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Tactical Analyst

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN

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Location
Austin, TX
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Job overview

The Tactical Analyst organizes and analyzes intelligence from outside agency partners, assesses its relevance to the area of operations and campus community, and develops bulletins and briefings. The role conducts open-source research, supports major events and active investigations, analyzes crime data and trends, and connects outside agency investigators with internal counterparts.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Intelligence AnalysisOpen-Source ResearchCrime Trend AnalysisVideo ReviewInvestigative Analysis

Full job description

Organize, analyze, and distribute intelligence/informational bulletins received from outside agency partners. Determine the relevance of learned information as it relates to the area of operations and campus community.Generate intelligence/informational bulletins for active cases or perceived threats to the area of operations and campus community.Actively and independently conduct searches of open-source information as it relates to trending topics and events that have a potential impact on the area of operations and campus community.Support the PDs response to major events, VIP visits, and disruptions to campus activity. Utilize available camera systems, site surveys, and other reconnaissance techniques to identify, monitor, and predict areas vulnerable to criminal offenses.Evaluate and assess gathered information to develop meaningful intelligence assessments, free of bias, using those assessments to develop intelligence briefings when assigned.Collect, analyze, and summarize data to project crime trends for detectives and patrol officers.Conduct open-source intelligence gathering related to active cases, including, but not limited to locating property and identifying suspects. Assist investigators with reviewing videos related to active investigations.Review active investigations and identify commonalities, trends, and other relevant investigative leads that may be found in previous similar or related investigations. Analyze data to predict appropriate times and locations for targeted enforcement of trending crimes. Stay abreast of crime trends with our partner agencies and share those trends internally with UTPD. Connect outside agency detectives and investigators with their internal counterparts.

How this job compares

Set against the 716 open Intelligence Analyst jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$90–150K/yr531 salary ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 24 open Intelligence Analyst jobs in Texas and 716 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Texas
Experience
Intelligence Analyst postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 8 years (595 postings).
Education
224 of the 716 open Intelligence Analyst jobs (31%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

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