Sr Threat Intelligence Investigator

Archer; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 115,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off

401(k) matching

Job summary

Archer, in collaboration with Oracle, seeks a Threat Intelligence Investigator to track threat actors, analyze large datasets, and produce timely intelligence products for OCI customers. You will handle fast-paced investigations, collaborate with Cloud security teams, and contribute to proactive defense measures.

The role emphasizes OSINT research, threat analysis, and strong communication skills to translate complex technical findings for non-technical stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of analytical threat intel experience preferred.
• Experience tracking APT groups and providing intelligence on methodologies.
• Strong communication to non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead investigations through in-depth analysis and collection efforts of suspected adversary campaigns to deliver actionable intelligence.
• Provide detailed attribution analyses to identify threat actors and inform proactive defense strategies.
• Manage cross-functional and executive communications explaining technical matters to diverse audiences.
• Stay updated on emerging threats and vulnerabilities to proactively enhance defenses.
• Develop and refine intelligence processes to ensure timely delivery of strategic, operational, and tactical intelligence.

Skills

OSINT research

Threat analysis

Communication

Incident Response

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor or Master in CS/Engineering/Cybersecurity

Tools

YARA

Snort

Suricata

Bro/Zeek

Job description

Archer is collaborating with Oracle to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role.

About The Team

The Oracle Threat Intelligence Center (OTIC) is responsible for the tracking and monitoring of a range of threat actors from cybercrime to Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) groups impacting OCI and its customers. The scope and responsibility of this team include attack analysis, tracking threat actor's indicators of compromise (IOCs) and their tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), aiding in security incident response, executive communication, technical writing, and customer outreach.

Description

The Oracle Threat Intelligence Center (OTIC) is responsible for the tracking and monitoring of a range of threat actors from cybercrime to Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) groups impacting OCI and its customers. The scope and responsibility of this team includes attack analysis, tracking threat actor's indicators of compromise (IOCs) and their tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), aiding in security incident response, executive communication, technical writing, and customer outreach.

As a Threat Intelligence Investigator, you will be responsible for tracking the activities of threat actors. This includes independently tracking numerous groups and leading operational activities during relevant situations. You will be expected to handle large and complex datasets and develop new solutions to enhance your tracking and analysis capabilities. You will also have a passion for cybersecurity, with a strong interest in researching and investigating current threat trends, emerging threats, and actors. This role requires the ability to produce intelligence products and adapt to an organic and fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Leadinvestigations through in depth analysis and collection efforts of suspected adversary campaigns across the OCI environmentto deliver timely, actionable intelligence and create effective remediation strategies within the OCI environment.
• Provide detailed attribution analysisto identify threat actors and inform proactive defense strategies
• Manage cross-company and executive communications, explaining intricate technical matters to non-technical audiences.
• Facilitate post-incident reviewsto extract lessons learned, document new threat intelligence, and drive resolution actions with impacted teams.
• Stay up to date on emerging threats, vulnerabilities, security technologies, and global geopolitical issues to assess their potential impact and proactively enhance Oracle’s defenses.
• Manage and maintain threat intelligence platforms (TIPs)and other cyber threat intelligence (CTI) related tools to enrich data and streamline workflows.
• Collaborate with partner Cloud security teams during all phases of the incident response lifecycle tointegrate intelligence findings into resolution and mitigation plans.
• Cultivate strategic relationshipswith key members of the Threat Intelligence community to expand access to information and strengthen trust networks.
• Develop and refine intelligence processesto ensure the timely and accurate delivery of strategic, operational, and tactical intelligence.
• Elevate analytic quality and reporting standardsby providing critical peer review and strategic feedback to fellow investigators.
• Manage and executea high volume of time-sensitive intelligence requests from internal and external customers by prioritizing, categorizing, and delivering timely and accurate information.
• Deliver finished intelligence analysis and assessmentsto internal and external customers through written reports, demonstrating expertise and enabling informed decision-making.

Preferred Qualifications

• 6-10+ years of industry experiencein analytical and operational threat intelligence to perform case management and response against advanced persistent threats (APTs).
• Investigative experience tracking distinct APT groups providing intelligence on their methodologies.
• Expertise in one or more of the following areas: national security, defense, intelligence, law enforcement, or foreign area and language expertise relevant to threat analysis
• Knowledge of cloud services such as storage, computing, networking
• In-depth knowledge of multiple operating systems, including Windows, UNIX/Linux, and macOS, and familiarity with associated threat landscapes.
• Skilled in conducting open-source intelligence (OSINT) research across a wide range of topics.
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, with demonstrated ability to convey complex technical information to diverse, non-technical stakeholders.
• Prior experience in Incident Response, Security Operations Center (SOC), and/or Digital Forensics Analysis.
• Experience with malware analysis is highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of common attack types, vectors, and corresponding mitigations.
• Proficient in using structured queries to extract data from logs and in developing detection signatures (e.g., YARA, Snort, Suricata, Bro/Zeek).
• Bachelor or Master of Science degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or equivalent practical experience.
• Previous experience working on a global or geographically distributed security team is a plus.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance

Qualifications

Disclaimer:

Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization/occupational health mandates, and/or drug testing requirements.

Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $114,600 to $234,600 per annum. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.

Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business.

Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.

Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
• Short term disability and long term disability
• Life insurance and AD&D
• Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
• Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
• Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
• 11 paid holidays
• Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
• Paid parental leave
• Adoption assistance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Financial planning and group legal
• Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance

The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.

Career Level - IC4