Threat Intelligence Specialist

Nexus Systems Group Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A security solutions provider in Toronto seeks a professional to monitor threats and support crisis management. The ideal candidate will have 2-4 years of experience in relevant fields and will be skilled in analyzing information to provide actionable insights. This role involves critical thinking, collaboration with stakeholders, and producing detailed reports for management.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of relevant experience and a degree in a related field.
• 1+ year in threat intelligence or security functions preferred.
• Ability to validate information accuracy for various audiences.

Responsibilities

• Monitor for potential business disruption events.
• Analyze threat data and identify intelligence gaps.
• Provide and contextualize threat analysis support.

Skills

Critical thinking

Independence

Information analysis

Communication skills

Research aptitude

Education

Post-secondary degree in a related field

Tools

Threat intelligence tools

Job description

Role Responsibilities Include (but are not limited to):

• Proactively monitor for potential and actual significant events that might lead to disruption of business operations.
• Work independently and regularly handle non-routine situations.
• Identify emerging issues, threats and trends to inform decision-making.
• Recommend and implement solutions based on analysis of issues and implications for the business.
• Analyze and integrate information from multiple sources to enable more efficient processes, enhanced analysis and/or streamlined reporting.
• Design and produce regular and ad-hoc written and verbal reports and updates to stakeholders.
• Identify intelligence of significance, determine impact, urgency and audience to whom prevention, detection, mitigation and remediation guidance would be most beneficial.
• Analyze threat data and synthesize the analysis to identify, escalate, and fill intelligence gaps.
• Apply expertise to ascertain the impact of an attack and develop threat trends to understand and recommend mitigation techniques and countermeasures that can prevent future attacks.
• Provide security related threat analysis, alerting, and reporting based on information gathered from both internal and external sources.
• Monitor and research threats with a direct or indirect impact.
• Provide and contextualize threat analysis support to development and research teams.
• Conduct research, perform analysis and disseminate findings.
• Distill analysis and apply critical thinking to develop insights and implications; prepare written briefings and communications for senior bank management.
• Through critical thinking and analysis break down strategic problems, and analyse data and information to provide insights and recommendations.
• Develop strong cross-functional relationships with senior line of business and functional representatives, including Operating Group/Line of Business Event Response Teams, to facilitate two-way information sharing in support of crisis program management objectives.
• Exercise judgment to identify, diagnose, and solve problems with key business stakeholders as part of Crisis Management activities.
• Broader work or accountabilities may be assigned as needed.

Must-Have Skills

• Typically, between 2-4 years of relevant experience and post-secondary degree in related field of study or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 1+ year working in threat intelligence, geopolitical analysis, security research or other security functions strongly preferred.
• Ability to review information to determine its significance, validate its accuracy, and assess its reliability to technical and non-technical audiences.
• In-depth knowledge of more than one of the following areas: Physical Security, Fraud, Cyber Security, Geopolitics, or Risk.
• Self-starter, self-motivated and able to work independently with little oversight.
• Knowledge of the tools and sources available to conduct intelligence analysis and enhanced situational awareness.
• Presentation skills and experience writing briefs or reports for various stakeholders including senior management.
• Aptitude for conducting research, learning new security disciplines and interacting with professionals across multiple groups and lines of business.

Nice to Have Skills

• Any certification involving cyber security or threat intelligence [GCTI]