Cyber Threat Intelligence Lead

About Agile Defense

At Agile Defense we know that action defines the outcome and new challenges require new solutions. That’s why we always look to the future and embrace change with an unmovable spirit and the courage to build for what comes next.

Our vision is to bring adaptive innovation to support our nation's most important missions through the seamless integration of advanced technologies, elite minds, and unparalleled agility—leveraging a foundation of speed, flexibility, and ingenuity to strengthen and protect our nation’s vital interests.

Requisition #: 1437

Job Title: Cyber Threat Intelligence Lead

Location: Reston, VA

Clearance Level: TS (SCI Eligible)

SUMMARY

Agile Defense is currently seeking a highly technical, hands-on Cyber Intelligence Lead with advanced tradecraft and skillsets in cyber threat analysis to develop and operate cyber security capabilities for a Cybersecurity Operation Center (CSOC) for a variety of federal customers. To ensure the integrity, security, and resiliency of critical operations, we are seeking candidates with diverse backgrounds in cyber security systems operations, cyber intelligence analysis and digital forensic. Strong written and verbal communications skills are a must. The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of cyber threats and information security in the domains of TTP’s, Threat Actors, Campaigns, and Observables. Additionally, the ideal candidate would have professional experience with cyber intelligence analysis both at unclassified and classified levels, intrusion set/nation state attribution, intrusion detection systems, intrusion analysis, security information event management platforms, endpoint threat detection tools, big data analytics, and cyber ticketing management.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Directs the collection, analysis, production, and integration of cyber threat intelligence into CSOC detection and response workflows. Maintains continual situational awareness and applicable context of threat actors, tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), and active campaigns to inform the creation of detection content, cyber hunting priorities, and strategic leadership decisions. Produce actionable intelligence reports, indicators of compromise (IOCs), and early-warning assessments to support CSOC operations. Integrates with the detection engineering and threat hunting teams, drive development of signatures, rules, queries and detection content. The candidate will maintain comprehensive tracking of threat actors, trends, and metrics; deliver timely customized strategic, tactical or metrics based reports to customers.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education, Background, and Years of Experience

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, cybersecurity or STEM

Seven (7) years of experience as a Tier III senior cyber security analyst performing intelligence analysis, collection management, and technical analysis.

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.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

Required Skills

Possess a strong cyber security background with experience in the identification of advanced cyber threat activities, intrusion detection, incident response, malware analysis, and security content development (e.g., signatures, rules, etc.); and cyber threat intelligence.

Ability to read and write scripts at an intermediate level to support cyber threat detection such as VB scripts, Python, Powershell and HTML, XML.

Cyber threat analysis with ability to identify, mitigate or remediation courses of action; developing actionable intelligence used to protect organizational IT assets.

Preferred Skills

GCTI, GFCA

WORKING CONDITIONS

Environmental Conditions

Hybrid in Reston, VA

Strength Demands

Physical Requirements

Our Core Values

Employees of Agile Defense are our number one priority, and the importance we place on our culture here is fundamental. Our culture is alive and evolving, but it always stays true to its roots. Here, you are valued as a family member, and we believe that we can accomplish great things together. Agile Defense has been highly successful in the past few years due to our employees and the culture we create together. 

What makes us Agile? We call it the 6Hs, the values that define our culture and guide everything we do. Together, these values infuse vibrancy, integrity, and a tireless work ethic into advancing the most important national security and critical civilian missions. It's how we show up every day. It's who we are.

• Happy - Be Infectious. Happiness multiplies and creates a positive and connected environment where motivation and satisfaction have an outsized effect on everything we do.
• Helpful - Be Supportive. Being helpful is the foundation of teamwork, resulting in a supportive atmosphere where collaboration flourishes, and collective success is celebrated.
• Honest - Be Trustworthy. Honesty serves as our compass, ensuring transparent communication and ethical conduct, essential to who we are and the complex domains we support.
• Humble - Be Grounded. Success is not achieved alone, humility ensures a culture of mutual respect, encouraging open communication, and a willingness to learn from one another and take on any task.
• Hungry - Be Eager. Our hunger for excellence drives an insatiable appetite for innovation and continuous improvement, propelling us forward in the face of new and unprecedented challenges.
• Hustle - Be Driven. Hustle is reflected in our relentless work ethic, where we are each committed to going above and beyond to advance the mission and achieve success.

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