GSOC Analyst

Job Description

Overview:

TorchStone is hiring a full-time, embedded GSOC 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 and intelligence analysis and the creation of high-quality reports for leadership and will serve as the first point of contact for rapid response to emerging issues that affect the client's employees, properties, or network or travelers.

The GSOC 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.

Commensurate with an impact role on an established team, this is a high visibility position that requires curiosity, thoughtfulness and a dedication to independently solving the big problems; 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 command. They will then seamlessly combine hard skills with soft, demonstrating value for business partners as well as client security stakeholders.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Manage a high volume of incoming and outgoing communications, directives, requests and reports with a clear security imperative.
• Triage information for dissemination to relevant security stakeholders or business units.
• Liaise with client security management, or external first responders to assist in coordinating incident response.
• Manage the client's mass information system to inform stakeholders of emerging security situations, risks, or threats accurately and efficiently.
• Serve as the focal point for analysis and distribution of operative information that affects the client's employees, properties, or operations.
• Serve as the focal point for communication to the organization and its partners for crisis management purposes, as well as business resiliency or disaster recovery.
• Maintain records, logs, and case management files related to security operations, intelligence, and investigations for use by the client in business reviews.

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Intelligence Studies, Homeland Security, or Security Management, or related field
• 4 years experience on a global threat monitoring security team with progressive management roles or equivalent; all four of which will be in an intelligence management environment
• Experience with the collection and analysis of threat intelligence
• Expertise in a security related field, to include security risk management and associated operational processes that support a highly matrixed and progressive corporate security organization
• Ability to communicate complex issues effectively, verbally and in writing
• Authorization to work in the U.S.
• Superior research and writing skills related to the position
• Professional demeanor with a positive, customer focused attitude
• Ability to juggle multiple competing tasks and prioritize accordingly
• A strong commitment to ethical private-sector intelligence practices
• The ability to maintain confidentiality around security-specific information
• Must be able to work in a 24/7/365 GSOC. Shift work, and in-office presence is required.
• Must be able to pass a background check and a pre-employment drug screening

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree or equivalent education and related experience
• CTM or related certifications
• Expertise with the collection and analysis of threat intelligence
• Strong experience with global security
• Expertise with tools and tech such as Ontic, Liferaft, Dataminr, and associated applications
• Skilled in the management and use of SharePoint, Tableau, or other collaboration and work management
• Experience in workplace incident management and investigations
• Crisis Management expertise
• Experience with emerging security technologies
• Executive level briefing and writing skills
• Demonstrated expertise in root cause analysis
• Intermediate to advanced use of Microsoft Suite, as well as project management software
• In addition to excellence in the intelligence field, an understanding of comprehensive corporate security
• Operations to include crisis operations, risk management, and crisis communication best practices
• Experienced in corporate security for a global company
• Experience writing and publishing standards and policies in a GSOC application
• Skilled in developing metrics and in conducting security-related trend analysis

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