Senior Intelligence Analyst - Technical

Who Is Nisos?

At Nisos, we specialize in Human Risk Solutions, which means we help organizations protect themselves from risks to people and risks by people. In our current world, digital risk is human risk and our job is to spot vulnerabilities and digital threats early on, so businesses can prevent harm before it happens, and reduce their business risk.

We operate as an extension of security, risk, legal, human resources, and trust and safety teams to protect their people and their business.  Our open source intelligence services help enterprise teams mitigate risk, make critical decisions, and drive real world consequences. 

We are a mission-driven company committed to helping to keep people and organizations safe.  We hold ourselves to the highest ethical standards, we empower an open and diverse workplace, and we strive to treat everyone who is touched by our business with dignity and respect. Our employees challenge the status quo, ask questions, and find creative solutions for our clients.

What Is The Opportunity?

The Nisos Intelligence Team, known as Pandion, executes Nisos’ Intelligence Services offerings.  Pandion’s cadre of Senior Intelligence Analysts (SIAs) are experienced in providing actionable analysis for a diverse set of challenging issues, ranging from geopolitical to cybersecurity. SIAs can craft and deliver finished intelligence products across most of our service lines but might need to outsource portions of the work to other team members who are specialists in some areas.  In their career trajectory, SIAs are working to further hone and refine their already substantial investigative, technical, and writing skills.

Specifically, the SIA-Technical (SIA-T) serves as a technical expert and will work closely with Pandion colleagues to enhance digital investigations and technical data analysis. The SIA-T will be responsible for conducting network-based cybercrime investigations, technical analysis and software/tool testing, and network traffic analysis. Successful candidates will possess a blend of strong technical investigative skills and analytic writing acumen.

Who You Are & What You Bring

The SIA-T should have at least 5-8 years of recent experience as an all-source intelligence analyst in the defense or intelligence community, or in an investigative analytical role in law enforcement or a private sector organization. The SIA-T should possess the following knowledge, skills, and abilities and will be expected to expertly execute the following activities:

• Enthusiastic team player with a strong hands-on attitude; flexible and adaptable; a problem solver
• Skilled in technical analysis and software/tool testing, including network traffic analysis
• Previous experience using tools such as Wireshark, Burpsuite, etc
• Identify, infiltrate, and monitor online communities of interest that are selling public data
• Create and write analytic intelligence reports regarding acquired public datasets
• Help evaluate new tools and datasets for integration into proprietary workflows or technology
• Craft finished analytical products incorporating text and graphics to convey complex concepts to senior executives and other decision-makers
• Effectively brief analytic findings to clients and articulate key recommendations or implications 
• Demonstrate strong skills in the collection, management, manipulation, and analysis of structured and unstructured data
• Develop new data-driven methodologies and efficiencies to enable core Pandion workflows
• Be adaptable and flexible in real-time to meet shifting client or organizational demands
• Lead or support complex digital investigations
• Employ OSINT techniques to collect and analyze public data
• Continuously improve knowledge of current OSINT investigative methodologies and toolsets
• Be comfortable and experienced crafting both tactical and strategic analysis
• Experienced investigating and assessing the online footprint of an assorted range of entities (individuals, companies, nation states)
• Fluency or proficiency in another language is a plus but not required

Things You’ll Use

• WireShark
• Amazon Web Services
• Python or similar scripting capability
• Google Workspace/GSuite 
• Monday.com
• Mac and MacOS
• Other investigative tools

Where You’ll Work

While these positions report to our Alexandria, VA, headquarters office, our Pandion team is distributed nationwide, and full remote work opportunities are available.  You must be authorized to work in the United States.

Disclaimer
This job description is not designed to cover nor contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

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We integrate diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging into our business strategy and across the employee lifecycle—from recruitment and onboarding, to engagement, development and off-boarding. We believe in equal employment opportunity and advancement for all, regardless of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, ancestry, caste, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, gender, gender identity or expression, age, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other protected basis under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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