Full-Time Associate Analyst - Threat Intelligence Unit

We are looking for a motivated security professional to join us as an Analyst, working as part of a Threat Intelligence Unit (TIU), within our in-house Global Intelligence Team (GIT). Reporting to the GIT management, you will join a team of security specialists providing incident and threat monitoring, update briefs, research duties and intelligence analysis.

In this multifaceted role, as an Analyst, you will assume a range of critical responsibilities aimed at ensuring the safety and security of the client’s personnel, operations and assets. This includes responsibility for both incident data monitoring, tailored social media monitoring solutions and intelligence analysis/reporting.

You will also be responsible for disseminating mass communications concerning global events that hold the potential to impact the well-being of client’s personnel, valuable assets and business operations. You will maintain a constant awareness of geopolitical and national issues that may impact the client’s employees, locations or reputation.

You will conduct thorough horizon scanning to produce comprehensive reports highlighting emerging trends and incidents in regions where the company operates. This is delivered as comprehensive reporting and reviews for Sibylline’s clients.

The Threat Intelligence Unit will be required to work out of hours, depending on the clients' needs, up to and including a 24/7 commitment. Therefore, you must be flexible to work on weekends, public holidays, and night shifts as required. Shifts will vary and rotate from 9a-5p, 8a-4p and 4p-12p shift monthly, 40 hours a week.

This is a US-based role with occasional travel to the VA office for training, events or administrative purposes once per month or as needed with advance notice. Candidates should be located within the DC, VA, MD area and will work remotely. This is not a cybersecurity role.

• Maintain situational awareness, collect and analyze information to ensure the safety and security of our client’s people, buildings and operations
• Detect and assess threats and incidents and determine their impact on our clientsUsing open-source intelligence (OSINT) sources and internal databases to conduct social media, deep and dark web monitoring and produce tactical intelligence
• Write and distribute notifications and daily and weekly products
• Triage incidents and threats quickly and effectively
• Conduct ad-hoc client briefings on unfolding events
• Conduct research, and maintain Global Intelligence Team core products including city security briefs, event risk assessments and Sibylline’s ASTRA platform
• Collect and maintain data sets as directed by the Lead Data, Insights and Capability analyst
• Display creative thinking and consulting skills to deliver a continually improving service for our clients
• Facilitate the dissemination of information to mobilize the necessary resources to ensure that regional staff can mitigate immediate risks and incidents
• Support our clients directly by providing short-term "Surge" capacity as required
• Perform any additional duties as required by the Head of Global Intelligence
• Engage and collaborate with other Sibylline teams globally to remain up to date with best practices, resources, and industry standards

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Demonstrated interest in security policies, best practices, and procedures, with a customer service mindset
• Impeccable communication skills, with the ability to take urgent calls from concerned stakeholders with patience and professionalism
• Ability to monitor the news, social media, and other information feeds and quickly determine the impact of security events and crises on business operations
• Excellent research skills, with the ability to rapidly digest, evaluate and “sift” large quantities of information from a range of sources
• Ability to interpret, organize and visualize data
• Analytical mindset, with the ability to provide thoughtful insight into complex situations
• Excellent attention to detail
• High level of competency with MS Office tools

Qualifications

• BA degree in Political Science, Security Studies, War Studies, International Relations, Criminal Justice, or related field; or equivalent professional experience.
• Lived, academic or professional insight into at least one major region (Americas, Middle East & Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe & Eurasia) preferred.
• Experience with mass notification systems is a plus.
• Experience with social media monitoring software (e.g. Dataminr, Navigator) is a plus.
• Cross-functional experience within a global security team (e.g. threat monitoring, travel security) is a plus.
• Flexibility to work on weekends, public holidays, and night shifts as required by the shift rota.

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