Intelligence Analyst - ZSAT

ZeroFox; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary $65k-$80k

Health insurance

HSA contributions

401(k) plan

Disability insurance

Life & AD&D

EAP

Generous time off

Pet insurance

Job summary

ZeroFox seeks an Intelligence Analyst to join the Services and Analysis Team. You will collect information to identify threats and generate intelligence products aligned with client needs, covering cyber, physical security, geopolitical, and reputation risks.

Strong analytic skills and the ability to work independently and with teams are essential. The role emphasizes learning proprietary tools, producing timely reports, and supporting confidential investigations and risk assessments as part of

Qualifications

• Experience in open source and social media research, or investigations, typically obtained in 2-3 years.
• Ability to connect the dots across diverse data sources to produce clear analytical products.
• Strong written and oral communication skills; comfortable with briefings and presentations.

Responsibilities

• Learn and apply ZeroFox technology to identify and analyze information for daily intelligence and recurring reporting.
• Assist in customer care and production aspects of duties.
• Lead or support recurring deliverables and client touchpoints (alerts, reports, briefings).
• Collaborate with Collection Management and 24x7 support for enhanced data collection.
• Provide ad hoc investigations and threat monitoring when needed.
• Pursue ongoing professional development through trainings and certifications.

Skills

Open source research

Social media research

Analytical thinking

Written & oral communication

Briefings & presentations

Independent work & teamwork

Online investigative tools

Education

Bachelor's degree with relevant coursework

Tools

Whois

Ping

Traceroute

Google Workspace

Job description

ZeroFox seeks an Intelligence Analyst to join the ZeroFox Services and Analysis Team. As an analyst, you will collect information to identify threats, and generate intelligence products to assess risk in relevance to client needs. Intelligence activities can include researching current and emerging threats issues covering physical security, cyber security, geopolitical, reputation risk and compliance issues. The Intelligence Analyst will have an investigative or analytical background and demonstrated exceptional analytic prowess in areas such as trend analysis and pattern recognition, using independent critical thinking and judgment to act, lead, initiate and/or recommend next steps. Discretion, teamwork, and creativity are a must.

Key Responsibilities

• Learn and employ ZeroFox patented technology to identify and analyze relevant information collected from the Internet, based on client-specific criteria, to assemble relevant findings for daily intelligence and recurring reporting;
• Assist in customer care and all production aspects covering the range of assigned duties.
• Support and /or lead recurring deliverables and touchpoints (ad hoc / daily / weekly / monthly / quarterly and / or annual):
  • Security/Incident Alerts
  • Intelligence Reports
  • Trend and summary reports
  • Strategic assessments and reviews
  • Client briefings
• Support collection enhancement with ongoing and proactive collaboration with Collection Management and 24x7 support.
• Dedication and willingness to provide support in response to ad hoc threats and periods of increased risk. This may entail on occasion:
  • Ad hoc investigations and assessments
  • Ancillary threat monitoring outside core business hours
• Proactive professional development through company trainings, industry certifications, and seeking new opportunities to maintain and grow relevant knowledge and skillsets.
• Identify and communicate enhancement opportunities and improvement ideas for the department’s operations.

Requirements

• Experience in open source and social media research, or investigations, typically obtained in 2-3 years; ability to connect the dots;
• Creativity in leveraging internet search techniques and methods;
• Ability to determine the credibility, value, significance, and relevancy of information from different data sources to produce clear, concise, and timely analytical products;
• Strong written and oral communication skills; comfortable with providing briefings and presentations.
• Experience producing short and long form reports, applying BLUF or similar models;
• Comfort working independently and in teams;
• Experience with some of the following: Social Media Platforms, blogs, IRC, Deep / Darkweb ,and message boards;
• Ability to collect, authenticate, validate and document online evidence;
• Proficient with at least one online investigative tool, such as Whois, Ping, Traceroute, etc;
• Proficient in Google Suite of programs

Preferred Experience

• (Optional) Written and spoken proficiency in one of the following languages is preferred but not required (Russian, Mandarin, Arabic, Korean, Spanish, German or Farsi);
• Public or private sector experience as an analyst, researcher, investigator or consultant supporting a security, risk or due diligence function.
• Experience in conducting studies and making recommendations to identify threat vectors, threat actors, and threat trends
• Experience in briefing decision-makers and senior leaders;
• High degree of knowledge of Social Media Platforms, blogs, IRC, message boards, Deep/Darkweb;
• Knowledge of IPv4, IPv6, DNS records, E-mails Headers, P2P;
• Possession of excellent project/team leadership, development, and client relationship skills;
• Knowledge and familiarity with relevant threat landscapes or industry practice areas such as cybercrime, online fraud, physical/corporate security, activism, hacktivism, reputation risk, travel security, geopolitical or policy issues
• Bachelor's degree with relevant coursework

Benefits

• $65,000-$80,000
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage (Cigna)
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with quarterly company contributions
• 401(k) with 3% company contribution, 100% immediately vested
• Company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Company-paid life and AD&D insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) — confidential counseling, legal, and financial support
• Generous time off
• Pet insurance and discount programs
• Respectful and nourishing work environment, where every opinion is heard and everyone is encouraged to be an active part of the organizational culture

Equal Opportunity

We aim to build a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We embrace inclusion and ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, national origin, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status, military or veteran status, or any other personal characteristic