Special Investigator

Threat Intelligence Investigator (Contract) – San Mateo, CA or San Diego, CA Contract position with an initial 12‑month term and possibility of extension. Requires 2–3 days onsite. The Role The Threat Intelligence Investigator is a key member of the Corporate Security team responsible for receiving, evaluating, investigating, and escalating threats and security‑related incidents across internal and external platforms. The role supports investigations and threat management activities involving consumer platforms, employees, business operations, studios, assets, and the company’s reputation. Investigator produces intelligence products and operational reporting, and works closely with internal stakeholders to mitigate risk. What You’ll be Doing Conduct investigations into threats targeting SIE platforms, services, and associated ecosystems, including internal incidents involving potential corporate security breaches. Investigate security incidents, threats, policy violations, and other corporate security matters, ensuring appropriate escalation, documentation, and stakeholder engagement. Gather, review, preserve, and assess relevant investigative material, including CCTV footage, access control records, OSINT, internal reporting, and other available evidence sources. Conduct interviews and information gathering with stakeholders, witnesses, and involved parties to support investigative fact‑finding and threat assessment activities. Analyze investigative information to establish timelines, identify behavioral indicators, assess risk, and support operational decision‑making. Produce clear, accurate, and objective investigative documentation, reports, and case updates. Prioritize and manage cases end‑to‑end based on threat level and urgency, ensuring all investigative activity is documented and integrated into case management. Receive, process, and evaluate threat reports using investigative tools and resources to assess credibility and risk. Develop and disseminate actionable intelligence to support threat management and risk mitigation. Support strategic intelligence development through horizon scanning, trend monitoring, and collection of relevant threat intelligence. Contribute to intelligence reporting, threat trend analysis, and operational risk assessments to support proactive threat management. Monitor emerging threat trends, tactics, techniques, procedures, and produce written assessments that support proactive threat management. Act to safeguard people, assets, and business operations through timely decision‑making. Ensure compliance with SIE policies, procedures, and applicable global legal and regulatory requirements. Report credible threats to law enforcement and collaborate with agencies, providing evidence‑based rationale. Build and maintain relationships with law enforcement, statutory bodies, industry partners, and internal stakeholders to support coordinated threat response. Support knowledge sharing and capability building through training, presentations, and engagement with partners. Prepare operational and performance management reports, highlighting trends, metrics, and workload management insights. Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, including process refinement, post‑incident debriefs, lessons learned, and operational maturity improvements. Support additional investigations, threat‑related activities, event security planning and execution, and other Corporate Security projects as required. Participate in other duties aligned with Corporate Security operational requirements. Travel may be required. What We’re Looking For Prior experience in law enforcement, corporate security, intelligence, trust & safety, investigations, or a related operational field. Demonstrated investigative knowledge involving evidence gathering, documentation, open‑source research, and fact‑finding. Strong written and verbal communication skills, including communication with senior leadership and cross‑functional stakeholders. Strong OSINT and online investigation skills, with analytical and critical thinking abilities. Ability to make informed decisions, multitask, and perform effectively under high‑pressure and tight time constraints. Understanding of current global events, international geography, online threat landscapes, and diverse cultures. Knowledge of investigative processes, threat assessment methodologies, and intelligence development practices. Ability to follow established policies, procedures, and investigative standards consistently. Experience with complex systems, investigative platforms, case management tools, or intelligence databases. Knowledge of reporting and metrics tools (e.g., Tableau) is desirable. Comfortable working independently and collaboratively within cross‑functional global teams. Highly self‑driven, responsive, proactive, and capable of taking ownership of tasks through completion. Must meet any state‑required training or licensing qualifications where applicable. Nice to Have Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Emergency Management, Communications, Information Technology, Political Science, Criminal Justice, Intelligence Studies, or related field. Experience in intelligence, corporate security, military, law enforcement, trust & safety, or investigative environments. Demonstrated investigative and systems analysis/research experience supporting operational decision‑making in threat intelligence or corporate security environments. Experience producing intelligence reporting, threat assessments, operational briefings, or strategic risk analysis products. Familiarity with behavioral threat assessment concepts, workplace violence prevention, or protective intelligence methodologies. Base pay range: $40.29 – $60.49 USD per hour. Eligible for medical, dental, and vision benefits. Equal Opportunity Statement: Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender identity, gender expression, race, religion, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, trade union membership, or membership in any other legally protected category. Sony Interactive Entertainment is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment. #J-18808-Ljbffr