Digital Investigations Analyst

Protection Group International; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading security consultancy in London seeks skilled professionals for digital investigations. You will identify disinformation campaigns and investigate threat actors while producing clear threat assessments. Ideal candidates possess experience in OSINT and a background in political science or journalism, and fluency in a second language is desirable. Diversity and inclusion are pivotal to our operations.

Qualifications

• Experience in online research and digital investigations.
• Mindset of an investigative journalist; curious and persistent.
• Ability to write clear and concise threat assessments.

Responsibilities

• Identify and track disinformation campaigns.
• Research and attribute information operations.
• Investigate state and non-state threat actors.
• Monitor coordination of real-world harm.
• Map and assess novel TTPs and behaviours.
• Deploy in-house technical capability on investigations.
• Produce concise threat reporting.
• Develop long-term client relationships.
• Build internal networks across teams.

Skills

Online research

Digital investigations

Open-source intelligence (OSINT)

Writing clear assessments

Investigative mindset

Fluency in a second language

Education

Background in political science/journalism/data science/research

Job description

Our Digital Investigations Team is all about social media intelligence. We've been at it for over a decade, honing our skills and becoming true experts globally. We've got experience working with social media platforms, governments, and non-profit organisations - helping them understand and navigate digital threats. Our highly skilled Digital Investigations team works at the cutting edge of digital threat and online harm, helping clients detect and respond. We use innovative technology and have a deep understanding of everything related to social media and online infrastructure. We're not just about the platforms themselves, but also about the behaviours and intent of those who use them for adversarial outcomes, and those they target.

What you’ll be doing:

• Identifying and tracking disinformation campaigns
• Researching and attributing information operations
• Investigate state and non-state threat actors.
• Monitor the coordination of real-world harm.
• Map and assess novel TTPs and behaviours.
• Deploy our in-house technical capability on investigations.
• Produce concise and contextualised threat reporting in line with PGI house style.
• Developing long-term client relationships within delivery efforts.
• Building an internal network across teams to ensure highest quality work.

On day one you will bring:

• Experience in online research, digital investigations, open-source intelligence (OSINT).
• The mindset of an investigative journalist, a curious and persistent investigator.
• The ability to write clear and concise threat assessments.
• A background in political science/ journalism/ data science/ research.
• Fluency in a second language other than English is highly desirable.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at PGI

As a British company which operates internationally, we draw strength from the diversity of our people. Without our diverse team, we couldn’t do the work we do. We are involved in projects across 80+ geographies, our people speak 25+ languages and come from a variety of backgrounds. By hiring and cultivating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce, we can uphold values that enable every member of the team to thrive, while delivering novel solutions to novel problems.

Accessibility at PGI

Every individual has different requirements, so we are committed to implementing reasonable adjustments to mitigate physical and non-physical barriers in the workplace.

We strive to make the recruitment process as accessible as possible, but if you have any questions or concerns, please get in touch.

Please note: We are not accepting applications or speculative profiles from any recruitment agencies. If we require additional resource, we will reach out to you.