Senior Cyber Threat Intel Analyst

Description & Requirements

As a Cyber Intelligence Threat Analyst, you will identify, analyze, and mitigate cyber threats to protect critical systems and data.

Using advanced tools and intelligence, you'll counter evolving cyber risks and help safeguard our organization in a dynamic digital landscape.

Maximus TCS (Technology and Consulting Services) Internal Job Profile Code: TCS050, T2, Band 5

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Daily searches for information via multiple channels, including publicly available information, multiple proprietary threat intelligence tools, and classified repositories looking for adversary TTPs, reports of vulnerabilities for products used within the organization that could present risk to the infrastructure.

Regularly provide the Threat Hunt/Threat Emulation teams with threat hunting packages that are published via third party threat intelligence platforms including threat actor tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) to help develop better and more realistic threat emulation to enhance network defense efforts.

Regularly provide indicators of compromise and reports of adversary activity, as well as assist in preparation for threat hunt activities.

Briefings to client:


* Bi-weekly brief to the CISO, titled the "Focused Operations Cyber Threat Brief"


* Twice weekly intelligence slide provided for the "Daily Significant Case Report"


* Ad-hoc briefings as requested by the client and/or input to significant events

Products created:


* Threat Actor Intelligence cards which include any and all details we can gather regarding country of origin, state-sponsorship, goals, methodologies, known malware/IOCs/TTPs/targets, and so on.


* Intelligence Alerts - sent to network defense, typically to pass indicators of compromise, recently uncovered threats, or recently identified/exploited (in the wild) vulnerabilities.


* Ad-hoc RFI responses

Minimum Requirements:


* 3+ years experience as an intelligence analyst; strongest candidate has at least three years as an intelligence analyst within the intelligence community/USCYBERCOM


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Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience



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Security+ certification or equivalent

Minimum Requirements

TCS050, T2, Band 5

Preferred Key Skills and Abilities:

Develops, researches and maintains proficiency in tools, techniques, countermeasures, and trends in computer and network vulnerabilities, data hiding, and encryption focusing on potential use by threat actors.



* Strong analytic capability


* Hands-on experience with structured analytical techniques, the intelligence cycle, intelligence assessments, and intelligence writing techniques and methodologies


* Experience researching and analyzing complex cyberspace topics


* Excellent writing and presentation skills; ability to convey complex concepts to audiences of varying degrees of cyber knowledge


* Familiarization with network defense tools such as ...