Threat Intelligence Analyst

Recorded Future•Boston, MA

3h•$92,500 - $139,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Recorded Future’s Insikt Group is seeking a Threat Intelligence Analyst to join its Threat Research & Analysis (TR&A) team. The role focuses on tracking nation-state and cybercriminal threat actors and emerging cyber threats that matter most to clients. TR&A is a distributed team of experienced analysts that monitors, reports on, and writes detections for state-sponsored and financially motivated threat actors. The analyst will proactively monitor and conduct in-depth research into threat actor infrastructure, tools, and tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), producing high-impact, actionable finished intelligence and detections. The role involves tracking new and evolving threats and adapting research focus as the threat landscape and client priorities change. It also includes representing Insikt Group as a subject matter expert, collaborating with geopolitical and regional analysis teams, mentoring analysts, and improving intelligence processes and tools. The role is based in the Boston, Massachusetts, or Arlington, Virginia, area and requires working from a Recorded Future office at least three days per week. The position may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, as well as a 401(k).

Requirements

Passion for threat hunting and threat intelligence.
Demonstrable understanding of malicious infrastructure detection, including C2s and botnets, in the context of cybersecurity, pivoting, network defense, and business risk.
Ability to use AI and large language models to automate routine work and accelerate workflows while maintaining human review to ensure high-fidelity, verified intelligence.
Demonstrable experience conducting technical threat analysis and research.
Demonstrable experience with structured analytical techniques, the intelligence cycle, and intelligence writing techniques and methodologies.
Fluency with common CTI research and data analysis platforms or tools, such as the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch and Kibana), Maltego, Modat, Shodan, Censys, DomainTools, or similar tools and datasets.
In-depth understanding of TCP/IP and other networking protocols, and network traffic analysis techniques.
Experience working directly with customers, with strong written and verbal communication skills to convey complex technical and non-technical concepts clearly.
Practical experience using threat intelligence analysis models such as MITRE ATT&CK, the Diamond Model, and the Cyber Kill Chain.
Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills, including the ability to work with globally distributed team members.
At least 2 years of experience in information security and/or threat intelligence.
Ability to work from a Recorded Future office in Boston, Massachusetts, or Arlington, Virginia, at least 3 days per week.

Nice To Haves

Proficiency in Arabic, Turkish, or Persian/Farsi to support regional-specific research.
MA/MS degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Security, or a related field.
Scripting capabilities, preferably Python.
Experience writing network and/or endpoint signature detections using tools such as Suricata, Snort, YARA, or SIGMA.
Experience with business risk analysis or communicating business risks to executives.

Responsibilities

Proactively hunt for threat actors by establishing methods to identify, signature, and validate malicious infrastructure.
Conduct technical research into nation-state and cybercriminal threat actors, analyzing their tools and TTPs to produce high-impact finished intelligence for clients and the Recorded Future public blog.
Represent Insikt Group as a subject matter expert through customer briefings, media engagements, and public research dissemination, focusing on malicious infrastructure and regional threat landscapes.
Collaborate with geopolitical and regional analysis teams to support cross-functional research.
Mentor and guide analysts, fostering knowledge sharing, skill development, and professional growth.
Continuously improve and optimize threat intelligence processes, tools, and methodologies, and identify opportunities for automation and efficiency gains.
Monitor technical publications, blogs, and trusted sharing communities to stay current on evolving threat actor tradecraft and the global malware landscape.