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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Cyber Threat Analyst - **Company:** Alliant Credit Union - **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States (Remote available) - **Salary:** $69,600.0 - $108,300.0 - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** CompTIA Security+, Cyber Security, Fraud Prevention and Detection, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Python (Programming Language), Open Source Technology, Phishing, Scripting, Mitre Att&ck, Cyber Threat Analysis, Information Technology, Cybercrime, Purple Team (Cyber Security) - **Published:** August 22, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/usd9f651e160f6feb1a25fa35ae53c3fb6/eaa ## About the Role Education & Years of Experience * Minimum - 4 Year Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology or Related * Minimum - 0 years * Preferred - 2 of Cyber Threat Intelligence, Offensive Security, Threat Hunting, Detection Engineering or related In Lieu of Education * 2 years of Cyber Threat Intelligence, Offensive Security, Threat Hunting, Detection Engineering or related License/Certifications/Training * Preferred - Security+, or similar entry-level cybersecurity certifications * Preferred - Exposure to threat intelligence platforms or scripting (Python) * Preferred - Military training or equivalent experience ## Description Protect Alliant and its members by operationalizing threat intelligence and supporting threat-informed defense activities. Triage and assess incoming intelligence to identify actionable risks, support adversary emulation efforts to simulate real-world attack scenarios and uncover visibility gaps. Communicate findings and maintain documentation of threat scenarios and recommendations and support continuous improvement in detection and response capabilities. Essential Responsibilities * Collect, analyze, and triage tactical and operational cyber threat intelligence from internal, open-source, government, industry, and commercial intelligence sources. * Operate and continuously enhance the Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP) to ensure threat intelligence is relevant, actionable, and effectively operationalized across cybersecurity, fraud, and risk management functions. * Enrich and contextualize indicators of compromise (IOCs) for use in threat detection and response workflows. * Monitor emerging threats, vulnerabilities, attack techniques, and threat actor activity relevant to Alliant and the financial sector. * Develop and maintain profiles of malware families and threat actors most likely to impact Alliant, including their motives, intent, and capabilities. * Map operational intelligence to MITRE ATT&CK tactics and techniques to inform detection engineering, threat hunting, purple team exercises, and security control assessments. * Contribute to finished intelligence products, supporting both technical and non-technical stakeholders. * Support adversary emulation and purple team campaigns by researching threat actors, malware families, attack techniques, and intelligence requirements used to construct realistic testing scenarios. * Contribute threat intelligence that informs campaign planning, ATT&CK mapping, scenario development, and security control validation activities. * Support adversary emulation activities through intelligence preparation, operational research, evidence collection, and after-action analysis. * Support SOC investigations by identifying relevant indicators and adversary behaviors. * Support Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) activities by analyzing cyber threats effecting vendors, service providers, and supply chain partners and assessing their potential impact. * Support the Fraud Operations team through intelligence on cyber-enabled fraud threats, including account takeover, credential theft, phishing, business email compromise (BEC), synthetic identity fraud, social engineering, and payment fraud. * Protect Alliant, it's members, and it's brand by monitoring and responding to online impersonation, counterfeiting, infringement other malicious activities that may harm the organization. * Support tabletop exercises (TTX) through threat research, scenario development support, participant coordination, and after-action documentation., Dentons US LLP is currently recruiting for a Threat Analyst. 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