Senior Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst - Threat Hunting

AV; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401K with company matching

9/80 work schedule

Paid holiday shutdown

Job summary

AV is seeking a Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst to identify, analyze, and communicate cyber threats impacting the organization, employees, systems, and operations. The role blends traditional threat intelligence with strong technical cybersecurity skills to drive actionable detections and improvements.

Responsibilities include monitoring intel sources, developing assessments, maintaining IOCs and TTPs, and translating intelligence into detections and watchlists.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of cybersecurity, threat intelligence, SOC, incident response, or related experience.
• Strong understanding of cyber threat intelligence principles and lifecycle.
• Working knowledge of SIEM/XDR, EDR, cloud security, and vulnerability management.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze cyber threat intelligence from commercial, government, open-source, and internal sources.
• Identify emerging threat actors, campaigns, malware, vulnerabilities, TTPs relevant to the organization.
• Develop intelligence assessments covering strategic, operational, and tactical threats.
• Maintain threat actor profiles, IOCs, TTPs, and intelligence requirements.
• Analyze threats using MITRE ATT&CK and the Cyber Kill Chain.
• Produce executive-level intelligence reports and alerts.

Skills

Cyber Threat Intelligence

Threat Hunting

Executive communication

Analytical thinking

Incident response

Vulnerability management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity/IT/CS

Tools

Microsoft Sentinel

Defender XDR

Palo Alto Networks

Tanium

VirusTotal

Job description

AV is seeking a Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst to identify, analyze, and communicate cyber threats impacting the organization, employees, systems, and operations. The role blends traditional threat intelligence with strong technical cybersecurity skills to drive actionable detections and improvements.

Responsibilities include monitoring intel sources, developing assessments, maintaining IOCs and TTPs, and translating intelligence into detections and watchlists.