Threat Intelligence Specialist
We are seeking an experienced Threat Intelligence Specialist to own our threat intelligence strategy and execution. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of the current open source threat landscape and be able to identify, organize, catalogue, and track adversary tradecraft trends.
The Threat Intelligence Specialist will lead intelligence gathering and development activities on threat actors targeting software supply chains. They will study attack trends across the wider open source software landscape, report findings to internal security teams, and advise the wider engineering community on the best course of action to detect and mitigate possible threats.
This role will collaborate with internal stakeholders as well as with the wider cybersecurity community, making sure that we are recognized as a thought leader on open source threat intelligence.
Key Responsibilities
* Build and own our threat intelligence strategy
* Build and maintain OSINT research environments
* Develop OSINT tradecraft, principles, and techniques
* Identify and track targeted intrusion cyber threats, trends, and new developments by cyber threat actors through analysis of proprietary and open source datasets
* Collaborate across teams to inform on activity of interest
* Coordinate adversary/campaign tracking
* Contribute to the wider threat intelligence community, establishing us as a key contributor and thought leader in the space
* Work with product and engineering teams to explain cybersecurity threats and advise on mitigation strategies
* Work with the OPSEC and IS team to help implement/update security controls prioritizing cyber defense
Requirements
* An experienced threat intelligence specialist (or similar)
* Knowledgeable about the current open source threat landscape and computer networking/infrastructure concepts
* Highly competent with OSINT tools (e.g., Buscador, Trace Labs OSINT VM, OSINT Framework, Maltego, Shodan, social media scraping tools, etc.)
* Able to identify, organize, catalogue, and track adversary tradecraft trends — often with incomplete data
* Experienced using threat intelligence data to influence enterprise architecture or product development decisions
* An excellent communicator with the ability to clearly articulate and tailor technical content to a variety of audiences
Benefits
* Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
* Personal learning and development budget of USD 2000 per year
* Annual compensation review
* Recognition rewards
* Annual holiday leave
* Maternity and paternity leave
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
About Us
We are a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence - in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do.