Cyber Threat Intel Analyst

Nabout Leidos
1 month ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Intermediate
Compensation
$ 157K

Job location

Tech stack

HTML
Multitier Architecture
C++
Computer Security
Intelligence Analysis
Python
Recommender Systems
Technical Data Management Systems
XML
Cyber Threat Analysis
Information Technology
Cybercrime

Job description

  • Responsible for maintaining a comprehensive understanding of the cyber threat landscape, including identifying and analyzing cyber threats actors and/or activities to enhance cybersecurity posture of an the organization's IT operating environment.\n
  • Identify, track and investigate, and write technical products for dissemination to stakeholders regarding high priority threat campaigns, malicious actors, APTs, emerging threats, etc.\n
  • Bring a comprehensive understanding, analyzing and tracking the cyber threat landscape, including identifying and analyzing cyber threats actors, APT TTPs and/or activities to enhance cybersecurity posture of the organization's IT operating environment.\n
  • Provide support to the Security Operations Center during incident response and threat intelligence activities that includes cyber threat analysis support, research, recommending relevant remediation and mitigation.\n
  • Will be responsible for developing scripts to support cyber threat detection that outputs results in a variety of formats, such as VB scripts, Python, C++, HTML, XML or other type most appropriate for the task.\n
  • Conduct trending and correlation of various cyber intelligence sources for the purposes of indicator collection, shifts in TTPs, attribution and establishing countermeasures to increase cyber resiliency\n

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  • Producing high quality technical and non-technical products, briefings, whitepapers, etc., with minimal supervision and emphasis on effective/accurate reporting on product topics.\n
  • Maintain situational awareness of emerging threats, zero days, vulnerabilities and other threats against customer systems, networks, and assets.\n
  • Process technical data from various sources and fuse the data with intelligence reporting to improve the security posture of the customer, as well as manage Threat Intelligence tools security tools such as Analyst1.\n

Requirements

  • Will conduct cyber threat analysis, identifying mitigation and/or remediation courses of action; developing actionable intelligence used to protect organizational IT assets; and trending cyber threat metrics for leadership situational awareness.\n, * The candidate must currently possess a Top Secret Clearance Eligibility with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI. In addition to clearance requirement, all CBP personnel must have a current or be able to favorably pass a 5-year background investigation (BI).\n, * BS in IT related field or higher and 4-8 years' experience in an information technology field with a minimum of 5 years of experience as a Tier II senior cyber security analyst performing intelligence analysis, collection management, and technical analysis. Additional years of experience or certs may be considered in lieu of a degree.\n
  • 3+ years of recent experience with host-based and network-based security monitoring solutions and to include security content recommendation or development (host based and network signatures).\n
  • 2 years recent experience with host-based and network-based security monitoring using cybersecurity capabilities.\n
  • Must be experienced developing scripts to support cyber threat detection that outputs results in a variety of formats, such as VB scripts, Python, C++, HTML, XML or other.\n
  • Ability to work independently with minimal direction; self-starter/self-motivated\n, * A minimum of five (5) years of hands-on experience with experience in the last two (2) years that includes host-based and network based security monitoring using cybersecurity capabilities.\n
  • Previous DOD, IC or Law Enforcement Intelligence or Counter Intelligence Training/Experience\n
  • Knowledge of Structured Analytic Techniques\n
  • Degree in Applied Intelligence or Advanced Degree in Cyber Security or related field.\n

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