GSOC Analyst - Swing Shift

Control Risks; Irving (TX); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Hybrid work

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Life and AD&D insurance

401K retirement

Employee assistance program

Pet insurance

Job summary

Control Risks is seeking a GSOC Analyst to join our global security operations center, delivering tactical intelligence on a 24/7/365 basis and notifying stakeholders in crisis events. The role covers swing shift (2:00 pm–11:00 pm CT) and requires collaboration with executives and contractors.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor’s degree in security-related fields and has 2+ years in a security operations environment, OSINT experience, and strong Microsoft Office skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in security, political science, or business management.
• 2+ years in a Security Operations Center or Risk Assessment Center.
• Experience with OSINT techniques.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office.
• Willingness to work various shifts including weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Identify geopolitical events impacting client employees, events, and facilities and provide notifications to the Global Security Intelligence Team.
• Proactively find new ideas to support team growth.
• Identify gaps with GSOC products and raise to team leads to build on successes.
• Utilize OSINT to identify security risks affecting personnel, assets, and reputation.
• Test and assist in implementing new tools and technologies including OSINT and social media parsing tools.
• Receive incidents involving personnel/assets and initiate notification to response personnel.
• Assess security issues or emergencies suitably.
• Work with GSOC Lead Specialist to identify areas for process improvement.
• Interact with employees, executives, and contractors.
• Provide daily guidance and oversight of contract security staff onsite.
• Provide security-related support to internal customers.
• Handle sensitive information with limited supervision.
• Understand and interpret security policies, procedures, and guidelines.

Skills

Geopolitical awareness

OSINT experience

Interpersonal skills

Customer orientation

Security mindset

Confidentiality

Education

Bachelor's degree in Security Management, Political Science, or Business Management

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

THIS IS NOT A CYBERSECURITY ROLE

Control Risks is seeking a GSOC Analyst to work as a member of our global security operations center as a part of a dedicated team of analysts to provide tactical intelligence on a 24/7/365 basis. The role will be responsible for updating the client on any potential security threats to the company, ensuring that relevant stakeholders can make the correct decisions in a crisis situation. This position will cover the teams Swing Shift, covering Tuesday-Saturday; 2:00 pm-11:00 pm CT.

• Identify geopolitical events impacting Client employees, events, and facilities, and provide intermittent and appropriate notifications to the Global Security Intelligence Team.
• Proactively find new ideas and solutions to support Team Lead for program growth[ES1].
• Identify current gaps or concerns with products in the GSOC program to raise to team leads to help build on current successes.
• Continuously utilize open-source intelligence techniques (OSINT) to identify security risks which have the potential to affect Client personnel, assets, and reputation.
• Test and assist in the implementation of new tools and technology including new Open-Source tools and Social Media parsing tools
• Primary security center for receiving the reporting of incidents involving company personnel/assets, and initiating notification to the appropriate response personnel.
• Assess security issues or emergency situations suitably.
• Works with the GSOC Lead Specialist to identify areas for improvement in internal processes.
• Interacting routinely with employees, executives and contractors.
• Providing daily guidance and oversight of the contract security staff onsite.
• Providing security-related support to internal customers.
• Handling sensitive and confidential information with limited supervision.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Security Management, Political Science, or Business Management
• 2+ years’ experience working in a Security Operations Center or Risk Assessment Center.
• Possesses geopolitical awareness, knowledge of global events, and cultural sensitivity.
• Experience working w/ new tools and technologies to help implement and test new ideas.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Previous military or law enforcement experience a plus
• Experience using open source intelligence techniques (OSINT).
• Examination and critical thinking skills for recognizing, accumulating, and evaluating data to identify rational and actionable decisions.
• Ability and willingness to work various shift including weekends and holidays and overtime, when necessary.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality of company related matters.
• Possess the ability to understand and interpret the security policies, procedures, and guidelines
• Demonstrate developed interpersonal skills with focus on customer orientation
• Ability to perform under stressful and/or demanding situations
• Availability to work nights and weekends

• Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarized in the full job offer.
• We operate a discretionary bonus scheme that incentivizes, and rewards individuals based on company and individual performance.
• Control Risks supports hybrid working arrangements, wherever possible, that emphasize the value of in-person time together - in the office and with our clients - while continuing to support flexible and remote working.
• Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarized in the full job offer.
• Medical Benefits, Prescription Benefits, FSA, Dental Benefits, Vision Benefits, Life and AD&D, Voluntary Life and AD&D, Disability Benefits, Voluntary Benefits, 401 (K) Retirement, Nationwide Pet Insurance, Employee Assistance Program.
• As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us and are fully committed to equal treatment, free from discrimination, of all candidates throughout our recruitment process.

The base salary range for this position is $55000-$60000 per year. Exact compensation offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Control Risks is committed to a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age or veteran status. If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made in order to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know and we will be happy to accommodate your needs.

Control Risksparticipatesin the E-Verify program to confirm employment authorization of all newly hired employees. The E-Verify process is completed during new hire onboarding and completion of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, at the start of employment. E-Verify is not used as a tool to pre-screen candidates.For more information on E-Verify, please visit www.uscis.gov.