Sky
Anti-Piracy Intelligence Analyst
Sky’s Anti-Piracy team is at the forefront of tackling one of the most significant challenges facing the television and creative industries—content piracy. Sky invests billions of euros in high-quality entertainment, reflecting the value our customers place on premium content. Protecting this investment is critical, and we work closely with government, media, and technology partners to safeguard intellectual property and ensure audiences can continue to enjoy world-class content now and in the future.
To combat piracy effectively, the Anti-Piracy team undertakes a wide range of targeted activities addressing the evolving piracy landscape, the individuals involved, and the infrastructure that enables it. This includes deploying technological solutions, conducting intelligence-led investigations, supporting law enforcement referrals, pursuing legal action, and disrupting underlying infrastructure.
The Intelligence Analyst plays a central role in this effort, responsible for collecting, processing, and analysing intelligence relating to piracy in Ireland. Using a range of analytical tools and methodologies, the Analyst will generate actionable insights, identify key actors, and support the development of a consistent pipeline of investigative opportunities.
The role also provides critical support to Senior Intelligence Analysts and Investigators, contributing to strategic intelligence requests, network analysis, landscape mapping, and ongoing investigative activity.
The Irish Anti-Piracy team comprises dedicated investigators and intelligence analysts, supported by wider Group functions including Digital Forensics, Insights, Content Protection, Communications, and Anti-Piracy Labs, all based in London.
What you’ll do
Learn and understand the key aspects of piracy and the methodologies and technology the pirates use to conduct their offending.
Gather piracy intelligence from a range of sources and ingest it into our intelligence database.
Support the team through the processing of intelligence from ongoing investigations and new targets.
Triage and deconflict incoming intelligence.
Work up actionable target profiles to bring to Tasking for the investigators.
Use the intelligence system to identify patterns, problem behaviours, key individuals and locations.
Work closely with other members of the team to produce key intelligence products such as landscape maps, network charts and threat assessments, to allow us priorities at strategic, tactical, and operational levels
Learn and understand intelligence grading systems so that intelligence produced is standardized, suitable for dissemination, and aids with prioritization.
Identify gaps in our intelligence and produce Intelligence Requests to fill those gaps.
Continuously seek to improve the efficiency of our processes and the output of team.
Be inquisitive and be comfortable challenging hypothesis and decisions, to ensure that the highest standards are reached.
Support and be a part of projects across the department which contribute towards better systems, data, and processes.
What you’ll bring
Essential criteria:
Experience in an intelligence, investigations, cyber, fraud, digital risk, or analytical role.
Open-source intelligence research skills.
Experience collecting, evaluating, and analysing information from multiple sources to produce clear, structured, and actionable reports.
High attention to detail and ability to critically analyze information, draw meaningful conclusions, and identify patterns and links across fragmented data sets.
Track record of personal integrity, discretion, and professionalism.
Desirable skills and experience:
Knowledge of Sky’s products and services and an awareness of current industry trends
Knowledge of iBase and I2 Analyst Notebook (or other intelligence database systems) is desirable but not essential as training will be provided.
Excellent working knowledge of excel, word and powerpoint.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work independently while contributing effectively as part of a wider team
Desire to continuously develop and improve.
Benefits and perks
There's one thing people can't stop talking about when it comes to life at Sky: the perks. Here’s a taster:
Free Sky TV package, including Sky Sports and Sky Cinema
A generous pension package
Private healthcare with mental health support
Dental insurance
Discounts on Sky products, including Sky Mobile, Sky Broadband, Sky Glass and Sky Protect
Sharesave and Tech schemes
A range of Sky VIP rewards and experiences
How you’ll work
We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. The hybrid working expectations for this role are 3 days in the office per week.
Your office base
Burlington Plaza is the home of Sky Ireland, a central, well‑connected base for our Dublin teams. We’re just a 20-minute walk to Dublin’s city centre with connections via Dublin Bus, Luas and DART. Our nearest train station is Grand Canal Dock.
Who we are
We’re Sky, a leading media and entertainment company who connect millions with entertainment, sports, news and arts through innovative products and services. Working with us means you’ll be bringing the joy of a better experience to more people, every day. All so we can do better and deliver better for our customers, colleagues and society.
We're an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We're a Disability Confident Accredited Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. We will look to ensure a fair and consistent experience for all and will make reasonable adjustments to support you where appropriate. Please flag any adjustments you need as early as you can.
Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.
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