Geopolitical/OSINT Analyst at S&P Global

Sscirra; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Sscirra in Bengaluru / India is seeking an OSINT specialist for economic and country risk analysis. You will monitor global political events, verify sources, and craft analytical summaries to support predictive applications and client deliverables.

The role requires strong OSINT knowledge, geopolitical awareness, and excellent communication. Collaborative work style and meticulous attention to detail are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelors/Masters in Political Science or related field.
• A solid grounding in OSINT methodologies.
• Broad knowledge of geopolitical affairs and global awareness.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Strong analytical, attention to detail and computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and collect key political and global security events across assigned countries.
• Utilize OSINT methods to identify and extract relevant intelligence events.
• Assess credibility of sources before integration into the database.
• Draft and publish analytical intelligence summaries with key event details.
• Ensure accurate attribution and metadata tagging of events.
• Conduct quality checks for data accuracy and consistency.
• Integrate new sources, focusing on primary, region-specific channels.
• Contextualize terrorism data into broader security risk frameworks for clients.
• Provide analytical support for special projects and SOP compliance.
• Maintain documentation for assigned countries in the intelligence collection plan.
• Support operations across flexible shifts during crises and holidays.

Skills

OSINT knowledge

Geopolitical awareness

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

English proficiency

Cultural awareness

Collaborative work

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Political Science

International Relations

Public Policy

Defense and Strategic Studies

Tools

OSINT tools

Job description

You’ll be part of the Economic and Country Risk – OSINT team responsible for using hybrid machine-human sources to collect and enhance data about global security and political risks and using that to power a range of innovative predictive applications to better understand what is happening and changing in the world.

• Monitor and collect key political and global security events across assigned countries, ensuring comprehensive coverage of critical developments.
• Utilize licensed platforms and OSINT methodologies to systematically identify and extract relevant intelligence events on a global scale.
• Assess and verify the authenticity, credibility, and reliability of sources before integrating events into the intelligence database.
• Draft and publish well-structured, analytical intelligence summaries that accurately capture key event details.
• Ensure precise attribution of collected events, maintaining consistency in event categorization and metadata tagging.
• Conduct quality control checks on all collected information, identifying inconsistencies and ensuring adherence to data accuracy standards.
• Continuously identify and integrate new sources, with a focus on primary, region-specific, and high-reliability intelligence channels.
• Collaborate to contextualize terrorism data into wider security risk frameworks and client deliverables.
• Support research initiatives and provide analytical assistance for special projects as required by the business.
• Strictly adhere to standard operating procedures (SOPs) for data collection, categorization, and processing, ensuring compliance with organizational guidelines.
• Maintain and update documentation for assigned countries, ensuring accuracy and completeness intheintelligencecollection plan.
• Support operations across flexible shifts, including on public holidays, any other S&P Global provided holidays, and on weekends (during emergency crises like protests/riots/or any other political violence in the assigned region/country)
• Bachelors /Masters In Political Science, Internation Relations, International Affairs, Public Policy, Economics, Defense and Strategic Studies.
• Knowledge On OSINT
• Broad knowledge of geopolitical affairs and global awareness of influences on business goals and strategies
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in acollaborative environment
• Excellent Computer and Analytical skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent command of the
• English Language (written and spoken)
• Knowledge and understanding of different cultures and regions
• Fluent in English (Not Mandatory but one or more languages – French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian, Mandarin, South East Asian language preferred), with excellent written and verbal communication skills.