Cyber Threat Analyst

Position: Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst Location: Remote Contract Duration: 6+ months

About the Role:
We are looking for a dedicated Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst to join our team. This role is ideal for someone with experience in threat hunting, incident response, or security engineering who is eager to transition into threat intelligence. The ideal candidate will have strong research capabilities, scripting skills, and a proactive approach to identifying and mitigating cybersecurity threats.

Core Responsibilities:

• Gather, analyze, and distribute actionable threat intelligence from open-source data, private intelligence feeds, and internal telemetry.
• Monitor and assess threat actors, their tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) to understand potential risks to the organization.
• Author detailed threat intelligence reports focusing on adversary activity, vulnerabilities, exploits, and malware trends.
• Perform proactive threat hunting to detect suspicious or malicious activity within the organization s environment.
• Develop and test hypotheses informed by threat intelligence and organizational risk assessments.
• Leverage tools such as EDR/XDR, SIEM, SOAR, and threat intelligence platforms to identify indicators of compromise (IOCs).
• Manage or enhance platforms supporting CTI, threat hunting, and purple team initiatives, including tools like MISP, OpenCTI, and ServiceNow.
• Create integrations between tools to streamline workflows and boost operational efficiency.
• Collaborate across IT and security teams to improve detection, monitoring, and response capabilities.
• Build and refine security use cases, detection rules, and dashboards for ongoing threat visibility.

Required:

• Bachelor s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in cybersecurity, focusing on threat intelligence, threat hunting, or security engineering.
• Proficient in tools such as Splunk, ELK Stack, or threat intelligence platforms like ThreatConnect, MISP, or Anomali.
• Scripting skills in Python, PowerShell, or similar languages to support automation.
• Comprehensive understanding of TTPs, IOC analysis, and the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
• Familiarity with vulnerability management and prioritization of patching efforts.
• Ability to travel occasionally as required.

Preferred:

• Master s degree in a relevant discipline.
• Professional certifications like GCTI, CPTIA, OSCP, CISSP, or equivalent.
• Knowledge of cloud security platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform).
• Experience in malware analysis or reverse engineering.
• Hands-on experience with CTI and purple team platforms such as OpenCTI, Vectr.io, or Cortex.

What We Value:

• Analytical and critical thinking skills to address complex security challenges.
• Strong communication abilities to present technical findings in a business-relevant manner.
• A collaborative, team-oriented mindset coupled with a proactive, self-starter attitude.
• Passion for learning and staying ahead of emerging threats and technologies.

If you are motivated to play a crucial role in securing organizations from ever-evolving cyber threats, we would love to have you on board!

We do not work with 3rd party employers. Visa Sponsorship NOT available.

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ABOUT MOORECROFT A quality oriented national consulting firm. For more than two decades, providing expert IT professionals to our clients around the nation. Our core values are professionalism, honesty, and integrity. We are only interested in working with professionals that subscribe to the same values and are driven to truly serve clients.