Senior Analyst - Protective Intelligence

Pinkerton; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Pinkerton is seeking a Senior Analyst - Protective Intelligence to support the client’s Security and Resilience organization, providing twenty-four hour, seven day per week coverage. The role collaborates with regional teams and supports Insider Risk, Strategic Intelligence, and Travel Risk Management programs.

The position involves crisis management coordination, data scraping from open sources, and producing concise, timely assessments for senior management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in security or related field with 3–4 years in security operations or similar.
• Ability to synthesize large amounts of information into concise analytic assessments.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality with sensitive information.

Responsibilities

• Represent Pinkerton’s core values of integrity, vigilance, and excellence.
• Ensure 24/7 coverage for emergency line handling and incident escalation.
• Conduct proactive threat reviews for executives and events.
• Alert team members about threats to the company.
• Manage tools and technologies supporting incident management.
• Report cyber and product integrity incidents and provide strategic analyses.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Oral and written communication

Attention to detail

Discretion/confidentiality

Education

Bachelor's degree in Security Studies, Political Science, International Relations, or related field

Advanced degree and/or relevant certifications preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

170+ Years Strong. Industry Leader. Global Impact.At Pinkerton, the mission is to protect our clients. To do this, we provide enterprise risk management services and programs specifically designed for each client. Pinkerton employees are one of our most important assets and critical to the delivery of world-class solutions. Bonded together, we share a commitment to integrity, vigilance, and excellence.

Pinkerton is an inclusive employer who seeks candidates with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives to join our network of industry subject matter experts.

The Senior Analyst - Protective Intelligence, is a part of the client's Security and Resilience organization, supports corporate security programs in collaboration with regional teams and provides twenty-four hour, seven day per week coverage. They will support the Insider Risk, Strategic Intelligence, and Travel Risk Management programs, along with all-hazard threat monitoring, such as natural disasters, security incidents, and geopolitical situations, to proactively identify and mitigate risks to business operations, facilities, and personnel. This role reports to the Associate Director of Protective Intelligence and contributes to the company's twenty-four hour, seven day per week crisis management contact point, triaging incidents to the appropriate Security and Resilience leaders.

Responsibilities

• Represent Pinkerton’s core values of integrity, vigilance, and excellence.
• Participates as a team member to ensure coverage of the twenty-four hour, seven day per week emergency telephone line that escalates external and internal events that have the potential to negatively impact employees, facilities, and operations, or cause physical or environmental damage, or threaten financial standing, reputation, or property.
• Conducts proactive reviews to determine if threats exist to executives, travelers, or events.
• Alerts Security and Resilience team members about threats to the company.
• Manages tools and technologies that ensure leadership wellbeing and support Country Incident Management Teams, the Corporate Incident Assessment Team, and the Corporate Crisis Management Team, as warranted.
• Reports cyber security incidents and product integrity incidents.
• Provides strategic analysis of threat events to senior managers.
• Provides tactical assessments and support.
• Conducts data scraping in open source channels and through vendors to identify security deteriorations and trends.
• Drives best practices and provides guidance.
• Works shifts, including after hours, weekends, and holidays.
• All other duties, as assigned.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Security Studies, Political Science, International Relations, or a related field. Three to four years' relevant experience in a security operations center, or similar environment, with analytical, investigative, emergency response, security, or geopolitical assessment experience. Demonstrated experience synthesizing large amounts of information from multiple sources into concise, analytic assessments. Experience in maintaining confidentiality with sensitive information.

• Advanced degree and, or relevant certifications preferred.
• Proficiency in other languages preferred.
• Knowledgeable of the intelligence cycle, including analytic methodologies and techniques.
• Able to apply expertise in multi-source intelligence collection, assessment, and dissemination.
• Should be strong in oral and written communication skills, especially in preparing clear and concise summaries of critical events in a timely manner.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Able to maintain confidentiality with sensitive information.
• Action oriented, with a passion for getting things done quickly, efficiently, and properly.
• Able to maintain professional composure when dealing with unusual and stressful circumstances.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, to include Teams.

Working Conditions:

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

• Required to work shifts, including after hours, weekends, and holidays, to support twenty-four hour, seven day per week coverage.
• Able to remain composed and perform effectively during high-stress, time-sensitive incidents.
• Able to maintain sustained concentration while monitoring multiple intelligence feeds and open-source channels.
• Travel, as required.

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.