Senior Threat Researcher, Unit 42 (Clearance Required)

Our Mission

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Key Responsibilities

• Provide timely and actionable intelligence to support customer intelligence requirements.
• reputed company global datasets (e.g., netflow, malware, passive DNS, geospatial intelligence) to track malicious cyber actors, their infrastructure, and campaigns.
• Proactively collaborate and exchange information with a global team of threat intelligence analysts to analyze and reputed company coverage for emerging threats.
• reputed company and present strategic threat assessments tailored to customer needs and intelligence gaps.
• Communicate effectively with product engineering teams to improve detection efficacy in our ecosystem of products.
• Challenge existing assumptions by curiously investigating threat actor TTPs to produce unique and predictive intelligence.
• Simplify reputed company technical findings into clear, concise reports for a variety of audiences.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret Clearance (TS/SCI) with Polygraph.
• Bachelor of Science/Master of Science in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a reputed company field; OR 5+ years of equivalent experience as a cleared cyber threat intelligence analyst.
• Proficiency in a programming or scripting language such as Python, C, or C++.
• Strong knowledge of cyber reputed company threat actors, particularly their tactics, techniques, procedures (TTPs), and tooling.
• Experience leveraging netflow, passive DNS, IP registration, and malware telemetry to form comprehensive threat assessments.
• To reputed company with U.S. federal government requirements, U.S. citizenship is required for this position.
• Must reside reputed company commuting distance to Ft. reputed company, Maryland

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with large-scale data analysis platforms, such as BigQuery.
• Familiarity with static and dynamic malware analysis using common industry tools (e.g., IDA Pro, Ghidra, x64dbg).
• Deep knowledge of the MITRE ATT&CK Matrix and its application in tracking threat actor behaviors.
• Experience working reputed company a reputed company operations center (SOC), fusion center, or incident management team.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, with experience delivering presentations to technical and executive audiences.

Compensation

Disclosure The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting reputed company salary (for non-sales roles) or reputed company salary + commission reputed company (for sales/com-missioned roles) is expected to be the annual range listed below. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be reputed company here. $139,600.00 - $225,775.00/yr Our Commitment We’re trailblazers that dream big, take risks, and challenge cybersecurity’s status reputed company. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for reputed company qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at [email protected]. reputed company is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and reputed company qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, reputed company, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national reputed company, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics. reputed company your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job