Sr. Threat Intel Analyst

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Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst

Summary

We are seeking a seasoned Senior Threat Analyst with deep expertise in threat research and intelligence. In this role, you will independently tackle complex problems, interpreting business issues and recommending best practices to safeguard our organization. You'll lead efforts in threat research, intelligence gathering, and analysis, staying ahead of emerging threats and vulnerabilities, particularly in the energy sector. If you excel at turning raw data into actionable insights, mentoring others, and communicating complex information to diverse audiences, this position offers a unique opportunity to drive innovative solutions and lead impactful projects.

Career Level Summary

Senior - P4:

• Requires specialized depth and/or breadth of expertise

• Interprets internal or external business issues and recommends best practices

• Solves complex problems; takes a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions

• Works independently, with guidance in only the most complex situations

• May lead functional teams or projects

Key Responsibilities

Threat Research and Analytics

• Ability to define problems and collect and analyze raw data to provide advice and recommend solutions.

• Ability to find patterns in data and clearly articulate your findings (e.g., methodology, results, assumptions, constraints) using various suites of tools.

• Conduct in-depth research on emerging threats, threat actors, and their tactics, techniques, and procedures. This includes staying up to date on the latest security (cyber & physical) trends, analysis, and reporting to understand the ever-changing threat landscape.

• Maintain and curate threat intelligence tools and platforms to optimize threat data collection and analysis.

• Stay current on emerging threats and vulnerabilities specific to the energy sector by attending industry conferences and workshops.

Intelligence Gathering and Management

• Gather intelligence from various sources, including internal security tools, external threat feeds, and open-source intelligence (OSINT).

• Track and monitor the evolving threat landscape, focusing on attacks targeting the energy sector, including common tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) used by adversaries.

• Identify indicators of compromise (IOCs) and develop threat profiles to support proactive threat hunting and security incident response (SIR) activities.

• Integrates threat data and newer tactics into security tools for ongoing monitoring.

• Evaluate information gathered, then filter and curate to create actionable threat intelligence.

• Understanding of the US Intelligence Community, their partners at the state and local level, and regional fusion cells.

• Experience and understanding of research and analysis methodologies in support of the intelligence lifecycle.

• Skill to anticipate threats and the ability to use intelligence to mitigate risk.

• Knowledge of open-source information sources and excellent internet research skills.

Reporting and Communication

• Create clear and concise reports and briefings to communicate complex threat information to both technical and nontechnical audiences at all levels within the organization (executives, management, other stakeholders) Produce actionable threat intelligence reports and briefings to inform security decision-making across the organization.

• Enable the business to make risk-based decisions while aware of potential risks.

• Experience with strong analytic production tradecraft, and techniques.

• Experience in the preparation of comprehensive written reports, presentations, and charts based on research, collection, and analysis of data.

• Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Leadership

• Senior analyst to take on a leadership role, mentoring other analysts and staying up to date on the attest threat intelligence tools and technologies.

• Ability to work independently and as a team member. The person in this role will support areas across the department, such as workplace investigations, cyber incident response, and insider threat if needed.

• Creativity and entrepreneur spirit.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent work experience

• 10 years' experience conducting intelligence analysis and reporting

• Demonstrated ability with various threat intelligence frameworks such as the Diamond Model, MITRE ATT&CK, and Cyber Kill Chain or related.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office package or related

• Willingness to travel

• Applicants selected for this position must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

• Demonstrated Understanding of the US energy sector including NIST and CIS standards.

• Valid driver's license.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in a relevant field or equivalent work experience

• Existing Secret or TS clearance

• Briefing experience.

• Formal training in intelligence analysis.

• Fundamental understanding of different operating systems and concepts, programming languages, security operations, and SIEM tools.

• Demonstrated ability to liaise and build a strong intelligence network.

Competencies

• Develop Self & Others

• Empower to grow

• Collaborate and Share

• Be a role model

• Focus to achieve results

• Be agile

• Technical Skills

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PGE supports hybrid flexible work arrangements; and will have a combination of in-the-office and working offsite. However, these arrangements may change due to business needs or changes in responsibility.

Compensation Range:

Actual total compensation, including a performance based incentive bonus, is commensurate with experience, skills, qualifications, education, training, and internal equity. While we anticipate the selected candidate for this position will fall towards the middle or entry point of the compensation range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis.

PGE believes in rewarding dedicated performance. We provide a total rewards package that is designed to reward your contributions to the company, and, at the same time, support your well-being and professional development, both now and into the future. To find out more, click here.

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