Risk/OSINT/Cyberanalyst

Area of ​​use: Department 2 "Police State Protection"

Salary: up to salary group A 11 ThürBesO

Start date: as soon as possible

Application deadline: September 30, 2025

About the department:

As a Threat Investigation/OSINT/Cyber ​​Analyst, you will set up and operate information collection points in the field of combating politically motivated crime (PMK). You will obtain information from publicly accessible sources to carry out police prosecution duties in cases of terrorism, particularly complex or complicated cases of state security crimes, and selected state security offenses. In Department 2 of the Thuringia State Criminal Police Office, you will work with approximately 100 colleagues, currently spread across four divisions. You will report to a division head and be supervised by a department head.

The area of ​​responsibility essentially includes:

• Conducting research in freely accessible sources on the Internet (OSINT research) for mission-relevant information in the form of text, images, video and audio
• Media monitoring and obtaining real-time information to support a wide range of operational situations
• Initial assessment of mission-relevant information from freely accessible sources to obtain information in relation to the respective operational situation
• Monitoring the internet and social media during daily operations and as an immediate measure during operations for special reasons
• Support in the creation of situation reports, situation maps and dashboards, especially in the area of ​​PMK with hazard relevance as well as for force management of operations
• Conceptual development and evaluation of concepts for OSINT research, tactical communication and monitoring

Your qualifications:

• Career qualification for the advanced information technology or advanced technical service

or

• Completed university degree in data science, (media) computer science or a comparable subject

Desirable knowledge and experience:

• very good knowledge of preparing, merging, analyzing and visualizing large amounts of data
• Very good knowledge of analysis tools such as Excel, InfoZoom, Analyst's Notebook
• very good knowledge of social networks
• very good knowledge of MS Office applications
• Knowledge of state and federal politics, interest in political events
• Knowledge of scraping
• Knowledge of programming languages
• Knowledge of MS Sharepoint, Business Intelligence, Windows and Linux operating systems
• Knowledge of geodata
• Knowledge in the areas of data protection and information security
• good knowledge of spoken and written English

Our range:

• a meaningful and socially relevant task
• a crisis-proof, permanent job in the public sector
• career-oriented and individual continuing education and training opportunities
• Possibility of claiming educational leave under the Educational Leave Act
• Official health management
• Accessibility
• modern, ergonomic workplaces and IT equipment
• Preventive sports, canteen with breakfast and lunch, parking garage
• an attractive living environment in the state capital Erfurt
• very good connection to local public transport
• Flexitime between 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. without core working hours
• Mobile working is generally possible in consultation with the responsible department head
• Possibility of part-time employment
• Holiday entitlement of 30 working days per calendar year
• capital accumulation benefits

Additionally for employees covered by collective agreements:

• company pension scheme (VBL)
• Annual special payment

This position is classified as a higher-level civil service position and offers advancement opportunities up to salary group A 11 of the ThürBesO ( Towns and Services Regulations) . If a civil servant status is not yet established, initial employment is planned under collective bargaining law with pay group 11 TV-L . Employment is only possible if the personal and career-related requirements for civil service appointment, which can be verified in advance, are met. After completing the probationary period under collective bargaining law and fulfilling all personal and career-related requirements, civil service appointment is intended.

Please note that applicants must undergo a security clearance in accordance with the Thuringian Security Clearance Act (ThürSÜG). Furthermore, applicants must complete a multi-stage aptitude assessment process after being preselected based on the requirements profile.

Please send your detailed written application by 30 September 2025 at the latest, quoting the reference number 19/2025 to the

Thuringia State Criminal Police Office

Department 1/Section 11

Kranichfelder Straße 1

99097 Erfurt

or by email to bewerbung.lka@polizei.thueringen.de .

If you are applying for multiple positions as a Cyber ​​Analyst (reference numbers 19/2025 to 26/2025), please indicate your priority in your application.

If you have any questions about the job advertisement or the application process, please contact Ms. Engler, Tel.: (0361) 5743-12021.

We ask you to provide evidence of your compliance with the requirements by providing copies of the relevant documents and to enclose your CV, copies of certificates and, if available, employment references or proof of employment with your application.

The application documents of unsuccessful applicants will be destroyed if an addressed and sufficiently stamped envelope is not enclosed with the application.

Costs incurred in connection with the application will not be reimbursed.

Applications from severely disabled people and those with equivalent qualifications will be given special consideration in accordance with legal provisions if they are equally qualified.

The Thuringian State Criminal Police Office guarantees equal professional opportunities for women and men in accordance with the Thuringian Equal Opportunities Act. In cases of equal suitability, performance, and qualifications, preference will be given to applications from individuals of the corresponding gender if there is an underrepresentation.

Please note that the Thuringian State Office of Criminal Investigation has not yet opened access to receive encrypted emails, and therefore the confidentiality of information during transmission cannot be guaranteed. By submitting your application documents by email, you consent to the scanning of the email and its attachments for malicious code, viruses, and spam, and to the temporary storage of the required data. Attachments are only permitted in PDF format. Attachments in other file formats, as well as links and QR codes for downloading additional documents, including PDF files, will not be considered for IT security reasons.

Regarding the processing of personal data, please refer to the data protection information in accordance with the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Thuringian Data Protection Act (ThürDSG) at https://polizei.thueringen.de/landeskriminalamt/datenschutz. By submitting your application, you consent to the collection and processing of your personal data for the purposes of the application process.

*The terms used in this advertisement apply to persons of any gender.

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