Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst (Remote US) - Mandiant New York, NY Bookmark Share Print 1046 0 0

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Mandiant is seeking a Threat Intelligence Analyst to join our Threat Pursuit team as part of our Adversary Operations division. You will be focused on collection and research efforts as a means to provide Mandiant customers with analytical insights into malware distribution operations. You will play an important role within Mandiant's intel organization, as your analysis will directly support front line incident responders to prevent and detect highly impactful threats.

Your time will be split between tracking changes in known distribution operations, conducting discovery operations to identify new and emerging threats, and conducting research into attacker TTPs.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct extensive research on malware distribution operations
• Conduct long term research projects focused on actor TTPs
• Conduct research into new and emerging malware families
• Bypass threat actor guardrails to conduct malware collection operations
• Conduct threat actor and malware clustering
• Maintain current knowledge of tools and best-practices in advanced persistent threats; tools, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) of attackers; and forensics and incident response
• Perform strategic, tactical, and operational research and analysis of adversarial cyber threats, and the geopolitical context they operate in
• Identify and hunt for related TTPs across all internal/external repositories
• Correlate collected intelligence, to build upon a larger knowledge base of tracked threat activity
• Ability to work with little direct oversight

Required Skills:

• 5 + years of experience in an analytical role of either a Threat Analyst, network forensics analyst, or security engineer/ consultant Ability to quickly triage & classify malware families by using sandboxes and manual analysis
• 5 + years of experience in Investigative or Incident Response environments
• 2+ years of experience conducting basic static and dynamic analysis
• Ability to manually unpack malware
• Basic understanding of graph databases
• Ability to write small scripts/programs in Python, Go, Perl, Ruby or similar
• Proven track record of successfully managing and executing on short term and long-term projects

Desired Skills:                                              

• Proven analytical leadership skills with the ability to prioritize and execute
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to address both technical and non-technical audiences
• Capable of documenting and explaining technical details/efforts in a concise, actionable manner
• Strong problem solving, troubleshooting, and analysis skills
• Experience working in fast-paced environments
• Self-driven, proactive, hardworking, creative, team-player

As a U.S. federal contractor, Mandiant has adopted a COVID-19 Vaccination Policy to comply with our obligations under applicable laws and requirements. This position may be covered under Mandiant’s COVID-19 Vaccination Policy, as required in order to support federal contracts, access company offices and/or attend in-person meetings and work events. If covered under this policy, proof of vaccination against COVID-19 may be required as a condition of hire. At Mandiant we are committed to our #OneTeam approach combining diversity, collaboration, and excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.

Minimum Salary: 110,900.00. Final salary will be determined commensurately with cost of living, experience level, and/or any other legally permissible considerations. Incentive Compensation: Eligibility for annual bonus subject to individual and company performance; eligibility for award of Restricted Stock Units subject to eligibility requirements, approval from Mandiant’s Compensation Committee, and vesting terms.

Benefits: Whether you are just starting your career, reaching a milestone, or gearing up for retirement, we offer plans and programs to keep you happy and healthy at any stage of life. We regularly evaluate our options to make sure they’ve got everything you need. Part of what makes Mandiant great is our diverse team, and we’ve made it our priority to provide benefits that support you on your individual journey at work and at home. Mandiant subsidized benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and Disability Insurance. Subject to eligibility requirements, Mandiant also offers the ability to participate in 401(k), Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, Dependent Care Spending Accounts, and Employee Stock Purchase Program. Mandiant also provides Paid Time Off, Flexible Paid Sick Time, and Paid Holidays.