GSOC Intelligence Analyst

TorchStone is hiring a full-time, embedded GSOC Intelligence Analyst for the security operational nerve center for one of our clients. The GSOC's operations are full-time, 24/7/365 and in person. The incumbent's primary remit focuses on delivering exceptional intelligence management to assist our client as they strive to provide best in class security at scale. The incumbent contributes to the process and flow of our GSOC focusing on incident detection, classification, and intelligence analysis and the creation of high-quality recurring intelligence products for leadership and will serve as the first point of contact for rapid response to emerging issues that affect the client's employees, properties, operations, or travelers worldwide.

The GSOC Intelligence Analyst will engage effectively with business partners, client organization security staff and leadership to provide a crucial backstop to the organization's security program through timely and effective coordination of operations and information that is needed for managers to make great business decisions in the face of risk or threat. The analyst reports day-to-day to an embedded TorchStone supervisor and operates under the client's standard operating procedures.

The following information aims to provide potential candidates with a better understanding of the requirements for this role.

Commensurate with an impact role on an established team, this is a high visibility position that requires curiosity, thoughtfulness and a dedication to solving problems independently within established procedures; imagination and flexibility are key factors for success. The right candidate will bring their subject matter expertise in security, intelligence analysis, mass communications, and incident response. They will then seamlessly combine hard skills with soft, demonstrating value for business partners as well as client security stakeholders.

Scope of Work:

• Manage a high volume of incoming data signals and produce outgoing communications and reports

with a clear security imperative

• Continuously monitor open-source intelligence, threat-alerting platforms, and travel risk feeds to

detect incidents that may affect the client's people, property, or operations

• Triage and classify incidents using the client's severity framework and source evaluation standards,

and determine dissemination to relevant security stakeholders or business units

• Liaise with client security management, facilities, and technology partners to assist in coordinating

incident response

• Draft and disseminate notifications to inform stakeholders and staff of emerging security situations,

risks, or threats

• Serve as the focal point for analysis and distribution of operative information that affects the client's

employees, properties, or operations

• Support crisis management by maintaining real-time situational awareness, drafting staff

communications, and relaying updates to GSOC leadership during critical incidents

• Produce recurring intelligence products on a fixed schedule, including a daily leadership brief,

weekly security bulletins and forecasts, a monthly event outlook, and travel risk assessments and

safety guidance as assigned

• Monitor the safety of business travelers and support staff accountability procedures following major

incidents

• Respond promptly to ad-hoc requests from staff and stakeholders, and provide phone coverage for

adjacent GSOC functions as needed

• Complete structured written and verbal shift handovers to ensure continuity across a 24/7 operation

• Participate in after-action reviews and contribute to the continuous improvement of GSOC

procedure

Basic Qualifications /Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Intelligence Studies, Homeland Security, or Security Management, or related field
• Minimum 2 years' experience collecting and analyzing threat intelligence on a global threat monitoring, GSOC, or intelligence analysis team, or equivalent
• Authorization to work in the U.S. and ability to pass a background check and pre-employment drug screening
• Superior research and writing skills related to the position, including concise Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) writing under time pressure
• Ability to assess incident severity and source credibility quickly and accurately, often with incomplete information and under minute-level response time standards
• A strong commitment to ethical private-sector intelligence practices and to maintaining the confidentiality of security-specific information
• Must be able to work in a 24/7/365 GSOC, including overnight, weekend, and holiday shifts, operating as the sole analyst during off-hours and participating in an on-call rotation. In-office presence is required; remote coverage may be required for callouts or contingency operations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree or equivalent education and related experience
• Experience with tools such as Dataminr, Everbridge, International SOS (ISOS) Travel Tracker, Slack, Excel, and mapping or GIS applications
• Executive level briefing and writing skills
• Understanding of corporate security operations, including crisis operations, risk management, and crisis communication best practices
• Familiarity with severe weather, civil unrest, and geopolitical risk monitoring across multiple regions and time zones

Key Incumbent Attributes:

• Dedication to speed and precision
• Commitment to diversity of thought and professional opinion
• Flexible, high output mindset
• Ownership focused
• Ability to scale at the speed of the client
• Proactive, forward-looking approach to threat detection
• Collaborative teammate who shares situational awareness across shifts

Integrated Employee Benefits

• 90K Annual Salary

• Dental and vision insurance

• 10 days of accrued paid time off (PTO)

• 100% Employer paid Group Life Insurance

• 100% Employer paid Accidental D&D Insurance

• $75 monthly cell phone allowance

• $150 monthly transportation allowance

• Retirement: Matching 401(k) contributions up to 6%.

• A tax-saving Health Care Flexible Spending Account Plan (FSA) and a Health Savings

Account Plan (HSA)

• Adoption assistance program

• Financial coaching and retirement planning

• Complimentary 12-month Apple Fitness+ or Digital Peloton Membership

• Employee discounts and member pricing for a variety of products and services to

support employee wellbeing, including nutrition counseling; gym memberships; travel

Services; supplemental insurance, pet insurance, etc.

• Training and career development, including on-demand self-paced resources, instructor-

led live virtual classes, and classroom training programs on key business topics, such as

leadership, productivity, effective business writing, and IT topics

Equal Opportunity Employer

TorchStone Global is an equal opportunity employer. xhyhwjd All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Applicants who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process may request one from TorchStone Global. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the New York City Fair Chance Act.