Threat Intelligence Analyst at Pinkerton Consulting & Investigations, Inc.

The Threat Intelligence Analyst, assigned to one of Pinkerton's largest global clients, will investigate, interpret, and communicate information from a variety of sources to identify and assess inappropriate communications and threats directed toward high-value people and assets to mitigate potential targeted acts of violence. The Analyst supports Global Risk and Executive Protection Management teams with critical behavioral-based analysis to enhance threat investigations including risk and threat assessments, social media monitoring, situational and domain awareness, and risk profiles. This role uses threat landscape expertise to produce value-added products and ensures analytic integrity and standards within the team.

Essential Functions:

1. Represent Pinkerton's core values of integrity, vigilance, and excellence.
2. Investigate, research, and resolve internal and external issues related to various threats against high-value people and assets.
3. Produce high quality, timely, and tailored threat assessments for internal stakeholders while managing sensitive or confidential data.
4. Monitor all-source information to proactively identify and assess likelihood and severity of threats.
5. Monitor Persons of Interest (POIs) who may pose a threat of violence to high-value people or assets.
6. Conduct open-source social media searches; and utilizes social media research, public record research and third-party databases to build leads.
7. Deliver analytical assessments in clear, succinct, and appropriately caveated products that project credibility, convey recommendations, and reinforce key messages.
8. Collaborate internally with cross functional groups such as legal, customer support, and engineering, to enhance processes, workflows, tools, and system functionality.
9. Support senior management updates, including but not limited to strategic, tactical, and operational threats of concern, and briefing key assessments.
10. Integrate results and draw significant conclusions from selected analytical approaches to prepare finished assessment or investigative products.
11. Conduct comprehensive research on complex topics either independently or as part of a larger analytical effort.
12. Identify threat assessment and management gaps and prepare detailed specifications for collection.
13. Lead in the preparation, drafting, and delivery of quarterly and annual analytic review assessment.
14. Support the management of information, presentation of information, and production of graphics.
15. Assist with training and mentoring new analysts and investigators on threat management processes and deliverables.
16. Guide and sharpen the analytic line in assessments, where feasible.
17. Conduct quality checks before products go to leadership for endorsement.
18. Initiate, execute, and maintain relationships inside and outside the organization.
19. Safeguard and maintain highly sensitive and confidential information.
20. Represent threat management in joint task force/government think-tanks, as directed.
21. All other duties, as assigned.

Education, Experience, and Certifications:

Bachelor's degree or higher in a related field and three to six years of protective intelligence, behavioral-based threat analysis, and OSINT experience within corporate, government, military, and/or law enforcement.

Competencies:

• Industry relevant certifications such as CTM, CPP, PCI, PSP, preferred.
• Knowledge of software, databases, social media platforms, and heat/target mapping required.
• Able to appropriately analyze publicly available information from a deep web and dark web perspective.
• Able to interact effectively at all levels and across diverse cultures.
• Able to carry out responsibilities with little supervision.
• Effective written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Able to manage multiple projects simultaneously with competing priorities and deadlines.
• Strong client orientation and results driven.
• Able to build consensus and influence decision-makers.
• Effective analytical and problem-resolution skills.
• Consistently delivers on commitments and achieves expected business results.
• Computer skills; Microsoft 365, SharePoint, open source and proprietary applications, Power BI, SQL Server, and related technology tools and information sources preferred.

Working Conditions:

With or without reasonable accommodation, requires the physical and mental capacity to effectively perform all essential functions:

• Regular computer usage.
• Occasional reaching and lifting of small objects and operating office equipment.
• Exposure to stressful situations, such as challenging individuals who are in or approaching an unauthorized area.
• Rapid and effective decision-making during unusual or emergency situations.
• On occasion, may be required to perform stressful and physical activity.
• Respond to occasional emergency situations, at any hour, with short notice.
• Frequent sitting.
• Travel, as required.

Salary & Benefits Information:
Rate of pay: $50.48 /hour.

Benefit options include employer-paid life and AD&D, voluntary life and AD&D, medical, (HSA) Health Savings Account, (FSA) Flexible Savings Account, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(K), paid time off (vacation, personal, sick, and holidays) and several employee assistance-related programs. This information provides a brief benefit overview. Upon the acceptance of an employment offer, the new employee will receive comprehensive plan details based on specific eligibility rules.

Pinkerton is an equal opportunity employer to all applicants and positions without regard to race/ethnicity, color, national origin, ancestry, sex/gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, marital/prenatal status, pregnancy/childbirth or related conditions, religion, creed, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any protected status by local, state, federal or country-specific law.