Manager - Threat Intelligence

Job Purpose

The Threat Intelligence Manager is an integral part of the Threat Intelligence Center. As the Threat Intelligence Manager, you will be leading a team of highly skilled Cyber Threat Intelligence Analysts to ensure that cyber threat intelligence is properly collected, analyzed, and disseminated. You will be a natural leader along with drive and ambition to ensure intelligence operations are delivered efficiently and effectively.

Job Responsibilities

Key Focus Areas

Key Activities 

Threat Intelligence

Leads a team of threat intelligence analyst to collect, analyze and distribute relevant and actionable threat intelligence to clients

Responsible for the quality and timeliness of the team’s reports, briefs, presentations, findings and recommendations including executive level threat reporting

Responsible for measuring and reporting on CTI value and customer satisfaction

Leads the development, management, optimization and continuously improvement of processes to enhance the overall cyber threat intelligence function

Leads and contributes practically in key projects

Preparation of intelligence products, including high-quality reports, assessments, briefings, recommendations, and findings

Establishes and maintains relationships with public and private intelligence community members

Resource Management

People: Interfaces with clients and SOC personnel to ensure that timely, relevant and actionable threat intelligence is communicated. High quality service is provided

Nature of Interaction

Internal: Point of Contact for Threat Intelligence Request

External:  Clients for threat intelligence reach back tasks

Problem Solving

Exceptional problem-solving skills. Uses previous experience to identify the most appropriate option or to adapt or improve existing approaches. Resolves issues which are varied and non-routine.

AOR (Any Other Responsibilities)

Any other responsibilities as required by the Line Manager

Job Specifications

Skills/Certifications (Technical & Non-Technical)

• Ability to work well with others in a fast-paced dynamic environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong interpersonal, facilitation & communication skills
• Previous experience leading cost effective, high-value threat intelligence teams
• Experience in analyzing, gathering intelligence on, developing, and documenting threat group activities
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of technology, emerging trends, adversary techniques, vulnerabilities, exploits and keeping up to date on current affairs
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of cyber-attack vectors, detection techniques, cybercrime networks and methodologies
• Demonstrated understanding of remediation and counter measures for addressing information security threats.
• Knowledge of security analysis techniques
• Ability to monitor and enforce improvements when necessary, in line with best practices
• Experience with briefing executive management including C-level on cyber incidents, metrics and trends
• Strong working understanding of threat intel platforms
• Experience working in large scale security operations especially large corporations, military or government organizations

Minimum Work Experience

Functional Experience: 10+ years' experience working in a Cyber Threat intelligence, incident response, cyber hunt, or other technical information security positions

Leadership/Supervisory Experience:

• 5+ years of demonstrable management experience within Cyber Threat Intelligence
• Experience in training and providing mentorship to members of the team.
• Performance management and the ability to conduct performance evaluations

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems or a related discipline, or
• equivalent experience
• CISSP, CISM, or similar Information Security certification is preferred
• Desired: Malware analysis or threat intelligence related certification such as GCIH, GREM, GCTI, etc
• Operating System Knowledge: Windows, Linux/Unix, and Mac/OSX.
• Scripting (Shell, Python, R, etc.)
• Big Data Analysis experience