Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Gunnison is hiring a Lead Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst to support Federal Student Aid. The role leads cyber threat-intelligence and incident-response activities, investigates intrusions, supports computer forensics and data recovery, and coordinates intelligence production and response with senior authorities.
Responsibilities
- Lead the collection, evaluation, analysis, production, and dissemination of cyber threat intelligence
- Provide expert knowledge of threat intelligence, cybersecurity defense, computer and network vulnerabilities, data hiding, encryption, tools, techniques, trends, and countermeasures
- Identify, deter, monitor, and investigate computer and network intrusions
- Provide computer-forensic support to high-technology investigations, including evidence seizure support, forensic analysis, and data recovery
- Conduct incident response in accordance with Department breach-response processes
- Lead threat-intelligence and incident-response activities and coordinate with senior authorities as necessary
- Develop intelligence requirements aligned with organizational missions, systems, data, threat exposure, and leadership priorities
- Analyze threat actors, campaigns, malware, infrastructure, tactics, techniques, procedures, vulnerabilities, and emerging risks
- Translate intelligence into detection use cases, hunt hypotheses, incident-response priorities, vulnerability priorities, risk updates, advisories, and executive briefings
- Provide technical and management leadership, direct intelligence personnel, maintain analytic quality, and brief client and senior-management stakeholders
Skills
- U.S. citizenship is required
- More than 10 years of experience in the subject area
- Bachelor's degree
- Senior industry professional certification such as Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or equivalent
- Demonstrated domain expertise and technical or management leadership on major tasks or technology assignments
- Experience establishing goals and plans that meet project objectives and directing activities to ensure technical requirements are met
- Experience interacting with clients, conducting negotiations, and interfacing with senior management
- Ability to obtain and maintain a High Risk Public Trust suitability determination
- Must be eligible for employment in the United States
- We are unable to sponsor candidates at this time
- Experience with MITRE ATT&CK, structured analytic techniques, intelligence requirements, threat-intelligence platforms, indicator management, and executive briefings
- Experience supporting federal agencies, financial services, education, critical infrastructure, or other highly regulated environments
- Experience translating intelligence into detections, hunt plans, incident-response actions, vulnerability priorities, and risk decisions
- Advanced certifications such as GCTI, GCIA, GCIH, or equivalent
Benefits
- Remote with possible ad hoc on site needs in Washington, DC.
- Bonus and profit-sharing opportunities, depending on company and employee performance.
- 3 weeks of Personal Leave your first year
- 11 paid Holidays each year
- 5 days of Flexible Time Off each year for approved training or certifications (self-study is ineligible)
- 401(k) company match at 50% up to 10% of your salary
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Life and Disability Insurance
- Public Transportation Subsidies
- Certifications and Training Allowance - Up to $5,000/year!
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