Lead Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Salary: $150,000 - $170,000/year

Work location : Remote with possible ad hoc on site needs in Washington, DC.

Lead cyber threat-intelligence and associated incident-response activities supporting Federal Student Aid. The Manager analyzes cyber threats and defenses, investigates intrusions, supports computer forensics and data recovery, leads intelligence production and response coordination, and engages senior authorities as necessary.

Key Responsibilities  

• Lead the collection, evaluation, analysis, production, and dissemination of cyber threat intelligence.
• Provide expert knowledge of threat intelligence, cybersecurity defense, computer and network vulnerabilities, data hiding, encryption, tools, techniques, trends, and countermeasures.
• Identify, deter, monitor, and investigate computer and network intrusions.
• Provide computer-forensic support to high-technology investigations, including evidence seizure support, forensic analysis, and data recovery.
• Conduct incident response in accordance with Department breach-response processes.
• Lead threat-intelligence and incident-response activities and coordinate with senior authorities as necessary.
• Develop intelligence requirements aligned with organizational missions, systems, data, threat exposure, and leadership priorities.
• Analyze threat actors, campaigns, malware, infrastructure, tactics, techniques, procedures, vulnerabilities, and emerging risks.
• Translate intelligence into detection use cases, hunt hypotheses, incident-response priorities, vulnerability priorities, risk updates, advisories, and executive briefings.
• Provide technical and management leadership, direct intelligence personnel, maintain analytic quality, and brief client and senior-management stakeholders.

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• More than 10 years of experience in the subject area.
• Bachelor's degree.
• Senior industry professional certification such as Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or equivalent.
• Demonstrated domain expertise and technical or management leadership on major tasks or technology assignments.
• Experience establishing goals and plans that meet project objectives and directing activities to ensure technical requirements are met.
• Experience interacting with clients, conducting negotiations, and interfacing with senior management.

Preferred Qualifications  

• Experience with MITRE ATT&CK, structured analytic techniques, intelligence requirements, threat-intelligence platforms, indicator management, and executive briefings.
• Experience supporting federal agencies, financial services, education, critical infrastructure, or other highly regulated environments.
• Experience translating intelligence into detections, hunt plans, incident-response actions, vulnerability priorities, and risk decisions.
• Advanced certifications such as GCTI, GCIA, GCIH, or equivalent.

Clearance Requirement: Ability to obtain and maintain a High Risk Public Trust suitability determination.

The salary range for this position depends upon multiple factors including location, the individual's knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, and contract-specific budget constraints and organizational requirements.
Gunnison Consulting Group's total compensation package also includes bonus and profit-sharing opportunities, depending on company and employee performance. Available employee benefits include:

• 3 weeks of Personal Leave your first year
• 11 paid Holidays each year
• 5 days of Flexible Time Off each year for approved training or certifications (self-study is ineligible)
• 401(k) company match at 50% up to 10% of your salary
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Public Transportation Subsidies
• Certifications and Training Allowance - Up to $5,000/year!

Why Join Gunnison?

• Gunnison takes on ambitious projects. We target fun, challenging work that requires creative thinking and innovation.
• Quality is our top priority.
• Gunnison employee benefits meet or exceed what other companies in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area offer.
• There is a great sense of camaraderie at Gunnison. This is an atmosphere we will maintain as we continue to grow.
• We are growing rapidly and the opportunity for individual professional growth with Gunnison is outstanding.
• We hire for careers at Gunnison, not to fill a position.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Must be eligible for employment in the United States. We are unable to sponsor candidates at this time.
In 1994 Gunnison began serving the greater Washington, D.C. metro area, focused on tackling our customers' most ambitious technology projects . By creating a culture dedicated to enabling our customers and employees to achieve more than they ever thought they could , the company has thrived for over 25 years.