Senior Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst
Apply NowCompany: Strategic Data Systems Business Solutions
Location: Cincinnati, OH 45238
Description:
25th April, 2025
For more than three decades, Strategic Data Systems (SDS) has been a software consultancy firm specializing in strategy, technology, and business transformation for Fortune 100 companies, mid-sized firms, and startups. At SDS, we empower our development teams to address our clients' critical business challenges by leveraging cutting edge technologies. If you seek a workplace where your contributions are truly appreciated, then SDS is the company for you. Join us today to work alongside fellow development specialists and become a crucial part of our dynamic and cohesive community.
What You'll Do
SCTIAs, under general supervision, provides support to leaders and cyber security analysts by consuming, analyzing, and reporting tactical, operational, and strategic threat intelligence. The SCTIAs focus their efforts on processing indicators of compromise from known attacks, emerging cyber threats, current events and their potential cyber impacts, threat actors, threat actor tools and techniques, motivations of threat actors, and malware, etc. The SCTIA will need to use intelligence processes and tools to work all of this threat information to develop intelligence products that are useful to leadership and cyber security analysts in the security operations center, incident responders, hunt teams, vulnerability management, etc.
The SCTIA will need to build and maintain a deep understanding of ADM's business operations and environment in order to determine the relevance of the threat information, and well as the vectors adversaries may use to attack ADM. The SCTIA will provide direct support and assist in investigations conducted by cyber incident responders, physical security, security operations center, hunt teams, insider threat, legal, etc.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Demonstrate and apply subject matter expertise in a variety of information security disciplines, both technical and non-technical
Responsible for the collection, processing, analysis, and production of tactical, operational, and strategic intelligence throughout the organization
Prioritize work, collate information from various sources, and move swiftly toward strong analytical conclusions
Help develop and maintain CTI processes, procedures, playbooks, etc.
Develop, maintain, and execute the threat communication / product distribution processes
Author professional looking reports that can be clearly understood by technical, non-technical, and executive consumers based on the audience
Accept and incorporate intelligence product feedback from consumers and stakeholders
Accept editorial input from the CTI Manager and higher
Readiness to defend analysis in the face of opposing opinions
Employ predictive analytic methods to determine changes in adversary's capabilities, motivations, and intent, while providing recommendations to reduce risk before exposure to threats occur
Use intelligence tools to hunt large sets of data to find threat activity and analyze it.
Provide direct analytic support to the security operations teams providing context to active risks and threats using intelligence
Work individually, with a team, and in a hybrid managing services environment utilization various partners in dynamic ways
Help prioritize and lead cases, investigations, daily work tasks, and projects with management guidance
Mentor junior analysts
Requirements
7+ years' experience in an intelligence role with 3+ years in cyber threat intelligence role
Bachelor's Degree in computer science, engineering, computer information systems, or 5+ years of experience in an information security-related field
Security certifications such as CISSP or SANS preferred
Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills
In-depth knowledge of IT
Expertise in understanding and applying the intelligence lifecycle
Intelligence analysis tradecraft skills
Strong experience in vulnerability, exploitation, penetration testing concepts
Strong experience with information security, host- and network-based forensics, monitoring, detection, and incident response best practices
Strong experience in computer intrusions, malicious code, and technical aspects of associated threat vectors, adversarial TTPs, and their relation to the cyber kill chain
In-depth knowledge of the general cyber threat landscape coupled with the ability to quickly determine how threats can or will affect an organization, based on factors such as confidence, likelihood, impact, and probability.
Understanding the MITRE attack framework.
Working knowledge of intelligence analysis applications, tools, and systems and the ability to use them on datasets to analyze threats
Ability to lift 25 lbs. and detect color coded events
Desired Skills and Experience
Five or more years of direct experience actively managing/using threat intelligence to reduce risk and threat exposure
Exposure to assessing technical intelligence collection and analytic products, including behavioral analysis and reverse engineering outputs from researcher teams or automated sandbox testing
Familiarity with various technologies such as SIEM, IDS/IPS, Proxy, endpoint and enterprise incident management systems, as well as applications such as Microsoft Office, ServiceNow, or comparable products
Knowledge of the cyber threat landscape for manufacturing, brokerage services, business operation, research, supply chain, transportation, etc on a global scale
Familiarity with world events, geo-politics, etc. and how they often influence the cyber threat.
Familiarity with insider threat investigations and programs.
