Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst

Booz Allen Hamilton•Arlington, VA

1d•$99,000 - $225,000

About The Position

As a Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst, you will apply your expertise to investigate pressing cyber threats impacting the nation's critical infrastructure. You will help a team take on the adversary’s perspective, identify their motivations and targets, and recommend ways to harden systems, reduce their attack surface, and thwart malicious actors. You will oversee the collection, documentation, assessment, and analysis of cyber threat information using tools and technologies such as Google Threat Intelligence and the MITRE ATT&CK framework to enrich intelligence. You will conduct strategic assessments on systems and networks and provide tactical analysis and influential recommendations for defensive operations. You will be key to discovering and correlating timely threat intelligence and deciphering what represents a real risk. You will play a lead role in incident analysis, adversarial research, and finished intelligence products to inform policymakers, cyber operators, and mission area leadership. Booz Allen is committed to creating an environment where you not only keep pace with the industry but propel it forward, with access to academic programs, certifications, and opportunities to use expert tradecraft. We will continuously invest in you so you can create the career you want as you grow.

Requirements

Experience with Indo-Pacific geopolitical and cyber threat intelligence
Experience with cyber threat intelligence analysis principles in a government or commercial environment
Experience creating and presenting succinct briefings, presentations, and reports to technical and executive leadership that convey analysis, threat trends, impacts to targets, defensive strategies, and prioritization
Knowledge of emerging Indo-Pacific cyber adversaries and their tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP)
Knowledge of information security and information technology threats, attacks, and vulnerabilities in a cybersecurity context
Ability to convert raw cyber data into actionable intelligence, in written narrative and tactical data formats, following intelligence analysis tradecraft standards
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
TS/SCI clearance
HS diploma or GED and 10+ years of experience with cybersecurity or cyber threat intelligence, Bachelor’s degree and 6+ years of experience with cybersecurity or cyber threat intelligence, or Master’s degree and 4+ years of experience with cybersecurity or cyber threat intelligence

Nice To Haves

Experience with computer network protocols and operations
Experience with the Intelligence Community and its intelligence analysis standards
Knowledge of advanced persistent threats and campaigns
Knowledge of analytic threat models, including MITRE ATT&CK, Pyramid of Pain, Diamond Model, and Cyber Kill Chain
Ability to perform queries on indicators of compromise and characteristics, including Message-Digest Algorithm 5, Secure Hash Algorithm 1, IP Addresses, file size, file name, and file paths
Ability to conduct classified and unclassified research using research tools
Possession of excellent verbal and written communication, problem-solving, and analytical skills
Net+, Security+, CEH, CCNA, or SANS Certifications

Responsibilities

Oversee the collection, documentation, assessment, and analysis of cyber threat information using tools and technologies such as Google Threat Intelligence and MITRE ATT&CK framework, to enrich intelligence.
Conduct strategic assessments on systems and networks.
Provide tactical analysis and influential recommendations for defensive operations.
Discover and correlate timely threat intelligence and decipher what represents a real risk.
Play a lead role in incident analysis, adversarial research, and finished intelligence products to inform policymakers, cyber operators, and mission area leadership.