Open Source Intelligence Specialist, Sentinel, Collection Management

Google

Boulder, CO

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Attorney, Communication Skills, Crisis Management, Cross-Functional, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), Event Management, Incident Response, Law Enforcement, Leadership, Military Intelligence, OSINT (Open Source Intelligence), Open Source, Problem Solving Skills, Protective Services, Risk Management, Strategic Planning, Time Management, Trend Analysis, Willing to Travel
LOCATION
Boulder, CO
POSTED
30+ days ago
The application window will be open until at least May 21, 2026. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience in law enforcement, intelligence or a military role or equivalent private sector experience.
  • 5 years of experience with open source intelligence or disseminating intelligence.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Understanding of threat types and trends.
  • Understanding of global geopolitical trends and emerging threats and risks.
  • Ability to manage confidential and sensitive information with excellent judgment, discretion and diplomacy.
  • Excellent analytical and communication skills with the ability to take initiative while building cross-functional relationships.
  • Excellent critical thinking, analytical and decision-making skills.

About the job

As an Open Source Intelligence Specialist within the Sentinel Team, you will play a critical role in Google’s Global Security and Resilience Services (GSRS). Your primary mission is to identify, research, and assess potential threats to Google’s people, property, and interests by leveraging open-source data.You will be responsible for the end-to-end intelligence cycle, from collection to dissemination, ensuring that leadership receives timely and accurate insights to inform incident response, crisis management, and global travel security. In this role, you will require a blend of technical Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) expertise, and the ability to operate in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.From keeping Googlers safe and secure to managing disruptive events, the ability to anticipate, deter, detect, and act are the pillars of Google’s Global Security and Resilience Services (GSRS) team. As a member of GSRS you will help develop a culture where safety, security and resiliency are integrated into every facet of Google, including the creative process. You will help us continually identify, evaluate and monitor enterprise risks that could affect business activities and provide business leaders the information they need to make critical decisions. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to create innovative strategies and develop programs that drive sustainable effectiveness.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $106,000-$151,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

  • Collect, evaluate, escalate and disseminate intelligence to support action plans based on credibility and likelihood.
  • Deliver intelligence support to GSRS in incident response, crisis management and global travel management.
  • Leverage open source material to find, research, and assess information that could indicate a potential concern to Google, employees, and interests.
  • Collect, evaluate, escalate and disseminate intelligence to support action plans based on credibility and likelihood.
  • Support in the development of protocols and practices to assess and mitigate issues to Google, to drive efficiency, and to manage crises.
Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.

About the Company

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Google

Build for everyone

Since our founding in 1998, Google has grown by leaps and bounds. Starting from two computer science students in a university dorm room, we now have thousands of employees and offices around the world. These Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe.

It starts with how we work together. We’re building a company where people of different views, backgrounds and experiences can do their best work and show up for one another. A place where every Googler feels like they belong.

So whether you develop new technology or creative campaigns, craft beautiful products or breakthrough partnerships, your work here is a chance to accomplish things that matter. Bring your insight, imagination, and healthy disregard for the impossible. Bring everything that makes you unique. Together, we can build for everyone.

Benefits

We strive to provide Googlers and their loved ones with a world-class benefits experience, focused on supporting their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. Our benefits are based on data, and centered around our users: Googlers and their families. They’re thoughtfully designed to enhance your health and wellbeing, and generous enough to make it easy for you to take good care of yourself (now, and in the future). So we can build for everyone, together.

Learn more about Google’s benefits on this site featuring Googlers’ experience.

How we Hire

Google’s hiring process is an important part of our culture. Googlers care deeply about their teams and the people who make them up. In order to  build for everyone, we know that we need a wide range of perspectives and experiences, and a fair hiring process is the first step in getting there.

Learn more about our hiring process.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Computer Software
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Paid Sick Days, Performance Bonus, Professional Development, 401K, Stock Options, Employee Events, Retirement / Pension Plans, Tuition Reimbursement, Work From Home, Life Insurance, On Site Cafeteria
FOUNDED
1998
WEBSITE
https://goo.gle/4dbno6V