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The State of Connecticut, Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP) is recruiting for a Fusion Center Analyst to serve within the CT Intelligence Center (CTIC).

This is a progressive role, opportune for those with a passion and strength for investigatory and research analysis. We invite those with experience in law enforcement, homeland security, military or corporation intelligence to apply for this opportunity!

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS

  • LOCATION: Middletown, CT with occasional opportunities for remote work
  • SCHEDULE: This is a full time position, standard working hours are M-F 8:00AM - 4:30PM, however the schedule may fluctuate based on agency needs.

BENEFITS AND BALANCE AT THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT

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THE POSITION 

Your Role

CTIC Fusion Center Analysts work in four functional intelligence areas, including: Terrorism, Criminal, Critical Infrastructure and Cyber.

As a Fusion Center Analyst, you will primarily be responsible for sifting through vast sets of information to derive meaning by:

  • Gathering and compiling information from various sources, including law enforcement databases, open-source intelligence analysis, and other intelligence feeds.
  • Utilizing geospatial mapping techniques and analytic writing to identify patterns, trends, and links between criminal activity, including potential threats and vulnerabilities.
  • Preparing intelligence products in order to share timely information with relevant stakeholders, including law enforcement agencies, government entities, and private sector partners.
  • More details can be found in the class specification.

Our leadership team will train the hired candidate on the day-to-day workflow. CTIC leadership will also encourage and provide ample opportunities to obtain professional training in the advanced areas of intelligence analysis. 

The CT Intelligence Center

The Connecticut Intelligence Center (CTIC) facilitates the receipt, analysis, and dissemination of criminal, terrorism, and cybersecurity related information and intelligence in collaboration with partner agencies to help identify, respond, prevent, and mitigate unlawful activity in accordance with the civil rights and liberties guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution.

The Fusion Center Analyst is responsible for independently performing a full range of tasks in the evaluation and analysis of criminal/terrorism information and intelligence. The role of this incumbent will be to perform a variety of work activities involving intake, research, collection, analysis, dissemination, and documentation of homeland security and crime-related information including information which has a possible nexus to terrorist activity and/or represents potential threats to homeland security and public safety within the State of Connecticut and, by extension, the region and nation.

CTIC is the designated fusion center for the State of Connecticut and is one of 80 fusion centers in the country. Fusion centers were developed after September 11, 2001, in an effort to increase collaboration and information sharing between all levels of government. Fusion centers serve as the focal point for the receipt, analysis, and sharing of threat-related information between State, Local, Tribal and Territorial (SLTT), federal, and private sector entities. CTIC currently has representatives from the following organizations assigned to the unit which include, however, is not limited to:

  • Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
  • Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI)
  • Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
  • High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program (HIDTA)
  • Connecticut National Guard
  • Connecticut Department of Correction
  • Connecticut Judicial Branch
  • Connecticut State Police
  • Several Local Law Enforcement Agencies
  • Fire/EMS

ABOUT OUR AGENCY

DESPP is committed to protecting and improving the quality of life for all by providing a broad range of public safety services, training, regulatory guidance, and scientific services utilizing enforcement, prevention, education and state of the art science and technology. DESPP is structured on three key Strategic Pillars created by Commissioner Ronnell Higgins.

  1. Operational Efficiency, Efficacy and Excellence • Making decisions through the thoughtful and informed use of data • Challenging the "that's the way it's always been done" construct—i.e., thinking outside the box as to how we can improve • Constantly seeking better results
  2. Shared Fiscal Responsibility • Recognizing our collective responsibility to steward the agency's resources • Realigning planned budgetary actions to ensure that they are in taxpayers' interests • Preparing together for potential budget stresses and fiscal challenges
  3. Ethics and Accountability • Critically and constantly measuring our practices against our policies • Performing quarterly performance evaluations agency-wide to measure success and flag areas needing improvement • Regularly engaging external partners for feedback and assessments • Opening our doors to Connecticut students and workers for apprenticeships, internships, and career pathways

The Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection is comprised of six divisions which you may learn more about them here.

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