Analyst II (RFI)

Flashpoint is the pioneering leader in threat data and intelligence. We empower commercial enterprises and government agencies to decisively confront complex security challenges, reduce risk, and improve operational resilience amid fast-evolving threats. Through the Flashpoint Ignite platform, we deliver unparalleled depth, breadth and speed of data from highly relevant sources, enriched by human insights. Our solutions span cyber threat intelligence, vulnerability intelligence, geopolitical risk, physical security, fraud and brand protection. The result: our customers safeguard critical assets, avoid financial loss, and protect lives. Discover more at flashpoint.io

This role is for a resourceful all-source intelligence analyst to conduct web-based research and investigation. We’re seeking someone naturally curious, independent, patient, and committed to success. You will regularly produce tactical analytic reports for various customers in a fast-paced analytic environment and work to maintain and develop our collection capabilities.

We have a role for you if

• You have experience producing well-researched and concise written deliverables and ability to tailor writing to a variety of audiences

• You work within a larger analyst team to provide peer review for accuracy and quality checks on all tactical and operational intelligence reports.

• Your review raw data requiring advanced translation, transcription, and interpretation capability.

• Plusses: Language proficiency in one of the following: Russian, Chinese/Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, German, or Turkish. You should still apply if you don’t see your language in the list because our language requirements can change anytime. If you are a polyglot, please apply!

What you will get to do on our team

• Leverage internal tools to identify risks and produce tactical and operational level reports on behalf of customers and verticals.

• Work with our internal teams and customers to proactively identify cyber threats to reduce risk to client businesses, networks, and operations.

• Quickly understand and deliver on company and customer requirements.

• Translate various collected data sets from deep and Dark Web sources.

• Identify, transcribe, and analyze pertinent factual information for many customers.

• Quickly understand and deliver on company and customer requirements.

• Support monitoring engagements with timely review of internal datasets requiring analyst review.

What you will achieve

• Within 30 days

  • Answer requests for information.

  • Maintain a common intelligence picture.

  • Collaborate with intelligence analysts and organizations involved in related areas.

  • Conduct in-depth research and analysis.

  • Engage customers to understand customers' intelligence needs and wants.

• Within 60 days 

  • Assist in the identification of intelligence collection shortfalls.

  • Maintain awareness of internal and external cyber organization structures, strengths, and employments of staffing and technology.

  • Identify threat tactics and methodologies.

• By 90 days

  • Produce timely, fused, all-source cyber operations intelligence and/or indications and warnings intelligence products (e.g., threat assessments, briefings, intelligence studies, country studies).

  • Provide evaluation and feedback for improving intelligence production, reporting, collection requirements, and operations.

  • Identify and evaluate threat-critical capabilities, requirements, and vulnerabilities.

  • Monitor and report on validated threat activities.

  • Provide information and assessments to inform leadership and customers; develop and refine objectives; support operation planning and execution; and assess the effects of operations.

  • Provide input and assist in post-action effectiveness assessments.

  • Provide input and assist in the development of plans and guidance.

  • Provide intelligence analysis and support to designated exercises, planning activities, and time-sensitive operations.

To be successful in this role, you will need

• Ability to understand objectives and effects.

• Ability to accurately and completely source all data in intelligence, assessment, and/or planning products.

• Ability to communicate complex information, concepts, or ideas in a confident and well-organized manner through verbal, written, and/or visual means.

• Knowledge of cyber intelligence/information collection capabilities and repositories.

• Knowledge of how targets or threats use the Internet.

• Knowledge of how to extract, analyze, and use metadata.

• Skill in developing or recommending analytic approaches or solutions to problems and situations for which information is incomplete or no precedent exists.

• Skill in using Boolean operators to construct simple and complex queries.

• Skill in using multiple analytic tools, databases, and techniques

Base Pay Range: Salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Individual pay is determined by state, work location, and additional factors including job-related skills, experience, specialized skills or certifications, and relevant education or training. 

Our goal is to have an offer to a candidate within 45 days from when the role is posted. Typically, if the team is interested in your background you will hear from a member of the team within 2 weeks from your application submission date.

Why Flashpoint is a Great Place to Work:

• Diversity.  Flashpoint is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity, inclusion, belonging, and equity. We recognize that diversity is key to achieving our vision. We believe that every person and their experiences contribute to building a work environment and products and services that will change the world.

• Culture and Belonging.  Our company’s culture isn’t something you join, it’s something you build and shape, and each person's unique backgrounds and experiences contribute to who Flashpoint is and will become.  You will have ample opportunities to connect with coworkers through various communication channels and company-funded virtual events: book clubs, happy hours, committees, DIBE discussion group, Donut mixers, local team member meetups and much more. 

• Perks. Flashpoint understands that personal wellness is one of the keys to a happy, healthy and productive work environment.  That’s why we also prioritize health and wellness perks like gym reimbursements, expensed lunches, cool cultural initiatives and inclusive employee events.

• Career Growth. Flashpoint is invested in the growth of our team members and understands that frequent, two-way feedback is critical to that growth. We encourage regular one-on-ones with your manager, a regular schedule of performance reviews, learning and development opportunities, and guidance through formalized career paths; whether that be towards being a great manager, being a great individual contributor, or a lateral move to gain breadth of knowledge and experience.

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