GSOC Watch Desk Analyst

GSOC Watch Desk Analyst

Control Risks · São Paulo, Brazil · Contract · Posted 2026-08-04

Workplace: on_site

Department: CAT 2 - AMER

Description

The Watch Desk Analyst (Brand & Cyber Focus) sits within the Global Security Operations Center,

supporting the company’s security intelligence work.

In this role, you will help identify and assess online risks that may affect the company, its customers,

executives and employees. Your primary attribution will be monitoring public sources and security

platforms for phishing, impersonation, fake apps, fraudulent ads, suspicious domains, leaked-data

claims, scams and reputational risks.

This is a hands-on role for someone who is curious, detail-oriented and comfortable working with

online information. You should be able to investigate, separate what matters from what does not, and

communicate your findings clearly, especially when time matters.

What you’ll do:

• Monitor public sources and security tools to identify potential risks involving the company’s brand, customers, executives and employees.
• Review alerts related to phishing, impersonation, fake apps, fraudulent ads, suspicious domains, leaked data and online scams.
• Check whether findings are relevant, credible and urgent, and escalate the right cases to the right teams.
• Write clear and timely updates to help teams understand what happened, why it matters and what should happen next.
• Support brand protection and takedown efforts by collecting evidence, documenting findings and following up on suspicious content.
• Look for repeated patterns across cases, helping the team spot recurring actors, tactics and abuse trends.
• Track cyber threat signals to help the team understand emerging risks and flag what could affect the company, its customers or employees.
• Provide backup coverage for security risk intelligence to monitoring physical, geopolitical and situational risks

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree completed in Computer Science, International Relations, Social Sciences or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Genuine interest in security, threat intelligence, brand protection, fraud, OSINT or cyber risk.
• Strong research and analytical skills, with curiosity, attention to detail and good judgment.
• Basic understanding of OSINT/SOCMINT concepts, source verification and safe online
• research practices.
• Familiarity with common cyber and online abuse signals, such as phishing, malicious domains,
• leaked credentials, impersonation and scams.
• Comfortable learning new tools, platforms and workflows.
• Clear written communication and ability to document findings consistently.
• Fluency in Portuguese and working English. Spanish is a plus.
• Ability to prioritize under pressure and work in a 12x36 shift schedule.
• Discretion when handling sensitive information and a collaborative, team-first attitude.

Preferred, but not required

• A postgraduate degree is highly valued.
• Experience with OSINT/SOCMINT research, brand protection, fraud monitoring, threat intelligence or security operations.
• Familiarity with threat-intelligence, digital risk protection or takedown platforms.
• Basic knowledge of frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK or the cyber kill chain.
• Understanding of fraud and scam trends in Brazil or Latin America, such as Pix scams, fake support channels and social engineering.
• Experience using AI tools, automation, scripts or structured workflows to improve research and analysis.
• Basic scripting or data-enrichment skills, especially with Python.
• Exposure to security risk intelligence work, such as monitoring geopolitical events, protests, travel safety or incidents near company sites and offices.

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