Arlington, VA, USA
59 days ago
Cyber Threat Analyst

ANALYGENCE supports the DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) with cyber threat detection and analysis. The Cyber Threat Analyst will provide expertise necessary to mitigate system security threats and risks for indicators related to vulnerabilities.

 

Perform analysis of data and information pertaining to State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Government, as well as critical infrastructure and the private sector’s current Cybersecurity posture, specifically as it pertains to indicators of compromise (e.g., implants, backdoors, and other malware which indicate the presence of a persistent adversary). Act as an SME for advanced tactics, techniques, and procedures within designated areas providing foreign threat assessments that identify the capabilities and intentions of international IC partners to support decision making and special projects on intelligence integration through the production of monthly summary reports of cybersecurity incidents and network events relevant to CND.Monitor APT attacker that often use different methods of Spear phishing, ransomware, and social engineering to gain access to user data and network through legitimate means.Analyze network events to determine the impact on current operations and conduct all-source research to determine advisory capability and intent. Prepares assessments and cyber threat profiles of current events based on the sophisticated collection, research and analysis of classified and open source information.Produce high-quality papers, presentations, recommendations, and findings for senior Cyber Threat Detection Analysis (CTDA) leadership.Analyze threat information from a variety of internal and external sources to provide actionable intelligence to maintain and enhance the defenses that protect government agency information systems and resources.Support other teams in Enterprise Cybersecurity and IT operations to respond to cyber incidents by providing insightful research and analysis.Ensure indications of compromise are promptly identified and stakeholders are informed with actionable and complete information. Validation of information in intelligence products containing information and/or data from numerous government and public data sources.Conduct current intelligence research and analysis across open-source and classified information platforms, focusing on indicators and warnings of threats, infrastructure protection, border security, and cyber security.Triage information and prepare analytical assessments to provide strategic and operational support to decision-making. Coordinate as needed with representatives of other government agencies and participate as required in multidisciplinary working groups.Conduct research and acquire vulnerability and threat information on a re-occurring basis from multiple sources that include but are not limited to:
CrowdStrike 
Recorded Future 
Intel471
Reversinglabs 
RiskIQ Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering.Ten (10)+ years experience supporting malicious activity reporting, characterization or reverse engineering of discovered malware, operations security, network intrusions, compliance, mitigation, and analysis through tools to detect advanced cyber threats. 
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