Federal Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst

Accenture Federal Services; Leesburg (VA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 139,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services seeks a Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst to support a federal agency’s threat intelligence mission. You will identify IOCs, produce threat intelligence products, and track adversarial TTPs to keep the SOC ahead of threats to enterprise networks.

Work across unclassified and classified streams to build research and analytic skills. You will contribute to internal and external cyber threat intelligence products, draft weekly highlights, and support historical trend

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of professional experience in network or UNIX/Linux administration, software engineering, or software development
• Minimum 3 years of professional experience in incident detection and response and/or cyber threat intelligence analysis, with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related field (Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst specialization)
• One or more certifications: CompTIA A+, Network+, Security+, GSEC, SSCP

Responsibilities

• Assist the SOC with identifying valid Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) and implementing monitoring, alerting, or blocking
• Contribute to internal and external cyber threat intelligence products for Federal Partners
• Compile cyber threat data on present and emerging adversarial TTPs through independent research
• Assist in creating reports on key trends in cyber threat-related technology development affecting enterprise systems
• Support Cyber Threat Hunt (CTH) by prioritizing threat actor TTPs based on recent intelligence reporting
• Draft sections of Weekly Highlights and Weekly Activity Reports for senior analyst and lead review
• Support historical tracking and trend reporting on phishing, malware, and scanning/probing activity
• Assist with link analysis of technical data to identify patterns in targeting and attack timing

Skills

Network administration

UNIX/Linux

Software development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering/Information Technology/Cybersecurity

Tools

CompTIA A+

Network+

Security+

GSEC

SSCP

Job description

Accenture Federal Services seeks a Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst to support a federal agency’s threat intelligence mission. You will identify IOCs, produce threat intelligence products, and track adversarial TTPs to keep the SOC ahead of threats to enterprise networks.

Work across unclassified and classified streams to build research and analytic skills. You will contribute to internal and external cyber threat intelligence products, draft weekly highlights, and support historical trend