Remote Threat Actor Engagement & Intelligence Consultant

Remote; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote workforce

Group Medical Insurance options

Group Dental Insurance

12 corporate holidays and FTO

Phone and home internet allowance

Retirement plan

Pet Benefit Option

Job summary

GuidePoint Security seeks a Threat Actor Communications and Engagement professional within the GRIT team to lead threat actor engagements and advise clients, legal counsel, and insurers on ransomware communication strategies. The role combines client-facing consulting with intelligence research to operationalize threat data and support DFIR investigations.

You will collaborate with the GRIT Practice to advance open-source and commercial tooling, automate processes, and stay ahead of evolving

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience communicating with threat actors.
• 2+ years of Threat Intelligence analysis experience.
• Experience with private sector ISACs/government or similar partnerships.
• Experience building persona operations and familiarity with dark web relations.
• Familiarity with digital forensics and incident response workflows.
• Experience in client-facing consulting roles.
• Experience using AI tools to improve problem-solving and outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and conduct Threat Actor Communications engagements, advising clients, legal counsel, and insurers on ransomware/data extortion communication.
• Operate as a technical resource within the Practice and participate in DFIR investigations.
• Effective engagement communication, time management, and collaboration with peers and clients.
• Author comprehensive engagement deliverables detailing technical findings, business impact, and remediation strategies.
• Utilize automation, orchestration, and scripting to reduce manual processes and enable new capabilities.
• Contribute to integration of open-source and commercial tools to improve GRIT processes.
• Perpetually strengthen relevant skills and abilities to stay at the forefront of the information security industry.
• Support a rotating on-call schedule, including possible weekend work.

Skills

Threat actor communications

Threat intelligence

Persona operations

Client-facing

DFIR familiarity

AI tools

Job description

GuidePoint Security seeks a Threat Actor Communications and Engagement professional within the GRIT team to lead threat actor engagements and advise clients, legal counsel, and insurers on ransomware communication strategies. The role combines client-facing consulting with intelligence research to operationalize threat data and support DFIR investigations.

You will collaborate with the GRIT Practice to advance open-source and commercial tooling, automate processes, and stay ahead of evolving