Threat Intelligence Analyst

Our mission is simple:  
Deliver the power of collective cybersecurity to defend companies, sectors, and nations.  For decades, companies have been defending against cyber attacks on their own while adversaries have been organizing themselves into sophisticated hacker networks, until now with IronNet Collective Defense. 
Bringing together some of the best minds in cybersecurity and an unmatched team of experts from industry, government, and academia, IronNet was born to more effectively defend enterprises, sectors, and nations against highly organized cyber adversaries and increasingly sophisticated attacks.
The Opportunity
IronNet’s Threat Analysis team is looking for a Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst to support and inform our hunt, marketing and sales teams with actionable intelligence and reports detailing network based threats and how they relate to IronNet. Uniquely positioned in the Cyber Operations Center, the Threat Analysis Team plays a central role in providing IronNets take on emerging threats and cybersecurity news. If you’re the type of person who thrives in a fast paced, highly technical operational research environment then we want to hear from you!

To be successful in this role, you must be able to . . .

• Generate quality written reports contextualizing emerging trends with how it relates to network behavioral analytic detections for sales and marketing teams
• Provide verbal consultation on sophisticated network based emerging threats to sales and marketing teams as well as executive leadership
• Validate that public responses to emerging threats are technically accurate and referenced appropriately
• Work with Threat Analysis researchers and write public blog post or other written/visual content based on novel research findings
• Process and analyze large datasets to identify phishing/malware trends
• Actively collaborate with other Threat Analysis team members to identify and design new areas for intelligence collection and storage
• Provide rich security analysis in order to produce behavioral detection capabilities over network data
• Collaborate with internal and external Cyber Operations as threats are discovered with contextualized intelligence to TTP’s to support the triage and incident processes

You may be the person we need if your background aligns with the following . . .

• BS in Cybersecurity/Intelligence Studies/Computer Science or another relevant degree, or at least 5 years of comparable industry experience
• At least 3+ years of experience working in Cyber Threat Intelligence 
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP and common network protocols
• Strong understanding of network threats and network based TTPs 
• Excellent writing and presentation skills 
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts at a basic level
• Experience with threat intelligence platforms (OpenCTI, Falcon X, AlienVault USM, ThreatStream, etc)
• Basic scripting capabilities (python/bash)
• Basic knowledge of cloud environments and how to access/navigate 
• Experience with PCAP analysis
• Knowledge of Suricata or other equivalent IDS tools 
• Ability to work in a remote environment and with a geographically dispersed team

At IronNet, we’re focused on building a world-class company and culture, and that starts with the people we hire. We take pride in being an equal opportunity employer, and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class.
Benefits of Working at IronNet:
IronNet strives to provide comprehensive, essential and affordable benefits for our employees and their families. We offer an unlimited PTO plan, 401(k) match as well as Medical, Dental, Vision, and Disability Insurance. 
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