Company Description
NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.
Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.
Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('Versant') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.
Job Description
The Digital Security Analyst role is critical to safeguarding NBCUniversal's talent, executives, brands, and productions from digital and physical threats. The analyst will lead open-source investigations into persons of interest-particularly those targeting high-profile individuals-and contribute to executive protection efforts through proactive threat identification and mitigation. This role is responsible for producing a range of written and verbal assessments for employees, correspondents, production staff, and senior leadership, supporting the company's global security and crisis management operations.
The ideal candidate will have a strong background or interest in OSINT (Open-Source-Intelligence), social media research, and digital investigations, with the ability to synthesize complex information into clear, actionable insights. This role demands discretion, analytical rigor, and the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor and analyze open-source intelligence, social media platforms, and internal security tools to identify emerging threats and risks to NBCUniversal assets.
- Conduct investigations into persons of interest targeting NBCUniversal talent, executives, and brands.
- Respond to and triage incoming security concerns from employees, talent, and executives via email and ticketing systems.
- Produce timely, accurate, and actionable threat assessments and incident reports for internal stakeholders.
- Support investigations into cyber harassment, physical security threats, executive spam campaigns, and negative sentiment trends.
- Collaborate with internal teams across O&T (Cybersecurity, Messaging, Client Services) and business units to support cross-functional security initiatives.
- Participate in on-call rotations for escalated incidents involving high-risk individuals or large-scale threats.
- Analyze and disposition alerts from social media monitoring platforms and other digital tools.
- Assist in the development and enhancement of case management processes, playbooks, and response protocols.
- Provide technical and analytical support for internal investigations and security escalations.
- Brief senior leadership on threat landscapes, incident impacts, and mitigation strategies.
- Maintain awareness of global events and digital security trends that may affect NBCUniversal operations or personnel.
Qualifications
At NBCUniversal, we don’t just create culture—we protect it. The Digital Security Operations Analyst plays a vital role in safeguarding our talent, executives, brands, and productions from both digital and physical threats. This role combines investigative rigor with creativity, leveraging open-source intelligence (OSINT) and digital research to proactively identify, assess, and mitigate risk -- especially those impacting high-profile individuals across our global portfolio.
The Analyst will be a trusted partner in executive protection and crisis management threat and harassment mitigation efforts, delivering timely, actionable insights that help keep our people and productions safe. This position calls for curiosity, discretion, and analytical expertise in a fast-moving, high-visibility environment.
In this role, you will play a critical part in safeguarding NBCUniversal’s talent, executives, brands, and assets by identifying and addressing emerging threats with professionalism and discretion.
Job Responsibilities:
- Monitor open-source intelligence, social platforms, and internal security tools to identify risks and vulnerabilities.
- Lead investigations into persons of interest targeting NBCUniversal talent, executives, and brands, applying your experience in intelligence analysis, digital investigations, or cybersecurity operations.
- Triage and respond to security concerns from employees, talent, and executives via email and ticketing systems, demonstrating your ability to perform under pressure in high-stakes environments.
- Produce concise, actionable threat assessments and incident reports that translate complex issues into clear insights for all audiences, including talent and senior leadership.
- Support investigations into cyber harassment, executive spam campaigns, and reputational risk trends, while maintaining the highest ethical standards in handling sensitive information.
- Partner with teams across Cybersecurity, Messaging, Client Services, and business units to advance cross-functional security initiatives, leveraging your collaborative mindset and strong communication skills.
- Participate in on-call rotations to address escalated incidents and high-risk events.
- Analyze alerts from monitoring platforms, refine response protocols, and contribute to case management playbooks and workflows for continuous improvement.
- Brief senior leadership on evolving threat landscapes, ensuring complex intelligence is delivered with clarity and impact.
- Stay attuned to global events and digital security trends that may affect NBCUniversal operations, using your expertise in open-source research, social media monitoring, and threat intelligence.
- Flexibility to work extended hours, weekends, and holidays as needed.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Digital Forensics, Criminal Justice, or a related field.
- 2+ years’ experience in intelligence analysis, digital investigations, cybersecurity operations, or related fields.
- Strong professional written and verbal communication skills -- able to translate complex threats into clear insights to all levels management including talent and C-level.
- Hands on experience with open-source research, social media monitoring, and threat intelligence.
- Ability to perform under pressure and collaborate effectively in high-stakes environments.
- High ethical standards and discretion in handling sensitive information.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Strong hands-on experience with open-source research (OSINT) platforms and methodologies.
- Proficiency with digital platforms such as Discord and Reddit for intelligence gathering.
- Advanced open-source research capabilities, with familiarity across social media platforms and digital communities for proactive intelligence efforts.
- Solid understanding of privacy laws, data protection, and platform-specific security settings.
- Background in corporate security, cyber intelligence, military intelligence, or criminal investigations.
- Experience with case management systems and incident response workflows.
- Proficient in data analysis, including log review and pattern recognition.
- Knowledge of executive protection protocols and high-risk travel assessments.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to brief senior stakeholders and support strategic decision-making.
Additional Information
As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to [email protected].
