This Role:
Recorded Future is looking for an analyst to assist in producing consistently high quality cyber threat intelligence to clients with a particular focus on the activity, trends, and motivations of nation-state-aligned cyber threat actors (referred to hereafter as “APT groups”). The analyst will be primarily responsible for responding to ad hoc intelligence requests regarding the landscape of APT activity. Writing either ad hoc or recurring reports about this topic area will require the ability to work with or automate relevant datasets. Outside of reporting specifically on APT trends, the analyst may be asked to contribute insights about APT activity to intelligence with more general requirements.
Company Overview:
With 1,000 intelligence professionals, over $300M in sales, and serving over 1,800 clients worldwide, Recorded Future is the world’s most advanced, and largest, intelligence company!
Required Skills / Experience:
- 5+ years experience as a threat intelligence analyst or in similar position
- BA/BS or MA/MS degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field.
- Demonstrable experience conducting technical threat analysis and research
- In-depth understanding of TCP/IP and other networking protocols and network traffic analysis techniques
- Detailed understanding of at least one nation-state APT group - past activities, TTPs, motivations, etc.
- Fluency in common CTI research and data analysis platforms/tools such as ELK Stack (ElasticSearch, Kibana), Maltego, Shodan, DomainTools, or other similar tools/datasets
- Managing client expectations based on pre-established scope of work and delivery timeframe
- Ability to demonstrate strong writing ability, to be assessed via a writing sample
- Practical experience using common threat intelligence analysis models such as MITRE ATT&CK, the Diamond Model, and the Cyber Kill Chain to incorporate into client reports
Highly Desirable Skills / Experience:
- Working knowledge of at least one language other than English, with relevance preferred for Russian, Chinese, Korean, and/or Farsi
- Experience working with clients to produce intelligence requirements, or reports / research in line with such requirements
- Demonstrable experience of conducting cyber threat investigations
Why should you join Recorded Future?
Recorded Future employees (or “Futurists”), represent over 40 nationalities and embody our core values of having high standards, practicing inclusion, and acting ethically. Our dedication to empowering clients with intelligence to disrupt adversaries has earned us a 4.8-star user rating from Gartner and more than 45 of the Fortune 100 companies as clients.
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Recorded Future is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Recorded Future does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law.
Recorded Future will not discharge, discipline or in any other manner discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because such employee or applicant has inquired about, discussed, or disclosed the compensation of the employee or applicant or another employee or applicant.
Recorded Future does not administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. This is in compliance with the law of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and in alignment with our hiring practices across all jurisdictions.
Notice to Agency and Search Firm Representatives:
Recorded Future will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Recorded Future, including those sent to our employees or through our website, will become the property of Recorded Future. Recorded Future will not be liable for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
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