Senior Cyber Security Analyst (Top Secret)
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**Company Description**Since 2004, Mandiant has been a trusted partner to security-conscious organizations. Effective security is based on the right combination of expertise, intelligence, and adaptive technology, and the Mandiant Advantage SaaS platform scales decades of frontline experience and industry-leading threat intelligence to deliver a range of dynamic cyber defense solutions. Mandiant's approach helps organizations develop more effective and efficient cyber security programs and instills confidence in their readiness to defend against and respond to cyber threats.Mandiant partners with Federal Governments across the globe to protect their national security interests, guarding nation-state secrets, and defending critical infrastructure from cyber-attacks. Our experience has provided us with a unique understanding of the challenges Federal Governments face, and we systematically align our solution and product development cycles to meet their needs. Mandiant isn't just focused on one threat vector or adversary type. We counter all evolving cyber threats facing public and private sector organizations around the globe.**What You Will Do**:- Author cyber threat intelligence products including advisories, alerts, bulletins, and other intelligence products focused on the threats to customer and partner networks and systems, with particular emphasis on threats against the US government.- Evaluate threat data to understand the evolving threat landscape, adversarial tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP's) and possible areas of concern that could potentially impact customer and partner environments- Integrate Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) workflows into supporting cyber defense functions (i.e., SOC, IR, Hunt, Risk)- Conduct briefings as needed for a variety of levels of customers, as requested (either phone, video conference or in-person briefing)- Create and maintain intelligence-derived metrics for the purpose of identifying Advanced Persistent Threats (APT) and possible motives- Provide recommendations to problems and situations from which data is incomplete, controversial, or where no precedence exists- Research and correlate cyber events from the dark-web, open-source information and intelligence reports from at minimum MS-ISAC, DHS-CISA, and Mandiant Threat Intelligence- Collaborate and provide artifacts to other customers and/or resources when required**Qualifications****Minimum Requirements**:- Active TS Clearance w/ SCI eligibility- Expected to work on-site 1-2 days/week or as needed in Washington, DC- 4+ years of cyber intelligence, cyber security operations, incident response or similar experience- Bachelor's degree (or equivalent work experience). Relative experience may be substituted for a degree- Understand security controls for common platforms and devices, including Windows, Unix, Linux, and network equipment- Technical education (formal or informal) on incident response, information security, and common attack techniques- Communication and presentation skills with the ability to present to a variety of external audiences, including senior executives- Awareness of current cybersecurity and threat intelligence news and trends**Desired Qualifications**:- Ability to prioritize, communicate clearly, and consistent track record of delivering results- Ability to work independently, be proactive in removing roadblocks, and able to influence internal and external stakeholders- Prior military or government work experience is desired- Familiarity with ticketing systems such as Jira or Confluence is desired
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