Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst- Russian Cybercrime London, England
ReliaQuest, LLC.
Full Time
London, England
10.56 - 12.04 GBP Today
Job description
Why it’s worth it:
Are you interested in supporting the production of tactical and strategic intelligence products that draw on primary-source information to provide insights into adversary tactics and techniques, malware, and threat campaigns in the Russian-language cybersphere? Joining ReliaQuest’s Cyber Threat Intelligence team, you will be an integral part of intelligence operations. This is a great opportunity to put your Russian-language skills to use while conducting cutting-edge threat research, seeking and interpreting restricted intelligence, and delivering intelligence products to a varied audience. If you have a keen interest in broadening your skills, knowledge, and experience within an intelligence environment, this role might be for you.
The everyday hustle:
- Conduct investigations on the clear, deep, and dark web, identifying Russian-language primary- and/or restricted-access intelligence to support the entire range of the team’s deliverables
- Follow trends, dynamics, and developments in the Russian-language cyber threat landscape
- Identify new threat actors or locations and assess their credibility, motivations, and threat level
- Write timely, accurate, and relevant customer-facing intelligence deliverables in a variety of formats—including short, fast-turnaround updates and longer-form reports—covering threat actors, vulnerabilities, malware, and cybercriminal locations
- Conduct investigations to support customer Requests for Intelligence (RFIs) and produce written deliverables according to agreed parameters
- Research, write, contribute to, and coordinate external-facing papers, blogs, webinars, and podcasts
- Liaise with other teams within Threat Research umbrella to deliver primary-source intelligence to enrich internal telemetry efforts investigating credible threats
- Propose and carry out extended research projects to gather actionable intelligence on the Russian-language cyber threat landscape
- Support Threat Research Team Leadership in ensuring team goals are met
- Meet deadlines and achieve expectations
Do you have what it takes?
- Professional-level Russian-language skills
- Existing knowledge of or deep interest in cyber security
- Experience working in online intelligence investigations and analysis, including good OSINT skills
- Demonstrates a sense of urgency, understands customer needs (internal and external), and is solution-focused
- Strong analytical skills and a demonstrated writing ability
- Understands channels of communication, delivery of information, tone, and attitude in messaging; has an awareness of cultural differences, inclusiveness, and communication barriers
- Can adapt to a fast-moving environment to deliver high-quality intelligence content in a short timeframe
- Comfortable working in cross-functional intelligence teams across different time zones
- A relevant university degree (e.g., Languages, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, International Relations, Political Science), equivalent education, or appropriate professional experience
What makes you uncommon?
- Experience of non-standard Russian vocabulary, e.g., slang and technical jargon
- Familiarity with Russian-language open, deep, and dark web cybercriminal marketplaces and forums
- Experience of online HUMINT operations and/or social engineering techniques
- Experience of tactical investigations into threat actor TTPs, malware, and vulnerabilities
- A comfortable public speaker, confident to share ideas and insights both internally and externally
- Awareness of a wide variety of security technologies (e.g., SIEM, EDR)
- Good understanding of the cyber threat landscape, including threat actor attack methodologies, security postures, and appropriate analytical frameworks (including Cyber Kill Chain, Diamond Model, MITRE ATT&CK)
- Technical understanding/skills, particularly of cyber security offensive and defensive practices
- Knowledge of cyber threat actors and adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs)
- Familiarity with structured analytic techniques for intelligence analysis
ReliaQuest, LLC.
https://www.reliaquest.com
Tampa, United States
Brian Murphy
$100 to $500 million (USD)
501 to 1000 Employees
Company - Private
Information Technology Support Services
2007
