Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst (TS/SCI Req)

Company Overview

Alyn Inc. partners with Fortune 50 companies and top government agencies to enhance their Cybersecurity Operations programs. Our mission is to align organizational structures with NextGen initiatives, ensuring efficiency and effectiveness in cybersecurity through expert guidance.

Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst Summary:

• Alȳn Inc. is seeking an experienced candidate to serve as Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst in Atlanta, GA. The successful candidate is experienced in network operations, understanding cyber security policies and procedures, and evaluating emerging cyber threats and trends. This position will monitor emerging cyber threats, utilizing open source and classified analysis and research to provide proactive modeling, threat validation and attribution to communicate threats to the enterprise. This includes developing and maintaining a variety of intelligence products including threat research, threat profiles, executive overviews, intelligence briefings and alerts.

Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst Responsibilities:

• Prepare detailed and comprehensive cyber intelligence analytical products including analysis reports, cyber threat assessments, and internal threat briefings on both operational and tactical intelligence for various audiences.
• Engage and maintain relationships with security operations teams and cyber intelligence analyst counterparts across the US Intelligence and cyber communities for the purpose of sharing intelligence.
• Monitor open-source information feeds and a variety of internal and external sources to maintain situational awareness on nation-state adversaries and targeted attack groups. Identify and fill any intelligence gaps.
• Use formal intelligence analysis methods to collect information about Internet-based malware-related criminal activities and the actors behind them; perform extensive research using open source and classified data.
• Develop and maintain a portfolio of known threat groups to include historical attacks and targets, known tools and malware, Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTPs), known infrastructure and indicators of compromise.
• Utilize threat models as a structured approach to identify, classify, prioritize, and report on threats to the enterprise.

Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst Required Qualifications:

• Must be a US Citizen
• Must hold an active Top Secret clearance.
• 6 years performing cyber threat intelligence analysis.
• Technical understanding in the following areas: network communication using TCP/IP protocols, basic system administration, basic understanding of malware (malware communication, installation, malware types), intermediate knowledge of computer network defense operations (web/email proxy, firewall, IDS/IPS, router/switch), ability to make sound remediation recommendations to enhance detection and protection from identified cyber threats.
• Demonstrated understanding of cyber advanced persistent threats, actors, infrastructure, and TTPs.
• Experience collecting, analyzing, correlating, and interpreting data from multiple sources for the purpose of documenting findings and providing meaningful relevant products.
• Knowledge of and experience documenting threat actor TTPs using the MITRE ATT&CK Framework.
• Strong documentation and presentation skills.
• All-source intelligence gathering and analysis techniques.

Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst Desired Qualifications:

• Formal training as an intelligence analyst in any discipline.
• Experience conducting network and security log analysis within a SIEM.
• Ability to develop/contribute to the development of impactful dashboards.

Education:

• BA/BS or equivalent work experience

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $115,000.00 - $135,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• Cyber Threat Intelligence: 6 years (Required)

Security clearance:

• Top Secret (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Atlanta, GA 30329 (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $115,000 - $135,000