Cyber Threat Analyst

This is a fully remote position supporting the US Courts, based anywhere within the United States.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and validate events across all network, cloud, and application infrastructures to detect abnormal or security-relevant behaviors.
• Conduct cyber threat analysis, identify mitigation and/or remediation courses of action; develop actionable intelligence used to protect organizational IT assets.
• Utilize Threat Intelligence and Threat Models to create threat hypotheses.
• Prepare and report risk analysis and threat findings.
• Create, recommend, and assist with development of new security content as the result of hunt missions to include signatures, alerts, workflows, and automation.
• Coordinate with different teams to improve threat detection, response, and improve overall security posture of the Enterprise.
• Proactively and iteratively search through systems and networks to detect advanced threats.
• Analyze host, network, and application logs in addition to malware and code.
• Identify, track and investigate high priority threat campaigns, malicious actors with the interest, capability and TTPs (Techniques, Tactics and Procedures).
• Bring a comprehensive understanding, analyzing and tracking the cyber threat landscape, including identifying and analyzing cyber threats actors, APT TTPs and/or activities to enhance cybersecurity posture of the IT operating environment.
• Implement defined procedures for remediation, or make an informed decision to escalate.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of cyber threat analysis experience (or commensurate experience).
• The candidate should have at minimum ONE of the following certifications:
  • Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP)
  • SANS - GCIA Intrusion Analyst
  • SANS - GREM Reverse Engineering Malware
  • SANS - GISF Security Fundamentals
  • SANS - GXPN Exploit Researcher and Advanced Penetration Tester
  • SANS - GMON Continuous Monitoring Certification
  • OSCP (Certified Professional)
  • OSCE (Certified Expert)
  • OSWP (Wireless Professional)
  • OSEE (Exploitation Expert)
  • CCSP Certified Cloud Security Professional
  • LPT Licensed Penetration Tester
  • ECSA EC-Council Certified Security Analyst
• Must be able to attain and maintain an AOUSC Public Trust clearance.

Pay

USD $108,310.00 - USD $160,000.00 per year.