Threat Intelligence Analyst - Australia (Remote) ·

Please note, individuals must have permanent right to work in Australia to be considered for this opportunity.

Title: Threat Intelligence Analyst
Location: Australia (remote)
Salary: 70,000-85,000 AUD
Contract: 2 years, full time (*option for extension subject to project funding*) Anticipated Start Date: January 13th, 2025
Tech Again Terrorism
Tech Against Terrorism aims to save lives and prevent harm by disrupting terrorist activity online and upholding human rights.
We use open-source intelligence investigation, sophisticated technical tooling, and an established capacity-building apparatus for tech platforms to tackle terrorist activity online and counter the exploitation of digital spaces by violent extremists and terrorist actors.

We work closely with the United Nations, tech platforms, democratic governments, and civil society.
We are looking to scale our efforts to monitor and disrupt terrorist and violent extremist exploitation of online spaces and will expand our established team of OSINT Analysts by hiring two analysts in an Australian time zone to allow us to provide a 24/7 incident response capacity.
The successful candidates will work closely with our team in London and will be based remotely in Australia.

The Role
As a Threat Intelligence Analyst at Tech Against Terrorism, you will play an integral part in our proactive OSINT investigations into terrorist and violent extremist use of the internet and our 24/7 incident and crisis alerting system.
Our investigations and alerts are leveraged by the global tech industry, national governments, and supranational organisations to maximise their understanding of how terrorists and violent extremists use the internet - and how to counter it.

As an analyst with Tech Against Terrorism you will:
Monitor, investigate and analyse emerging terrorist and violent extremist activity online through open-source intelligence work, following our OPSEC and incident response procedures and using your expertise in best-practice OSINT approaches and tooling.
Respond in real time to ongoing and emerging terrorist incidents with an online component and alert them to tech platforms and relevant national authorities, including through use of the Terrorist Content Analytics Platform (TCAP).
Produce short-and-long-form analytical reports based on our findings, including using data from the TCAP.
Lead on strategic projects and initiatives to disrupt terrorist and violent extremist use of the internet and provide capacity building support to tech platforms and governmental actors.
Collaborate on projects as part of our cross-functional team of OSINT, research and policy analysts, developers and engineers, and communications team.
Contribute to TAT's outreach and fundraising efforts by putting forward proposals for strategic work and advocating for partnerships with our broad network of stakeholders.
Liaise with and provide support to a variety of relevant stakeholders, including tech platforms, regulators, governmental agencies and intergovernmental organisations.
Represent TAT's work at high level conferences, and influential strategic stakeholder engagements online and offline.
Actively contribute to the further development of Tech Against Terrorism's innovative technical approaches to online counter terrorism work and strategic priorities in response to the emerging and changing threat picture, as well as actively developing our OSINT capabilities.
Your Background
Must haves:
At least two years of experience in open-source intelligence (OSINT) work and thorough knowledge of best practice tools and techniques, including adherence to wellbeing and OpSec procedures.
Professional experience in dealing with graphic, violent, and/or otherwise distressing content .
Professional experience in working in a crisis, incident response or alerting framework.
Knowledge and understanding of terrorist and violent extremist use of online spaces.
Experience in working with incidence response protocols.
Excellent intelligence writing skills and proven experience with analysing and describing complex findings according to intelligence standards.
Passion for and commitment to TAT's mission to save lives by disrupting terrorist and violent extremist use of the internet and upholding human rights.
Right to work and residency in Australia and ability to work fully remotely Willingness to travel occasionally, including internationally.
Willingness to work flexibly as part of an international team based in the UK and Australia and as part of an on-call rota, including at weekends and public holidays.
Education
Degree in a relevant field such as:

Counterterrorism within law enforcement / government Cyber Threat Intelligence Public or private sector intelligence Journalism International Relations History Politics Personal Qualities :
Problem solving and adaptability: You are solution oriented and innovative in how you approach challenges and blockers.
You have a flexible attitude and a high degree of personal accountability.
Organisation, time management and attention to detail: You are well organised and are able to work on multiple projects simultaneously to a very high quality, prioritising effectively.
Strong team player: You thrive on working as part of a close-knit team.
You proactively seek solutions to problems in a constructive and collaborative manner and apply your skills and expertise where and when needed.
Ownership and proactiveness: You proactively take ownership of projects and workstreams, resolve blockers proactively and successfully drive projects through to completion.
Analytical and innovative mindset : You identify gaps in existing processes and suggest improvements by regularly bringing new ideas.
Communication: You have excellent written and verbal communication skills, and you communicate effectively and diplomatically with both colleagues and external stakeholders.
Sound judgement and diligence : You are able to make decisions with sound judgement, especially in stressful situations and under pressure, remaining calm and collected.
Resilience: You are aware of your own wellbeing in the context of work and are able to respond to challenges with appropriate mitigation strategies.
This role would be suitable for people within but not limited to the following fields:
Counterterrorism within law enforcement / government Cyber Threat Intelligence Public or private sector intelligence Journalism This role will require regular work with graphic violent and/or otherwise distressing content.
TAT has policies and practices in place to mitigate against the effects of this work and to support our team in dealing with its effects, including operational security and wellbeing SOPs, and access to specialist professional counselling and therapy services.

This role also requires regular on-call availability outside of core business hours, including on weekends and public holidays, which is remunerated with an on-call allowance and TOIL.

Benefits
On-call allowance of equivalent of a day rate per day on call on weekends and public holidays.
Time worked while on call is given back with Time Off In Lieu x1.5 30 days annual leave plus public holidays Generous monthly training & conference budget to help you up-skill (AUD1000 a month) Flexible working to support families and varying needs Friendly and supportive culture with all the benefits of working with private sector stakeholders while advancing the goals of an NGO Top tier private healthcare Please apply here by submitting your CV and a cover letter explaining how you meet the criteria for this role.

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