Senior Cyber Threat Intel Analyst

Senior Cyber Threat Intel Analyst

Washington D.C. / Hybrid

Job Overview

Candidate is applying for a Senior Cyber Threat Intel (CTI) Analyst position that supports our client in

Washington D.C. They will work with key vendors, open-source communities, forums, and internal

functional groups/business units to:

Lead the CTI functional area by working with the customer to set the strategic and programmatic direction of the CTI functional area and implementing changes to increase the impact and effectiveness of threat intelligence provided to Cybersecurity Operations.

Lead the CTI analyst on the team in the development of regular threat intelligence briefs based on general threat actor concerns across the company, business units, and those specific to our client and deliver briefs to senior executive.

Advise the client on the strategic use of threat intelligence to not only inform operations, but also to inform key leadership, cyber security operations and the enterprise risk board.

Conduct Cyber Open Source Intelligence (C-OSINT) and Social Media Intelligence (SMI/SOCMINT) exploitation, link and network analysis investigations for high intel threat clients

Develop insights into trends and help to identify the most relevant threats to the customer’s organization based on analysis of collected intelligence.

Parse and fuse information to provide stakeholders with relevant knowledge of indicators and behaviors to monitors

Work with the team to track campaigns actively or historically targeting our client

Contribute data to actionable intelligence sharing reports as needed

Develop information sharing relationship and agreements with other agencies and sources of threat intelligence

Responsibilities and Duties

Candidate will perform at least the following tasks:

Lead with the development of a client-approved threat intelligence program and in coordination with associated departments in incident response and network engineering

Development of standardized processes and reporting to ensure actionable and timely threat intelligence

Develop and share actionable threat intelligence with industry peers and authorized external stakeholders

Maintain a situational awareness of the current security industry and keep referential notes on the emerging threat landscape

Develop and locate appropriate tools and automation that support the collection, processing and analysis of our threat intelligence processes

Education & Experience Requirements

Bachelor's degree (or equivalent work experience)

5+ years of technical delivery, service delivery, client management, and/or managed services experience

5+ years as an intelligence analyst and/or providing threat intelligence, preferably in a relation to information technology or cybersecurity

Experience managing and/or leading intelligence analysts

3+ years conducting intelligence gathering using Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) techniques

Qualifications

Must be able to achieve a top-secret clearance

Must be willing to work in the US without sponsorship

Familiar with critical tools used in incident response, computer forensics, malware analysis, network or host-based intrusion detection, proactive services, remediation, vulnerability assessments, etc.

Knowledge of enterprise detection technologies and processes including Advanced Threat Detection tools, IDS/IPS, Network Packet Analysis, and Endpoint Protection

Fundamental understanding in network and security protocols and operating systems (Windows, Unix, Linux)

Understanding of current information security challenges and solutions

Have experience in collecting, analyzing, and escalating security events; responding to computer security incidents, and/or collecting, analyzing, and disseminating cyber threat intelligence

Experience with Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Individual must interact extensively with all levels of management, business and IT, and is required to act in a professional and confident manner

Strong familiarity with social media sites and mediums

Self-motivator possessing a high sense of urgency and a high level of integrity

Strong customer service skills to deliver quality results in a demanding environment

Able to work well under pressure and within short time constraints

Attention to detail; Strong documentation, communication and interpersonal skills

Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities

Ability to efficiently prioritize and organize competing work demands with little oversight

Ability to successfully interface and establish rapport with clients (internal and external)

Willingness to travel up to 10%

Preferred Skills

Cybersecurity Industry-related certifications a plus

Knowledge of cybersecurity concepts

Knowledge of advanced persistent threats