Location

Delhi, India (Remote)

Job Description

As an Intelligence Analyst at Rhombus, you will create impactful intelligence assessments on topics including foreign military activities, weapons development, global conflicts, and international stability to support India and Allied national security decision making. Analysts will fuse Rhombus’s unique AI-derived data with a spectrum of open-source information to create these products.

Our Intelligence Analysts routinely perform thorough research and analysis across global security issues guided by client intelligence needs. Outputs are primarily delivered through written intelligence assessments that align with Indian Intelligence Community standards, as well as tailored briefings for internal and external audiences.

Candidates must excel in high-pressure collaborative work and demonstrate strong interpersonal skills; Team success relies on close coordination within the intelligence team and with cross-functional partners. We're seeking those that are comfortable giving and receiving feedback to enhance collective output and quality. 

Successful candidates will be solution-oriented self-starters who are tech-savvy, able to identify problems and opportunities, and capable of proposing solutions in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. The ability to multitask and prioritize is essential given the pace of global events and evolving client needs. 

We are seeking a candidate with deep subject matter expertise in defense, military capabilities, weapons systems, and emerging security developments. The ideal candidate will be able to apply their regional and functional expertise to produce a high volume of high-quality analytic assessments under tight deadlines and with minimal review. This is a 'roll up your sleeves' role with ample opportunity for growth. 

A writing sample is required as part of your application. Samples need to be your original work, ideally produced within the last three years, 1–3 pages in length, and assess a geopolitical or international security-related topic. Any deviation from this will cause your application to be reprioritized. 

Responsibilities

• Identify impactful intelligence topics based on a detailed understanding of customer intelligence needs and missions.
• Produce high-quality intelligence assessments that answer key customer intelligence questions in line with the Indian Intelligence Community analytic and writing standards.
• Utilize Rhombus’s AI-informed intelligence capabilities and expert research skills to gather information that forms the foundation of intelligence products.
• Identify information gaps and collaborate with the Model and Data Development team to acquire sources that address those gaps.
• Apply structured analytic techniques to ensure products meet the highest standards.
• Brief finished intelligence products to internal and external audiences.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on defense, military, weapons, and security developments relevant to client needs.
• Support enhancement of Rhombus’s intelligence capabilities by providing feedback on existing features and supporting the development of new applications and tools.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of analytic experience with subject matter expertise in military capabilities, weapons systems, and broader defense/security issues.
• Analytic experience and training within the Indian Intelligence Community or military is strongly desired.
• At minimum, a BA/BS in International Affairs, Political Science, Economics, or a related social science with specific focus of study/research on security matters. Advanced degree highly preferred.We are open to PhDs!
• Demonstrated experience producing written intelligence products tailored to specific client intelligence requirements.
• Experience delivering briefings on complex national security and international affairs topics in high stakes, high pressure environments.
• Familiarity with qualitative and quantitative analytic methodologies. 
• Natural Intellectual curiosity and emotional intelligence, coupled with grit and determination to always keep a deliverable moving. 
• Eligibility for a security clearance issued by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) or equivalent national authority. If you currently hold a clearance, please indicate the level and sponsoring organization.
• Familiarity with data analysis, statistics, data science, or coding (Python, R, STATA, etc.) is welcomed.

Overview

Esri is the world leader in geographic information systems (GIS) and developer of ArcGIS, the leading mapping and analytics software used in 75 percent of Fortune 500 companies. At the Esri R&D Center-New Delhi, we are applying cutting-edge AI and deep learning techniques to revolutionize geospatial analysis and derive insight from imagery and location data. We are passionate about applying data science and artificial intelligence to solve some of the world’s biggest challenges.

Our team develops tools, APIs, and AI models for geospatial analysts and data scientists, enabling them to leverage the latest research in spatial data science, AI, and geospatial deep learning. Our product engineers provide a strong technical voice in the product development process and use the best tools available to build highly reliable, sustained, and evolutionary software.

As a Product Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring the quality and usability of our geospatial AI tools, models, and libraries. You will design and implement test plans, write test code, and validate software, SDKs, and AI models to help deliver robust, high-quality products to our customers. This will also include performing, documenting, and teaching a wide variety of technical tasks, developing best practices, creating tutorials and documentation, and gathering requirements. If you are passionate about geospatial AI, have a deep understanding of the product and customer needs, and communicate effectively via writing and presentations, this is the place to be!

