Cyber Threat Intel Analyst - Active TS/SCI

Maania Consultancy Services; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Maania Consultancy Services seeks a qualified cyber threat intelligence professional with a focus on Eastern Europe geopolitics and cyber threats. The role requires transforming raw cyber data into actionable intelligence and delivering concise briefings to technical and executive leadership.

The ideal candidate has experience in government or commercial settings, knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK and related threat models, and strong written and verbal communication skills.

Qualifications

• Experience with cyber threat intelligence analysis in government or commercial environments
• Knowledge of Eastern Europe cybersecurity adversaries and TTPs
• Ability to convert raw cyber data into actionable intelligence using standard tradecraft
• Experience presenting succinct briefings to technical and executive leadership
• Knowledge of information security threats, attacks, and vulnerabilities in a cybersecurity context
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• HS Diploma or GED or higher with cybersecurity experience requirements listed
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Responsibilities

• Convert raw cyber data into actionable intelligence in written narrative and tactical formats
• Create and present briefings, presentations, and reports to leadership conveying threat trends and defensive strategies
• Analyze and contextualize cyber threats related to Eastern Europe and related adversaries
• Apply intelligence tradecraft standards to intelligence products
• Maintain awareness of information security threats and vulnerabilities in a cybersecurity context

Skills

Geopolitical intelligence

Cyber threat intelligence

Analytical tradecraft

Briefings to leadership

Information security knowledge

Independent work

TS/SCI clearance

Cybersecurity experience

Communication skills

Job description

Required Qualifications:

• Eastern Europe-focusedgeopolitical andcyberthreat intelligenceexperience
• Experience with cyber threat intelligenceanalysisprinciplesin a government or commercial environment
• Knowledge of current and emergingEastern Europe-relatedcyber adversaries and their techniques, tactics, and procedures (TTP)
• Ability to convert raw cyber data into actionable intelligence—in written narrative and tactical data formats—following intelligence analysis tradecraft standards
• Experience with creating and presenting succinct briefings, presentations, and reports to technical and executive leadership that convey analysis, threat trends,impacts to targets,defensive strategies, and prioritization
• Knowledge of information security andinformation technologythreats, attacks, and vulnerabilitiesin a cybersecurity context
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• TS/SCI clearance
• HS Diploma or GED and18+ years of experience with cybersecurityor cyber threat intelligence,Bachelor’sdegree and14+ years of experience with cybersecurityor cyber threat intelligence, orMaster’sdegree and12+ years of experience with cybersecurityor cyber threat intelligence
• Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills, problem-solving skills, and analytical skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with computer network protocols and operations
• Experience with theIntelligence Communityand its intelligence analysis standards
• Knowledge ofadvancedpersistentthreatsand campaigns
• Knowledge of analytic threat models, includingMITREATT&CK, Pyramid of Pain, Diamond Model, and Cyber Kill Chain
• Ability to perform queries on indicatorsof compromiseand characteristics, including Message-Digest Algorithm 5, Secure Hash Algorithm 1, IP Addresses, file size, file name, and file pathsAbility to conduct classified and unclassified research using research tools
• Net+, Security+, CEH, CCNA, or SANS Certifications