What You'll Get
SDS, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
For more than three decades, Strategic Data Systems (SDS) has been a software consultancy firm specializing in strategy, technology, and business transformation for Fortune 100 companies, mid-sized firms, and startups. At SDS, we empower our development teams to address our clients' critical business challenges by leveraging cutting edge technologies. If you seek a workplace where your contributions are truly appreciated, then SDS is the company for you. Join us today to work alongside fellow development specialists and become a crucial part of our dynamic and cohesive community.
What You'll Do
SCTIAs, under general supervision, provides support to leaders and cyber security analysts by consuming, analyzing, and reporting tactical, operational, and strategic threat intelligence. The SCTIAs focus their efforts on processing indicators of compromise from known attacks, emerging cyber threats, current events and their potential cyber impacts, threat actors, threat actor tools and techniques, motivations of threat actors, and malware, etc. The SCTIA will need to use intelligence processes and tools to work all of this threat information to develop intelligence products that are useful to leadership and cyber security analysts in the security operations center, incident responders, hunt teams, vulnerability management, etc.
The SCTIA will need to build and maintain a deep understanding of ADM's business operations and environment in order to determine the relevance of the threat information, and well as the vectors adversaries may use to attack ADM. The SCTIA will provide direct support and assist in investigations conducted by cyber incident responders, physical security, security operations center, hunt teams, insider threat, legal, etc.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Demonstrate and apply subject matter expertise in a variety of information security disciplines, both technical and non-technical
Responsible for the collection, processing, analysis, and production of tactical, operational, and strategic intelligence throughout the organization
Prioritize work, collate information from various sources, and move swiftly toward strong analytical conclusions
Help develop and maintain CTI processes, procedures, playbooks, etc.
Develop, maintain, and execute the threat communication / product distribution processes
Author professional looking reports that can be clearly understood by technical, non-technical, and executive consumers based on the audience
Accept and incorporate intelligence product feedback from consumers and stakeholders
Accept editorial input from the CTI Manager and higher
Readiness to defend analysis in the face of opposing opinions
Employ predictive analytic methods to determine changes in adversary's capabilities, motivations, and intent, while providing recommendations to reduce risk before exposure to threats occur
Use intelligence tools to hunt large sets of data to find threat activity and analyze it.
Provide direct analytic support to the security operations teams providing context to active risks and threats using intelligence
Work individually, with a team, and in a hybrid managing services environment utilization various partners in dynamic ways
Help prioritize and lead cases, investigations, daily work tasks, and projects with management guidance
Mentor junior analysts
Requirements
7+ years' experience in an intelligence role with 3+ years in cyber threat intelligence role
Bachelor's Degree in computer science, engineering, computer information systems, or 5+ years of experience in an information security-related field
Security certifications such as CISSP or SANS preferred
Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills
In-depth knowledge of IT
Expertise in understanding and applying the intelligence lifecycle
Intelligence analysis tradecraft skills
Strong experience in vulnerability, exploitation, penetration testing concepts
Strong experience with information security, host- and network-based forensics, monitoring, detection, and incident response best practices
Strong experience in computer intrusions, malicious code, and technical aspects of associated threat vectors, adversarial TTPs, and their relation to the cyber kill chain
In-depth knowledge of the general cyber threat landscape coupled with the ability to quickly determine how threats can or will affect an organization, based on factors such as confidence, likelihood, impact, and probability.
Understanding the MITRE attack framework.
Working knowledge of intelligence analysis applications, tools, and systems and the ability to use them on datasets to analyze threats
Ability to lift 25 lbs. and detect color coded events
Desired Skills and Experience
Five or more years of direct experience actively managing/using threat intelligence to reduce risk and threat exposure
Exposure to assessing technical intelligence collection and analytic products, including behavioral analysis and reverse engineering outputs from researcher teams or automated sandbox testing
Familiarity with various technologies such as SIEM, IDS/IPS, Proxy, endpoint and enterprise incident management systems, as well as applications such as Microsoft Office, ServiceNow, or comparable products
Knowledge of the cyber threat landscape for manufacturing, brokerage services, business operation, research, supply chain, transportation, etc on a global scale
Familiarity with world events, geo-politics, etc. and how they often influence the cyber threat.
Familiarity with insider threat investigations and programs.
What You'll Get
SDS, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
- Competitive base salary
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
- Optional life and disability insurance provided
- 401(k) with a company match and optional profit sharing
- Paid vacation time
- Paid Bench time
- Training allowance offering
- You'll be eligible to earn referral bonuses!