Sourcing Must Haves

  • 5+ years hands-on CTCI or intelligence analysis experience

  • Operational use of investigative/intelligence platforms (e.g. Maltego, IBM i2, Palantir Gotham, Babel Street, Sayari Graph)

  • Experience with non-Latin name transliteration (Arabic, Farsi, Cyrillic) in investigative context

  • Ability to work with highly sensitive/confidential information under NDA/security classification

  • Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills

  • Experience in intelligence, investigations, or complex analytical environments

  • Excellent communication skills to explain complex intelligence assessments to non-technical government clients

  • Passport permitting straightforward global travel (required for conferences and deployments)

  • Understanding of operational use of intelligence platforms by investigators and analysts

Sourcing Nice to Haves

  • Background from Palantir, Recorded Future, or Tego

  • Experience in counter-terrorism, financial crime, or nation-state threat intelligence

  • Experience supporting government, defence, cyber or critical infrastructure sectors

  • Curiosity and genuine interest in intelligence-led decision making

Location Requirements

  • Initially remote role based in United Arab Emirates

  • Willingness to travel internationally (e.g., to Abu Dhabi and global conferences)

  • Ideally able to work close to Gulf Standard Time for collaboration

  • Long-term relocation possible but not essential

  • Primary sourcing geography includes Romania, Cyprus, or EU-based candidates (preferred)

Other Preferences

  • Role involves attending international government conferences and live client deployments

  • Candidate should enjoy solving complex problems and interpreting information rather than traditional BI/reporting

  • Should be comfortable working collaboratively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

  • Should contribute to pre-sales, client training, quality assurance, and product direction by providing practitioner insights

Summary

  • The role is a specialist intelligence analyst position focused on actionable insights from complex datasets within sovereign intelligence systems.

  • Not a traditional BI or data analyst role; emphasis on investigative mindset and operational intelligence use.

  • Confidential role requiring discretion and experience with classified information.

  • Compensation is market competitive with flexibility for exceptional candidates.