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement test plans and test cases, write test code, verify code changes, bug fixes for the relevant and related products to maintain product quality
• Review and analyse test results; report status on software quality and stability; test and certify software, SDK, and AI model quality
• Troubleshoot and triage customer issues, analyse user feedback to identify areas for improvement
• Collaborate with data scientists and engineers on the testing, documentation and release of tools, APIs and pretrained models for geospatial AI
• Develop samples, tutorials, documentation, blog posts and presentation of product features
• Develop pre-trained geospatial AI models for imagery, 3D datasets and text

Requirements

• 2 to 8 years of industry experience in a software development or QA environment, preferably in product-based or geospatial consulting companies
• Hands-on experience in QA processes, implementing test plans, developing or managing test automation, and product certification
• Proficiency in Python and Jupyter notebooks, GIS libraries like GDAL/Rasterio or ArcPy, and/or testing frameworks like Pytest
• Familiarity with GIS concepts, spatial data, and geospatial workflows
• Basic understanding of machine learning and deep learning workflows
• Effective project management, time management, and organizational skills
• Technical writing skills and experience authoring samples, blog posts, and product documentation
• Bachelor's in GIS, geography, engineering, computer science, math, or related fields
• Existing work authorization for India

Recommended Qualifications

• Master's in GIS, geography, engineering, computer science, math, or related fields
• Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools, and processes
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process
• Hands-on experience with the ArcGIS suite of products or open-source GIS software
• Experience with remote sensing, satellite imagery, and multispectral image analysis

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ABOUT KHAN ACADEMY

Khan Academy is a fast-paced, nonprofit startup on a mission to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. We already reach millions of students every month and are growing rapidly. We’re building a library of world-class instructional and practice resources that empowers learners. Whether they’re studying matrices, mitosis, or multivariable calculus, we want to offer students the resources to realize that they can learn anything. 

ABOUT KHAN ACADEMY INDIA

Khan Academy India aims to deliver a world class user experience that is locally relevant to learners in India and is enabled by a strong on-the-ground team and operations. Our learning system is mastery based, which allows students to master key concepts at a pace that is right for them before moving on to more challenging content. From serving under 500,000 learners in 2016, we are now serving almost 4 million learners a month across our websites, apps and youtube channels. These learners include both independent learners accessing us at home and teacher directed learners in schools. Our focus is to reach the underserved by making our content  accessible in local languages and by working with large public school systems. Khan Academy is available in Hindi, Hinglish, Kannada, Gujarati, Bangla, Tamil and Punjabi.

 ABOUT THE ROLE

[Please note that this role is a 12-months contract based role]

Khan Academy India team is looking for a candidate with experience in handling Monitoring and evaluation projects on a contract basis. The candidate will be responsible for executing and guiding M&E projects – both in-house and via third parties. This will primarily include developing logical frameworks, leading indicators, monitoring strategy / plan and coordinating the required field activities with internal and external stakeholders. It is a 12 month contract based role. The candidate will directly work with the Efficacy team at KAI and report to the head of the department

• Develop and strengthen monitoring, inspection and evaluation procedures
• Monitor and evaluate project activities and progress towards achieving the desired output/results
• Conduct capacity assessment on existing monitoring and evaluation system
• Develop indicators, logical frameworks and a monitoring strategy for the project
• Develop monitoring and impact indicator for the project success
• Provide inputs, information and statistics for periodic reports to Project Management Team
• Suggest strategies to the Project Management for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the project by identifying bottlenecks
• Coordinate with external researchers and agencies for M&E projects as required

In this role you will: 

• Designing M&E Frameworks: Crafting comprehensive plans that outline how monitoring and evaluation will be conducted, including setting objectives, selecting indicators, and determining methodologies for data collection and analysis.
• Data Management: Collecting, storing, and managing data efficiently to ensure its accuracy, reliability, and accessibility for analysis.
• Analysis and Reporting: Analyzing data to extract actionable insights and compiling findings into reports that inform stakeholders about the program’s progress, outcomes, and impact.
• Feedback and Recommendations: Providing evidence-based recommendations to program managers and stakeholders to refine strategies, enhance performance, and guide future decision-making.
• Capacity Building: Strengthening the M&E skills of team members and stakeholders through training and support, ensuring the sustainability and effectiveness of M&E practices.

ABOUT YOU

You are someone with:  

• Relevant experience in Monitoring & Evaluation field is preferred
• Experience with social sector is a must
• Ability to use first principle thinking and analytical intuition
• A passion for education and a desire to make an impact
• Experience of successfully executing and driving qualitative and quantitative research with a focus on theory of change, logical frameworks preferred
• Should have either work experience or educational background related to the Social Sector. Background in Education/EdTech sector is preferred
• Comfort and experience in cleaning complex data and driving in-depth analyses
• Basic understanding in R/Python and SQL
• Ability to present research findings using concise tables / charts and related visualization skills
• Good communication and coordination skills

LEARN MORE

• Sal’s TED talk from 2011
• Sal’s TED talk from 2015
• A glimpse of our team:  http://www.khanacademy.org/about/the-team
• A glimpse of our content created: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED8P8vchQJM 

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or veteran status.