• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the US on a permanent basis without sponsorship.
• Candidates must possess unrestricted US work authorization.
• Three to five years’ experience in a threat intelligence role, with primary responsibility for running complex intelligence investigations.
• Deep investigative experience in identifying and analyzing information from open sources, social media and deep and dark web avenues.
• Track record of facilitating client relationships with intelligence and security subject matter experts.
• Experience of conducting business development opportunities including scoping conversations, briefings and development of proposals.
• Demonstrable experience of coordinating intelligence product, including collection planning and reviewing intelligence output from peers.
• Developed understanding of the interaction between threatening online behavior and physical security incidents.
• A strong understanding and practical knowledge of the intelligence cycle, source evaluation and techniques used to ensure objectivity, actionability and relevance of intelligence product.
• Graduate degree in Security Studies, Intelligence, Threat Intelligence or related fields.
• Preferred:
  Knowledge of additional non-English languages.

The base salary range for this position is $90,000-$95,000 per year. Exact compensation offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

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