Principal Intelligence Analyst (Remote) - Mandiant Richmond, VA Bookmark Share Print 217 0 1

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Job Description

What You Will Do

• Work with customers to determine their intelligence needs and requirements and to identify the most effective methods for fulfilling these unique requirements
• Use knowledge, creativity, and analytic tradecraft best practices to generate solutions to complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangible variables under conditions of uncertainty
• Correlate intelligence, to develop deeper understandings of tracked threat activity
• Produce custom analytic products (written products, briefings, and graphics) for customers and internal teams based on conclusions and judgments derived from Mandiant data sources and independent research
• Work independently to meet tight deadlines
• Work closely with the other Mandiant teams to contribute to intelligence products, collection processes, and the data model
• Collaborate across the organization to stay up-to-date on cyber developments, Mandiant analytic stances, and previous Mandiant reports and briefings
• Provide some level of off-hours support for customer requests on a rotating basis
• Maintain confidentiality and ethics within the framework of the engagement
• Provide input and expertise to peers in the form of analytic reviews and guidance on best approaches to challenging analytic taskings
• Identify innovative ways to expand products/services, increasing value to customers and stakeholders
• Seek ways to improve the capacity of other personnel through mentoring, coaching and knowledge sharing
• Teach others to provide high quality products and services ideally suited to customer needs and expectations

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills and the ability to build a compelling and effective analytic narrative
• 8+ years of experience in an analytical or operational role (e.g. intelligence, threat analysis, security consulting)
• 5+ years practical experience analyzing cyber threats and a basic understanding of technical and cyber security concepts
• Ability to express complex technical and non-technical concepts verbally, graphically, and in writing for generalist and specialist audiences
• Must understand advanced analytic techniques and possess demonstrated success applying research methods and analytic techniques to independently address complex analytic problems
• Experience utilizing a variety of tools for analysis, providing input on future development and training for teammates
• Ability to work as part of a fast-paced, distributed virtual production team with limited supervision and under tight deadlines
• Ability to participate and provide input during business-critical situations and guide analysts on production and delivery to ensure intelligence reaches those who need to make decisions and drive operations
• Strong interpersonal skills with a customer-oriented attitude
• Experience guiding analysts in their personal development and application of analytic integrity and standards

Desired Additional Qualifications

• Familiar with some of the following areas and associated tools: intrusion operations, enterprise security controls, email analysis, log analysis, network flow and traffic analysis, malware triage, incident response processes, cyber attack lifecycles and models
• Familiar with programming in Python
• Foreign language skills
• Project and task management skills
• Experience providing briefings