Security Analyst

A World-Changing Company
Palantir builds the world’s leading software for data-driven decisions and operations. By bringing the right data to the people who need it, our platforms empower our partners to develop lifesaving drugs, forecast supply chain disruptions, locate missing children, and more.
The Role
As a Security Analyst on Palantir’s Global Security team, you will identify, monitor, and analyze potential external threats, and mitigate the risks posed to Palantir leadership, assets, and people. In this role you will engage closely with Information Security, Public Civil Liberties, Compliance, Legal, Physical Security, and Internal Investigations teams, as well as other internal/external stakeholders. This role requires established open source investigations and research skills, geopolitical knowledge, strong analytical writing and briefing/debriefing skills, and an appetite to become more technical with data analytics tooling. Our ideal candidate is a self-starter, highly collaborative, and highly motivated. You can operate independently and enjoy solving problems and tackling new challenges. You must be able to synthesize complex information from various sources and convey risk, as well as present investigative/analytical assessment data, in a clear and concise manner to internal and external stakeholders, including company leadership.

Core Responsibilities

• Support the development of global risk and intelligence products aimed at identifying and mitigating business risks presented by factors including natural hazards, geopolitical developments, terrorism, and crime.
• Monitor, identify, and analyze external security indicators to determine their impact on Palantir leadership, assets, and people.
• Conduct country risk reports, Executive Protection risk assessments, as well as ad hoc threat assessments and security updates.
• Brief key stakeholders on intelligence report findings.
• Explore open source resources and social media for threats and security-related information to identify potential risks to Palantir in advance of or in response to actual incidents.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders when required on incident response.
• Evaluate the changing global risk environment in real time where Palantir has interests and provide updated security guidance accordingly.
• Discover emerging threats and trends often with an emphasis on geopolitics.

What We Value

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Broad knowledge of global geopolitical affairs and situational awareness of impacts to the tech sector.
• Previous experience in an analytical or security related environment assessing threats and supporting real-time business or operational activity.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and execute with minimal direction or oversight.

What We Require

• 2 to 5 years of prior work experience in Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) collection and analysis, social media monitoring, and conducting analysis on geopolitical developments.
• A degree in a relevant field (International Relations, Security Studies, Politics, etc).

Salary
The estimated salary range for this position is estimated to be $80,000 - $140,000/year. Total compensation for this position may also include Restricted Stock units, sign-on bonus and other potential future incentives. Further note that total compensation for this position will be determined by each individual’s relevant qualifications, work experience, skills, and other factors. This estimate excludes the value of any potential sign-on bonus; the value of any benefits offered; and the potential future value of any long-term incentives.
Our benefits aim to promote health and wellbeing across all areas of Palantirians’ lives. We work to continuously improve our offerings and listen to our community as we design and update them. The list below details our available benefits and some of the perks that can be enjoyed as an employee of Palantir Technologies.
Benefits
•  Employees (and their eligible dependents) can enroll in medical, dental, and vision insurance as well as voluntary life insurance•  Employees are automatically covered by Palantir’s basic life, AD&D and disability insurance•  Commuter benefits•  Take what you need paid time off, not accrual based•  2 weeks paid time off built into the end of each year (subject to team and business needs)•  10 paid holidays throughout the calendar year•  Supportive leave of absence program including time off for military service and medical events•  Paid leave for new parents and subsidized back-up care for all parents•  Fertility and family building benefits including but not limited to adoption, surrogacy, and preservation•  Stipend to help with expenses that come with a new child•  Employees can enroll in Palantir’s 401k plan
Life at Palantir
We want every Palantirian to achieve their best outcomes, that’s why we celebrate individuals’ strengths, skills, and interests, from your first interview to your longterm growth, rather than rely on traditional career ladders. Paying attention to the needs of our community enables us to optimize our opportunities to grow and helps ensure many pathways to success at Palantir. Promoting health and well-being across all areas of Palantirians’ lives is just one of the ways we’re investing in our community. Learn more at Life at Palantir and note that our offerings may vary by region.
In keeping consistent with Palantir’s values and culture, we believe employees are “better together” and in-person work affords the opportunity for more creative outcomes. Therefore, we encourage employees to work from our offices to foster connectivity and innovation. Many teams do offer hybrid options (WFH a day or two a week), allowing our employees to strike the right trade-off for their personal productivity. Based on business need, there are a few roles that allow for “Remote” work on an exceptional basis. If you are applying for one of these roles, you must work from the state in which you are employed. If the posting is specified as Onsite, you are required to work from an office.
If you want to empower the world's most important institutions, you belong here. Palantir values excellence regardless of background. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer for all, including but not limited to Veterans and those with disabilities. Palantir is committed to making the application and hiring process accessible to everyone and will provide a reasonable accommodation for those living with a disability. If you need an accommodation for the application or hiring process, please reach out and let us know how we can help.