CTCI Analyst

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.