Threat Analyst Technical Specialist
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Kristen Lean
Threat Analyst Technical Specialist
Threat Analyst Technical Specialist supports security operations. The professionals must play an active role in the detection of malicious activities. They must have excellent problem-solving skills and be able to perform research and analysis of data and information associated with any threat activity. The technical specialist must also be able to respond to threats and ensure continuous improvement through data analytics.
The specialist is responsible for the development of analytical threat models. They should provide all the necessary functional guidance and direction to threat teams in the overall conduct of projects. They perform work activities under general guidance and direction. The professionals have to encourage the team performing expert-level research and technical analysis of intelligence. They should also look into the issues related to data support of threat studies.
Threat Analyst Technical Specialist must offer advice, guidance and direction to the threat studies team. They should be able to take care of the other technical services such as design, development, installation and other wide-range of systems that support cyber intelligence functions. The professionals must handle any issues related to testing, integration and support. They have to organize and coordinate the technical activities.
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Job Description
This Analyst must maintain and secure the enterprise-wide cyber systems and networks, come up with security initiatives that will provide timely and complete resolutions and work with advanced forensic tools and techniques for attack reconstruction. Job duties will include:
Developing analytical threat models
Coordinating with the threat study teams and offering all necessary functional guidance to avoid any malicious activities
Support the team with research and source analysis
Develop analytical products using enterprise and all-source intelligence
Conduct malware analysis and provide indicators for defensive measures
Reverse engineer attacker encoding protocols
Understand the attack signatures and techniques
Work in coordination with external entities such as law enforcement, the intelligence community, and other government agencies
Perform network traffic analysis by using raw packet data, net flow, and IDS as it relates to cyber security and communication networks
Must develop a custom signature and assess threat data from different sources
Should take part in the preparation of proposals from the potential customers
Provide technical assistance to corporate representatives related to proposal development
Must have an in-depth understanding of the concepts and threat forces
Good working knowledge of advanced threat analysis technology in subjects such as telecommunications, computer science, and other is an added advantage
Take charge of the collection methods, production resources and responsibilities
Should have the necessary skills to take care of the highly classified information
Responsible for managing the security of enterprise-wide networks
Offer all the necessary support to cyber security initiative through predictive and reactive analysis
Must articulate the emerging trends to the co-workers
Coordinate the resources and provide timely and complete resolutions
Educational Qualifications
The candidates should possess a bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, electrical engineering or any related field. Apart from the degrees, some organizations also look for work experience.
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