Junior Open Source Intelligence Analyst (Remote)

Are you interested in joining an organization with a global reach? In a world of shifting threats, Concentric is your trusted ally. Powered by elite professionals from military, government, and intelligence backgrounds, we specialize in delivering strategic security and intelligence services. We provide holistic, intelligent security solutions for private clients and corporations globally, including strategic advisory services, risk assessments, physical protection, threat intelligence, open-source monitoring, program audits, secure embedded staffing, and training for security teams and intelligence analysts.

Our ultimate goal is to be recognized as the most innovative, capable, and trusted risk management partner in the world, guided by our core values: Integrity, Collaboration, Relationships, Excellence, Creativity, and Results.

About the role

This position requires the Junior Open Source Analyst (OSINT) to use business intelligence sources, internal and external tools, and open-source media to identify threats to a large, international company. The Analyst will identify and monitor viable risks to employees, operations, global assets, and the brand, reporting these threats to the department's Manager, 24/7. The role is embedded with our client in Mountain View, CA, and allows for remote working arrangements within the United States.

The candidate must be able to work effectively within the team, adapt to organizational change, and understand the importance of building and maintaining relationships. Successful candidates will have an entrepreneurial mindset, a passion for finding new opportunities, and the ability to work in a dynamic environment with competing priorities. Analysts are keenly aware of geopolitical risks and assess how those risks might impact global operations.

Responsibilities

• Conduct continuous review, assessment, and collection of open-source information utilizing multiple systems and sources to detect potential threats.
• Utilize critical thinking abilities independently to produce and disseminate intelligence products derived from open-source collection efforts to the appropriate audience.
• Assess risks and threats, monitor social media, analyze the risk profile of company assets or events, and provide situational crisis monitoring using publicly available information.
• Analyze threatening communications and developments directed towards company buildings, assets, or personnel, including monitoring press and social media for threats or risks to events or operations.
• Assist team members by performing initial collection of intelligence points to support intelligence research and production.
• Review content that may be considered offensive or hateful.
• Develop and maintain intelligence processes to meet changing requirements and prevent strategic surprise.
• Conduct research on financial, criminal, and nation-state investigations.
• Provide data-driven analytic assessments about potential operational and strategic threats or risks to the company.

Requirements

• BA/BS degree.
• Work schedule includes 5 days, 8 hours per day.
• OSINT experience across various vendor tools.
• Ability to effectively assess and evaluate sensitive situations, including:
  • Quickly and accurately identifying and responding to critical issues.
  • Researching, investigating, compiling, and assessing information.
  • Demonstrating planning and organizational skills.
• Skilled in synthesizing facts, concepts, and principles.
• Strong communication skills and the capacity to assimilate intelligence content from numerous sources into products that effectively communicate risk and opportunity.
• Demonstrated ability to transform data and technical details into actionable insights for stakeholders.
• Ability to multitask and think critically.
• Up to 10% travel required.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a related field (preferred).
• 1-2+ years of related experience providing intelligence or risk analysis (preferred).
• Experience with the intelligence cycle (preferred).
• Experience with private sector consulting, advisory, or high-tech companies (preferred).
• Experience leveraging technological resources for research and analysis (preferred).
• Demonstrated ability to create data-driven insights based on an understanding of stakeholder needs (preferred).
• Expertise in criminal, financial, or fraud investigations or nation-state tactics, techniques, and procedures (valued).
• Proficiency in leveraging generative AI and frontier models, such as Gemini, to enhance professional workflows and analysis (preferred).
• Technical proficiency in commercial OSINT tools, developer tools, Python, and command-line interfaces for advanced data collection and research, including cryptocurrency transaction analysis (preferred).
• Preferred expertise in regional geopolitics or professional-level language proficiency relevant to China, Russia, the Middle East, or the APAC region.
• Comprehensive understanding of the intelligence cycle with proven experience applying its principles to professional workflows (preferred).

Benefits

• HSA medical plan covers 100% of the premium for employee-only coverage; PPO medical plan requires an employee contribution for employee-only coverage. Concentric covers a substantial portion of the premium for dependents.
• HSA employer contribution.
• Medical FSA.
• Employer-paid insurance: life, STD, LTD, and AD&D.
• 401(k) including employer match.
• 11 paid holidays.
• Paid leave (vacation, sick, parental).
• Annual Health & Wellness Benefit.
• Pet Insurance.
• National discount employee program.
• Employee Assistance Program for personal needs.
• Credentity Protection - Eclipse Digital Protection by Concentric.
• Free access to our Risk Intelligence Dashboard and GEAR App, providing 24/7 access to trusted risk intelligence and remote support.
• Dedicated Security and Intelligence Training Programs for Professional Development.
• Coaching and Mentoring Opportunities.

Pay

San Francisco, California Pay Range: $80,000 USD - $80,000 USD.