Cyber Threat Intelligence III

AeroVironment•Albuquerque, NM

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) Analyst is responsible for identifying, analyzing, and communicating cyber threats that may impact the organization, its employees, systems, data, and business operations. This role combines traditional threat intelligence analysis with strong technical cybersecurity aptitude to ensure intelligence is actionable and can be translated into detections, investigations, vulnerability prioritization, and defensive security improvements. The ideal candidate understands threat actors and geopolitical or industry-specific threats while also possessing hands-on familiarity with security technologies, endpoint and network telemetry, SIEM/XDR platforms, vulnerability data, and common attacker techniques.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, Intelligence Studies, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
3+ years of cybersecurity, threat intelligence, SOC, incident response, threat hunting, or related experience.
Strong understanding of cyber threat intelligence principles and intelligence lifecycle processes.
Strong technical aptitude and ability to investigate security data rather than relying solely on intelligence reports.
Working knowledge of SIEM/XDR platforms, EDR technologies, network security, Windows and Linux operating systems, identity and authentication, vulnerability management, and cloud/SaaS security.
Understanding of MITRE ATT&CK, adversary TTPs, and common attack methodologies.
Ability to analyze technical indicators including domains, IP addresses, hashes, URLs, processes, and network activity.
Ability to communicate complex technical threats to both technical teams and executive leadership.
Strong analytical, research, documentation, and critical-thinking skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience with one or more of the following technologies is preferred: Microsoft Sentinel / Defender XDR, Palo Alto Networks, Tanium, VirusTotal, CISA and government intelligence sources, Threat intelligence platforms (TIPs), SOAR technologies, Vulnerability management platforms.
Experience with KQL, XQL, SPL, Python, PowerShell, APIs, JSON, or other scripting/query technologies is highly desirable.
Experience supporting aerospace, defense, manufacturing, government, or other regulated environments is also desirable.
Relevant certifications are preferred but not required and may include: GIAC Cyber Threat Intelligence (GCTI), GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH), GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA), CompTIA CySA+, CompTIA Security+, CISSP or equivalent cybersecurity certifications.

Responsibilities

Monitor and analyze cyber threat intelligence from commercial, government, open-source, and internal sources.
Identify emerging threat actors, campaigns, malware, vulnerabilities, tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) relevant to the organization.
Develop intelligence assessments covering strategic, operational, and tactical cyber threats.
Maintain threat actor profiles, indicators of compromise (IOCs), TTPs, and intelligence requirements.
Analyze threats using frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK and the Cyber Kill Chain.
Produce executive-level intelligence reports, technical threat reports, alerts, and briefings.
Evaluate the credibility, relevance, and confidence level of intelligence before dissemination.
Track threats targeting the organization's industry, technology stack, supply chain, and critical business operations.
Analyze endpoint, network, identity, cloud, email, and security telemetry to validate threat intelligence.
Use SIEM/XDR platforms to investigate IOCs, suspicious activity, and threat actor behaviors.
Perform threat hunting based on intelligence-derived hypotheses and known adversary TTPs.
Develop and execute searches using technologies such as KQL, XQL, SPL, or similar query languages.
Analyze IP addresses, domains, URLs, file hashes, certificates, processes, command lines, and other technical indicators.
Understand common Windows, Linux, network, Active Directory/Entra ID, cloud, and endpoint attack techniques.
Work with SOC and security engineering teams to translate intelligence into actionable detections and security controls.
Assist with developing detection logic, watchlists, blocklists, threat-hunting queries, and alerting rules.
Monitor emerging vulnerabilities, zero-day vulnerabilities, exploitation activity, and threat actor targeting.
Correlate vulnerability intelligence with the organization's technology and asset inventory.
Assist vulnerability management teams with risk-based vulnerability prioritization based on active exploitation, threat intelligence, asset criticality, and business impact.
Monitor sources such as CISA KEV, vendor advisories, security researchers, and commercial intelligence providers.
Evaluate whether newly disclosed vulnerabilities represent an immediate threat to the organization.
Provide threat intelligence support during cybersecurity incidents.
Research suspected threat actors, malware, infrastructure, and attack techniques during active investigations.
Enrich security alerts and incidents with relevant threat intelligence.
Identify related infrastructure, IOCs, TTPs, and historical activity.
Support incident scoping and attribution where appropriate.
Document intelligence findings and provide recommendations to incident commanders and security leadership.
Maintain and improve threat intelligence platforms, feeds, integrations, and intelligence repositories.
Evaluate intelligence feeds for accuracy, duplication, relevance, and operational value.
Integrate threat intelligence with SIEM, XDR, SOAR, EDR, vulnerability management, and other security platforms.
Support automation of IOC ingestion, enrichment, correlation, and response workflows.
Continuously improve the organization's intelligence collection requirements and processes.