Protective Intelligence Analyst - USDS

TikTok; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

A leading social media company seeks a Protective Intelligence Analyst to monitor risks and support executive protection efforts. The role requires expertise in threat intelligence and data analysis, with a focus on safeguarding personnel and operations. Candidates should have experience in analyzing data and creating intelligence reports, preferably with a degree in a relevant field. The position follows a hybrid work schedule and offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge tools in security intelligence.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience analyzing data sources.
• Experience with strategic threat intelligence.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Identify and report threat intelligence related to travel.
• Support executive protection teams with intelligence.
• Maintain data sources within a Threat Intelligence Platform.

Skills

Communication skills

Data analysis

Risk assessment

Investigative techniques

Education

Bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline

Tools

OSINT tools (Liferaft, Skopenow)

Job description

Overview

The USDS FUSE Intelligence program is an all-hazards intelligence team that develops products and services with action-based outcomes to reduce and identify risk to TikTok. FUSE Intelligence proactively identifies, analyses, and prioritizes threats to the TikTok USDS enterprise and its users to empower stakeholders to take action to reduce risk and secure the business. FUSE Intelligence combines raw internal and external data, special analytic technology, and a diverse range of linguistic, technical, and issue-specific skillsets to produce finished intelligence on existing and emerging threats to the business unavailable elsewhere. The Protective Intelligence Team is one of four functionally-focused sub-teams in FUSE and seeks to proactively identify, address, and mitigate threats to TikTok USDS personnel, in particular key personnel who serve in higher-exposure roles.

As a Protective Intelligence Analyst, the candidate will be responsible for proactively monitoring various sources of information to identify and assess potential risks that could affect US-based and global executives and business operations. The candidate will effectively track social media, travel plans/destinations, and events for potential threats to the organization\'s security. The candidate will utilize strong skills in advanced analytical and investigative techniques to develop tailored intelligence products. The analyst will closely collaborate with Executive Protection, Physical Security, other USDS Security teams, Legal, and various business departments

In order to enhance collaboration and cross-functional partnerships, among other things, at this time, our organization follows a hybrid work schedule that requires employees to work in the office 3 days a week, or as directed by their manager/department. We regularly review our hybrid work model, and the specific requirements may change at any time.

Responsibilities

• Identify, manage, and report threat intelligence related to travel arrangements and special event planning
• Support executive protection teams with actionable intelligence to assist in safeguarding key personnel
• Evaluate and address threats or unusual interest cases targeting business leadership
• Develop and maintain relationships across the business environment to effectively support the security mission
• Continuously enhance existing sources and tools; identify new resources as needed
• Create and maintain use cases for intelligence monitoring
• Develop and deliver high-quality written products and oral intelligence briefings
• Identify and assess emerging risks, including analysis of deep and dark web data
• Provide reports on operational events and trends, offering tactical evaluations of current and future threats, and presenting operationally, tactically, and strategically sound recommendations to mitigate risks
• Maintain and refine data sources within a Threat Intelligence Platform TIP
• Conduct Open Source Intelligence, including collecting and analyzing publicly available information
• Protect and maintain sensitive and confidential information
• Travel, as required

Minimum Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills, contribute to cross-functional teams on a global scale, engage in response actions across various security disciplines, excel in a fast-paced and ambiguous work environment, and share pertinent information as needed to support the company\'s critical business, market strategy, and operational infrastructure requirements.
• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in information security, privacy, risk, compliance, project management, law enforcement, intelligence, cybersecurity, or a relevant discipline from an accredited college or university or measurable knowledge/experience from proven industry, military, defense, or government operations.
• 2+ years of experience working with and analyzing data sources and developing intelligence reports
• Experience working with strategic, tactical, technical, and operational threat intelligence
• Familiarity with OSINT tools such as Liferaft, Skopenow, Flashpoint, TLOxp, LexisNexus, etc

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience creating and disseminating reports to multi-level audiences in a technical environment
• Experience in evaluating, analyzing, and collaborating with security teams to address and mitigate actual or potential security risks
• Affiliation with professional security/intelligence organizations such as ASIS, ATAP, AIRIP, etc.

Data Security Statement This role requires the ability to work with and support systems designed to protect sensitive data and information. As such, this role will be subject to strict national security-related screening.

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