Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst: Shape Proactive Defense

aep; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

AEP is seeking a Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst in Columbus to identify, analyze, and communicate cyber threats affecting the organization. You will collect intelligence from internal and external sources, track threat actors and campaigns, and produce actionable intelligence for cybersecurity operations.

Responsibilities include monitoring threat activity, researching adversary TTPs, and delivering reports and briefings for technical and executive audiences.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Cybersecurity, IT, CS, Intelligence Studies, Criminal Justice, or related field.
• Three or more years of experience in cyber threat intelligence, security operations, incident response, threat hunting, detection engineering, vulnerability management, or cyber defense.
• Experience analyzing threat actor behavior, malware activity, intrusion campaigns, and emerging cyber threats.

Responsibilities

• Collect, analyze, and disseminate strategic, operational, and tactical cyber threat intelligence.
• Monitor global cyber threat activity, threat actor developments, malware campaigns, vulnerabilities, and emerging attack trends.
• Research and analyze adversary TTPs using frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK.
• Produce intelligence reports, threat assessments, executive summaries, and briefing materials for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Develop and maintain intelligence requirements aligned to organizational risk and business priorities.
• Perform analysis of security logs, network traffic, and threat intelligence sources to identify threats targeting enterprise and operational technology environments, validating IOCs and providing actionable intelligence to support detection, hunting, and incident response activities.
• Support threat hunting, incident response, detection engineering, and vulnerability management activities through intelligence-driven analysis.
• Investigate potential threats affecting enterprise, cloud, identity, third-party, and operational technology environments.
• Collaborate with government agencies, industry partners, information-sharing organizations, and cybersecurity communities.
• Maintain awareness of geopolitical events and assess their potential impact on cyber risk.
• Track intelligence metrics and measure the effectiveness of intelligence products and recommendations.
• Support executive decision-making through timely and actionable threat reporting.

Skills

Communication skills

Critical thinking

Attention to detail

Analytical reasoning

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Cybersecurity, IT, CS, Intelligence Studies, Criminal Justice, or related field

Tools

Threat intelligence platforms

SIEM

EDR tools

Security monitoring platforms

Open-source intelligence sources

Job description

AEP is seeking a Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst in Columbus to identify, analyze, and communicate cyber threats affecting the organization. You will collect intelligence from internal and external sources, track threat actors and campaigns, and produce actionable intelligence for cybersecurity operations.

Responsibilities include monitoring threat activity, researching adversary TTPs, and delivering reports and briefings for technical and executive audiences.