OSINT Analyst at PGLS
PGLS
- Kenya
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Conduct OSINT investigations using a variety of sources, including social media, forums, news sites, corporate records, and deep/dark web sources.
- Monitor real-time social media activity for emerging threats, geopolitical developments, and industry-specific risks.
- Utilize OSINT tools such as Maltego, Babel Street, Social Links, Hunchly, Echosec, and custom web-scraping techniques to collect intelligence.
- Produce analytical reports such as threat assessments, risk evaluations, vulnerability reports, and intelligence briefings.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including security experts, risk analysts, and investigative journalists.
- Ensure compliance with ethical and legal standards, including GDPR and platform terms of service.
- Maintain awareness of emerging OSINT methodologies, automation tools, and AI-driven analytics.
- Bachelor's degree required (International Relations, Intelligence Studies, Cybersecurity, Political Science, or a related field). Master's degree is a plus.
- 1-3 years of experience in intelligence gathering, social media analytics, threat assessment, incident response, or cybersecurity research.
- Strong proficiency in OSINT tools, such as:
- Social media analysis: Babel Street, Talkwalker, Echosec
- Data aggregation: Maltego, Paliscope, Social Links
- Threat intelligence: Recorded Future, IntelTechniques, SpiderFoot
- Experience with geospatial tools and mapping software for location-based intelligence (Google Earth, ArcGIS, Sentinel Hub).
- Familiarity with web scraping, Python scripting, SQL, or regex for data extraction is a plus.
- Report writing experience, with the ability to present complex intelligence findings concisely
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