# Embedded Security Intelligence Analyst - Mid Level

> Control Risks · London, United Kingdom (Hybrid) · — · Posted 2026-06-22

**Workplace:** hybrid

**Department:** CAT2 - EMEA

## Description

Control Risks are hiring an Embedded Security Intelligence Analyst to join our team supporting a major tech client, to help collect, curate, and disseminate current and forecasted risk intelligence in a timely manner to partners and stakeholders. Analysts provide strategic foresight and analysis on security and operational concerns that may pose a safety risk to the client, its employees, or community.

**Role Purpose**

Analysts are core producers in SRA’s intelligence function.

-   Quickly exhibit a good understanding of the client processes.
-   Display confidence to act in line with existing processes and operating procedures.
-   In the absence of clear pathways, act with integrity and prioritize “doing the right thing” with the information available.
-   Analysts own day‑to‑day monitoring and first‑line analysis for defined markets/themes/events and are the primary authors of routine regional products in their portfolio.

**Scope**

-   Continue to develop regional or thematic subject matter expertise.
-   Are expected to provide nuanced analysis with some oversight.
-   Own:

1.  Regional‑specific products, and
2.  Contribute to global thematic reports

-   Support large team projects (e.g., Olympics, Periscope) by:

1.  Completing individual tasks,

-   Sometimes supporting scope development, assignments, and editing.
-   May be tasked with unique or ad hoc individual projects, and at times larger projects as part of professional development.

### Regional expertise scope

-   Owns day‑to‑day monitoring and first‑line analysis for assigned countries/cities in their region.
-   Is the primary author of routine regional products (alerts, short assessments, situation updates) for those markets.
-   Contributes to larger regional/thematic products led by Senior Analysts or RSIMs.

### Regional expertise expectation

Analysts have operational regional subject‑matter expertise.

-   Maintain up‑to‑date knowledge of political, security, crime, protest, and environmental developments in their assigned countries/cities
-   Understand how these developments can practically affect client offices, employees, events, and major markets in their patch
-   Can explain what is happening and immediate implications for the client and produce nuanced analysis with some oversight
-   Typically focus on a smaller set of markets or issues, with depth in those areas.

**Core Responsibilities**

### Subject‑Matter Expertise & Analysis

-   Maintain a detailed, current understanding of security and political conditions in assigned markets and translate them into operationally relevant products.
-   Flag when developments in their markets may have wider regional implications, escalating to Senior Analyst or RSIM.

### Research & Projects

-   Conduct research and complete defined projects with some oversight and guidance.
-   Support large team projects by:

1.  Completing individual tasks
2.  Helping with scope, assignments, and editing when asked.

-   May lead unique or ad hoc individual projects, and at times larger projects as development opportunities.

### Product Work

-   Product responsibilities include:

1.  Regional‑specific products,
2.  Global thematic reports,
3.  Supporting RSIMs or Senior Analysts in high‑profile research projects (e.g., Olympics, Periscope).

-   First drafts of routine products:

1.  May require minor editing and some structural reformatting.

-   For more ad hoc or periodic products:

1.  Greater leeway is expected, but Analysts must demonstrate continued improvement in analytical and written output.

### Crisis & Incident Role

-   Core analyst (streams of info, situation updates, basic implications).

### Execution, Prioritization & Peer Support

-   Analysts are accountable for completing tasks on time, as defined by RSIM.
-   Expected to provide peer‑level support so others may complete tasks on time.
-   Understanding production demands requires proactive intervention and will not always be directed by RSIM.

### Problem‑Solving & Process

-   Use existing procedures to solve standard problems.
-   Exhibit problem‑solving skills in straightforward situations.
-   Where process improvement and problem resolution are needed, be solutions‑oriented and comfortable making suggestions.
-   Assess concerns in more complex challenges, collaborating on solutions.

## Requirements

**Experience**

-   A bachelor’s degree in history, political science, international relations, intelligence analysis, or a related discipline.
-   3–4 years of experience or demonstrated skills commensurate with that experience analysis function.
-   Experience in collection and analytical methodologies.
-   Keen understanding of social media monitoring techniques.
-   Proficiency in client workspace product suite; the ability to present information in a graphic format and concise reports.
-   Excellent research, analytical, writing, and verbal presentation skills.
-   Ability to quickly adapt to the external environment and organisation.
-   Ability to be a positive and effective team member.
-   Ability to effectively manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize.

## Apply

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