Junior Research Analyst

Location: Remote

Compensation: $40,000 - $45,000 per year, depending on experience and qualifications.

Employment Type: Full-Time

Why Join Fortress

Fortress is the AI-powered cybersecurity company, defending critical infrastructure, government agencies, and their supply chains against cyber threats and mission risks.

The Fortress Approach: Comprehensive. Collaborative. Conclusive.

Our Core Commitments

• Relentless Execution
• Unwavering Positivity
• Commitment to Quality
• Strategic Stewardship
• Unified Collaboration
  
  
  

This is Fortress. Built to protect what’s Absolutely Critical.

What you can expect as a Junior Research Analyst at Fortress:

The Junior Security Research Analyst will create reports to identify possible third-party risk associated with cybersecurity, regulatory and compliance, financial, offshore, and other security and supply chain topics. This position is responsible for collecting data using public, private, and proprietary tools, analyzing and evaluating information, and recommending risk levels based on findings.

This position may be involved with additional projects as needed. Security Research Analysts have proven experience utilizing OSINT tools for cybersecurity third-party vendor research. This is an entry-level position designed for one to gain experience, knowledge, and relevant skills while determining a potential future career path within Fortress.

Responsibilities Include

• Curate and organize company-specific information from public, private, and proprietary sources through data collection, analysis, evaluation, and risk- scoring with an experienced understanding of the data-driven assessment process
• Communicate effectively within the Research Team
• Track assigned work efficiently while meeting given deadlines
• Other duties as assigned
  
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Demonstrated professional communication and client relationship skills.
• Attention to detail, sound judgement, logical thinking, and proven ability to follow established scripts/consistency models, drive tasks to completion, meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment, and adapt to changing business environment with periodic supervision.
• Strong computer skills, including MS Office and Google products (e.g. Word, Excel, Gmail) and other business software.
• Understanding of information security frameworks (e.g. NIST 800-53, NIST CSF, ISO 27001).
• Ambition, drive, clear vision and a great attitude
  
  
  

Preferred Experience: 

• Track record of success/top performer
• Proven experience effectively prioritizing schedule and flexing workload to meet tight deadlines and challenging work objectives
• Experience working in highly regulated industries, such as financial services, energy, and/or healthcare.
  
  
  

Education

• Pursuing or recently graduated from bachelor’s or master’s program
• High School or GED
  
  
  

Employee Benefits

• Remote and Hybrid working environment
• Competitive pay structure
• Medical, dental, vision plans with employees covered up to 90% with highly progressive options for dependents and families
• Company paid life, short- and long-term disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401(k) match
• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Parental Leave
• Access to thousands of Learning & Development courses that range from mental health and wellbeing, stress, and time management to an array of technical and business-related courses
  
  
  

Employment Perks

• We provide each employee with professional growth opportunities through succession planning, up-skilling, and certifications
• Tuition and certification reimbursement
• Employee Referral Programs
• Company Sponsored Events
  
  
  

Fortress is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employees and applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. Fortress Information Security takes part in the E-Verify process for all new hires.

For positions located in the US, the following conditions apply. If you are made a conditional offer of employment, you will have to undergo a drug test. ADA Disclaimer: In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Fortress is the AI-powered cybersecurity company, defending critical infrastructure, government agencies, and their supply chains against cyber threats and mission risks.