Associate Threat Intelligence Analyst, Global Issues

Boston, MA

Recorded Future, Inc.

Recorded Future is the most comprehensive and independent threat intelligence platform. Identify and mitigate threats across cyber, supply-chain, physical and fraud domains.

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With 950 employees, over $250M in sales, 1,500+ clients, and rapid year-over-year growth, Recorded Future is the world’s most advanced, and largest, intelligence company!

Global Issues Team, Insikt Group, Recorded Future

Washington, DC / Boston, MA

This Role: The Global Issues team within the Insikt (Research) Group focuses on Strategic Geopolitics, Influence Operations, and Global Threats. You will support high-profile clients by conducting research and analysis to produce intelligence that covers significant global issues and events.

Who you’ll work with: The Global Issues team is a multifaceted group of subject matter experts specializing in different regions of the world and in threat analysis. The team supports a variety of products, services, and initiatives for both internal stakeholders and clients. You will also work with other teams in the Insikt Group on larger research projects and client requests. 

What you'll do: 

  • Research, track, and author high-volume, quick-turnaround reports on a wide-range of current geopolitical and location-based risk events, such as armed conflicts, terrorist attacks, violent crimes, natural disasters, disease outbreaks, and more 
  • Produce finished intelligence reports addressing the priority requirements of our clients 
  • Lead in the data curation of geopolitical entities in the Recorded Future Platform
  • Contribute to ongoing research projects across multiple teams that will be posted on our blog 
  • Collaborate with other Insikt Group members and peer review finished intelligence reports
  • Work with multiple internal teams to develop and improve the Geopolitical Intelligence offering 
  • Identify additional primary data sources to harvest into the Recorded Future platform 

What you'll bring (required):

  • BA/BS or MA/MS degree or equivalent experience in Political Science, International Relations, Security Studies, or Regional Studies, or a related discipline
  • 1+ years experience as a threat intelligence analyst, or in a similar position
  • Demonstrably strong writing skills; ability to convey complex concepts
  • Understanding of the intelligence cycle
  • Ability to effectively communicate with and work as part of a globally distributed team

Highly Desirable Additional Skills / Experience (not required):

  • Familiarity with the geopolitical environment of East Asia (specifically Korea + Japan), South Asia, or the Middle East
  • Professional fluency in reading a foreign language
  • Familiarity with analytic tradecraft, intelligence analysis and writing techniques and methodologies
  • Knowledge of open source intelligence gathering tools and techniques

Why should you join Recorded Future?
Recorded Future employees (or “Futurists”), represent over 40 nationalities and embody our core values of having high standards, practicing inclusion, and acting ethically. Our dedication to empowering clients with intelligence to disrupt adversaries has earned us a 4.7-star user rating from Gartner and 8 of the top 10 Fortune 100 companies as clients.

Want more info? 
Blog & Podcast: Learn everything you want to know (and maybe some things you’d rather not know) about the world of cyber threat intelligence
Instagram & Twitter: What’s happening at Recorded Future
The Record: The Record is a cybersecurity news publication that explores the untold stories in this rapidly changing field
Timeline: History of Recorded Future
Recognition: Check out our awards and announcements

We are committed to maintaining an environment that attracts and retains talent from a diverse range of experiences, backgrounds and lifestyles.  By ensuring all feel included and respected for being unique and bringing their whole selves to work, Recorded Future is made a better place every day.

If you need any accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to our recruiting team at careers@recordedfuture.com 

Recorded Future is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Recorded Future does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law.

Recorded Future will not discharge, discipline or in any other manner discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because such employee or applicant has inquired about, discussed, or disclosed the compensation of the employee or applicant or another employee or applicant.

* Salary range is an estimate based on our InfoSec / Cybersecurity Salary Index 💰

Tags: Open Source Threat intelligence

Perks/benefits: Startup environment Team events

Region: North America
Country: United States
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