GSOC Protective Intelligence Lead

Headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, Archer is a leader in the next-gen aerospace sector building an end-to-end advanced air mobility platform that delivers air taxis, unmanned aircraft systems (“UAS”), aviation-related physical artificial intelligence (“AI”) solutions, and other technologies to customers worldwide across the commercial aerospace and defense sectors.

Our sights are set high and our problems are hard, and we believe that diversity in the workplace is what makes us smarter, drives better insights, and will ultimately lift us all to success. We are dedicated to cultivating an equitable and inclusive environment that embraces our differences, and supports and celebrates all of our team members.

The Global Security Operations Center (GSOC) is the nerve center for security and risk information orting to the Sr. Director, Global Security, the GSOC Lead Intelligence Operator is the most experienced operator on the floor: you will run core GSOC monitoring and dispatch operations while also performing protective intelligence, open-source intelligence (OSINT) risk monitoring, and travel risk monitoring, and you will set the operational standard for the team.

This is a senior individual-contributor role, not a management position, but it carries real weight and trust.

What sets this role apart from a GSOC Intelligence Specialist is judgment and ownership. You are trusted to make decisions and act in the moment without waiting for permission, because your judgment is proven. Beyond running operations, you help author the SOPs and configure the tools that the rest of the team relies on, including alerting, camera and video systems, and access control.

This is a proof-of-concept program as we stand up the GSOC and its intelligence capability, so you will help build it, set the standard, and mentor fellow operators as the function matures. The coverage model and hours will take shape as the program grows.

GSOC Operations & Floor Leadership

• Monitor alarms, video surveillance, access control, and life-safety systems across Archer's sites, maintaining constant situational awareness.
• Dispatch and coordinate response to incidents, alarms, and requests for assistance, making sound decisions in the moment without needing to seek permission for routine and time-sensitive calls.
• Serve as the standard-setter and go-to resource for fellow operators, providing guidance and escalation support on shift without acting as their manager.
• Document incidents accurately and maintain clear logs, notifications, and shift communications, and hold the team to that standard.
• Provide real-time support and situational awareness to field security teams and executive protection details.

Systems Configuration & Standards

• Configure and tune the GSOC technology stack, including alerts and alarm thresholds, camera and video systems, and access control, so the team operates on reliable, well-calibrated tooling.
• Author, maintain, and improve SOPs, protocols, and workflows that the rest of the operators follow.
• Help build the GSOC and intelligence function's sources, tooling, and reporting standards from the ground up.

Protective Intelligence & OSINT Monitoring

• Conduct OSINT monitoring to protect Archer's people, assets, and reputation, watching social media, news, online forums, and other open sources for threats to personnel, facilities, operations, and brand.
• Support executive protection with protective intelligence, including threat monitoring, person-of-interest research, and event and venue intelligence.
• Produce timely alerts and concise assessments, and elevate emerging risks to executive protection and leadership as appropriate.

Travel Risk Monitoring

• Monitor global travel risk and…