Expert Threat Intelligence Analyst - Cybercrime

Boston, MA or Washington, DC preferred (location flexible)

Recorded Future, Inc.

Recorded Future is the most comprehensive and independent threat intelligence platform. Identify and mitigate threats across cyber, supply-chain, physical and fraud domains.

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With more than 800 employees, $200M ARR in 2021, 1,400+ clients, and rapid year-over-year growth, Recorded Future is the world’s largest intelligence company!

This role: Insikt Group is looking for an expert level cybercrime threat analyst to join our Advanced Cybercrimes and Engagements team. You’ll be responsible for sourcing, monitoring, and identifying new and emerging cybercrime trends, activities, and methodologies across multiple platforms including open-source reporting, darknet sites, chat services, and other direct communications.

What you’ll do as an Expert Threat Intelligence Analyst:

  • Identify new and unique sources for collection into the Recorded Future Platform
  • Lead the creation and completion of finished intelligence products for our Analyst on Demand clients 
  • Write a wide range of reports, from public blogs to in-depth finished intelligence for clients and the general public
  • Engage directly with threat actors on a short-term and long-term basis to obtain unique and current threat intelligence information 
  • Propose and create proactive reporting topics on cybercriminal’s TTPs and trends for internal and public consumption
  • Represent Recorded Future professionally and as an expert at conferences and events including, but not limited to, webinars, speaking engagements, client presentations, scoping calls, and media engagements

What you’ll bring to the Expert Threat Intelligence Analyst role (required):

  • 8+ years professional experience in cyber intelligence, cyber investigations, or other related disciplines
  • In-depth, expert level experience with analytic tradecraft, the intelligence cycle, open-source intelligence gathering techniques
  • Strong intelligence writing skills, techniques, and methodologies
  • Familiarity with legal and regulatory requirements for acquisition of digital information and the standards for collecting digital evidence under US Federal laws
  • Significant experience conducting investigations/operations on the darknet with a focus on leaked databases and credentials, fraud techniques, DDoS operations, bot networks, criminal marketplaces, and other current and emerging threats
  • Unique knowledge and understanding of the operations, communications, and motivating factors of cybercriminals
  • Firm understanding of financial crimes, including blockchain and cryptocurrency
  • Ability to collaborate with colleagues at all levels as part of a team working towards a unified goal

Additional skills/experience (preferred but not required):

  • Foreign language proficiency in Russian, Ukrainian, Chinese, Korean, Belarusian, Arabic, Dutch, French, or Southeast Asian languages
  • BA/BS or MA/MS or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Computer engineering, Computer programming, Digital Forensics, or similar
  • Government, security, or law enforcement experience
  • Extensive knowledge or understanding of the links and relationships between cybercriminals, hacktivist, extremist, and nation-state operations and organizations

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Why should you join Recorded Future?
Recorded Future employees (or “Futurists”), represent over 35 nationalities and embody our core values of being passionate, practicing inclusion, and acting ethically. Our dedication to empowering clients with intelligence to disrupt adversaries has earned us a 4.7-star user rating from Gartner and 8 of the top 10 Fortune 100 companies as clients.

Want more info? 
Blog & Podcast: Learn everything you want to know (and maybe some things you’d rather not know) about the world of cyber threat intelligence
Instagram & Twitter: What’s happening at Recorded Future
The Record: The Record is a cybersecurity news publication that explores the untold stories in this rapidly changing field
Timeline: History of Recorded Future
Recognition: Check out our awards and announcements

We are committed to maintaining an environment that attracts and retains talent from a diverse range of experiences, backgrounds and lifestyles.  By ensuring all feel included and respected for being unique and bringing their whole selves to work, Recorded Future is made a better place every day.

If you need any accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to our recruiting team at careers@recordedfuture.com 

Recorded Future is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Recorded Future does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law.

Recorded Future will not discharge, discipline or in any other manner discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because such employee or applicant has inquired about, discussed, or disclosed the compensation of the employee or applicant or another employee or applicant.

* Salary range is an estimate based on our InfoSec / Cybersecurity Salary Index 💰

Tags: Blockchain Computer Science Cyber crime DDoS Forensics Monitoring Threat intelligence TTPs

Perks/benefits: Conferences Team events

Regions: Remote/Anywhere North America
Country: United States
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