Physical Security Investigator
Vanguard
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Malvern • North Carolina • Pennsylvania • United States
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About the role
- Conduct OSINT investigations into individuals, groups, and activities relevant to physical security concerns, suspicious activity, or in response to site security requests.
- Apply established OSINT methodologies to assess credibility, relevance, and potential risk, incorporating behavioral indicators such as fixation, grievance, escalation, or targeted hostility where present.
- Research and analyze publicly available information, including social media, online forums, and digital footprints, in accordance with legal, ethical, and policy requirements.
- Demonstrate familiarity with escalation concepts and common behavioral warning signs to help contextualize open-source findings.
- Document investigative findings clearly and accurately, producing investigative summaries that support security assessments and decision making.
- Support monitoring, follow up research, or case updates as directed based on evolving risk indicators.
- Maintain organized, well-documented investigative records to support auditability and quality control.
- Support employee prescreening workflows by assisting with intake coordination, tracking status, and ensuring timely progression through established processes.
- Review adverse or concerning information surfaced through prescreening processes to identify potential physical security relevance.
- Assist in drafting security recommendations related to adverse findings, clearly documenting observations, considerations, and rationale.
- Coordinate with physical security, crew relations, legal, and other internal stakeholders to support prescreening-related information flow and follow up actions.
- Maintain accurate documentation related to prescreening workflows, assessments, and recommendations.
- Follow established investigative and prescreening procedures, templates, and documentation standards.
- Identify process issues, recurring challenges, or quality gaps and raise observations to senior team members.
- Support data collection and tracking related to investigative and prescreening volume, timeliness, and outcomes.
- Contribute to continuous improvement efforts through thoughtful feedback and adherence to best practices.
- Communicate investigative findings, observations, and recommendations clearly, objectively, and professionally.
- Build effective working relationships with internal and external partners by demonstrating reliability, discretion, and attention to detail.
- Escalate issues, uncertainties, or potential risks appropriately and in a timely manner.
Requirements
- Experience conducting OSINT research, investigations, or security assessments in a corporate, government, military, or law enforcement environment.
- Demonstrated understanding of open‑source research techniques and investigative documentation.
- Familiarity with behavioral threat indicators and escalation concepts, as applied to workplace or person‑based risk.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to follow structured investigative processes.
- Ability to synthesize information from multiple sources into clear written summaries.
- Professional judgment, discretion, and commitment to ethical investigative practices.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Benefits
- comprehensive health and wellness care
- work-life balance
- investment in your future
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
OSINT researchinvestigative documentationsecurity assessmentsopen-source research techniquesbehavioral threat indicatorsescalation conceptsinvestigative processesdata collectionrisk assessmentprescreening workflows
Soft Skills
attention to detailprofessional judgmentdiscretionethical investigative practiceswritten communicationverbal communicationrelationship buildingorganizational skillsanalytical thinkingproblem-solving